Product Management for AI and Data Products | DSPT #119 @ Porto

Hello DSPT community! Join us on November 20th in Porto at UPTEC for an exciting event focused on the product side of Data and AI projects.

We'll have a roundtable discussion with João Martins, Jorge da Costa Ferreira, and Paula Brochado, moderated by Teresa Pessoa de Amorim. Audience participation is encouraged, so bring your questions for the panel!

Don’t miss this opportunity to get to know more about, or get introduced to, the product side of Data and AI projects!

Reserve your spot today, and don’t forget to add the event to your calendar!

=== SCHEDULE ===
The preliminary agenda for the meetup is the following:

18:30 - 18:45: Get together.
18:45 - 18:55: Welcome message.
19:00 - 20:00: Roundtable: “Product Management for AI and Data Products”.
20:00 - 20:30: Networking.

=== About the speakers ===

• João Martins, Project Manager of Data Science @ JUMIA

João Martins is a Project Manager of Data Science at the Jumia Group, holding a Master’s degree in Informatics Engineering from the University of Coimbra, with a specialization in Intelligent Systems. Before transitioning to industry, he conducted research on Verifiable Artificial Intelligence for the healthcare sector. In addition to his role as Project Manager, João collaborates both nationally and internationally to launch initiatives and resources that contribute to a better internet and is an active member of several groups within the United Nations Internet Governance Forum ecosystem.

• Jorge da Costa Ferreira, Group Product Manager @ Maersk, Co-Founder @ ShopAI

Jorge is a Group Product Manager at MAERSK, working on e-commerce business unit of the company. He began his career as a Data Scientist before transitioning to Product Management, where he became HUUB’s first Product Manager. At HUUB, Jorge built and scaled a high-performing product team alongside the board, developing a product and process that were pivotal to the company’s acquisition.
With experience across software and data science teams at both HUUB and MAERSK, Jorge has combined predictive modelling with software development to create seamless, data-driven software flows.
Beyond his primary role, Jorge founded ShopAI, an e-commerce company that for six years helped brands enhance shopping experiences through AI and image processing. He also teaches Python for Data Science at Gades Digital School.

• Paula Brochado, VP Product @ Tonic

Paula Brochado is a PhD in Astrophysics turned Product Manager sometime along the way. Formerly Head of Analytics at SonaeMC, she then joined FARFETCH leading a suite of ML/AI products—including a published multi-algorithm recommendation system, a robust search engine, a real-time personalisation service, and even a cheeky AI fashion assistant. Now, as VP of Product at Tonic App, she’s part of a team building medical grade, data-driven products for healthcare professionals. Beyond work, she mentors other product managers, sharing her love for data science-driven products and her belief that building them is two parts science, one part art.

• Teresa Pessoa de Amorim, Senior Product Manager @ Critical Techworks

Passionate by SaaS product management, with 5 years of hands-on experience across various stages of product development lifecycle. Master in Business Administration (University of Coimbra), with a specialisation in Strategy & Leadership. Initiated her international career as a consultant in e-commerce for brands such as Carrefour. With relevant professional experience across different industries. As part of the R&D team of the scale-up and unicorn Talkdesk, she contributed to the development of Artificial Intelligence features. Speaks fluently 4 languages (Portuguese, English, Dutch and French).