ProductTank Cardiff #52

🕕 Agenda

6:00 – Arrive 🛬 | Drinks 🍺 | Pizza 🍕 | Product chat 💬
6:20 – Welcome & intro from our host - LDMS
6:25 – A word from our sponsor - Place Recruitment
6:30 – 🎤 Paul Weathersby - Fighting Fraudsters: The Product Journey to Prevent Scams + Q&A
7:00 – Break 🍺🍕
7:20 – 🎤 Harry Peek - Integrating SMS and WhatsApp: harder than it sounds? + Q&A
7:50 – Wrap-up & prize draw 🏅
8:00 – Close & continue the conversation 🛫

Note: Seats are limited for this event so reserve yours now

🎤 Speaker 1 - Paul Weathersby

👤 About Paul
Paul is a seasoned product leader with deep experience building strategy and products across financial crime compliance (AML), identity & fraud, KYC/KYB, AI, and data management.

With a rare mix of technical expertise and business acumen, Paul has led complex initiatives that drive meaningful change at scale — inspiring teams to tackle some of the toughest problems in regulated environments.

📢 Talk: Fighting Fraudsters – The Product Journey to Prevent Scams
Scams are the UK’s fastest-growing crime, with APP fraud and money muling costing billions each year.

This talk follows the real product journey at Experian — from early discovery through to building a solution capable of preventing scams at scale — and shares the key lessons learned along the way.

🎤 Speaker 2 - Harry Peek

👤 About Harry
Harry has spent nearly two decades working in B2B software, leading product across industries including engineering marketplaces, enterprise content, e-commerce, and warehouse management systems.

Today, he’s Head of Product at Messente, helping European businesses connect with customers via SMS, WhatsApp, and Viber. A University of Bath alumnus and local resident, Harry is deeply connected to the regional tech scene.

📢 Talk: Integrating SMS and WhatsApp – harder than it sounds?
Thinking about adding business messaging to your product? This session is your practical guide to doing it properly.

Harry will cover:

• The full messaging landscape (SMS, WhatsApp, Viber)
• High-impact product use cases
• Turning messaging into a profit centre
• Regulations, pricing models, and SMS fraud risks
• What to look for in a vendor — and what to avoid

You’ll leave with a clear plan to integrate messaging confidently into your product.

🎁 Attendance Bingo

We’ll have fantastic prizes up for grabs just for attending — keep an eye out during the evening!

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