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1. How to level up your whole company in Product

   The best products are built by teams of product thinkers . In becoming a leading product development firm, Thoughtworks Canada needed to ensure that the entire team, not only the Product Managers, could apply product thinking to their work.
   In this talk I will introduce you to our Product Thinking Playbook and share how we built a 0-1 product development curriculum to create more effective product teams company wide.
   The lessons we learned will set you up to inspire the next generation of product thinkers in your org, and scale up your influence as a PM.

   Presenter background:
   Ivana is a Product Practice Director at Thoughtworks Canada with experience in B2B, B2C and internal platform products across industries such as Banking, Consumer electronics, Automotive, and more. She is dedicated to building better products and empowering others to become better product builders. She has developed curriculum and taught intensive courses on Product Management, Coaching, and Digital Wellbeing. As a coach and educator, she fosters responsible product development and helps individuals and organizations to find a healthy balance in their digital lives.

   The best products are built by teams of product thinkers . In becoming a leading product development firm, Thoughtworks Canada needed to ensure that the entire team, not only the Product Managers, could apply product thinking to their work.
   In this talk I will introduce you to our Product Thinking Playbook and share how we built a 0-1 product development curriculum to create more effective product teams company wide.
   The lessons we learned will set you up to inspire the next generation of product thinkers in your org, and scale up your influence as a PM.

   Presenter background:
   Ivana is… more

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2. Coaching: the secret to becoming a great PM

   It can feel like you have to know everything to be an effective PM - the industry, discovery, delivery, product ops, institutional knowledge, and a growing list of technologies. But you don’t have to know it all.

   One of the best ways to get better at building products is to coach your team. Coaching will help you multiply your effectiveness by building trust, empowering your team, and aligning your stakeholders.

   We will go over some coaching theory and spend time coaching in pairs so you can go back to work ready to put these skills into practice. No prior coaching experience is required.

   About the facilitator:
   Ivana Ciric is a Product Practice Director at Thoughtworks Canada with experience in B2B, B2C and internal platform products across industries such as Banking, Consumer electronics, Automotive, and more. She is dedicated to building better products and empowering others to become better product builders. She has developed curriculum and taught intensive courses on Product Management, Coaching, and Digital Wellbeing. As a coach and educator, she fosters responsible product development and helps individuals and organizations to find a healthy balance in their digital lives.

   It can feel like you have to know everything to be an effective PM - the industry, discovery, delivery, product ops, institutional knowledge, and a growing list of technologies. But you don’t have to know it all.

   One of the best ways to get better at building products is to coach your team. Coaching will help you multiply your effectiveness by building trust, empowering your team, and aligning your stakeholders.

   We will go over some coaching theory and spend time coaching in pairs so you can go back to work ready to put these skills into practice. No prior coaching… more

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3. Long term product planning is never pointless

   In most organizations, teams have to plan long-term. Products are complex and can take many months, even years, to build. Partners or customers need time to plan for and adapt to new product functionality based on committed dates often many months in the future. Legislation changes have to be addressed by specific, non-negotiable dates. There are many reasons why product development may have to be planned and committed to a long time in the future. How do we reconcile the short-term 'today' view of agile delivery teams with the long-term strategic needs of stakeholders?

   Product owners and teams get around this by planning at different scales over different time horizons. They plan different artifacts from point to point. For example, an organization may plan to achieve major growth milestones from year to year, breaking down those milestones into initiatives to deliver quarter to quarter. Each initiative breaks down into epics to deliver month to month, which break down into stories delivered sprint to sprint.

   Point-to-point planning is an emergent planning approach that minimizes the amount of planning time required to make a delivery promise to a stakeholder (the product roadmap), while allowing the commitments to directly translate to work at the team level (the product backlog). Find out how point-to-point planning ties the strategic to the operational, and how it allows teams to steer towards a date, uncovering and addressing risks and unknowns on the way.

   BIO: Dave Sharrock is the visionary behind the consulting company, IncrementOne. For over 20 years, Dave has guided organizational change, process improvement, and product delivery through the use of Lean and Agile methods.

   In most organizations, teams have to plan long-term. Products are complex and can take many months, even years, to build. Partners or customers need time to plan for and adapt to new product functionality based on committed dates often many months in the future. Legislation changes have to be addressed by specific, non-negotiable dates. There are many reasons why product development may have to be planned and committed to a long time in the future. How do we reconcile the short-term 'today' view of agile delivery teams with the long-term strategic needs of stakeholders?

