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I am a regular speaker at leading conferences and podcasts and have extensively spoken on the topics of leadership, product & design mindset and methodologies, scaling product teams, product led growth, first 90 days as a CPO and how to accelerate your career.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Podcasts<\/h2>\n

The tape 2024<\/a> – How to build a feedback culture (FR)<\/h6>\n
Just a click 2023<\/a>– How to build a product roadmap (FR)<\/h6>\n
Productwise 2022<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Enjoying the journey of scaling product teams, with Alexandra Lung, CPO x uptime.ac<\/strong><\/h6>\n
Femme Lead 2022<\/a> – Career Mentorship with Alexandra Lung, CPO at Uptime: A comprehensive guide to apply, negotiate, and take your next career step<\/h6>\n
For the love of product 2021<\/a><\/h6>\n
Productsquad 2020<\/a> -Les 100 premiers jours d\u2019un\u00b7e Head of Product \u2013 Alexandra Lung \u2013 Aircall<\/h6>\n

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Events<\/h2>\n

Productincorp summit<\/a><\/h3>\n

25 Apr 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n

My workshop: PM en grand groupe – quelles sont les comp\u00e9tences utiles et comment les d\u00e9velopper?<\/strong><\/p>\n

DDD Europe<\/a><\/h3>\n

5-9 June 2023, Amsterdam<\/strong><\/p>\n

My session: The magic of real collaboration between engineers, designers and PMs<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lean startup day<\/a><\/h3>\n

23 May 2023, Paris<\/strong><\/p>\n

My session: How to build a product strategy in 60 days\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

CPO Festival\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\n
16 Nov 2022, online<\/strong><\/h6>\n

My session: Panel – A need for feedback<\/strong><\/p>\n

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UXDX EMEA<\/a><\/h3>\n

12-14 Oct 2022, Dublin<\/strong><\/p>\n

My sessions: Talk – How cognitive biases affect our decisions and <\/strong>Panel – User research and cognitive biases<\/strong><\/p>\n

How to web<\/a><\/h3>\n

21-22 Sept 2022, Bucharest<\/strong><\/p>\n

My session: Creating a culture of experimentation<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"While \u00a0\u201cFail fast, fail cheap, and\u00a0fail early\u201d is becoming an over-hyped mantra, more and more companies are simply failing. They are failing because they are focusing on failing fast the wrong way instead of ‘learning fast’.<\/span><\/div>\n
In this keynote, we will focus on how to ‘learn fast’ and how to create a\u00a0<\/span>structured approach to learning that founders and their teams can easily apply in order to accelerate learning and de-risk product and business decisions. I’ll talk about how to foster a ‘learning culture’, where teams understand why it succeeded or why it failed and apply those learnings going forward.<\/span><\/div>\n

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CPO Summit<\/a><\/h3>\n

June 15th 2022, online\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Panel speaker on How to build an empowered product management team<\/h4>\n

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Product-Led Summit<\/a><\/h3>\n

May 17th 2022, Amsterdam<\/strong><\/p>\n

My session: Creating a culture of experimentation<\/h4>\n
While \u00a0\u201cFail fast, fail cheap, and\u00a0fail early\u201d is becoming an over-hyped mantra, more and more companies are simply failing. They are failing because they are focusing on failing fast the wrong way instead of ‘learning fast’.<\/span><\/div>\n
In this keynote, we will focus on how to ‘learn fast’ and how to create a\u00a0<\/span>structured approach to learning that product teams can easily apply in order to accelerate learning and de-risk product decisions. I’ll talk about how to foster a ‘learning culture’, where teams understand why it succeeded or why it failed and apply those learnings going forward.<\/span><\/div>\n
I’ll share stories of how I ran a multitude of lean experiments to\u00a0quickly\u00a0test\u00a0hypotheses\u00a0and\u00a0minimize\u00a0risk and created quick feedback loops in order to constantly\u00a0deliver\u00a0incremental\u00a0value.<\/span><\/div>\n

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HeyGrowth Summit<\/a><\/h3>\n

April 18-21st 2022, online<\/p>\n

My session: How cognitive biases butcher design decisions<\/h4>\n
The way we interpret our interactions with products and people around us is impacted by biases in every single moment. This affects our lives, our decisions and the products we build.<\/div>\n
It’s a hard task but we’ll challenge you to\u00a0come ‘live your biases’ through real life situation exercises and become aware of how biases affect how you ask questions, you listen and you take product and design decisions.<\/div>\n
We will also share stories and tips on how to be a more empathetic and objective observer and a better decision maker.<\/div>\n

