Product Leadership Through Storytelling in the Age of AI

​Why is Product Management so hard?

Too many product leaders are stuck on the conveyor belt - reacting to requests, juggling roadmaps, and slowly burning out. As AI permeates the tech landscape, lines between roles are blurring and everything is speeding up.

In this 30-minute talk, Adam Thomas identifies the "What is Product" problem - a persistent lack of alignment about the role, scope and authority of product management within an organization. You’ll learn the three pillars that help you tackle the "What is Product" problem — clarity, empowerment, and delivery — and how to use them to tell a product story that you can use to reframe your role, build shared understanding, and transform your team from order-takers into strategic leaders.

After Adam shares his take, Holly Hester-Reilly (Group Product Manager at Datadog and Host of the Product Science Podcast) will moderate a panel featuring Adam as well as Randy Silver (Founder of CPO Circles & co-host of The Product Experience podcast), Tommi Forsstrom (2x scale-up CPO) and Donna Lichaw (Author, The Leader's Journey and The User's Journey).

Whether you’re a battle-hardened product leader or just tired of hearing the same advice recycled, this is your night to recharge. Come for the insights, stay for the energy—let’s make product management feel exciting again!