Product Elevation 2021 Speakers
We are delighted to announce our first 2 keynote speakers - the incomparible John Cutler & Barry O'Reilly. We also have our Call For Speakers open and would love to hear from you - simply apply using our Call For Speakers link at the top of the page. We will be announcing more speakers over the coming months, so stay tuned!
Roman Pichler
Product Management Author, Consultant and Trainer
Roman Pichler is a product management expert specialised in digital products and agile practices. Roman has taught product managers and product owners and advised product leaders for more than 15 years; he has been involved in product management and agile software development for more than 20 years. Roman has authored three books on product management and one on Scrum. He writes a popular blog, hosts a podcast, and provides a range of free product management tools.
Glen Holmes
Principal Product Manager at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Glen Holmes works in Product at Amazon Web Services (AWS). Glen has been working in Technology Management for over 20 years and has followed the well-worn path from (average) developer to Product Manager! Glen is passionate about solving customer’s problems and making their lives easier. As well as working in Product, Glen also moonlights as an Associate Lecturer in Business Analytics and in Emerging Technologies at National College of Ireland. Glen is a Product Management evangelist and has spoken on […]
Francesca Cortesi
Chief Product Officer at Hemnet
I love building products, work with people who makes me grow and bring a positive change in everything I put my hands on.
Ben Maynard
Founder at Sheev
Ben has coached, trained and been passionate about software and people since 2009 proving that it is possible to sustaining change, build relationships, trust and respect at all levels of an organisation.
Siobhan Maughan
Product Management Mentor at IntegratedThinking
Siobhan is the founder of IntegratedThinking, a Product Management consultancy and is a previous VP of Product Management at Openet (acquired by Amdocs). She has worked with over 30 internationally focused exporting clients since establishing her business in 2013.
Coca Pitzer
Product Manager at Zurich
Product driven strategy and Agile Coaching are my key areas of expertise in a World that is going Digital. I works with individuals, teams and leadership to design, build and manage products and organisations that are fit for purpose and that customers love. Business Transformation Expert Agile & Product Expert and Coach Design Thinking Practitioner Lean Inception Practitioner, Consultant & Trainer Project Management Professional Certified Scrum Master Certified Scrum Product Owner Certified Scrum Professional Kanban Management Professional
Raymon Sutedjo-The (Online Speaker)
Design Manager at Marqeta
Raymon is a product designer with years of experience building and launching digital products. He’s currently a Design Manager at Marqeta, where he leads a team that builds enterprise products to manage money movement and fraud, in addition to the design systems team. His past experience includes Medium, Salesforce, and Accenture. As a designer, Raymon strives to build products that empower people to accomplish their goals, be it professional or personal. He believes that good design helps people become better […]
Conor McGlynn
Director of Product Management at Workday
Never had a dull moment in 15 years of Product Management. And still loving it. Variety of industries and organisations, from start ups to multinationals. Manage a high-performing group of very talented Product Managers at Workday. MBA from Smurfit UCD. Often looking to hire. Always asking about return on investment.
Ricardo Colusso
Sr. Product Owner at Viotas
I help organizations to become more innovative and successful with their products. Agile Product Management Specialist, Trainer and Sr. Consultant working in Digital Transformations for organizations looking for more Effectiveness, Agility and Innovation. Co-Founder of “Ágiles”, the Agile Latin American community, and participant, facilitator, speaker and organizer of more than 25 international conferences including: Open Spaces, Scrum Alliance Coaching Retreats, Scrum Gatherings, Agile Open Camps and the annual Ágiles Latinoamérica conference
Katie Godwin
Experience Research Manager at Mastercard
Katie Godwin is an experience research manager at Mastercard where she works in new product development – helping product teams to design and deliver new financial products that meet current and future needs. She has got a BA in English and a Postgraduate diploma in education from UCD and a higher diploma in interaction design from DCU. In her spare time she enjoys creative writing, going for hikes and gambling in the cryptocurrency markets.
Bruce McCarthy (Online Speaker)
Founder, Product Culture
Bruce McCarthy, Founder of Product Culture, helps companies like EGYM, Vistaprint, Localytics, Huawei, and Kaleyra achieve their product visions through forums, workshops, advising, and private coaching. He is President Emeritus of the Boston Product Management Association and a head judge at the annual Harvard Business School New Venture Competition. Bruce co-wrote Product Roadmapping Relaunched: How to Set Direction While Embracing Uncertainty.
Jason Knight (Online Speaker)
Host of One Knight in Product podcast
Jason is a passionate product management nerd, always curious to learn and understand diverse perspectives and pay it forward to the next generation. He splits his time between consulting with product professionals & interviews a wide range of product-related guests on his podcast, One Knight in Product.
