ProductTank Newcastle May 2025 Meetup

Hello,
We are pleased to invite you to our May Product Tank Meetup. For this month's event, we are having 3 exceptional product leaders with diverse experiences in start-ups, enterprise software, B2B SaaS and consulting among others. It promises to be a fantastic evening of learning and networking.

The event details are as follows:
Date: Wednesday, 28th May, 2025.
Time: 6PM-8:30PM
Venue: hedgehog lab, One Strawberry Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4BX

Speaker Bios

• Chirag Kumar

Chirag Kumar is a serial entrepreneur and product leader with expertise spanning technology, renewable energy, and business development. As the founder of a successful consultancy that he built and sold in under two years, Chirag has demonstrated exceptional business acumen and strategic vision. Currently, he is revolutionizing the energy storage sector as the founder of a battery technology startup that has successfully raised six-figure funding from angel investors.
Chirag brings valuable insights on building innovative products in the renewable energy space and scaling technology ventures from concept to market success.
You can connect with him on Linkedin.

• Dan Dalton

Dan has over 13 years experience in Product across multiple verticals. Leading and scaling product functions in hyper-growth startups and scale ups, acquisitions and enterprise organisations.
You can connect with Dan on LinkedIn

• Aidan Dunphy

Aidan Dunphy is a consultant focused on transforming business through the adoption of product management best practice.
Aidan has worked with product businesses of all sizes ranging from bootstrapping startups to global Fortune 500 brands across many industries and public sector.
Starting out as a self-taught software engineer, he has held roles in business analysis, consultancy, sales, customer success and senior management.
Today Aidan works with product leaders in major international brands on product strategy and leadership skills. He also keeps his own skills sharp by working with startups and SMEs as fractional CPO, advisor and occasional investor. Just to keep things hands-on, he has also launched coworking business, Samespace Coworking.
You can connect with Aidan on LinkedIn

The agenda for the evening:

• 18:00 – Arrival, food and drinks
• 18:30 – Talk 1 (Chirag Kumar)
• 18:50 – Talk 2 (Dan Dalton)
• 19:20 – Break
• 19:30 – Talk 3 (Aidan Dunphy)
• 20:00 – Wrap-up, announcements & networking
• 20:30 – Departure

*Each talk would have some minutes for Q&A at the end of the talk.

We look forward to seeing you all there. If you have any questions, or would like to speak, or recommend speakers for future events, please send an email to: tolukolawole.io@gmail.com.
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Special thanks to our sponsor, hedgehog lab
About hedgehog lab
With nearly two decades of expertise, hedgehog lab specialises in solving complex technical challenges and developing innovative, scalable systems that future-proof your business.
Our deep focus and specialised knowledge allow us to deliver tailored, cutting-edge technology that not only meets the needs of today’s digital-first world but also ensures your business is prepared for tomorrow.
From Data & AI, Mobile/Web Apps to Cloud and Research & Design.
We don’t just create solutions; we hand craft seamless customer experiences designed to inspire growth and long-term success.