   Product owners and teams get around… more

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4. Networking SUCKS! How to be successful in Product Management as an Introvert

   I will walk through the my experiences on how I became a product manager and succeeded as an introvert. The focus will be on:

   ● The ways to get noticed without getting too much out of your comfort zone
   ● What not to do to dimmish yourself
   ● Leaning into the connection you have

   We will explore in the discussion what has worked, hasn't worked, and what I probably did wrong.

   Hopefully with this session you will walk away with some actionable items on how to bolster your image within your organization and get recognized.

   About the Presenter:
   Anthony Lee has is the Director of Product Management at UniversalDouglas. He has been with the same company through 2 acquisitions, 6 CEOs, and many staffing cuts/changes. With each change utilized subtle connections to show worth, stick around, and get promoted.

   I will walk through the my experiences on how I became a product manager and succeeded as an introvert. The focus will be on:

   ● The ways to get noticed without getting too much out of your comfort zone
   ● What not to do to dimmish yourself
   ● Leaning into the connection you have

   We will explore in the discussion what has worked, hasn't worked, and what I probably did wrong.

   Hopefully with this session you will walk away with some actionable items on how to bolster your image within your organization and get recognized.

   About the Presenter:
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5. Product Management for Augmented Reality/XR

   With Apple widely expected to introduce AR glasses this spring, Google working on competing products and Microsoft already offering the HL. AR/XR will be a new frontier of computing that promise to unlock immense value for business and consumers alike.

   With new computing paradigms comes a need for rethinking product quality. My talk will go through the differences in designing software for AR vs traditional mobile/desktop software, based on my experience building enterprise AR software for the HoloLens.

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6. Find the needle in the haystack: how to hire top PdM talent

   Hiring top Product talent is hard, even (and maybe especially) right now when you get 100's of resumes in response to a job posting. Too many people rely on either an ad-hoc process, or a process built for hiring people in a different department (or some of both) and that can negatively impact the team for years to come.

   Together, we will answer some of the following questions:

   • How should we start the hiring process? Will any job description do? How do we make sure we are attracting the diversity of applicants that you need? What are really the "must haves" for the job? Do they include domain knowledge, or not? What about the level of technical skills?

   • How will we select people to interview? The hiring manager probably doesn't have time to go through all the resumes, so how can we effectively work together to screen resumes consistently and ensure top candidates are considered?

   • What will our interview process be? How do we keep it as short as possible, and yet make sure that cross-functional stakeholders have a say? Who makes the final decision, and how (what are the criteria)? How do we ensure that unconscious interviewer bias doesn't negatively impact the process?

   At the end of this workshop, you will have at least the beginning of a job description, and a well defined plan for filtering and interviewing candidates. If your team is looking to hire right now, this will set you up for success.

   Hiring top Product talent is hard, even (and maybe especially) right now when you get 100's of resumes in response to a job posting. Too many people rely on either an ad-hoc process, or a process built for hiring people in a different department (or some of both) and that can negatively impact the team for years to come.

   Together, we will answer some of the following questions:

   • How should we start the hiring process? Will any job description do? How do we make sure we are attracting the diversity of applicants that you need? What are really the "must… more

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7. Get to know your users AND prioritize your roadmap with a single survey

   Surveys are an accessible method for individuals or teams of all sizes, and can offer reliable, quick, and insightful findings. Surveys can give you much more than just customer satisfaction with your product, they can help you prioritize your roadmap and even gain a foundational understanding of your users and their needs.

   While surveys are powerful, it’s easy to misuse them and get unreliable findings. We offer a kit of practical solutions when running surveys, without compromising the depth or complexity of insights. With this workshop you’ll learn:

   • How to answer multiple product questions in a single survey
   • How to ask the right questions to your users for reliable data
   • Understand who your best users are and how to target them through segmentation
   • How to reduce analysis time through survey design

   Bio: We, Freya Bauer and Danka Ha, regularly run surveys as part of our research roles at Later.com addressing everything from small product evaluations to surveys that have shaped company strategy. We ran a large scale and comprehensive survey that tackled multiple research goals, and gave our company the foundational understanding of a new target audience, shaped product direction, and informed marketing strategy. We have been building survey practices that are scalable and adopted by different teams across Later.

