Product Camp is an unconference which means most of the talks you’ll hear have been voted on by attendees on the day.
You can submit your idea before (like the folks below) so we can promote it and people fall in love with your talk & vote it thru! š
You can also decide to pitch a talk when we do the call during Camp.
Submit your talk idea! (more details about this after you click thru) or read this Speaker Information (which also includes good on the day tips)
How we went from Zero to AI Hero – And how YOU can too! – Pilar Esteban
Everest went from zero to having an AI product (and design!) driven practice. In this talk, Pilar will share what worked & what didn’t, what challenges were faced in the process, how they managed to get a team of 30 people onboard with Ai in just a few months and how they are currently using Ai in real product projects, serving clients from startups to enterprises.
What Does an ‘AI Product Manager’ Actually Do? – Calum Dabb
Having recently taken on a new role as ‘Ai Product Manager’, the question was ‘what does an ai product manager’ do?
In this session Calum will speak about what it’s like working as an AI-focued Product Manager, building AI models – and talk about the difference between this and other PM roles which are typically focused more on building user experiences. Plus how AI can power our products to better outcomes and why AI is so much more than just a ‘passing craze’.
Notion: A nearly complete toolkit for product/project management – Brent Snook
Notion is like a power tool for product/project management. If you can wield it without cutting your fingers off then it can replace multiple expensive and poorly integrated tools. I’m going to walk you through how to use my templates for driving a kanban board, story mapping and milestone planning all from Notion – bring a laptop, grab the templates and play along.
Defence against stakeholders and other vampire hunters – Lucy Spence
A mischievous look at the art and challenges of stakeholder management
What even is a Platform PM? – Baani Ahluwalia
“Wellā¦ it’s kind of like being a PM, but for the people building the product.ā
We donāt ship features to end users. We donāt own the pretty UI. But we build the foundations that make everything else possible ā and platform work is often invisible until it breaks. Platform product management is one of the most niche ā and most misunderstood ā roles in tech. In this talk, Iāll demystify what Platform PMs actually do, who we build for, and how to drive impact when your āusersā are internal teams and your metrics are two layers removed. Weāll unpack the hidden complexity of building platform products, from governance and trust to adoption and education. Whether you’re a product leader scaling infrastructure, an engineer partnering with platform teams, or a PM curious about internal tools, this session will offer a clearer view of the invisible scaffolding behind great products ā and the people who manage it.
Product Strategy in a nutshell – Brendan Marsh
Product strategy is nebulous, hard & we seldom actually do it. I’m going to give you a step by step approach on how to do it, with examples from my days as Product Manager for Spotify’s Mac / Windows product.
Up, Down, and Sideways on the Product Career Ladder – Assaph Mehr & Cam Ross
Raise your hand if you want to be a CPO! Are you insane? Why would you do that to yourself? Come listen to two ex-Heads of Product whoāve been up, and now down, the career ladder. Learn why what got you here wonāt get you there, and the pros and cons of every rung of the Product career ladder.
Sleep Well to Work Well – Penelope Barr
You know how youāre yet again lying awake, staring into the abyss of the dead of night, with the beautiful serenade of your partnerās and dogās snores, only interrupted by that feeling of cold air as yet again the doona is pulled off, and by the repetitive kicks as one or the other move and try to claim more of ātheirā space in the bed. Well, thatās me every night. So what am I doing about it? Iām combining my lifelong āslept-experienceā with expert interviews, research and 200 sleep surveys, to offer strategies to sleep well to work well and Iād like to share some of the things Iāve learned along my journey.
Value Dynamics Mapping: Taking an Ecosystem View – Luke McManus
Learn how to map and visualize the flows of value (both tangible and intangible) inside digital business ecosystems – assess the health of your current business model / value proposition, explore new opportunities and ideas to help increase value!
