GConferenceGridThe Conference Catalogue · Vol. 2026Folio № 8B6ADF
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Mind the Product Chicago 2026

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ind the Product Chicago 2026 is a high-impact, one-day conference for product professionals, formerly known as INDUSTRY and hosted in a new city and format. The event brings together builders, leaders, and product people to share cutting-edge insights, foster meaningful conversations, and develop practical tools for building the future of product. Attendees…

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5Voices
0Underwriters
0Exhibitors
92On the bill · sessions
2Companies · in total
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The Voices

Programmed at Mind, in alphabetical order.
April Dunford
Author of the best-selling books Obviously Awesome and Sales Pitch
Brianne Kimmel
Founder · Worklife
Eric Simons
CEO and Co-Founder
Kathy Pham
Vice President of AI at Workday · Workday
Martin Eriksson
Author of Decision Stack
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The Programme

Selected from 92 sessions on the bill.
  • 09:00–17:00

    Building AI Experiences in Your Product

    Learn practical tools and frameworks to confidently scope, design, and iterate on AI features to improve experiences and create business value.

    Workshop
  • 09:00–17:00

    From Burnout to Breakthrough - Resilience and Stakeholder Relationships

    Learn how to build stakeholder relationships grounded in trust and mutual respect, while maintaining your own capacity to recover and adapt when pressure is high.

    Workshop
  • 09:00–17:00

    How Product Creates Value: A Financial Lens

    A hands-on workshop that builds commercial fluency by connecting product decisions, roadmaps, and KPIs to real financial outcomes.

    Workshop
  • 09:00–17:00

    Metrics for Product Managers

    Gain confidence that you're measuring the right things and making data-backed decisions. Go back to work armed with the toolkit you need to develop a clear metrics plan for your pr…

    Workshop
  • 09:00–17:00

    Modern Product Strategy & Discovery for the AI-Native Era

    Learn concrete techniques for AI-accelerated discovery, including strategy-reframing workflows, rapid research and synthesis methods, and a practical prompt library to turn weeks o…

    Workshop
  • 09:00–17:00

    Practical AI for Product Managers

    A hands-on workshop designed to help product managers integrate generative AI to transform their daily workflow.

    Workshop
  • 09:00–17:00

    Product Delight

    Gain the practical tools and strategic understanding necessary to move beyond functional excellence and systematically craft truly lovable products.

    Workshop
  • 09:00–17:00

    Product Management Foundations

    Learn to apply core product management frameworks and experimentation to deliver customer and business value.

    Workshop
  • 09:00–17:00 8h

    Building AI Experiences in Your Product

    Learn practical tools and frameworks to confidently scope, design, and iterate on AI features to improve experiences and create business value.

    Workshop
Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

An audience of 2 companies, parsed from the program.

Two companies in attendance.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page — cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

01Fig. 01 — Composition of the House
0All threespeak · spons · exh
0Sponsoringsponsor only
0Exhibitingexhibitor only
2Speakingspeaker only
02Fig. 02 — The Voices, by Seniority

60% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite120%
  • Founder / Owner120%
  • VP-level120%
  • Other roles240%

Of 5 on the bill · classified by free-text title

03Fig. 03 — The Heaviest in the Room
  1. 01Workday1V
  2. 02Worklife1V
04Fig. 04 — By Tier

Tiers were not disclosed for this convocation.