Alexandra is the Newsletter Editor at Mind the Product and a journalist with six years' experience covering tech, culture, and the online space. She's worked with New_Public and Untested and co-founded GRV Media's graduate writers' program.

Alexandra Ciufudean

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Machine Learning (ML)

Don't be an a**hole: How to design AI products that people trust — Simonetta Batteiger at mtpcon London 2026

Kent J McDonald writes about and practices software product management. He has IT and product development experience in a variety of industries including financial services, health insurance, nonprofit, and automotive. Kent currently practices his craft with teams in a variety of industries and provides just in time resources for product owners and business analysts at KBP.media and Product Collective. When not writing or product managing, Kent is his family’s #ubersherpa, listens to jazz and podcasts (but not necessarily podcasts about jazz), and collects national parks.

Kent McDonald

Louron serves as the Editor at Mind the Product, bringing 11+ years of experience in editorial roles across business and technology publications. For any editorial inquiries, you can connect with him on LinkedIn or email him at louron.pratt@pendo.io 

Louron Pratt

Our notes from Mind the Product Chicago

Megan Slater is the Event Marketing Manager at Mind the Product, where she spends her days helping make sure conferences actually happen. She's the person behind the emails about what's what and who's who at upcoming events. When she's not deep in Cvent or convincing speakers to post on LinkedIn, you'll find her teaching knitting, lifting heavy things and putting them down again, or planning her next D&D campaign.

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Our notes from Mind the Product Chicago

Don't be an a**hole: How to design AI products that people trust — Simonetta Batteiger at mtpcon London 2026

Make a week of it: Chicago with your product team

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