Reimagining Product Leadership in the AI Age

Perfect for: Mid-to-senior product managers, UX leaders, and cross-functional innovators navigating AI transformation and seeking values-driven leadership approaches\n> \n> Key outcome: Practical frameworks to influence executives about AI, lead teams through transformation, and build strategic visibility in one intensive day\n> \n> Prerequisites: 3+ years product management or UX leadership experience; currently facing AI-related leadership challenges or executive pressure\n\n## What Sets This Course Apart\nThis summit breaks the traditional guru model by bringing together five powerhouse product leaders with different perspectives on AI leadership challenges. Unlike hype-driven events, this offers nuanced, real-world wisdom from leaders who've built billion-dollar products and navigated uncertainty. Every speaker is compensated, reflecting the collective's commitment to valuing expertise.\n\n## Course Journey\n1. How to Talk to Executives About AI (1 hour)\n - Navigate executive AI pressure without losing roadmap control\n - Frameworks to align AI initiatives with business goals\n - Manage urgent AI requests while maintaining strategy credibility\n\n2. Fighting AI Giants with Their Own Tools (1 hour)\n - Ethical considerations when using AI tools from untrusted companies\n - Navigate moral gray areas in AI implementation\n - Make deliberate choices when all options feel compromised\n\n3. Leadership Scripts vs. Messy Reality (1 hour)\n - Navigate high-stakes conversations with strategy and presence\n - Handle power dynamics and politics at senior levels\n - Turn challenging conversations into growth opportunities\n\n4. Leading Product Teams for the Next Era of Software (1 hour)\n - Shift from systems of record to systems of action\n - Identify automation opportunities for maximum impact\n - Reduce low-leverage work while driving transformation\n\n5. Futures Thinking in the AI Era (1 hour)\n - Scan for signals of change beyond static roadmaps\n - Map plausible futures and align teams around vision\n - Apply strategic foresight to product planning\n\n6. Virtual Networking Reception\n - Breakout groups with peers and speakers\n - Share stories and build meaningful connections\n - Candid conversations about real-world challenges\n\n## Learning Experience\n- Format: Highly interactive single-day summit with live Q&A sessions\n- Tools: Frameworks, scripts, and practical tactics for immediate application\n- Projects: Real-world scenario discussions and peer collaboration exercises\n- Support: Access to speaker network, lifetime recordings, and peer community through Lift Up Connections\n\n## Is This Course Right For You?\n✅ Consider this course if:\n- You're a senior IC, manager, or director facing AI transformation pressure\n- You're rethinking leadership after layoffs, burnout, or organizational changes\n- You want practical tactics over theoretical frameworks for AI leadership\n- You value diverse perspectives from experienced women leaders in tech\n- You're struggling to maintain influence as roles flatten and teams stretch thin\n\n⚠️ This might not be for you if:\n- You're looking for technical AI implementation details\n- You prefer single-speaker events with one definitive approach\n- You're early in your product career without leadership responsibilities\n- You want extensive multi-week coursework rather than intensive learning\n\n## Time & Commitment\n- Weekly commitment: Single 6-hour intensive day (11:00 AM - 5:00 PM Eastern)\n- Flexibility: Live-only format with lifetime access to recordings\n- Total duration: One day summit with optional networking\n- Access: Lifetime access to recordings and continued community connection\n\n## Investment & Returns\n- Cost structure: Premium one-day summit pricing with Maven Guarantee\n- Career impact: Immediate frameworks for executive influence, team leadership, and strategic visibility\n- ROI factors: Direct access to proven leaders who've scaled billion-dollar products and navigated major transformations\n- Network value: Connection to Lift Up Collective community and ongoing peer relationships\n\n## Professional Recognition\n- Certificate of completion from Maven and Lift Up Connections\n- Association with premium leadership collective focused on women in tech\n- Access to ongoing Lift Up Connections events and community\n- LinkedIn-worthy credential demonstrating investment in AI-era leadership skills