Does Governance enable your Product Growth? – Phil Gadzinski
Legacy Governance frameworks can often derail product growth and innovation. In this talk I’ll present how you can approach changing your governance model so it still meets stakeholder needs, but better enables product growth. We will use the Stanchions of Govern Agility to frame the dialogue – https://www.governagility.com.au/
Discovery as a means to prove out strategyā¦in 12 weeks or less – Evan Ravensdale
As a product manager there are so many sources of information, data and opinions coming at you that it’s sometimes hard to know which ones to follow. We’ve all had that feeling in the pit of our stomachs that something isn’t right or that the direction being given doesn’t fit the customer need the way it should. In this session I’ll use real world examples to show how product discovery can prove or disprove a strategy and how PMs can build confidence from customer insights and experiments and feed them back into the product strategy to shape a better future for customers and the business.
How AI disrupts Your Product Strategy – and practical tips for moving forward – Craig Brown
AI is fundamentally shifting the basis of competition in tech products. For a decade now, Hamilton Helmerās 7 Powers has been the go-to strategy playbook for venture-backed startups. But AI is now undermining many of the assumptions that framework is built on.
In this session, Iāll explain 7 Powers in plain English, with examples youāll recognize, show how AI breaks or bypasses key strategic moats, discuss why traditional SaaS advantages like network effects, scale economies, or switching costs may not protect you, outline practical shifts you can make to your product strategy to survive and hopefully thrive in an AI-first era.
Lies, Damn Lies and AI Agents – Alexandra Hubbard
AI Agents are EVERYWHERE! They’re in every conversation, on every roadmap, and companies seem to have launched them overnight. But what is an AI agent, really? What does it mean for your product strategy, and how will you survive? In this session, I want to talk about what agents are and are not, and talk about evolving products to include agentic functionality.
From Beats to Backlogs: What Techno Teaches Us About Product Development – Ellias Appel
At the heart of techno lies a paradox: the sounds that define it were never intended to exist – sounds you will recognise in everything from Daft Punk to Dua Lipa. The pieces of now iconic equipment the Roland company released in the early 80s were all considered commercial failures. These pieces went on to be discarded, and were later discovered in pawn shops, and flea markets by teenagers and young musicians who birthed something unexpected and new. Groovy drum loops, rolling basslines and squelchy acid lines synonymous with banging techno and funky house. These “failures” sparked entire genres, shaping decades of music through creative misuse.
This session, backed by an excellently diverse soundtrack, explores the important lessons that techno teaches us about Product Development and Agile practices. Namely, we’ll consider together how success is a tricky metric to measure. Why products can fail upwards. What innovation emerges from unexpected places. And, fundamentally the principle that customers don’t just use the product, THEY HELP BUILD IT.
Rocket Surgery Made Easy: How to User Test AI Products (Even If You’re Not Technical) – Nhung Nguyen
I built and tested 3 AI prototypes with 15+ real users to figure out the gap between AI demos and reality. Turns out Steve Krug’s ‘Don’t Make Me Think’ applies to AI too. I’ll share why traditional user research is your secret weapon for AI products that people actually use.
Design – sibling or child? – Amir Ansari
I have seen, worked in and built design (UX, UI, Service Design, etc.) teams that have sat in different business units of an organisation – in Marketing, Customer Experience, IT/technology, Digital, Productā¦the list goes on.
Interestingly, depending on where design sits, it tends to have a different flavour as it takes on the agenda of that business unit. Yet I’ve never seen Design sit inā¦Design, as a sibling to the above areas. So, given this reality, what does life look like for designers and design leaders in each of these structures and how can one ensure they still succeed as a design discipline?
I’ll share my experience with the audience, having built and led design practices in organisations of different shapes and sizes, and work with the audience to come up with some tips and tricks.
Cultivate your inner stability – Nosh Darbari
Something’s changing I can feel it but I can’t pin it.. I feel more tired by doing less than beforeā¦
How do you protect yourself and yourself mental health in a world filled with stimulation every millisecond of the day which has fried our nervous system? Would you like to learn a few simple practical relatable tools š§ and tricks that empower you to walk this new world? Do you desire to be change that you’ve always envisioned? Whether it’s work or personal or relationships or internal satisfaction or anything else?