   Surveys are an accessible method for individuals or teams of all sizes, and can offer reliable, quick, and insightful findings. Surveys can give you much more than just customer satisfaction with your product, they can help you prioritize your roadmap and even gain a foundational understanding of your users and their needs.

   While surveys are powerful, it’s easy to misuse them and get unreliable findings. We offer a kit of practical solutions when running surveys, without compromising the depth or complexity of insights. With this workshop you’ll learn:

   • How to answer multiple product questions in a single survey
   • How to… more
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8. The Power of Context

   In 1985 Huey Lewis sang about the Power of Love and while love is powerful, it’s not exactly the vehicle in which PMs succeed in their jobs. A much greater vehicle is the ability to capture and understand context in order to more successfully be persuasive, be empathetic, and to better achieve your goals.

   PMs are frequently asked to put themselves into the shoes of their customers and to see things from their perspective yet not only can that be a struggle but understanding stakeholders and peers are often an even greater struggle leading to adversarial relationships loaded with conflict that’s a huge waste of resources and a key source of job dissatisfaction.

   In this talk we’ll cover understanding context, the notion of information asymmetry, and how to more effectively place yourself into the shoes of someone else. You’ll come out of this talk with an understanding of the value of context and tools that let you capture and understand it more easily resulting in less conflict, more job satisfaction, better decision making skills, and more impact on the job including more job advancement.

   Bio: Eric Bin is a Sr. Director of Product at Thinkific and has built and scaled Product teams at Clio, Procurify, and Article after learning the ropes of Product Management at Amazon. He has a left handed bread knife, hates understeer, and drinks his coffee black. He’s successfully coached numerous PMs into leadership roles.

   In 1985 Huey Lewis sang about the Power of Love and while love is powerful, it’s not exactly the vehicle in which PMs succeed in their jobs. A much greater vehicle is the ability to capture and understand context in order to more successfully be persuasive, be empathetic, and to better achieve your goals.

   PMs are frequently asked to put themselves into the shoes of their customers and to see things from their perspective yet not only can that be a struggle but understanding stakeholders and peers are often an even greater struggle leading to adversarial relationships loaded with conflict… more

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9. Vendor Evaluation Workshop for Product Managers

   Are you looking to improve your skills and knowledge in vendor evaluation for technology products?

   Look no further! I am excited to announce a workshop specifically designed for product managers working in technology, where we will delve into the importance of vendor evaluation and provide practical strategies for effectively assessing and selecting vendors for your products.

   During this workshop, you will learn about:

   • The key factors to consider when evaluating vendors
   • How to assess vendor capabilities and their importance
   • Best practices for negotiating and managing vendor contracts
   • Strategies for building and maintaining strong vendor relationships

   Our workshop will be led by a senior product manager who has a wealth of knowledge and experience in vendor evaluation. You will have the opportunity to share ideas to make this an interactive and high value workshop.

   Don't miss out on this opportunity to take your vendor evaluation skills to the next level! Up vote to show your interest!

   Bio: Jesse Wielgan is a Senior Product Manager with Best Buy Canada. 25 years of experience in Store Operations, Retail Operations, and Technology. Jesse has lead numerous Vendor Evaluations as both a Business Stakeholder and representing Technology as a Product Manager. Domains include Store Retail Technology, Merchandising, Inventory Management, Store Multichannel Order Fulfillment, Purchase/Point of Sale, and Supply Chain/WMS.

   Are you looking to improve your skills and knowledge in vendor evaluation for technology products?

   Look no further! I am excited to announce a workshop specifically designed for product managers working in technology, where we will delve into the importance of vendor evaluation and provide practical strategies for effectively assessing and selecting vendors for your products.

   During this workshop, you will learn about:

   • The key factors to consider when evaluating vendors
   • How to assess vendor capabilities and their importance
   • Best practices for negotiating and managing vendor contracts
   • Strategies for building and maintaining strong vendor relationships

   Our workshop will be led… more

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10. Thinking Outside the Box: Strategies for disruptive innovation beyond data, customers, and bosses

    Are you tired of playing catch-up with competitors just to grow at the rate of inflation? Are you overwhelmed by the pressure from customers, bosses, and ultimately yourself to find a silver bullet that supercharges growth? Let’s talk.

    Join Kareem Shouhdy (Digital Product Manager, Aritzia) and Xiao Zhou (Advanced Analytics Lead, Best Buy) as they explore how to break away from the noise of data, customers, and our bosses to imagine truly disruptive solutions.

