Product Tank #36 - Oktoberfest Edition @ PAYBACK

Do you work in Product, need some food for personal growth and want connect with like-minded people of the product community?

You're invited to join our 2024 Oktoberfest edition at ProductTank #36! This time at the beautiful offices of PAYBACK above Theresienwiese.

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Agenda
6:30 PM - Doors Open
6:45 PM - Welcome & Intro
7:00 PM - Talk 1: From Projects to Products: Changing ways of working while modernizing the system / Daniela Horn and Holger Stary, PAYBACK
7:30 PM - Talk 2: Discovery for vertical SaaS Products / Aleksandra Marschner, Xempus
8:00 PM - Talk 3: Product Orga Fitness in the age of AI / Alexej Antropov, Value Rebels
8:30 PM - Drinks, Snacks & Networking

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Talk #1
"From Projects to Products: Changing ways of working while modernizing the system" / Daniela Horn and Holger Stary, PAYBACK

In today's fast-paced tech landscape, shifting from project-driven approaches to a product-centric mindset is crucial for staying competitive. Join us as we explore how modernizing systems and evolving work practices can drive lasting success. This session will dive into the good, the bad, and the transformative lessons learned on the journey to embracing product-centricity and innovative ways of working.

🗣 Bios: As VP Global Digital Product at PAYBACK, Daniela Horn is responsible for all digital products and the optimization of the user experience. A Business Administration graduate, Daniela started her career at Eicon Networks in early 2000 and then moved to PayPal, where she was Senior Product Manager until 2007 responsible for the PayPal product strategy in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
As CTO at PAYBACK, Holger Stary holds responsibility for one of the largest and most important areas of the market-leading Bonus program. Previously, he was Director of Digital Technology at Home Shopping Europe (HSE), where he drove digital transformation. With his extensive experience in tech, product development and data management, he accelerates digitalization and TECH transformation at PAYBACK.

Talk #2
"Discovery for vertical SaaS Products" / Aleksandra Marschner, Xempus

The accelerating growth of vertical SaaS businesses signals a major shift in the digital product landscape, and it requires new product management skills and techniques. In this talk, we will explore how the discovery for vertical SaaS products differs from the established horizontal discovery methods.

🗣 Bio: Aleksandra has been working in digital product management for over 10 years and brings experience from different industries and products, including loyalty solutions, marketplaces, e-commerce and insurtech. She is passionate about growing products, leading change and developing high-performing teams.

Talk #3
"Product Orga Fitness in the age of AI" / Alexej Antropov, Value Rebels

How can we use AI in our product practice? What is useful beyond ChatGPT? And, why is it valuable for the business fitness of your product organization and of yourself? Alexej addresses these questions.

🗣 Bio: Alexej is the co-author of the Agile Product Manifesto and a seasoned leader in product development, with 15+ years of experience in B2B SaaS, B2C web & mobile applications and two-sided-platforms in e-commerce, recruiting and media. His motto is “Less poor products. Less poor companies. By people & tech.”

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This event is for product managers and product-related roles only.
We will have a strict door policy.