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CPO Summit<\/a><\/h3>\n

11 Nov 2021<\/p>\n

Panel speaker on the You\u2019re Hired! Top Tips for Building the Best Teams panel\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n

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Digitale Leute Summit 2021<\/a><\/h3>\n

15 – 16 Nov 2021<\/p>\n

My session: Good product decisions vs cognitive biases<\/h4>\n

The way we interpret our interactions with products and people around us is impacted by biases in every single moment. This affects our lives, our decisions and the products we build. It\u2019s a hard task but we\u2019ll challenge you to come \u201alive your biases\u2018 through real life situation exercises and become aware of how biases affect how you ask questions, you listen and you take product and design decisions. We will also share stories and tips on how to be a more empathetic and objective observer and a better decision maker.<\/p>\n

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School of PO<\/a><\/h3>\n

21 Sept 2021 (Paris)<\/p>\n

My session: Comment contr\u00f4ler nos biais cognitifs et construire de supers produits<\/span><\/h4>\n

Nos biais cognitifs nous emp\u00eachent de construire des produits ayant un vrai impact, car ils laissent nos pr\u00e9jug\u00e9s et notre besoin d’avoir raison prendre le relai. Cette session vous aidera \u00e0 en \u00eatre plus conscient dans la mani\u00e8re de poser des questions, d’interpr\u00e9ter l’information et de prendre des d\u00e9cisions produit.<\/span><\/p>\n

Link here<\/a> (in french)<\/p>\n

Epic Growth Summit<\/a><\/h3>\n

6 – 17 Sept 2021<\/p>\n

My session: How to leverage product led growth with lean experiments<\/h5>\n

The video of the talk given with Jessica Gantier is here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

CPO Summit<\/a><\/h3>\n

19 May 2021 (online)<\/p>\n

Panel speaker on the data-driven CPO topic.<\/span><\/h5>\n

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Women in tech panel event\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\n

3 March 2021 (online)<\/p>\n

Overcoming Challenges of women in tech and What you “Choose to Challenge” in 2021\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Institute of Product leadership<\/a><\/h3>\n

3 Febr 2021<\/p>\n

My session : Impact matters: how to design products with empathy and leave your biases behind<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n
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FlowCon<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

2 Nov – 4 Dec 2020 (Paris & online)<\/p>\n

My session: <\/strong><\/em>Leading fast innovation: 10 shades of MVP<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n

We all talk about MVPs but what if your Minimum Viable Product doesn’t have to be a product? How about a fake button, a Wizard of Oz experiment or a picnic in the graveyard conversation? If you’re curious of what this means and how to use it, come listen to this talk! From solution brainstorming to running lean experiments to validate your assumptions, this talk will teach you how to test ideas in order to find product market fit.<\/p>\n

I will talk about how to articulate clear and actionable product hypothesis and assumptions, how to chose and run the best lean experiments in order to validate or invalidate the solution quickly and in a less costly manner and how to analyse the results and take the best decisions for your product. Get inspired by exemples of out of the box lean experiments that we’ve used in multiple situations and start applying these for your product as soon as you get home.<\/p>\n

Link to the video here.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Product Management Festival<\/a><\/h3>\n

11-12 Nov 2020 (Zurich & online)<\/p>\n

My session:\u00a0\u00a0Impact matters: how to design with empathy and leave your biases behind<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n

\u201cThe biggest deficit that we have in our society and in the world right now is an empathy deficit”.<\/p>\n

Empathy requires us to put aside our opinions, our culture and our worldview in order to truly understand other peoples\u2019 experiences. But most of the times, empathy is blinded by our own biases.\u00a0We’re trapped in assumptions and in the need to be right and it constantly hurts\u00a0our view on the world around us and the impact of the products we are building.<\/p>\n

What makes a product design great is not simply listening to the user. It is hearing the user with empathy and without biases.\u00a0And\u00a0acknowledging\u00a0and eliminating biases is one of the hardest and most important tasks when designing today and we can all continuously get better at it.<\/p>\n

Take part in this interactive session and become more aware of how you ask questions, you listen and interpret the information that you hear.<\/p>\n