    Discover the secrets of successful disruptors at Polaroid, Disney, and a Dutch grocery store with a slow checkout lane. Learn how to think outside the box on a regular basis: Small changes that can greatly alter future potential at your organization.

    Let’s rethink what is the best use of a product manager’s time. Because another meeting is not the answer.

    Are you tired of playing catch-up with competitors just to grow at the rate of inflation? Are you overwhelmed by the pressure from customers, bosses, and ultimately yourself to find a silver bullet that supercharges growth? Let’s talk.

    Join Kareem Shouhdy (Digital Product Manager, Aritzia) and Xiao Zhou (Advanced Analytics Lead, Best Buy) as they explore how to break away from the noise of data, customers, and our bosses to imagine truly disruptive solutions.

    Discover the secrets of successful disruptors at Polaroid, Disney, and a Dutch grocery store with a slow checkout lane. Learn how to think outside the box… more

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11. Advancing our craft

    I would love to spend time with the brilliant minds in this community talking about advancing our craft.

    I've spent almost a decade trying to do just that in Vancouver. At startups, Hootsuite, Bench, and consulting.

    I 've long held the belief that we have a unique opportunity to leverage Vancouver's generally progressive, adventurous, and collaborative attitudes to build the world's best teams.

    With the current state of employment, many are merely looking for work; and yet, it's also an opportunity and constraint for those who are searching or already employed to think about "how do we do what we do better?"

    I'm proposing it as a workshop, because they are always my favourite time at ProductCamp. The goal here is to come away with one or two key connections to like-minded folks as well as one or two key takeaways about how/where/what we can do to be part of advancing our craft through a guided workshop.

    I would love to spend time with the brilliant minds in this community talking about advancing our craft.

    I've spent almost a decade trying to do just that in Vancouver. At startups, Hootsuite, Bench, and consulting.

    I 've long held the belief that we have a unique opportunity to leverage Vancouver's generally progressive, adventurous, and collaborative attitudes to build the world's best teams.

    With the current state of employment, many are merely looking for work; and yet, it's also an opportunity and constraint for those who are searching or already employed to think about "how do we do what we… more

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12. Unlock the Inner Product Leader in Every Engineer

    Involving engineers in product discovery.

    Poor use of their time? Nice idea in theory but hard to do in practice? Considered it but not sure how to get the most out of it?

    My name is Sarah Calascione, and I am a Product Director at Paystone. In this presentation, Engineering Director Eric Leong and I will answer the following questions:

    What does it mean to be a product-minded engineer?
    Is it really worth the cost of engineering time spent not coding?
    What are the tangible benefits of involving an engineer in product discovery?
    What can you start doing tomorrow to put theory into practice?

    To bring this to life we will present a case study on how this approach was applied to a particular feature, and ways in which it impacted the outcome.

    Involving engineers in product discovery.

    Poor use of their time? Nice idea in theory but hard to do in practice? Considered it but not sure how to get the most out of it?

    My name is Sarah Calascione, and I am a Product Director at Paystone. In this presentation, Engineering Director Eric Leong and I will answer the following questions:

    What does it mean to be a product-minded engineer?
    Is it really worth the cost of engineering time spent not coding?
    What are the tangible benefits of involving an engineer in product discovery?
    What can you start doing tomorrow to… more

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13. Product Anti-Patterns

    Anti-patterns are those nefarious sneaky processes we fall into that “look good” perhaps on the face, but when you dig into what’s actually happening, you spot the ways it’s fighting against your goal of customer value. This panel session will be interactive and include some anti-patterns we’ve seen across our careers as well as tactics we’ve tried to break out of them.

    Please feel free to bring anti-patterns you’ve spotted and the panel (and/or room) can add thoughts on things they’ve tried or would try.
    Feel free to bring patterns you’ve seen that you weren’t sure about and we’ll discuss what might be the repercussions of a choice like that.

    Panel will include;
    Jeanine Longley will moderate, she has worked in B2B SaaS in mostly small to mid-sized companies.
    Hussain is a Group Product Manager at Jane, focused on helping allied health providers worldwide confidently run their practices.
    Drew is a Sr Director of Product at Salesforce, formerly VP Product at Mobify, where he has a spotty record in overcoming anti-patterns
    Pranjali is a Senior Product Manager at AWS, formerly at PayPal, and has built and scaled products for enterprises, startups and consumers.