Frame Better Decisions – Ken Sandy
Driving effective decisions, and aligning stakeholders behind these so they stick, is one of the greatest Product Manager challenges. In this short workshop I will introduce two frameworks that has revolutionized how I approach decision-making and apply them to a real-world case – something you can apply immediately in your role.
Product Organisation Maturity Model: How Good Is Your Team Really? – Ken Sandy
Based on research across Product organizations of varying performance and effectiveness, you can use the Product Organization Maturity Model to benchmark your team over 14 key attributes against five levels of effectiveness. Use the tool to determine your teamās strengths and identify gaps and aspirations and how you can use the model to drive frank and open conversations with stakeholders to build empathy, surface areas to focus on, and set expectations on performance.
From Chaos to Consensus: Inside a Strategy-Shaping Sprint That Actually Worked – Neeti Bhutani
When strategy feels stuck and decisions drag across teams, itās rarely about the lack of ideasāitās the lack of alignment.
In this talk, Iāll share how I adapted Jake Knappās design sprint framework to lead a a high-impact, AI-enhanced sprint that aligned execs, PMs, designers and engineers in just five days. We moved from ambiguity to a validated prototype, uncovered critical gaps, and reshaped our roadmap with strong sponsor endorsement.
Whether you’re a Head of Product seeking org-wide clarity, a PM navigating stakeholder noise, or a design or delivery lead driving cross-functional work, you’ll leave with practical tools and a repeatable model to run a sprint that actually works.
AMA: From PM to Founder ā Being my own worst enemy – Katherine Barrett
As a millennial digital product manager my career in the 2010s was surrounded by the conversation about the product manager as the āmini CEOā. Even today people write the āis product really the mini CEOāarticles on medium. Well almost 15 years later I am a founder/CEO and for an extra twist I didn’t even stick with digital (physical products are not the same). So ask me anything: How transferable is x skill? Which do you prefer? Does being a PM with cross functional responsibilities help or not? If any other CEOs or founders would like to join we can make a panel.
Using AI to become a 10x PM!!! – Dave Slutzkin
Every PM is grappling with how to use AI effectively, especially to keep up with vibe coding dev teams. I’ve spoken to heaps and have some idea of the developing best practices.
Lego Serious Play – Michael Fearne
How to use LEGO to do your work. Seriously. An introduction to the world renowned LEGO Serious Play Method.
Please Stop Calling me a Technical PM! – Surbhi Bhati Arya
No one really knows what Platform Product Management is and when people canāt see a UI or a direct paying user, they slap on the label āTechnical PMā like it explains everything. Spoiler: it doesnāt. That term massively undersells the strategic, user-focused, and commercially impactful work platform PMs actually do.
In this session, Iāll challenge the lazy assumptions behind the ātechnical PMā label, unpack why platform work is real product work and some more, and share what makes building platform products uniquely hard and uniquely valuable. We will go on to learn why, especially now, everyone should be thinking platform first, no matter what kind of PM they are.
Ai Agents as a Product Team – Zain Franciscus
How can AI can be a useful tool for product managers? Zain’s colleagues recommended AI as a way to simplify his work. As a result, he experimented with a no-code tool called Relevance AI and developed several small AI assistants. He will demonstrate how they function and discuss whether AI could ever replace his role (spoiler: unlikely). He will also share some quick tips on using AI to save time and encourage everyone to start exploring it now.
Hands on with the vibe coding tools – Simon Rumble
A fun hands on introduction to the various vibe coding tools out there where AIs write code for you. How do they work? What are the limitations? Tips for how to work get them to work effectively. Then we’ll get our hands dirty and you can create your first vibe coded app.
Product Management at Amazon – Rad Macakanja & Gabriele Lasauskaite
In this session, we cover how Amazon approaches enterprise-wide product management, via empowered business-led product teams that own their productās lifecycle. In addition, we cover best practice portfolio management mechanisms that deliver strategic outcomes.
