Name: Thinking Outside the Bots: A Human-Centric Approach to AI-Powered Products
Start: 2024-12-03T22:30:00.000Z
End: 2024-12-04T00:30:00.000Z
Location: Bakery Square

💬 **The Topic**
This session explores key strategies for building and leading high-performing product teams, featuring insights from three experienced speakers across various industries.
They will share their expertise in making critical early hires, mentoring product managers, and addressing the challenges of managing and scaling remote product teams. A focus will be on building diverse teams with varied strengths and backgrounds, fostering healthy friction to drive innovation and deliver better products.
The event also offers a great opportunity to network with fellow product professionals and exchange ideas on building and leading exceptional teams.

**✨ Our Speakers**
[Jean-Sebastien Tasse](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeansebastientasse/)
Jean-Sébastien has 14 years of experience in product management, including 7 as a product leader. He is currently a Team Manager and coaches and mentors a team of 10-12 product managers responsible for energy efficiency programs. He is truly passionate about product management and deeply enjoys sharing his knowledge and exchanging with his product peers. For instance, he often presented webinars to Pragmatic Institute alumni, as well as once at Product Tank Montréal. Over the years, he has managed several types of product (software, hardware, B2B, B2C, SaaS) in many different industries (telecommunications, fintech, chemicals, Internet of things, energy, etc.). For a fun discussion, ask him what Pink Floyd can teach us about product management.

[Elodie Bouneau](https://www.linkedin.com/in/elodiebouneau/)
Elodie is a seasoned professional with over 15 years of experience in leading cross-functional teams to deliver innovative digital platform products across industries. She has led cross-functional teams of 60+ people to deliver transformative products, most recently spearheading the launch of Canada’s first all-digital small business bank at EQ Bank in 2024.
Currently, Elodie is the Senior Director of Product at Flipp, powering smart weekly shopping decisions for 100M users across US and Canada.
Her career is defined by a dedication to fostering collaborative, human-centric, and remote-first environments, consistently delivering impactful results in digital transformation and platform development.

[Michel Ferry](https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelferry/)
Michel is a dynamic Product Leader with over a decade of experience mostly in B2B SaaS. He has successfully driven product-led growth at PayFit, led platform-wide improvements at Coveo, and co-founded Navadra, an educational video game aimed at helping students regain confidence in mathematics. Currently, as Head of Product at Zeffy, Michel focuses on revolutionizing the nonprofit sector by creating intuitive and impactful solutions. He excels in leading change and guiding teams in fast-paced environments.

**🤝 Our Sponsor**
**[The Product Recruiter](https://www.theproductrecruiter.com/)**[ ](https://www.theproductrecruiter.com/)is a division of Martyn Bassett Associates, providing world class talent to design, build and launch products that deliver growth and scale. The Product Recruiter specializes in building VC backed startups and PE backed scale ups across the North American market. Find more information on their [website](http://www.theproductrecruiter.com/) or [LinkedIn Page](https://www.linkedin.com/company/martyn-bassett-associates/).

**Nurun** is a fundamentally human-centered agency specializing in digital experiences and business transformation. Find more information on [their website](https://www.nurun.com/) or [LinkedIn Page](https://www.linkedin.com/company/nurun).

**📅 Agenda**

* 5:30 pm: Doors Open
* 6:00 pm: Welcome
* 6:05 pm: 30 min Presentations
* 6:35 pm: Break / Networking
* 7:15 pm: Q&A Session
* 7:45 pm: Break / Networking
* 8:30 pm: Doors Close

Product Tank Montréal

Sara Hamidizadeh

Odessa Guindon

Jamie H

How to Build and Grow a Winning Product Team

Nurun

Looking for a space where you can connect, explore, and inspire? **Tech Communities Unite** is here to bring together people from all backgrounds and interests—whether you’re a seasoned pro or just looking to find your people, this gathering is for YOU!

Join us for a one-of-a-kind evening where Boston’s biggest communities come together under one roof. Meet new people, discover groups that spark your interests, and find out how to get involved in ways that matter to you. From networking to new friendships, this event is about building a vibrant community that’s as diverse as Boston itself!

[Register HERE!](https://bit.ly/UnitedRound2)

🎉 **What to Expect:**
After mingling and meeting, we’ll dive into a fun, interactive group activity designed to get everyone thinking in unexpected ways. No tech or design background needed—just bring your curiosity and openness to collaborate!

Everyone is welcome, and every perspective matters, so come ready to learn, share, and be inspired. Whether you're into arts, entrepreneurship, wellness, or tech, **Tech Communities Unite** is your chance to connect with others who share your passions. Don't miss out—**space is limited** and you won't want to miss the chance to be part of Boston’s growing network of community-minded individuals!

ProductTank Boston

Tcheilly Nunes

Maribel Mendoza

Charles Weldon

Boston Tech Communities Unite Again: Bigger, Bolder, and Even More Connected!

**Please note this is the online event. If you want to join in person, please RSVP to our [In-Person Event](https://4142298.xyz/producttank/events/304392723/).**

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This month’s event explores the transformative potential of Product-Led Growth for organisations aiming to create products that can sell and upsell themselves, particularly in B2B environments. We will gain insights into the foundational principles of PLG, including its core mindset, and leave with actionable steps to make the shift towards a product-centric approach.

