Session: The AI Product Playbook: Developing Product Leaders that Design Customer-Centric Solutions with AI first Mindset for Impact"
In this dynamic and hands-on workshop, you’ll learn how to combine the art of customer-centric product design with the essential skills of a modern AI Product Manager. Discover how to deeply understand your customers through empathy-driven techniques like user research, journey mapping, and prototyping, while also sharpening your core AI PM skills in roadmapping, storytelling, prototyping, prompting, and decision-making leveraging AI tools.
This session will equip you with actionable tools, templates, and frameworks to seamlessly integrate customer insights into every stage of your product development process. You’ll leave with a custom playbook and collaborative templates that you can immediately implement with your cross-functional teams to drive alignment, innovation, and product success.
Bio
Sarah Perkins is a visionary Product & Technology Executive, Founder of Product Place Labs, and sought-after speaker with 15+ years driving digital transformation across Fortune 500 companies including EY, Gusto, Oracle, HP, and Dell. As a dynamic workshop facilitator and keynote speaker, Sarah empowers leaders to future-proof their products through AI-powered innovation and strategic frameworks that align technology, people, and strategy.
Former CPO at Gusto and Global AI Product Leader at EY, Sarah specializes in scaling AI solutions from 0→1 and building high-performing global teams. Her engaging presentations transform how audiences think about product strategy, AI ethics, and digital transformation. A Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and Smith College graduate, Sarah delivers actionable insights through empathy-driven leadership principles that drive real P&L impact and sustainable growth.