Conversational Commerce
MAGIC CARPET PRESENTS · CONVERSATIONAL COMMERCE
A SPECIAL EVENING WITH ANAND ARIVUKKARASU · FIRESIDE CHAT · WORKSHOP · POT LUCK DINNER
Anand Arivukkarasu makes his first appearance at The Dell. A former Meta Product Manager on Instagram and Messenger, he now advises SaaS businesses on AI strategy and on defending revenue from the encroachment of the AI labs. He is a pioneer in AI Search, with ground-breaking work on getting brands featured in Google AI Overviews.
He has six frameworks for building products that survive and thrive in an AI world. Only one has ever been made public — the AI Strategic Framework at supplychainofai.com, which now ranks alongside the McKinsey models in Google AI Overviews. Type "Strategic AI Frameworks" into Google and you will see it.
The other five are normally reserved for his client workshops. Recent clients include Lovable and Replit.
You will get all six.
The Evening:
01 The Journey To Agentic AI Product Management FIRESIDE CHAT · SCOTT SIMPSON · Attune (CHRISTCHURCH)
Scott Simpson from Attune hosts a fireside chat with Anand to distill fifteen years — from hardware engineer, to social network product manager, to builder, to advisor to startups that sold to Google, to a sought-after Agentic AI Product Management consultant for Lovable and Replit.
02 Agentic AI Product Management Workshop 6 UNIQUE FRAMEWORKS FOR BUILDING PRODUCTS THAT SURVIVE AND THRIVE IN AN AI WORLD
For SaaS, AI, Hardware, Deep Tech builders (and any product/service business). Bring a laptop.
What people said in Queenstown:
"I could listen to Anand all day."
"This is incredible knowledge he is sharing."
"One of the top AI Thought Leaders who can help lift everyone up."
His workshop at Ski Commerce in Queenstown last week was the stand-out session. People came away with a fresh perspective on what they are building, and several with the kind of epiphany you do not get at a conference. This is his last stop before he returns home to Dallas, Texas.
POT LUCK DINNER — BRING A PLATE OF FOOD TO SHARE (BBQ AVAILABLE) · BYO DRINKS · BYO LAPTOP
Free to attend. Must register. 6.00pm – 9.30pm. Thursday 3 September 2026. The Dell, 19 Church Square, Addington, Christchurch 8024
Sponsored by Attune.
Critical thinking space | Open to all | Lively real-world discussions.
For Founders, Product People, Business Owners, Entrepreneurs and People in Tech.
BTW: If you would like to be part of the volunteers putting the event on Thursday night, we would welcome any effort (and you can have a one-on-one chat with Anand separately): message hello@thedell.nz / WhatsApp +64-27-522-7672.