Events

Be the Product Go-To: How to Build a Personal Reputation for Distinctive Value

Join us online for an insightful talk by Theresa Lina, author of Be the Go-To. Discover a powerful four-step strategy to build a distinctive personal brand that will help you stand out and become highly valued in your field as a product professional. Don’t miss this chance to level up your impact! Date/Time: Wednesday, April 16,…
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Mastering Discovery for Product Success: Beyond the Requirements List

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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How to Tell a Product Story That Sticks, Featuring Author Donna Griffit

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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Harnessing Generative AI for Next-Gen Product Design with David Beach, Senior Customer Success Manager, Global Gen AI Lead at Amazon Web Services (AWS), Founder at Cognittex

Harnessing Generative AI for Next-Gen Product Design with David Beach, Senior Customer Success Manager, Global Gen AI Lead at Amazon Web Services (AWS), Founder at Cognittex Summary: Generative AI is transforming product design by enhancing ideation, accelerating prototyping, and optimizing user experience testing to align innovations with customer needs. Description: Generative AI is transforming the…
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December 2024 Holiday Networking Social

Wednesday, December 11, 2024 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 11th 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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Career Insights from the 2024 PM Skills Benchmark Report w/ Rina Alexin, CEO of Productside

“The role of the product manager has evolved to influence every aspect of making a product successful.” ~ MCKINSEY REPORT; The Product Management Talent Dilemma Since 2018, Productside has been conducting a global survey to examine the skill levels of Product Managers across 15 dimensions and to create the Product Management Skills Benchmark report. In…
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In-Person Fireside Chat, Networking & Social Co-Hosted by Nium

In-Person Fireside Chat, Networking, and Social, Co-Hosted by Nium NOTE: Video is still being processed. (Not available yet). Join us for an evening of hors d’oeuvres, networking, and insights on AI trends and other topics in San Francisco for a fireside chat featuring three esteemed product leaders:  Abhijit Thosar: Head of Research and Design for…
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August 2024 After-Work Social

Wednesday, August 28, 2024 at 5:30pm PST (in-person) Looking for a little after-work “therapy” with your product management friends?  Look no further than the in-person SVPMA After-Work Social! If you haven’t already made plans to come, be sure to join us on Wednesday, August 28th at 5:30pm in Santa Clara at Pedro’s Restaurant & Cantina…
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How to Decide Whether to Build, Buy, Partner, or Acquire presented by Grant W. Hunter, Co-Founder and COO, Product Growth Leaders

Building new products or new product features in-house may or may not be the right choice. There are other options, including buying the capabilities, partnering with another company, or even acquiring altogether. How do you decide? Which factors should you take into consideration beyond a pure cost comparison? In this session, we will define each…
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5 Essential Habits for Accelerating Your Product Development presented by John Sadler, Principal at TCGen and former VP/GM at Agilent Technologies

In this talk, we will explore five essential habits that can significantly accelerate product development cycles. Drawing from transformative prior work as a senior executive at Fortune 500 firm Agilent Technologies, John Sadler emphasizes the importance of continuous customer contact, prioritizing quality and cadence over scope, maintaining integration throughout the development process, fostering psychological safety…
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