    Anti-patterns are those nefarious sneaky processes we fall into that “look good” perhaps on the face, but when you dig into what’s actually happening, you spot the ways it’s fighting against your goal of customer value. This panel session will be interactive and include some anti-patterns we’ve seen across our careers as well as tactics we’ve tried to break out of them.

    Please feel free to bring anti-patterns you’ve spotted and the panel (and/or room) can add thoughts on things they’ve tried or would try.
    Feel free to bring patterns you’ve seen that you weren’t sure about and we’ll discuss… more

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14. Why Every Product Should Switch to Value Based Pricing -- and How to Make it Happen

    Products using Value Based Pricing outperform seat-based subscriptions and all other pricing models -- yet few companies make the switch. In this interactive session, you'll learn:

    • How to know if your product's pricing is truly value based (it likely isn't)
    • Why innovating your pricing is more important than adding new features
    • How to discover your customers' values so you can innovate effectively
    • How to convince execs to make the switch -- and become a PM hero

    Guarantee: You'll learn new ways to quickly & safely boost your profit

    Bio: Alan Albert has co-founded 3 startups, selling one to Apple, and led the creation of multiple award-winning products, generating over $1 billion in revenue. Alan now leads MarketFit.com, coaching and training CEOs, Product Leaders and Teams in high-growth organizations from small business through unicorn, worldwide.

    Products using Value Based Pricing outperform seat-based subscriptions and all other pricing models -- yet few companies make the switch. In this interactive session, you'll learn:

    • How to know if your product's pricing is truly value based (it likely isn't)
    • Why innovating your pricing is more important than adding new features
    • How to discover your customers' values so you can innovate effectively
    • How to convince execs to make the switch -- and become a PM hero

    Guarantee: You'll learn new ways to quickly & safely boost your profit

    Bio: Alan Albert has co-founded 3 startups, selling… more

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15. Compensation - How to earn your value

    This workshop will involve a short presentation on the current state of Product Management Compensation in BC, followed by 2 breakout sessions. The breakout groups will discuss the best ways to research Product Compensation, Salary Transparency in your company, How to discuss compensation during the Interview process and How to talk to your leader about Compensation.

    Each Breakout group will be provided with an Icebreaker & Tips sheet to accelerate the conversation. Groups will organically form, and participants will have the opportunity to select their favourite topics. All current/aspiring Product Manager and hiring Managers are welcome!

    Ryan is a Sr. Product Manager at Indebted, a data-driven debt collection platform. He has a keen interest in compensation transparency and is currently working on a side project called “The $250K Canadian PM” where he interviews high-earning product managers breaking down their path to success in an upcoming blog post.

    This workshop will involve a short presentation on the current state of Product Management Compensation in BC, followed by 2 breakout sessions. The breakout groups will discuss the best ways to research Product Compensation, Salary Transparency in your company, How to discuss compensation during the Interview process and How to talk to your leader about Compensation.

    Each Breakout group will be provided with an Icebreaker & Tips sheet to accelerate the conversation. Groups will organically form, and participants will have the opportunity to select their favourite topics. All current/aspiring Product Manager and hiring Managers are welcome!

    Ryan is a Sr.… more

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16. Navigating Ambiguities in Understanding Customer Needs: An Insider's Perspective on Product Management

    In this talk, I will provide an overview of my professional journey transitioning from a geomatics engineer to a product manager. I will share valuable insights and lessons learned throughout my tenure in the product management field, specifically my experiences at Telus and Amazon. The focus of the talk will be on the importance of building a customer-centric product. To achieve this, I will delve into key strategies for understanding customer needs through conducting user research, analyzing customer feedback and data, and implementing customer development principles. Additionally, I will discuss the importance of fostering a customer-centric culture within an organization, and the effective communication of customer insights to cross-functional teams. The talk will provide actionable insights and practical tips for anyone interested in advancing their knowledge and skills in product management and building a successful customer-obsessed product.

    In this talk, I will provide an overview of my professional journey transitioning from a geomatics engineer to a product manager. I will share valuable insights and lessons learned throughout my tenure in the product management field, specifically my experiences at Telus and Amazon. The focus of the talk will be on the importance of building a customer-centric product. To achieve this, I will delve into key strategies for understanding customer needs through conducting user research, analyzing customer feedback and data, and implementing customer development principles. Additionally, I will discuss the importance of fostering a customer-centric culture within an organization,… more

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17. Understand People Better, Build Better Products

    Are you a product manager or product leader working with a team of people to achieve something big together within your company?

