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Startup Network Europe has organised 280 AI & Startup Events in 50 European Cities since 2021.
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The European Product Conference 2026 is a highly curated event, gathering 60 Product Leaders for a full day of discussion, learning, and networking. Its theme is "The AI Product Imperative: Roadmapping Smart Features, Delivering ROI & Navigating Regulation".


Confirmed Roundtable Moderators (Agenda)

Product Track Roundtable Moderators:

  • Ryan Jude Soosayraj, VP at Mindset AI

  • John Martin, Chief Product Officer at Flagstone

  • Fionn Delahunty, Head of Product at Synthflow AI

  • Dervilla Mullan, VP of Product at Sprout Social

  • Patrick Monaghan, Chief Product Officer at Phorest

  • Kevin Stembridge, Head of Strategy at Körber Pharma

  • Gus Iwanaga, VP of Product - Commerce at commercetools

  • Jeferson Zanim, Chief Product Officer at Mater Private Network

  • Somnath Biswas, Head of Product - Conversations at Totaljobs Group

  • Florence Jumpp, Group Product Manager - Customer Data & AI at Sainsbury's Digital, Tech and Data

  • DJ Gangan, Product & Growth Advisor

  • Haidee McMahon, Interim Chief Product Officer

  • Mark Brophy, AI Product Leader; Ex-Product Leader at Genesys, TripAdvisor and Ding

Product Management sessions will feature focused conversations on AI product strategy, roadmapping & defining success metrics. Attendees will be grouped by criteria such as seniority, company size, industry, and product stage.


European AI Conference

This event is hosted as a dedicated track within the larger European AI Conference 2026, allowing product attendees to enjoy an intimate, peer-level summit while also having the opportunity to network with hundreds of Europe’s top AI Builders, Enterprise Strategists & VCs during networking sessions.

Confirmed Panellists and Roundtable Moderators from other tracks:

  • Brian McGeough, Chief Information Officer, Creditsafe

  • Alan Smeaton, Professor of Computing, Dublin City University

  • Siddhant Mohapatra, Head of Global Data & Analytics - AI, Trust & Safety, Ads, Vendor Management, Legal, Ops, Pinterest

  • Emanuele Sparvoli, Senior Director of IT, Fin

  • Nitin Sinha, Director, Principal AI Architect - Forward Deployed Engineering - Applied AI, Service Now

  • Barry Duffy, VP Digital & Data, FINEOS

  • Shay Weiss, Director of Engineering & AI Transformation, Walgreens Boots Alliance

  • Tiago Nascimento, Head of IT Delivery, HCLTech

  • Grainne Maycock, Chief Revenue Officer, Acolad Group

  • Denis Vukosav, VP of Technology - AI Strategy & Transformation, State Street

  • Mina Henein, Ph. D., VP of Artificial Intelligence at The Citco Group

  • Marianna Imprialou, Head of Data Science at Supermetrics

  • Stanislava Trajlov, Head of Data, Vhi

  • Liam Cronin, Director of Innovation, University College Dublin

  • Jean Arnaud, Director of AI Programmes, ESMT Berlin

  • Niamh Collins, Centre Director, The Guinness Enterprise Centre

  • Eoghan Powell, Innovation Centre Director, WorkIQ

  • Ronan Cunningham, Director, DCU:Innovate

  • Mary Rodgers, CEO, Portershed

  • Martina Fitzgerald, CEO, Scale Ireland

  • Frank Brennan, CEO, Republic of Work

  • Niamh Sterling, All-Island Director, HBAN

  • Barry Brennan, Venture Partner, Elkstone

  • Faye Walsh Drouillard, Founder & Managing Partner, WakeUp Capital


About Product Network Europe

Product Network Europe / Startup Network Europe is an Irish Company that has hosted over 280 Corporate, Mid-Market, and Startup Conferences across 50 European Cities since 2021. Their most notable events include:


Previous Speakers

Product Leaders

  • Rhiannon White, Chief Product Officer, Clue

  • Marija Nakevska, Chief Product Officer, Pleo

  • Piero Sierra, Chief Product Officer, Skyscanner

  • James Colgan, Chief Product Officer, Spendesk

  • Katya Denike, Chief Product Officer, Holland & Barrett

Corporate Leaders

  • Steve Wozniak, Co-Founder, Apple

  • Benjamin Faes, CEO, RWS Group

  • Nathalie Roos, CEO, Lipton Teas and Infusions

  • Jörg Koletzki, Chief Information Officer, AerCap

  • Brian McGeough, Chief Information Officer, Creditsafe

  • Dr. Ingo Stürmer, CTO, Volvo Autonomous Solutions

  • Peter Wanda, CDAO Shared Services, Zurich Insurance

  • Katarzyna Stoltmann, Head of Data Science & AI, AstraZeneca

  • Louise Dennehy, Chief Information Officer, Central Bank of Ireland

  • Susie O'Donoghue, Global Head of Data & AI, William Grant & Sons

Political & Ecosystem Leaders

  • Minister Emer Higgins T.D.

  • Roxanne Varza, Director, STATION F

  • Lord Mayor of Dublin Councillor Ray McAdam

  • Gerard de Graaf, EU Ambassador to Silicon Valley

  • Brigitte Baumann Gervais, President Emeritus, EBAN

  • Neeta Patel CBE, CEO, The Centre for Entrepreneurs

  • Gilles Babinet, Co-Chair, The National Digital Council of France

  • Markus Blume, Bavarian Minister of Sciences and the Arts, Member of the Bavarian State Parliament

Unicorn Founders

  • Sabeer Bhatia, Co-Founder, Hotmail

  • Joel Perlman, Co-Founder, OakNorth Bank

  • Razvan Ranca, Co-Founder & CTO, Tractable

  • Dmitry Gurski, Co-Founder & CEO, Flo Health

  • James Eddison, Co-Founder, Octopus Energy

  • Spenser Skates, Co-Founder & CEO, Amplitude

  • Jan Goetz, Co-Founder, IQM Quantum Computers

For more information on PNE and SNE, please visit our websites:

https://productnetwork.eu

https://startupnetwork.eu

Contact

For any questions on this event, please reach out to:
adam@startupnetwork.eu

Location
The Convention Centre Dublin
Spencer Dock, N Wall Quay, North Wall, Dublin 1, D01 T1W6, Ireland
Startup Network Europe has organised 280 AI & Startup Events in 50 European Cities since 2021.
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