There and back again: Product strategy in the physical & digital worlds

Equal Experts - Expert Talks - Product

Transforming a physical or analogue service into the digital world may seem like old news, but how many of our digital transformations failed to reimagine services in a hybrid fashion?

Join this exclusive Expert Talks event, designed for product enthusiasts, innovators, and professionals, to explore the role of product strategy in navigating the intersection of the physical and digital worlds.

During the evening, experienced practitioners will share actionable insights and innovative approaches to the challenges and opportunities presented by hybrid environments.

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Agenda:

6.00pm – Doors open / food and networking
6.45pm – Expert Talks
7.30pm – Networking and discussions
8.00pm – Questions
8.30pm – Networking

Speakers:

Maggie Walsh, AutoTrader
Principal Product Manager - CX

Maggie is a principal product lead at Auto Trader working to build a CX platform of products, services and tooling to support high quality interactions within the AT marketplace. She’s previously worked as a product strategy consultant at Thoughtworks and Head of Product for Taylor & Francis. Maggie has a special interest in ‘how’ we create and enjoys coaching and mentoring on product methodologies, ways of working and evidence based decision making.

John Steward, DEFRA
Head of Product

John is the Head of Product at Defra, leading sustainable product management for GOV.UK services and driving greener, user-focused solutions. With extensive experience in digital transformation across sectors such as entertainment, fintech, education, and government, he advocates for user-centered design, accessibility, and agile development. Passionate about innovation, he fosters ethical and environmentally conscious approaches to building digital services that benefit both people and the planet.

David Cox, Equal Experts
Product Strategist

David works in Product at Equal Experts. With over the last 20 years of experience across Publishing, government, Retail, Energy, Financial Services and more, David is particularly interested in how new ways of thinking can help solve the hardest problems. He is opinionated on the topic of 'low-hanging fruit' and is always asking if the right things are being done for the right reasons in the right way.

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Gain insights from industry leaders, explore the future of hybrid services and network with others within the Leeds product community.

**Please note, registration for this event is not available via Meetup; please use the registration links provided to secure your place.**