PO Club #2 – AI, now what? powered by SQUER

Our second Product Owner Club is coming up and this time we’re diving into one of the biggest shifts currently reshaping our roles as product people: AI.

We’re excited to be sponsored by SQUER
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Agenda:
🕕 18:00 — Doors open & welcome
🎤 18:30 — Session #1: Alexander Schwingenschrot
🎤 19:15 — Session #2: Maurizio Rinder & Julian Tandler
🍕 20:00 — Networking with drinks & pizza

Session #1 by Alexander Schwingenschrot – Senior Consultant / AI-Manager @ adesso Austria GmbH

The Product Owner as an "Intellectual Tourist"? How Psychological Safety Rescues Our Critical Thinking from AI.
You know the feeling: The backlog is overflowing, pressure is high, and suddenly GenAI generates your user stories, acceptance criteria, and market analyses in seconds. Sounds like a dream, right? The ticket is ready, let the sprint begin.

But what happens when we switch our thinking to "autopilot"? We risk becoming mere "middle managers of our own thoughts," outsourcing the hard work of critical thinking to an algorithm. AI makes us incredibly fast—but without true psychological safety within the team to challenge the machine (and each other), we degrade into mere rubber-stampers. That’s not just dangerous for the product; it fundamentally alters the core of what Product Ownership is all about.

In his talk, Alexander breaks down:

• why AI becomes an innovation killer without a culture that embraces failure (Automation Bias),
• what the "Intellectual Tourist" concept actually means for your daily Product Discovery, and
• how you as a PO can maintain "Meaningful Human Control" without sacrificing the speed of AI.

Session #2 by Maurizio Rinder, Lead Product Engineer @ SQUER & Julian Tandler, Principal Consultant Product Management @ SQUER

What If the Answer to Every Feature Debate Was "Let's Find Out This Week"? A PM's Guide to AI in 2026
You know the drill: Three stakeholders, three opinions, no data. Everyone argues about what to build next, and two months later only a handful of people used the feature. But what if "let's just find out" was a real answer? When AI makes building cheap, you can stop debating and start testing. That's not just a new tool in your PM toolkit, it's a structural shift in what the role is about.
In his talk,

• Julian breaks down what's actually changing, and goes hands-on with real examples,
• Before Maurizio makes the case why this redefines what it means to be a developer, too.

Like last time, the sessions will be hands-on and interactive. There will be space to discuss, challenge, and exchange with fellow colleagues.

We’re looking forward to seeing familiar faces and welcoming new ones to the community.

Connect... get to learn peers from different industries.
Learn... how other Product Leaders deal with different situations.
Profit... from shared experiences and thrive even more in your role.

Please be fair and only click “attend” on Meetup if you’re truly planning to join, so we can plan foods and drinks accordingly. Last time we had a show-rate of 92%, let's keep this up 😃

Best regards, Alex & Miriam