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Louron Pratt

What is Product Management?

Top product management books and resources for 2026

Rakshana Balakrishnan is an accomplished cloud product leader with 12+ years of experience in designing and delivering technical cloud-based products from concept to launch, including 0-to-1 and 1-to-n products. At Oracle, she leads the product development and growth for Oracle Database@AWS, an industry-first multicloud product that caters to global customers across AWS and Oracle cloud environments. Previously at AWS, she empowered thousands of global customers to create better business outcomes through their cloud journey, by delivering 20+ impactful products focused on optimizing cloud spend, improving the cloud security posture, and accelerating GenAI innovation - influencing billions in revenue. Her prior experience at PwC involved implementing industry-first AI/ML products for customers in the Pharmaceutical industry. As a recognized thought leader, Rakshana has spoken at numerous international conferences and tech talks, published articles on cloud product management in leading tech journals, and served as a judge/product advisor for key award programs. Passionate about fostering diversity in STEM, she serves as a community engagement leader and actively mentors hundreds of young women, in partnership with globally recognized non-profit organizations.

Rakshana Balakrishnan

Product Strategy

Community Post

Prioritize with purpose: The product leader’s framework for data-driven roadmaps

Join our podcast hosts Lily Smith and Randy Silver for in-depth conversations with some of the best product people around the world! Every week they chat with people in the know, covering the topics that matter to you - solving real problems, developing awesome products, building successful teams and developing careers. Find out more, subscribe, and access all episodes on <a href="https://www.mindtheproduct.com/the-product-experience/">The Product Experience homepage</a>.

The Product Experience

Podcast

What high-confidence product managers do differently - Axel Sooriah (Atlassian)

Lisa Murkin is a Lead Product Manager at Elsewhen, a digital product consultancy, with over 10 years of experience building digital products for B2B SaaS and B2C organisations, including roles at Accenture, Arcadia, and Photobox. Passionate about GenAI, Lisa is driven by the exploration of untapped problems and potential solutions. She believes Product Management is about bridging business goals with engineering capabilities, weaving user needs into every stage of development to create impactful products that resonate.

Lisa Murkin

Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Machine Learning (ML)

How to actually prove AI agent ROI

Product professional with 18+ years of experience driving complex, multi-product portfolios across regulated and innovation-driven sectors including GenAI, BioPharma/Healthcare, Security, TechHR, Legal Spend Management, SAP S/4 HANA and Fleet Management. Proven track record of delivering scalable, high-impact solutions by aligning product strategy with business goals, leading cross-functional global teams, and optimising performance through agile execution.
Skilled in product vision setting, strategic planning, prioritisation, risk management, and executive-level stakeholder communication, I excel at creating clarity from complexity and turning product opportunities into measurable business outcomes.

Kateryna Korotieieva

Product Operations

The platform PM: Building an ecosystem, not just a product

Prama Ayalasomayajula is a Staff UX Researcher at HubSpot, based in London. She has over a decade of experience in user research and product design at global companies, including Meta and Uber.

Prama Ayalasomayajula

Team Alignment

Allyship in UX & product: Eight ways to improve your influence across teams 

The Hidden UX of AI - How to build trustworthy AI products: Nina Olding at INDUSTRY 2025 

Product Management Career

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Communication

Product Management Conference

Mastering the art of communication as a PM: Sahil Jain at INDUSTRY 2025

I have led product development and strategy in multinational corporations and startups, working across B2B and B2C SaaS solutions. My experience includes driving innovation in mature products and greenfield initiatives. Academically, I am pursuing a PhD in Business Management and hold two master's degrees in Business Management and Administration, with a focus on strategy and competitiveness. Additionally, I’ve completed several specializations in strategy and applied technology, as well as an MBA in Project Management.

Heriton Duarte

User Research

The customer is always right...until they aren't

Head of Product at Odicci, where he is building a Gaming-as-a-Service platform that powers playful shopping experiences for enterprise retail brands. I’ve led 0–1 AI, gaming, and eCommerce products at Activision Blizzard, and Bodybuilding.com, and now focus on making enterprise tools intuitive and fun. Through mentoring at Oxford's Saïd Business School and private coaching, he helps aspiring PMs build confidence, clarity, and presence in a rapidly evolving, AI-driven world.

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