Next-Gen Product Management: Strategy to Impact

Overview:

In today's rapidly evolving product landscape, organizations face the critical challenge of connecting strategy to execution. Diana Stepner and Teresa Cain, co-authors of "Next-Gen Product Management: Future-Proof Your Career," will present practical solutions through real-world case studies demonstrating how successful product leaders align vision with day-to-day operations.

Key Takeaways:

1. A repeatable process for connecting vision to daily product operations

2. Team collaboration models that preserve strategic focus while enabling autonomy

3. Tools for building customer-informed feedback loops into every product decision

Meet the Speakers:

Teresa Cain

Teresa is an innovation-obsessed problem solver who’s spent the past 17 years leading global product and UX teams, and discovering that empowering people is the ultimate product. A former product exec turned author, speaker, and founder of Lucid Startup Consulting, Teresa helps teams think differently, move faster, and unlock game-changing solutions. Her work has impacted hundreds of organizations including Amazon, Priceline, Microsoft, Tesla, Deloitte, NICE, and Vanguard. Teresa is the bestselling author of Solving Problems in 2 Hours and co-author of Next-Gen Product Management: Future Proof Your Career. She's also a top-rated Udemy instructor with courses on product strategy and design sprints. Recognized with awards like Forty Under 40 and Emerging Scholar in Design Practices, Teresa blends real-world experience with an energetic, people-first approach to innovation. She holds a Master's in Innovation from Carnegie Mellon University and an MBA from Rockhurst University.

Diana Stepner

Diana is a Silicon Valley native who believes in the power of putting people first. For over 20 years, Diana built and led global product teams - discovering launching people is even more rewarding than launching products. This awareness led her to focus on coaching, combining extensive product leadership experience with a human-centered approach to help ambitious product leaders unlock their full potential. Diana's background includes leading teams in startups (E.piphany, Cheapflights - bought by Kayak, and SimplePractice), enterprise organizations (Salesforce, Monster, Pearson), digital agencies (Razorfish, part of Publicis) and software consulting (Epsilon, E.piphany). She also has a MIMS from UC Berkeley and an MBA from Boston University. Diana is a certified coach and holds an ACC.