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2020 Sessions

In the past, ProductCamp Pittsburgh sessions have been chosen the morning of the unconference.

This year, since we are virtual, past attendees voted on subjects and themes they wanted to hear about in advance. 

The tracks selected for 2020 are:

UX and DESIGN
DIVERSITY
INNOVATION
GO TO MARKET
EDUCATION and CAREER


​Thank you for voting!

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Session Schedule

​8:45 AM - 10:00 AM

​How to Use The platform, Introduction

​​8:45 AM - 10:00 AM

Virtual ProductCamp Introduction & Opening Keynote - Positioning Jujitsu - How to Win
Track: Keynote
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​April Dunford
Speaker, Author, CEO - Ambient Strategy

​​10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Break -- Exhibit Booths & Networking Areas Open

​​10:15 AM - 11:00 AM

Tech Design for the Next Billion
Track One: UX and Design
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​Payal Arora

Professor and Chair in Technology, Values, and Global Media Cultures - Erasmus University Rotterdam

​​10:15 AM - 11:00 AM

Increasing Diversity in Software Product Planning and Development Approaches
Track Two: Diversity
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Hans-Bernd Kittlaus

Professor and Chair in Technology, Values, and Global Media Cultures - Erasmus University Rotterdam

​​​10:15 AM - 11:00 AM

Mission Driven Innovation – How Product Innovators are Responding to COVID-19
Track Three: Innovation
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Mark Adkins
CEO, President - Lean Med, Smart Hammer Innovation

​​​10:15 AM - 11:00 AM

Product Management vs. Product Marketing: Exactly the same, yet totally different.
Track Four: Go to Market
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Nathan Mancine
Director of Product Marketing - Hospital IQ

​​​10:15 AM - 11:00 AM

When the Product is YOU!
Track Five: Education and Career
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​Steve Johnson
​Author, Speaker, and Product Success Coach, Vice President - Under10 Consulting

​​11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Break -- Exhibit Booths & Networking Areas Open

​​​11:15 AM - 12:00 PM

You Complete Me: The Changing Role of PMs & UX Designers in the Product LifeCycle
Track One: UX and Design
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Brandon Ekberg
Director of Product Management - TwinThread LLC

​​​11:15 AM - 12:00 PM

Product Management for Startups - Is it an Art or Applied Science?
Track Three: Innovation
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Hara Mangipudi
Founder and CEO, guNaka®, Adjunct Professor, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore - guNaka® , Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

​​​11:15 AM - 12:00 PM

You Built it, Now Sell It: How to Go to Market
Track Four: Go to Market
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Meghan Skift
Inbound Marketer, Founder - Mixy Marketing​​

​​​11:15 AM - 12:00 PM

Certifications and Education in PM
Track Five: Education and Career
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​Steve Johnson
​Author, Speaker, and Product Success Coach, Vice President - Under10 Consulting

​​​12:00 PM - 12:15 PM

Break -- Exhibit Booths & Networking Areas Open

​​​12:15 PM - 1:00 PM

Women in PM
Track Two: Diversity
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​Brady Marchione
Product Management Team Lead - FedEx

​​​12:15 PM - 1:00 PM

Digital Disruption Hits Product Management: A Taxonomy of Product Management Tools
Track Three: Innovation
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​Brian Nejmeh
President - INSTEP, Inc.​

​​​12:15 PM - 1:00 PM

New Product Development and Go To Market
Track Four: Go to Market
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​Jesse Hopps
Founder - Demand Metric​

​​​12:15 PM - 1:00 PM

Navigating An Early Stage Product Management Career
Track Five: Education and Career
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Debashish Sasmal
Product Manager - UPMC Enterprises​​

​​​1:15 PM - 2:00 PM

Closing Keynote: What Do Product Leaders Do? (and How Do I Become One?)"
Track: Keynote
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​Rich Mironov
CEO, PM Executive - Mironov Consulting​​

See the Detailed Speaker Sessions Agenda

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​Propose a Session
  • Proposed sessions will be voted on by the ProductCamp participants with the most popular sessions getting on the event schedule. 


Examples of Session Categories
  • Opportunity Analysis
    • Market Research, Market Segmentation, Competitive Analysis, Business Case, Market Problems
  • Product Strategy
    • Business Planning, Business Model, Whole Product, Roadmaps, Portfolio Planning, Partnerships, Resource Allocation, Technology Assessment
  • Requirements Definitions
    • MRD, PRD, Elicitation, Personas, Use Cases, Prioritization, UX
  • Product Development
    • Agile Processes, Market Testing, Testing/QA, Beta Tests, Offshore/Nearshore Dev
  • Go-to-Market
    • Product Launch Plans, Product Launch Readiness, Market Strategy, Marketing Plan, Pricing, Positioning, Messaging, Channel strategy, Sales Enablement
  • Marketing Execution
    • Demand Gen, Events, PR, Advertising, Social Media, Marketing Collateral, Sales Tools, Sales Pipeline, Channel Mgmt, Marketing Metrics
  • Product Lifecycle Mgmt
    • Portfolio Analysis, Crossing the Chasm, Brand Mgmt, End-of-life, Divestment, Customer Retention, Repositioning
  • Prod Mgmt Careers
    • PM 101, Team Management, Interviews, Roles Definitions, Small v. Big Company, PM Tools
  • Data Analytics
    • Data Science, In-Product analytics, Customer Surveying, Business Intelligence, Reporting Tools, Quantitative Feedback
  • Create your own!​ 
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