I will also tell a series of stories on how we improved product design through empathy and I will go trough the traits of an empathic observer and the tools that we can use to gain a deep understanding of the people for whom we are designing.<\/p>\n

World Usability Day Hamburg<\/a><\/h3>\n

11 Nov 2020 (online)<\/p>\n

My session:\u00a0\u00a0Impact matters: how to design with empathy and leave your biases behind<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n

\u201cThe biggest deficit that we have in our society and in the world right now is an empathy deficit”.<\/p>\n

What makes a product design great is not simply listening to the user. It is hearing the user with empathy and without biases.\u00a0And\u00a0acknowledging\u00a0and eliminating biases is one of the hardest and most important tasks when designing today and we can all continuously get better at it.<\/p>\n

Take part in this interactive session and become more aware of how you ask questions, you listen and interpret the information that you hear.<\/p>\n

Link to the talk here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Product-Led Summit<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n

27-31 July 2020 (online)<\/p>\n

My session: <\/strong><\/em>Leading fast innovation: 10 shades of MVP<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n

We all talk about MVPs but what if your Minimum Viable Product doesn’t have to be a product? How about a fake button, a Wizard of Oz experiment or a picnic in the graveyard conversation? If you’re curious of what this means and how to use it, come listen to this talk! From solution brainstorming to running lean experiments to validate your assumptions, this talk will teach you how to test ideas in order to find product market fit.<\/p>\n

I will talk about how to articulate clear and actionable product hypothesis and assumptions, how to chose and run the best lean experiments in order to validate or invalidate the solution quickly and in a less costly manner and how to analyse the results and take the best decisions for your product. Get inspired by exemples of out of the box lean experiments that we used in multiple situations and start applying these for your product as soon as you get home.<\/p>\n

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Product-Led Festival<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n

2-4 June 2020 (online)<\/p>\n

My session:\u00a0Leading fast innovation: 10 shades of MVP<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/h5>\n
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We all talk about MVPs but what if your Minimum Viable Product doesn’t have to be a product? How about a fake button, a Wizard of Oz experiment or a picnic in the graveyard conversation? If you’re curious of what this means and how to use it, come listen to this talk! From solution brainstorming to running lean experiments to validate your assumptions, this talk will teach you how to test ideas in order to find product market fit.<\/p>\n

I will talk about how to articulate clear and actionable product hypothesis and assumptions, how to chose and run the best lean experiments in order to validate or invalidate the solution quickly and in a less costly manner and how to analyse the results and take the best decisions for your product. Get inspired by exemples of out of the box lean experiments that were used in multiple situations and start applying these for your product as soon as you get home.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Competitive Edge: Disruption by Design Conference<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>powered by PDMA<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/h3>\n

2 – 5 Nov 2019<\/p>\n

Orlando, Florida<\/p>\n

My session:\u00a0\u00a0Impact matters: how to design with empathy and leave your biases behind<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n

\u201cThe biggest deficit that we have in our society and in the world right now is an empathy deficit”.<\/p>\n

Empathy requires us to put aside our opinions, our culture and our worldview in order to truly understand other peoples\u2019 experiences. But most of the times, empathy is blinded by our own biases.\u00a0We’re trapped in assumptions and in the need to be right and it constantly hurts\u00a0our view on the world around us and the impact of the products we are building.<\/p>\n

What makes a product design great is not simply listening to the user. It is hearing the user with empathy and without biases.\u00a0And\u00a0acknowledging\u00a0and eliminating biases is one of the hardest and most important tasks when designing today and we can all continuously get better at it.<\/p>\n

Take part in this interactive session and become more aware of how you ask questions, you listen and interpret the information that you hear.<\/p>\n

I will also tell a series of stories on how we improved product design through empathy\u00a0and I will go trough the traits of an empathic\u00a0observer\u00a0and the tools that we can use\u00a0to gain a deep understanding of the people for whom we are designing.<\/p>\n

SpringOne Conference<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n

7 – 10 Oct 2019<\/p>\n

Austin, Texas<\/p>\n

My session:\u00a0\u00a0Leading product: the sparks, the challenges and the victories<\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n

