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Speaking Engagements

The SVPG partners are available for a variety of speaking engagements, both virtual and in-person. The typical format is a 45 minute presentation followed by 15-30 minutes of Q&A.

Keynotes for a Cause

As part of their ongoing support of the product community in Africa, SVPG partners Marty Cagan and Christian Idiodi are donating 100% of their fees for virtual keynotes and fireside chats to the Innovate Africa Foundation (a 501(c)(3) charitable foundation).  Companies and organizations who choose a virtual speaking engagement will also be eligible to be listed as a sponsor at the next annual Innovate Africa Conference.

Some of the most commonly requested talks are listed below, but a variety of topics can be tailored to your needs.

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popular topics include

Fireside Chat

In this option, one of the company leaders collects and selects questions that we discuss together.  This style is usually preferred when the company has a range of topics that are important and timely, and this lets the company select and frame each of these topics considered most relevant.

Product Management in the Generative AI Era

We are in the early stages of the most significant disruption in product development that our industry has ever experienced.  Generative AI is not only impacting the products we are creating, but it is changing how we create those products.  In this talk, we will discuss how this new enabling technology is impacting the roles on the product team, and how we determine what to build (product discovery) and how we build, test and deliver that product (product delivery).  If you believe that your company or your job is immune to these changes, this talk is intended to get you to reconsider, so you can better prepare for the future that is quickly approaching.

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Founder-Style Leadership

The foundation of the product model is empowered product teams.  Most people understand this.  But what they don’t always understand is that empowered teams require a specific type of leadership.  Many mistaken believe that empowered teams require less management and leadership, but in truth it requires better management and leadership.  In this talk, we will discuss just what we mean by “better management and leadership,” and why founders so often have the knowledge that this type of leadership requires.

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Moving to the Product Operating Model

With more new competitors than ever, with more new disruptive technologies than ever, and with continually increasing expectations from customers, most companies today know they need to learn to work like the best tech-powered product companies.  But what does that really mean?  Following some specific process?  Moving to Agile?  Implementing OKR’s?  Embracing Lean Startup techniques?  In this talk we’ll start by defining what the product operating model is, and what’s involved in moving to this model, and most importantly, what can a company do once they’ve moved to this model, that they could never have done before?

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Keys to Successful Transformation

Outlines the necessary prerequisites to successfully transform to the product operating model.

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Feature Teams vs Product Teams

This talk discusses why empowered product teams are more effective and innovative than feature teams.

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Product Discovery Overview

This talk provides an overview of product discovery, the core competency of empowered product teams.

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Product Leadership is Hard

Focused on the necessary role of product leadership (managers of product, design, engineering) in an empowered product team company.

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Myths of Product and Their Go-to-Market Truths

Covers what is most essential to do well when bringing a product to market and how to get the key fundamentals of product marketing right. Told through product stories and how go-to-market shaped them.

Rethink a Product's Marketing

Outlines the four foundational fundamentals of product marketing and how product, marketing, and sales can collaborate better to improve go-to-market success.

If you would like to request more information on pricing and booking an SVPG partner for a keynote address, please email info@svpg.com and include your organization, preferred dates, virtual or in-person preference, and intended audience.

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