UXDX Community Lisbon

AI is accelerating execution across product teams.
Ideas are cheaper to test. Prototypes are faster to build. Delivery is no longer the bottleneck.
And yet, many teams are not getting better outcomes.
Why?
Because while execution speeds up, judgment doesn’t.

We are entering a new reality:
👉 Junior PMs and designers can now produce more than ever before
👉 But without strong judgment, they risk producing the wrong things faster

This problem is an org leadership responsibility.

This edition of UXDX Lisbon Community brings together two product leaders to explore a critical question:
How do we develop product thinkers, not just executors, in an AI-shaped world?
We’ll go beyond tools and tactics, and focus on what actually scales:

• How to build judgment early in PMs and designers and why the teams that learn to cultivate it deliberately will outperform those that simply delegate more to AI.
• How to teach juniors to navigate ambiguity, not just follow instructions.
• How to create environments where learning happens through thinking, not just doing.

The teams that win will be the ones who can make better decisions, together.
And that starts with how we grow our people.

Who this is for
This event is designed for:

• Product Leaders, Design and Engineering Leaders, responsible for growing talent
• Senior PMs and Designers mentoring or shaping team practices
• Anyone responsible for building the next generation of product thinkers

📋 Agenda

• 18:00 – Arrival and Welcome (we'll have a welcome surprise for you!)
• 18:30 - Welcome & Intro from SIXT
• 18:45 – Judgment Can't Be Prompted: What AI Can't Teach You About Product Thinking
  Mike Pilawski (CPO Gaialogic.ai, SVP Product at Miro)
• 19:05 – Meaningful mentorship - How to match the right people and improve participant experience?
  Inês Calçôa (Product Owner at VW Group)
• 19:25 - Firesidechat + Audience Q&A (moderated by Sara Guerra, Director of Digital Customer Service at SIXT)
• 19:45 – Drinks and chat with the speakers and participants

🏢 Hosted and Sponsored by:
SIXT Hub Lisbon at their lovely offices in Parque das Naçoes: Arts Hotel & Business Center, Av. Dom João II 49 - Bloco A - Piso 8, 1990-085 Lisboa

Our Guest Speakers:
Inês Calçôa - Product Owner at VW Group Services
With a background and experience in software development, Inês is now a Product Manager, delivering solutions for for MAN Truck & Bus Vehicle Connectivity platform, connecting 500k+ vehicles to the Cloud, providing a stable but evolving connectivity layer between the vehicles and several digital products of the MAN ecosystem.

Mike Pilawski - CPO at Gaialogic ai
Mike is an AI product leader with 20 years of experience scaling products at inflection points, including Nokia, Typeform, Smallpdf, Lokalise, and Miro. He also runs an AI product acceleration consultancy focused on helping tech teams make the shift to spec-driven, agent-directed development.

Sara Guerra - Director of Digital Customer Service at SIXT
Sara’s experience spans product ownership and digital transformation. Her work focuses on empowering customers, reducing pressure on service teams, and ensuring human support is available when it matters most. As Director of Digital Customer Experience at Sixt, she works at the intersection of AI, efficiency, and service excellence, combining the understanding of customer intent with the orchestration of digital and human capabilities to deliver seamless experiences that raise the bar for digital service.

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How to access the SIXT Offices:
Once at Art's location, take the lift in the middle of the square, to 1st floor, then go up the stairs, and turn right at the top of the stairs to find Bloco A building. The offices are on the 8th floor.