    Are you looking to increase your product usage, satisfaction and overall company growth?

    Are you equally passionate about the health of your product people & the products that the teams build?

    In this collaborative presentation we will cover practical ways to ask, understand and apply what we learn about each other to build successful products together.

    Agenda

    • Who are these people?
    • How can we understand people better to build better products?
    • How do we measure success together?

    Looking forward to you all taking away something you can put into action from this session!

    Are you a product manager or product leader working with a team of people to achieve something big together within your company?

    Are you looking to increase your product usage, satisfaction and overall company growth?

    Are you equally passionate about the health of your product people & the products that the teams build?

    In this collaborative presentation we will cover practical ways to ask, understand and apply what we learn about each other to build successful products together.

    Agenda

    • Who are these people?
    • How can we understand people better to build better products?
    • How do we measure success together?

    Looking… more

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18. Women in Product - Q&A Panel

    Learn from some of the most successful women in Vancouver's product scene and join the discussion about challenges, advantages and opportunities in Product for women both upcoming and already established in their careers.

    What inspired these female leaders to enter the Product Management discipline and what did their journey getting there look like?

    What prior work and life experiences set these women up for success in Product?

    What excites them most about the Product practice today, new young leaders entering the field and what a fresh perspective from young women could mean for Product in the future?

    What has worked well during the interview process and what advice do they have for women exploring opportunities in the current product job market today?

    What unique advantages do these women bring to their product organizations and how can women support each other to better succeed in Product today?

    Come ask questions and be part of this important discussion!

    Learn from some of the most successful women in Vancouver's product scene and join the discussion about challenges, advantages and opportunities in Product for women both upcoming and already established in their careers.

    What inspired these female leaders to enter the Product Management discipline and what did their journey getting there look like?

    What prior work and life experiences set these women up for success in Product?

    What excites them most about the Product practice today, new young leaders entering the field and what a fresh perspective from young women could mean for Product in the future?

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19. Applying Behavioural Science to Improve Your Product

    My goal in this presentation is to convince you that behavioural science can improve your product, and to set you on the path to becoming a Behavioural Product Manager. Come and learn the framework used by Irrational Labs to apply behavioural science to product design. Irrational Labs was founded by Dan Ariely (author of Predictably Irrational) and is teaching this framework to the likes of Google, Lyft, Indeed and Microsoft.

    Some of the things you would learn:

    • Key principles of behavioural design
    • The 3Bs framework for applying behavioural design to your product
    • Some example cognitive biases that you can apply to your product design and marketing, such as:
      • The two words that increase beer sales 2.5x
      • Using the endowment effect to make loyalty programs more successful (and how to apply that to your onboarding process and progress bars).
      • Using decoy pricing to increase revenue 43%.
      • How to help your users over the intention-action gap.
      • The power of defaults: when they work and when they don't.

    It's a short time to cover this fascinating topic, but I will give you a stack of resources at the end if you want to continue your journey to being a Behavioural Product Manager.

    My goal in this presentation is to convince you that behavioural science can improve your product, and to set you on the path to becoming a Behavioural Product Manager. Come and learn the framework used by Irrational Labs to apply behavioural science to product design. Irrational Labs was founded by Dan Ariely (author of Predictably Irrational) and is teaching this framework to the likes of Google, Lyft, Indeed and Microsoft.

    Some of the things you would learn:

    • Key principles of behavioural design
    • The 3Bs framework for applying behavioural design to your product
    • Some example cognitive biases that you can apply… more
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20. AI/ML Product Leaders Breakout Sessions

    We have assembled an amazing group of facilitators where each group will have at
    least one experienced AI/ML PM to help guide the discussions during the breakout
    sessions.

    The format will be the following:

    1. Short presentation and introduction to the first breakout session
    2. Breakout Session 1: Responsible AI - how to implement and maintain it
    3. Short intro to ChatGPT
    4. Breakout Session 2: Chat GPT - ideation on what we can expect to emerge in the next 2-years
    5. Recap

    The breakout sessions will be 4-6(ish) people per group to discuss the topics and meet
    each other. We will change groups for the second breakout session so you can meet
    more people.