**Our speakers:**

**[Mirela Mus](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mirelamus/) \- Founder & CPO @ Product People**

Mirela Mus is the Founder & CPO of Product People, the premier destination for Product Management services in Europe. Mirela supported companies like Zalando, Omio, DeepL, and The World Health Organization. Her background is in Computer Science, and she has an MBA. She's been doing product management for 12+ years, half of which were in a leadership role (50+ people). Based in Berlin since 2015. Mirela spends her downtime hiking, reading Sci-fi like The Culture, playing board games, and painting.

Her talk will be on how Product-Led Growth (PLG) can supercharge your organisation.

**[Stuart Jones](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sdoj/) \- Head of Digital Products @ Domino's**

With over 20 years in online technology, Stuart Jones has shaped product strategies for major brands, leading public-facing digital products and campaigns. As Head of Digital Product at Domino’s Pizza UK & Ireland, he previously led ITV X’s core experience product team and held senior eCommerce roles, including at KFC UK & Ireland. Renowned for building adaptable, high-performing product teams globally, Stuart focuses on aligning business goals with customer satisfaction, clear communication of vision, and tailored methodologies to foster success across diverse sectors.

His talk will be on moving away from the feature team model.

**[Guy Walker](https://www.linkedin.com/in/guywalkerit/) \- Global Head of Product @ Kraken**

Guy Walker is a seasoned product leader with a proven track record of driving digital transformation and spearheading innovative solutions from concept to launch. His expertise spans various industries, including robotics, AI, and restaurant technology, where he has consistently achieved significant cost savings and efficiency improvements. At Kraken, he successfully led the organisation's transition to a product strategy-led focus and oversaw the expansion of a product into new markets. Guy is also a respected executive coach and lecturer, empowering product management leaders to reach their full potential.

He will talk about his experiences shifting from an engineering-led organisation to a Product-Led one.

[Alex Sheard](https://www.linkedin.com/in/asheard/) \- Product Manager @ iwoca will be our MC and moderator for the night\. As always we will close our meet\-up with a candid discussion and Q&A\.

**This event is sponsored by [Kraken](https://kraken.tech/).**

Kraken is a revolutionary energy tech platform based on advanced data and machine learning capabilities, and built around the customer.
Kraken promotes a culture of customer centricity, grounded on delivering simple processes and straightforward interactions. Built around a scalable, cloud-based architecture running continuous deployments, Kraken’s ability to help teams innovate and accelerate is second-to-none.

**Location:**
YouTube link available on the day

**Timings:**
7:00 - Talk starts / streaming starts
8:00 - Q&A
8:30 - Q&A Finish
9:00 - Close

To keep up-to-date with our upcoming talks, follow our [LinkedIn page](https://www.linkedin.com/company/producttanklondon) and our [YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/c/MindtheProductTV).

ProductTank London

Alex Sheard

James Gunaca

Kunal Miyani

Online meetup: Product-Led Growth

Online event

Ever wondered why some OKRs just don’t hit the mark? Do you feel that the whole OKR process lost the sense of value to you and you don't know how to fix it?

Join us for the **OKR Roast**, where hosts [Victoria Sheer ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoriasheer/)and [Alexandru Bleau](https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandrubleau/) will dive into real OKRs submitted by attendees, delivering witty yet insightful critiques and providing actionable feedback on how they can go awry—and how to make them better.

Attendees are encouraged to submit OKR-related topics or challenges, covering anything from process, fostering OKR habits, or aligning OKRs with larger strategy and vision. All submissions will be handled anonymously and anonymized as necessary, so don’t hold back!

P.S. This interactive online event will aim to address all submissions live, but anything left unaddressed will be followed up asynchronously or featured in a future OKR Roast.

**OKR Roasters**
**[Victoria Sheer](https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoriasheer/):** Victoria is a seasoned Product and Strategy Operations leader with over a decade of experience. She specializes in scaling product organizations by fostering alignment between strategy and execution at all levels.
Having worked for both large corporations like Henkel and Aldi Süd to set up product management practice, as well as various startups as an external consultant, Victoria brings a unique blend of corporate and entrepreneurial experience.

**[Alexandru Bleau](https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandrubleau/):** Alexandru is a senior product manager with over 10 years experience. He has worked on or built advertising products, online services, mobile apps & games and physical, educational and travel products. He has worked with OKRs and helped other teams and companies to successfully use the goal system since 2017 and he also learns by using them with his teams and products.
He's known for his analytical approach and ability to help teams optimize or fix their OKR processes, ensuring they drive both user and business outcomes.

ProductTank Düsseldorf

Bleau Alexandru

Victoria Sheer

Aida Orujova

OKR Roast - Get An Answer To Your Burning OKR Questions

The explosion of large-language models in the past few years has turned everyone's attention to AI. OpenAI's ChatGPT has pioneered a new pattern for human-model interactions that other companies have been eager to follow. But is the chat-bot pattern the future of AI-powered products? During this session, we'll analyze and critique current patterns of human-model interactions and consider a more human-centric future for AI-based products.

A huge thank you to Sheetz for hosting us at their Bakery Square office for this Meetup! More detailed instructions for parking and finding the event space will be sent to registered attendees closer to the event date.

See you there!

ProductTank Pittsburgh

Nick Yingling

Betsy Irizarry

Mary Moore

Thinking Outside the Bots: A Human-Centric Approach to AI-Powered Products

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