Product (not eng) architecture: your best friend for strategic product work – Gin Atkins
Product teams have countless docs: roadmaps, PRDs, strategy decks, customer research etc. the list goes on. But none of these give you a holistic view of what the product actually is – not who it serves, not what problems it solves, not what features exist, but what it is. Without it, it’s like we’re building houses with no floor plans – no view of the overall house. This talk introduces product architecture, a simple but hugely helpful tool for visualising your product to enable better strategic conversations, decision making, analysis, resource allocation and all types of strategic work.
The Hired Framework, Your Career Playbook – Jade Bennett
20 years in recruitment. 5 steps. 1 proven playbook – The HIRED Framework.
After two decades in hiring, thousands of interviews and a little extra thinking time during maternity leave, Jade has finally distilled everything she knows into The HIRED Framework. She’ll share the playbook thatās helped Product & Tech professionals land the right role with clarity, confidence, and momentum. Itās everything you need to position yourself, stand out, and land the role you really want without the guesswork.
Priortise Yourself! – The Importance of Mental Wellbeing in Product Management – Daniel Kinal
Product management is a rewarding but uniquely challenging role. We navigate constant ambiguity, high expectations, and relentless deadlines ā often in environments where our work is misunderstood or not even noticed. It can be exciting and fulfilling, yet the pressure, isolation, and scrutiny can quietly erode our mental well-being.
In this session, weāll acknowledge and validate the mental health challenges that product managers face, share practical strategies to protect and nurture our well-being, and have some time an open discussion with peers. The aim is to empower PMs to find balance, build resilience, and continue thriving in one of the most demanding roles in tech.
Too Many Meetings, Not Enough Decisions? Let Product Ops Help – Kate Lyubchenko
Drowning in meetings that go nowhere? Discover how Product Operations cuts through the noise, clarifies responsibilities, and frees PMs with the space and data to make better, faster decisions. Learn how to apply the three pillars of Product Ops ā actionable data, meaningful customer research, and streamlined processes ā to turn insights into daily decisions and eliminate guesswork
How I’ve Used The Lean Startup Method So Far – And Now You Tell Me What To Do Next – Dr Peter Anthony Spring
I’ll ask the audience to help me generate an unravelled (circular to linear) Lean Startup iteration Time Line. First half will be from where I started the Pinball STEM Project till now, the second half will be where the audience thinks I should take it, on multiple possible timelines into the future (like in Back To The Future), using the same process (Build-Measure-Learn).
Designing Design Conversations: How to Work Better with Designers – John Ungar
Working with designers can be awesomeā¦ or frustrating!
Maybe the feedback loop drags on. Maybe trade off conversations are endless battles. Maybe you all just want to more consistency and clarity.
This session gives product managers a simple way to have smoother, more effective conversations with designers.
You’ll learn how to:
-Give feedback that lands.
-Understand progress between design reviews.
-Keep communication consistent, so work moves faster.
These are tools from Designing Design Conversations, my soon to be released book about visual conversation frameworks that help design teams skip the drama and get to great work. If you want better designs and more flow, this is for you.
Specs as code – the AI revolution for product managers – Josh Centner
Me and my cofounder interviewed over 50 product managers and engineering leads and heard the same three problems every time: teams can’t stay aligned, code is the only source of truth, and AI coding keeps breaking our core business logic.
Our theory: what if LLMs could generate perfect specs that produce perfect code? Not AI coding – formula-based generation. Same output, every time, across your entire product.
So We built a prototype, and It works.
If you want to see how specs-as-code is the ai revolution for product management, what an AI development lifecycle should look like, and how to start adopting this today – this talk is for you.
All Your Data(Bases) Belongs To Us – Nigel D’Souza
Selecting Good Quality Data to make Product Decisions has never been more crucial. How do you differentiate between signal and noise? And in the world of AI, data and trends shift rapidly. Luckily, fundamentals don’t change. DASUD is a 5 step framework that will keep you compliant whilst accelerating your product success!