Leadership Series: Leading Product into the AI Era

🚀 Event Overview:
Join us for ProductTank Denver’s first Leadership Series event with a forward-looking panel discussion on the future of product leadership in an AI-driven world.

As AI reshapes how we build, lead, and scale products, the expectations of product leaders are shifting fast. This session explores how to stay ahead as a leader navigating today’s demands while also preparing for the next AI-driven era of product organizations.

🎤 Hear from product leaders at Amazon, Ibotta, and more as they share what they're seeing, how they're adapting, what they think is on the horizon, and what they believe it will take to thrive. (See speaker bios below.)

We're also thrilled to be sponsored by Buffalo Wild Wings (food and non-alcoholic drinks) and your PTD co-organizers (alcholic drinks)! 🍻

We'll cover:

• How the responsibilities and expectations of product leaders are evolving
• What skills and mindsets will define the next generation of PM leaders
• How AI is changing team structures, workflows, and talent strategies
• What AI-native product organizations actually look like, and what they'll evolve into
• How to get your team and cross-functional partners on board with becoming AI-driven

🧠 Expect takeaways you can use: From org design and team ops, to navigating AI hype, to ushering in an AI-first culture, to hiring the PM talent that will lead your org into the future, this session is all about practical leadership insights.

👥 Who Should Attend:

• Product leaders (Directors, Heads of Product, VPs, CPOs)
• PMs looking to grow into leadership
• Product managers curious about how the discipline, role, and their organizations may be changing—and how to future-proof themselves
• Founders and cross-functional leaders building AI-era product orgs

🌟 Don’t come alone! Bring a peer, your head of engineering or operations, or someone you mentor. These are the conversations that move careers forward.

🍻 Stick around afterward for networking, drinks, and great company.
🌚 Space is limited — RSVP now!

Speaker Bios:

Laura Ford - Senior Principal Technical Product Manager at Amazon where she’s pioneering generative AI solutions for Amazon Ads. She was formerly a VP of Product & UX at Navigating Cancer where she scaled digital-health tools to support over a million patients and their care providers. She has a background in product leadership, growth and UX, and is passionate about solving real, complex customer problems, building high-impact solutions at scale, and mentoring product teams for AI-driven innovation.

Micah Evans - Ibotta’s head of Product, AI & Machine Learning, he drives discovery and delivery of cutting-edge AI experiences, from recommendation engines to personalization systems, that power significant revenue growth. A former CTO of CREDO Mobile and VP of Product at Atlas Primary he’s built and scaled technology teams to deliver over $100 million in revenue across fintech, e-commerce, and social-impact ventures, making him a go-to leader on the future of AI.