The European Product Conference 2026

​The European Product Conference 2026 is a highly curated event, gathering at least 60 Product Leaders for a full day of discussion, learning, and networking.

​Where: Convention Centre Dublin

​When: Wednesday, 2nd of December, 2026, 9:00am-5:00pm

​Theme: The AI Product Imperative: Roadmapping Smart Features, Delivering ROI & Navigating Regulation

​A Highly Curated Audience

​Our curated audience AI events receive close to 5/5 feedback, which is why attendance will be strictly limited to:

• ​Chief Product Officers

• ​Product VPs, Heads, Directors

• ​Product Managers and Owners

​European AI Conference

​This event is hosted as a dedicated track within the larger European AI Conference 2026, allowing product attendees to enjoy an intimate, peer-level summit while also having the opportunity to network with hundreds of Europe’s top AI Builders, Enterprise Strategists & VCs during networking sessions.

​Agenda

​9:00 AM – 10:00 AM: Registration

​10:00 AM – 11:00 AM: Keynote Presentation & Panel Discussion

​Theme: The AI Integration Imperative. Delivered with the full 340-person delegation of AI & Enterprise leaders.

​11:00 AM – 12:15 PM: Peer-to-Peer Roundtable Talks (Session 1: AI Product Strategy)

​Attendees transition to our dedicated product tables for simultaneous, peer-matched sessions.

• DJ Gangan, Product & Growth Advisor
• Patrick Monaghan, Chief Product Officer, Phorest
• Gus Iwanaga, VP of Product – Commerce, commercetools
• Haidee McMahon, Interim CPO; Ex-VP of Product, WP Engine
• Jeferson Zanim, Chief Product Officer, Mater Private Network
• Somnath Biswas, Head of Product – Conversations, Totaljobs Group
• Mark Brophy, AI Product Leader; Ex-Product Leader at Genesys, TripAdvisor and Ding
• Ryan Jude Soosayraj, VP at Mindset AI; Ex-Product Leader at Cognizant, Indeed & Workshare
• Florence Jumpp, Group Product Manager – Customer Data & AI at Sainsbury’s Digital, Tech and Data

​12:15 PM – 1:45 PM: Lunch / Curated 1:1 Matchmaking

​A dedicated networking area and official app will be made available to pre-schedule 1:1 meetings. Please note that lunch is self-catered, and that attendees can purchase food & drink at the venue.

​1:45 PM – 3:00 PM: Peer-to-Peer Roundtable Talks (Session 2: Roadmapping & Defining Success Metrics)

• Dervilla Mullan, VP of Product, Sprout Social
• John Martin, Chief Product Officer, Flagstone
• Fionn Delahunty, Head of Product, Synthflow AI
• Kevin Stembridge, Head of Strategy at Körber Pharma
• ​More Roundtable Moderators TBC

​3:00 PM – 3:30 PM: Closing Presentation (20 min + 10 min Q&A)

• ​Speaker TBC

​3:30 PM – 5:00 PM: Networking Afternoon

​Roundtable Discussion Topics

​Product Management sessions will feature focused conversations on AI product strategy, roadmapping & defining success metrics. Attendees will be grouped by criteria such as seniority, company size, industry, and product stage.

​About Product Network Europe

​Product Network Europe / Startup Network Europe is an Irish Company that has hosted over 280 Corporate, Mid-Market, and Startup Conferences across 50 European Cities since 2021. Their most notable events include:

• ​The European Chief Product Officer Conference 2026 (full-day event)
• ​The Dublin AI Conference 2026 (evening event)
• ​The London AI Startup Conference 2025 (full-day event at Google’s London HQ)
• ​The European AI Conference 2024 (full-day event at Google’s EMEA HQ)
• ​The London Chief Product Officer Conference 2023 (evening event)
• ​The European Startup Conference 2022 (speakers included Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak)

​Previous Speakers

​Product Leaders

• ​Rhiannon White, Chief Product Officer, Clue
• ​Marija Nakevska, Chief Product Officer, Pleo
• ​Piero Sierra, Chief Product Officer, Skyscanner
• ​James Colgan, Chief Product Officer, Spendesk
• ​Katya Denike, Chief Product Officer, Holland & Barrett

​Corporate Leaders

• ​Steve Wozniak, Co-Founder, Apple
• ​Benjamin Faes, CEO, RWS Group
• ​Nathalie Roos, CEO, Lipton Teas and Infusions
• ​Jörg Koletzki, Chief Information Officer, AerCap
• ​Brian McGeough, Chief Information Officer, Creditsafe
• ​Dr. Ingo Stürmer, CTO, Volvo Autonomous Solutions
• ​Peter Wanda, CDAO Shared Services, Zurich Insurance
• ​Katarzyna Stoltmann, Head of Data Science & AI, AstraZeneca
• ​Louise Dennehy, Chief Information Officer, Central Bank of Ireland
• ​Susie O’Donoghue, Global Head of Data & AI, William Grant & Sons

​Political & Ecosystem Leaders

• ​Minister Emer Higgins T.D.
• ​Roxanne Varza, Director, STATION F
• ​Lord Mayor of Dublin Councillor Ray McAdam
• ​Gerard de Graaf, EU Ambassador to Silicon Valley
• ​Brigitte Baumann Gervais, President Emeritus, EBAN
• ​Neeta Patel CBE, CEO, The Centre for Entrepreneurs
• ​Gilles Babinet, Co-Chair, The National Digital Council of France
• ​Markus Blume, Bavarian Minister of Sciences and the Arts, Member of the Bavarian State Parliament

​Unicorn Founders

• ​Sabeer Bhatia, Co-Founder, Hotmail
• ​Joel Perlman, Co-Founder, OakNorth Bank
• ​Razvan Ranca, Co-Founder & CTO, Tractable
• ​Dmitry Gurski, Co-Founder & CEO, Flo Health
• ​James Eddison, Co-Founder, Octopus Energy
• ​Spenser Skates, Co-Founder & CEO, Amplitude
• ​Jan Goetz, Co-Founder, IQM Quantum Computers