    While everyone is welcome, the target audience for this session is semi-technical (or
    technical) AI/ML product managers with a few years of experience who have already
    taken some AI/ML courses and want to network and share learnings. Who knows if
    there will be enough of us AI/ML PMs for a session - let's see what the votes decide.
    Facilitators include the following people:

    Paul Save is a Group Product Manager, Fulfillment Systems and Optimization at Best
    Buy and the founder of Cascadia Data Science Institute (datascienceinstitute.ai) which
    is a professional network of AI/ML Product Managers, researchers, and practitioners.

    He is also an expert on the Mirror Committee "ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 42 - Artificial
    intelligence" to help establish international standards for AI. He entered his first Kaggle
    (machine learning) competition in 2016 and has been a PM on data science projects in
    various industries. He has spoken on machine learning at events such as ProductCamp
    Vancouver/Seattle/PDX, Central 1 Momentum, and AWS Initiate.

    Benita Raichandani is a Senior Product Manager in the Machine Learning organization
    at Workday. She specializes in managing and scaling the data needed to build machine
    learning and data science features. Her journey in the big data space started over 11
    years ago for her financial customers. Since then she has worked in a variety of
    industries and roles and is currently also serving on the board of ProductBC.

    Nene Azu is a Product Manager at Borealis AI (RBC’s AI Research Lab). He specializes
    in building lending AI models for the Bank and owns retail, auto & small business
    product strategies. Nene has over half a decade of experience in personal &
    commercial banking as well as AI fintech product management. Nene holds a BSc in
    Economics, Math & Stats from the University of British Columbia.

    Calvin Gerus is the Director of Product at Borealis AI, positioned at the intersection of
    ML and the future of banking; he is excited about bringing this technology to the
    financial industry. With over ten years of experience leading high-performing teams
    skilled in the craftmanship of going from a great opportunity to a great product, he is a
    seasoned leader who values exploring some of the most challenging problems.

    Ryan Smith is a product leader who has built AI products as founder and CEO of FTSY
    (computer vision/footwear), PM at Shopify, and currently PM with Delphia. Ryan's early
    passion for data modeling started in Physics and continued through an MBA at UBC.

    Saif Khan entered ML through a 1 year fellowship in AI/ML from Sutardja Center of
    Entrepreneurship and Technology, UC Berkeley. He then joined skit.ai as a PM where
    he led development of AI voice agents to disrupt the debt collections industry for the
    Indian and US markets. He brings 3+ years of PM experience to Nylas where he
    creates APIs to improve workflow and harness communication data.

    Samuel Segun is an AI/ML product manager with experience leading B2B and B2C
    product teams, machine learning developers, and data scientists to operationalize
    Responsible AI. He earned a Ph.D. degree in computational ethics from the University
    of Johannesburg, where he served as an adjunct assistant professor. He has also led
    responsible AI research projects at the Stellenbosch University School for Data Science
    and Computational Thinking. Samuel currently leads the United Nations Interregional
    Crime and Justice Research Institute as its AI Innovation and Technology Policy
    Consultant, a role requiring the development of AI tools/products to assist INTERPOL
    in anti-money laundry and fraud investigation.

    Polly Allen has worked in tech for over 20 years, and has worn many hats at companies
    of all sizes - from software engineer at a 5-person startup to Director of Product at a
    $10B company. She holds a B.Sc. and M.Sc in Computer Science from UVic and MIT,
    and an MBA from UBC. In 2022 she left her role at Amazon to found
    www.aicareerboost.com, an AI-focused career accelerator for women, with the goal of
    increasing diversity in business leadership in tech and AI.

    Amin is the Product Manager at Novarc Technologies specialized in developing autonomous welding solutions. He has more than 12 years of research and engineering experience in a variety of topics including artificial intelligence, data, IoT, and robotics. He holds a Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of British Columbia (UBC) where he published numerous articles on topics including efficient execution of AI applications on edge devices. Before leading product efforts at Novarc, Amin worked closely with several technology startups wearing multiple hats developing hardware and software solutions.

    We have assembled an amazing group of facilitators where each group will have at
    least one experienced AI/ML PM to help guide the discussions during the breakout
    sessions.

    The format will be the following:

    1. Short presentation and introduction to the first breakout session
    2. Breakout Session 1: Responsible AI - how to implement and maintain it
    3. Short intro to ChatGPT
    4. Breakout Session 2: Chat GPT - ideation on what we can expect to emerge in the next 2-years
    5. Recap

    The breakout sessions will be 4-6(ish) people per group to discuss the topics and meet
    each other. We will change groups for… more

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