Product Tank 17 - 300 seconds of fame

It's time for our second annual Lightning talk (https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CC4QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FLightning_talk&ei=_DhtU_3pKMbM0AX6_YGwAg&usg=AFQjCNEsESJ1FnOeqCthQt976qlTM2_50Q&bvm=bv.66330100,d.d2k) extravaganza—5 minute presentations from ProductTank members on a subject related to product management. Last year, topics ranged from Infectious Products to Humanising Design (https://www.meetup.com/ProductTank-Edinburgh/events/111110842/).

Lightning talks are fantastic for 3 reasons:

1. We learn about the skills and talents of our peers in the room (Did you know you're standing next to the guy who founded X Company? Or that she's been product managing knock-out apps for 5 years?)

2. They're perfect if you've never spoken before - anyone can survive (and thrive in!) 300 seconds of public speaking. That's a fact.

3. As a speaker, it's a chance to showcase something you've been working on or thinking about. Muchos kudos.

Speaker line-up:

Geoff Ballinger, System Architect at deltaDNA (http://www.deltadna.com/) and Founder/Organiser of Mobile Monday Edinburgh (https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/momoedinburgh) - Mobile: nothing deeply remarkable?

James Baster, freelance developer and creator of Open Tech Calendar (http://opentechcalendar.co.uk/index.php) - Building a community around a calendar

Graeme Bodys, founder of nooQ (https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CC4QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nooq.co%2F&ei=MdZxU4e-LYP27AaxoIDQDA&usg=AFQjCNFJWau5AOFtjoh0IzhRlumYevNqMg&bvm=bv.66330100,d.ZGU) - Predicting future trends

David High, CEO of miituu (http://www.miituu.com/) - How miituu converged on its target market sectors and makes product development choices

Kate Ho, Managing Director of Interface3 (http://t.co/JyTfwRQWFJ) and Tigerface Games (http://t.co/f7rhZWEAuv) - Involving the whole team in new product features

Gordon Innes, Senior Product Manager at Agilent Techologies - Stories that we tell

Leah Lockhart, Community Manager at Project Ginsberg (https://www.project-ginsberg.com/) - Incorporating user feedback into the development process

Hilary Roberts, Product Manager at Skyscanner (http://www.skyscanner.net/) - Digging into defaults

Event schedule

18.30 - Doors open, food and drink and mingling

19.00 - Event begins

Note: please arrive by 19.00 or there may not be anyone to let you in!

21.00 - Head to the pub (we usually head up the road to Doctors)!