Monthly Meetings Archives - Silicon Valley Product Management Association

Think Clearly. Decide Faster. Accelerate Your Confidence Under Pressure. with Mayla Clark, MC Training and Coaching

This talk offers strategies for high-performing Product Managers to overcome uncertainty in critical moments and lead with confidence. Date/Time Wednesday, May 13, 2026 from 7pm to 8:30pm PST Topic Think Clearly. Decide Faster. Accelerate Your Confidence Under Pressure. Speaker Mayla Clark, Principal, MC Training and Coaching Event Summary As Product Managers, you’re trusted to make…
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The AI-Enhanced Product Creator with Jim Morris, Product Discovery Group

Move from treating AI as a personal toy and start building hyper-customizable tools to solve niche organizational problems. Date/Time Wednesday, April 15, 2026 from 7pm to 8:30pm PST Topic The AI-Enhanced Product Creator Speaker Jim Morris, Founder, Product Discovery Group Event Summary Jim Morris explores how product teams can bridge the “App Gap” by evolving…
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Beyond One Title: Building a Multifaceted Brand on LinkedIn with Sandra Clark, Linked Mentoring

Craft a LinkedIn profile that reflects your full range of goals, skills, and experience without diluting your professional focus. Date/Time Wednesday, March 25, 2026 from 7pm to 8:30pm PST Topic Beyond One Title: Building a Multifaceted Brand on LinkedIn Speaker Sandra Clark, Founder, Linked Mentoring Event Summary This session explores how to craft a LinkedIn…
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The Age of Agentic AI with Vikash Rungta, Rise 2 AI Labs & Stanford Instructor

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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Inspire and Motivate Your Team to Deliver Exceptional User Experience! with Ron Lichty, Consultant & Author

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. Inspire and Motivate Your Teams to Deliver Exceptional User Experience! Want your developers coding tickets or creating outstanding customer delight? Achieving outstanding user experiences requires connecting the dots – over and over –…
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Reclaiming the AI Conversation with Robert Duque-Ribeiro, Accenture

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” Reclaiming the AI Conversation: From Hype to Responsible Impact It’s time to cut through the noise and reclaim the conversation around artificial intelligence (AI) —especially as it…
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Leadership and Influence When Everything’s on Fire with Lynne Levy, CEO and Coach, The Inspired Leader

How to lead, stay visible, and protect your sanity in times of chaos. Leadership and Influence When Everything’s On Fire The world of tech and product is in constant churn, with shifting roadmaps, re-orgs, leadership changes, layoffs, and market uncertainty. In the middle of it all, your influence and presence matter more than ever. This…
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What AI and Body Language Can Reveal About What Customers Want in a Product with David M. Schneer, Ph.D. / CEO, Merrill Research

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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Be the Product Go-To: How to Build a Personal Reputation for Distinctive Value with Theresa Lina, Author, Be the Go-To

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

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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