Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 6pm PST (in-person) ‘Tis the season to celebrate with your fellow product management professionals! Join us for the SVPMA In-Person Holiday Networking Social on Wednesday, December 10th at 6pm at Indian Sizzler in Santa Clara. Come unwind at a casual happy hour and make meaningful connections with like-minded individuals in…
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We’re entering The Age of Agentic AI—where products don’t just respond, they reason and act. This shift is redefining the role of the product manager. In this talk, Vikash Rungta, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer of Rise 2 AI Labs, introduces the new paradigm of Agentic AI—intelligent systems that can sense their environment, make decisions,…
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We leaders don’t do nearly enough to inspire and motivate our teams to deliver software that delights our customers; here’s what’s missing. Date/Time: Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at 7pm PST online via Zoom Speaker: Ron Lichty, Consultant: Ron Lichty Consulting, & Co-Author, Managing the Unmanageable Topic: Inspire and Motivate Your Teams to Deliver Exceptional User…
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Sept. 10th In-Person Event, Location hosted by Nium Hear examples of how companies are successfully using AI to enhance offerings and gain business benefits, even when AI “hallucinates” Date/Time: Wednesday, September 10, 2025 at 6pm PST in San Francisco, California Speaker: Robert Duque-Ribeiro, Managing Director | Americas Lead, Data & AI, Accenture Song Topic: Reclaiming…
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How to lead, stay visible, and protect your sanity in times of chaos. Date/Time: Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 7pm PST online via Zoom Speaker: Lynne Levy, CEO and Coach, The Inspired Leader Topic: Leadership and Influence When Everything’s on Fire Location: Online via Zoom Description: The world of tech and product is in constant…
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Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at 6pm PST (in-person) Thank you for all who came out to our June Social! A great mix of professional practitioners of product management, including senior leaders, startup entrepreneurs, and expert consultants all brought their views and expertise to share with the group. Please stay tuned for future events!
What AI and Body Language Can Reveal About What Customers Want in a Product with David M. Schneer, Ph.D. / CEO, Merrill Research Join us for an eye-opening talk and discover how nonverbal and artificial intelligence are transforming qualitative research for smarter product development. You don’t want to miss this! In face-to-face interactions, sometimes what…
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This one is all about you – how to build and protect your product career. And how to make more while doing less. As product professionals, it’s too easy to become an interchangeable part of the pack and easily replaced. Though never good, this is especially dangerous when cost-cutting, M&A, and new technologies like AI…
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Mastering Discovery for Product Success: Beyond the Requirements List Successful technology offerings don’t fail due to lack of effort—they fail, in part, to incomplete discovery. This session will equip product managers and their teams with a structured approach to uncovering the true business needs behind stakeholder requests. Using the 7 Levels of Highly Effective Discovery,…
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Speaker: Donna Griffit, Author, Sticking to My Story This event is being generously hosted by medical device company, Align Technology, best known for its flagship offering, Invisalign®. We will hear brief remarks on storytelling and product management from key Invisalign executives. Description: Storytelling is all the buzz – and for good reason. It’s an essential…
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