Meetup Thursday 29 October 2026 · 08:30 · Startup Network Europe (UK) - AI & Startup Events
The London Chief Product Officer Conference 2026
The London Chief Product Officer Conference is an exclusive event that will gather 80 of Europe's Product Executives, for a morning of networking, collaborating and learning.
Where: The Stepstone Group, London (Blue Fin, 110 Southwark Street, London, SE1 0TA)
When: Thursday, 29th of October, 2026, 8:30am-1:00pm
Who: 80 Chiefs, Directors, Heads, and VPs of Product, from companies with at least 50 employees / £7.5m ARR
Theme: Product Leadership in the AI Era
Hosted by: Product Network Europe and The Stepstone Group
This event follows the success of The European CPO Conference 2026, which happened in January. Product Network Europe also manages a thriving group of 500 product leaders, called CPO Network Europe.
Agenda
8:30am-9:00am: Registration
9:00am-9:15am: Introduction
- Florin Ciontu, SVP Product at The Stepstone Group
9:30am-10:15am: Panel Discussion, including 15 minutes of Q&A
This panel will explore the critical role of product leadership in an AI-driven world. The panel conversation can cover how to identify high-impact AI opportunities, getting product roadmaps AI-ready, and building the product organisation’s capabilities needed for the future.
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Moderator:- Florin Ciontu, SVP Product at The Stepstone Group
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Panellists:- Jonathan Evens, AI Product Lead at Google DeepMind
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Claire Donald, Chief Product & Technology Officer at MOO
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Charlotte Bullock, Chief Product Officer at Bank of London
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Sally Foote, Chief Product & Technology Officer at Ecosurety
10:15am-11:00am: Roundtable Talks #1 - AI Challenges for Product Leaders
Interactive Sessions of 8 people per table, addressing product leadership challenges they encounter in their work, and helping peers with potential solutions. Each table is moderated by a product leader.
- David Ingram, Group Chief Product Officer at Rezolve AI
Topic: Agentic Commerce: Navigating the Shift from "Navigated" to "Operated" Platforms
- Patricia de Loro Le Discot, Chief Product & AI Officer at Cera
Topic: From Efficiency to Impact: Leading AI-Driven Transformation in High-Stakes Environments
- Toby Allen, Executive Product Leader
Topic: Implementing AI in a non-modern software product organisation
11:00am-11:45am: Roundtable Talks #2 - Product Leadership in 2026
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Leonor Cogneau, Executive Product LeaderTopic: Building a product operating model from scratch and scaling product organizations across different cultures
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Maud Larpent, Executive Product LeaderTopic: Evolving the Operating Model: Shifting from Feature Delivery to Outcome-Driven Execution.
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Gemma McCarthy-Maidment, Chief Product Officer at ESG BookTopic: Scaling for Success: Bridging the Gap Between Product Innovation, Investors, and Commercial Strategy
11:45am-12:00pm: Closing Presentation
12:00pm-1:00pm: Networking, with pre-arranged meetings facilitated by a networking app
About Product Network Europe
Product Network Europe is an Irish company that has hosted over 280 tech & innovation Conferences across 50 European Cities since 2021. Our most notable events include:
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The European Chief Product Officer Conference 2026 (full-day event)
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The Dublin AI Conference 2026 (full-house event)
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The Amsterdam AI Conference 2026 (full-house event)
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The London AI Startup Conference 2025 (morning event in Google’s London HQ)
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The Zurich AI Summit 2025 (full-house event)
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The European AI Conference 2024 (full-day event in Google’s EMEA HQ)
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The European Chief Product Officer Conference 2023 (full-day event)
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The London Chief Product Officer Conference 2023 (evening event)
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The European Startup Conference 2022 (speakers included Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak)
Our hundreds of previous speakers include:
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Steve Wozniak, Co-Founder of Apple
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Sabeer Bhatia, Co-Founder of Hotmail
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Marija Nakevska, Chief Product Officer at Pleo
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Piero Sierra, Chief Product Officer of Skyscanner
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Katya Denike, Chief Product Officer at Holland & Barrett
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James Colgan, Former Chief Product Officer at Spendesk
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Rhiannon White, Current CEO and Former CPO of Clue
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Daniel Gebler, Founder & CTO at Picnic Technologies
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Rohan Garg, Former Chief Product Officer at idealo
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Spenser Skates, Co-Founder & CEO of Amplitude
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Nathalie Roos, CEO of Lipton Teas and Infusions
For more information, please visit our websites:
For any questions on this event, please reach out to:[email protected]
- When
- Thursday 29 October 2026 08:30
- Organizer
- Startup Network Europe (UK) - AI & Startup Events
- Price
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- City
- London gb