In the past years \u201cproduct management\u201d became the \u201cit\u201d thing in the tech world. Nevertheless, the\u00a0mechanics of leading the product are often misunderstood. <\/span>Is the Product Manager the b<\/span>oss of the team or the boss of the product? Divided between product vision and implementation, between keeping the team strong and motivated and putting the right arguments on the table for management, what does a good Product Manager do to tackle all these aspects of the job and lead the product towards success?<\/span><\/p>\n

This is a story about leadership without having an official leader title. It is a story about vision, innovation, management and value. And about challenges and hard conversations, because none of the above come without it. And about victories and lessons learned in many years of product management.<\/span><\/p>\n

You can find the link here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Product Management Festival<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n

14th – 15th Nov 2018<\/p>\n

Zurich, Switzerland<\/p>\n

My session:\u00a0The Learning Machine: how to Create Feedback Loops with Smart Data<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n
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\"\"Modern day research methods answer a wide range of questions. But how do we choose the right method and the right data to be used in specific cases? In this talk, I will focus on blending qualitative & quantitative data to build amazing products.<\/span><\/p>\n

Learn how to create a feedback loop and constantly deliver incremental value to your users. I will share examples of how to quickly test hypothesis <\/span>and minimize risk by gathering and using customer data to ship successful releases.<\/span><\/p>\n

You can find the link here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Productized<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n

1st – 2nd Nov 2018<\/span><\/p>\n

ISCTE – Lisbon University Institute<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"\"During 2 full days of workshops and talks product related professionals will be able to discuss their perspectives and share insights on how to build great products together with the leading minds in Product Thinking, Product Management, Product Design and Product Experience.<\/p>\n

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My session:\u00a04-hours workshop Start with the problem, not with the solution<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

A workshop focused on how to grasp, prioritise and solve user problems that will present a toolbox that helps gather insights through effective user research, navigate through multiple user information and synthesise the learnings effectively in order to create a successful product.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Agile en Seine<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n

25th Sept 2018<\/p>\n

New Cap Event Center – Paris<\/p>\n

Agile en Seine se veut une conf\u00e9rence multi-pratiques, ouverte \u00e0 tous, dont l\u2019objectif est de mettre en avant toute la diversit\u00e9 de ce que l\u2019on nomme commun\u00e9ment \u00ab\u00a0Agilit\u00e9\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0: du Scrum \u00e0 l\u2019agilit\u00e9 \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9chelle, en passant par le Design Thinking, Le Kanban, le Lean Startup, le Lean, L\u2019entreprise lib\u00e9r\u00e9e, l\u2019Holacracy, \u2026 .<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

L\u2019\u00e9dition Agile En seine 2018 sera plac\u00e9e sous le signe de \u2018l\u2019Agile@Scale\u2019 & \u2018Agility Beyond IT\u2019 o\u00f9 nous souhaitons mettre encore plus en avant les end-users\u00a0!<\/span><\/p>\n

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My session:\u00a02 hours\u00a0Lean startup\/Design thinking Workshop<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n

\"\"Commencez avec le probl\u00e8me pas avec la solution: Comment
\ncomprendre, prioriser et r\u00e9soudre des probl\u00e8mes utilisateurs<\/p>\n

Dans cet atelier pratique nous allons partager la bo\u00eete \u00e0 outils pour\u00a0g\u00e9rer la multitude d\u2019information issue de la recherche utilisateur et synth\u00e9tiser les apprentissages et\u00a0<\/span>prioriser les probl\u00e8mes \u00e0 r\u00e9soudre en premier.<\/span><\/p>\n

Link vers la vid\u00e9o ici<\/a>.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Refresh Conference<\/b><\/a><\/h3>\n

7th Sept 2018<\/p>\n

Tallin, Estonia<\/p>\n

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My session:\u00a07 things I Wish I Knew Before Becoming a Product Manager<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n

\"\"This talk shows key learnings that help me build the right thing, empower the team to take the right decisions and share the success of the product. It also covers powerful skill-sets that Product Managers need to have in order to build products that achieve true impact. I will give exemples of how to adapt to changing situations and how to constantly improve our craft as PMs.<\/span><\/p>\n

Link to video here.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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FLUPA UX Days France<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n

14th – 15th June 2018<\/p>\n

Paris, Cit\u00e9 des Sciences et de l’industrie<\/p>\n

My session:\u00a01h30 Lean startup\/Design thinking Workshop<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n

\"\"Start with the problem not with the solution: how to truly understand user problems and prioritise them.<\/p>\n

We will learn & practice together :<\/p>\n