Patrizia Bertini (online speaker)
Head of Experience Design Operations at TrueLayer
Patrizia is the Head of Experience Design Operations at Truelayer, an innovative Fintech company based in the UK, where she is responsible for both research and design operations. She has developed her approach to Design and DesignOps through 20+ years of international experience in usability, accessibility, design management, and user research. With a background in academic and industrial research leading international teams, Patrizia has been known for her pioneering work in web accessibility, design facilitation with LEGO Serious Play, and […]
Raomal Perera
Entrepreneur, Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship, INSEAD
Raomal Perera’s latest venture is HEBE Adventures, an Airbnb for student travel. He is a veteran of multiple entrepreneurial ventures and an adjunct professor of entrepreneurship at INSEAD & UCD, where he currently teaches and studies design thinking, entrepreneurship, innovation and the management of rapidly growing companies. Raomal co-founded ISOCOR and was the Senior Vice President of Engineering and listed as one of the two ‘key employees’ in the listing documents when it was floated on the NASDAQ in 1996. The company was subsequently […]
Geoff Watts
Author of Product Mastery, TEDx speaker, Agile Mastery Institute founder
Geoff is a TEDx Speaker and author of some of the most popular books on agile and coaching including Product Mastery. He is also the founder of Agile Mastery Institute with the mission of offering meaningful long-term support and development for agile professionals instead of two-day certifications.
Radhika Dutt (online speaker)
Author, Radical Product Thinking
Radhika Dutt is the author of Radical Product Thinking: The New Mindset for Innovating Smarter. She is an entrepreneur and product leader who has participated in four acquisitions, two of which were companies that she founded. She advises organizations from high-tech startups to government agencies on building radical products that create a fundamental change. She is currently Advisor on Product Thinking to the Monetary Authority of Singapore, Singapore’s financial regulator and central bank. She also teaches entrepreneurship and innovation at […]
Stephanie Hall (online speaker)
Senior Director, Experience Design at Skills Matter
Design Leader and Product Visionary with 20+ years experience in the design industry. I’m energized by solving complex real-world problems with products that make a difference. I’ve worked in design leadership, product design, user experience, mentorship, mobile app &10 Foot UI Design, branding, and business strategy across e-Learning, SaaS, Health and Fitness, and e-Commerce.
Adam Thomas (online speaker)
Product Management Coach
Adam Thomas: Technologist, product expert, consultant, speaker, writer, strategist What can we learn by following our curiosity, embracing the unknown, and creating amidst chaos? This is the question that propels Adam Thomas’s career as a technologist, product expert, and all-around thinker and creator. His answer so far? We can learn that our potential is limitless and we have an amazing array of options for living, working, and playing better. Seizing every opportunity to dive deep into these topics and more, […]
Samuel Proulx (online speaker)
Accessibility Evangelist at Fable
Samuel Proulx is the Accessibility Evangelist at Fable, a leading accessibility testing platform powered by people with disabilities. As a blind individual, Sam knows and values the importance of accessibility in all aspects of life and is a strong advocate for the inclusion of people with disabilities in the digital world. Sam brings his previous experience as Fable’s community manager, plus life-long advocacy for himself and others, to his role as Evangelist. Audio description: Sam is a white man with […]
Kevin Hawkins (online speaker)
Global UX Director at Glovo
Kevin Hawkins is a multi-disciplinary designer of 17 years that lives in Barcelona. He currently serves as the Global Director of UX at Glovo (a DeliveryHero company). He’s been a serial startup founder, product designer, and is a seasoned instructor at GrowthTribe and Georgetown University for UX, Design Thinking, and Data Visualization. He is a Liberian-American that loves building communities and launching products. Previously, he’s been lucky to work with companies such as Booking.com, PwC, EY, Gap Inc, Uber, and […]
Brian Herron
Design Director at Each and Other
Brian is a two time Webby Award winning customer-centred design leader, with a 15 year track-record creating user experiences for world-leading organisations. He is a founder and Director of Each&Other, Global UX Agency of the year 2021. He currently leads Each&Other’s long term partnerships with Google, Zurich and BnP Paribas, among others. He is an educator and backer for continuous improvement in design practice: a member of the Design Enterprise Skillnet steering group; a member of the UX Design Institute […]
Janna Bastow
Co-founder & CEO of ProdPad, Co-founder of Mind The Product
Janna Bastow is the inventor of the Now/Next/Later roadmap and is co-founder and CEO of ProdPad, product management and roadmapping software for product people. Janna is also co-founder of ProductTank and Mind the Product, the global community of product managers. She often starts and stops conversations with the question: “What problem are you trying to solve?”