Highlights from World Product Day 2025

ProductTanks, created by Mind the Product, are informal meetups that bring local product people together and provide a space to new speakers to share amazing product insights.

On May 21, 2025, the global product community came together to mark 15 incredible years of ProductTank and to celebrate the passion, progress, and people that make product management such a vibrant field.

From virtual events spanning three regions to local meetups around the world, World Product Day 2025 was a day to remember! You can watch the recordings and see who won our World Product Day Awards on this page. the In this article, we'll highlight a few of the 95 in-person meetups that happened in May across the world.

Barcelona

ProductTank Barcelona shared on LinkedIn:
"Full house, great talks, and a community that keeps growing! 🎉

We celebrated World Product Day and the 15th anniversary of the very first ProductTank with a packed event in Barcelona.

Huge thanks to our amazing speakers:
💡 Joaquim Torres for sharing the 4 essential principles behind a strong product culture
💡 Emma Sesmero for showing how strategic PMs drive business today while building for tomorrow

And a big shoutout to Factorial for hosting us! 🚀

Thanks to everyone who came and helped make it such a great evening 💛'

London

Photo: ProductTank London

Kiran Pendem, one of the attendees, wrote a great summary:

'🎉 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝗧𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘀 𝟭𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆!

A huge shoutout to the organizers for putting together such an inspiring event—full of insightful talks, powerful personal stories, and meaningful discussions about the evolving future of Product Management.

It was fascinating to learn about the origin of Mind the Product—from a small meetup in a London pub to a global product community. The name itself, inspired by "𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗽," couldn’t be more fitting as the movement grew in scale and impact.

Here are a few key takeaways that resonated with me:
💡 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵—𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻.
Janna Bastow shared a compelling vision: Let AI handle 80% of the repetitive or average tasks, and focus our energy on the 20% that brings real differentiation. That’s the future of impactful product work.

🧠 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗴𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱-𝗶𝗻-𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱.
Hearing James Mayes share his personal journey was deeply moving. His emphasis on commercial sustainability in community-led initiatives is a reminder that great ideas need strong support systems to thrive.

🛠️ 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀, 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘁𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿.
Marc Abraham emphasized the importance of using the right tools and processes in everyday product practice. While he’s skeptical about certifications, I appreciated Janna’s point—certifications may not prove experience, but they reflect a commitment to learning and growth.

Feeling re-energized and optimistic about where product is heading. Grateful to learn new things from such a vibrant community! 🙌'

Baku

From ProductTank Baku Linkedin page:
⚡️ ProductTank Baku Meetup #19 wrapped up with incredible energy and strong engagement from our community!

😎 During the event, Narmina Aliyeva – Founder & Lead, Agile Azerbaijan Community presented on 'Is Agile Still Relevant in 2025? Hype, Reality, or Transformation?'

😍 Additionally, Aysel Gulmammadova, Co-Operations at ProductTank Baku and Founder & Managing Director of Baku Design Academy, delivered an insightful talk on "The Role of Communities in the Development of Innovation and Education."

Hamburg

From ProductTank Hamburg:
'Happy World Product Day everyone! 🎉We are celebrating the day with great talks by Yenny Cheung and Daniel Knott and more than 70 people in the audience.

Big thanks to MOIA and Christina Schreck for having us – you are really outstanding hosts!'

Pune

ProductTank Pune shared:

'🎉 A High-Energy Celebration of World Product Day 2025 at Springer Nature! 🚀
What a fantastic morning it was on 17th May, as ProductTank Pune came together with Springer Nature to explore the power of B2B product thinking and Product-Led Growth (PLG)!

🎤 Key Takeaways from Our Esteemed Speakers:

🔹 Ravi Achtani (Director, DAS-IT, Springer Nature) gave us a powerful behind-the-scenes look at how Springer Nature is shaping the future with a legacy rooted in trust, innovation, and impact. The Legacy Wall was more than symbolic—it was inspiring.

🔹 Premanku Chakraborty (Principal PM, Atlassian) shared razor-sharp insights into Product-Led Growth that left the room buzzing with fresh ideas. His session was an eye-opener for many and sparked thoughtful conversations.

🧠 Hands-On Learning in Action!
We also hosted an engaging case study solving workshop where product minds came together to apply concepts in real time. It was collaborative, hands-on, and full of fresh perspectives.

👏 Shout-out to the winning team – Dev Sarthi – for standing out with your sharp thinking and creative approach!

💬 From deep discussions to meaningful networking, it was a celebration of product thinking, community, and growth.

🤝 A heartfelt thank you to the amazing team at Springer Nature—especially Nidhi Gulati for smooth communication and Nishant Bharat Deherkar, Nakul Chawla—for being such gracious and meticulous hosts. We were honored by the presence of Arend Kuester, The venue setup, energy, and hospitality made the event seamless, and the goodies made it even more memorable!

🙏 Huge thanks to all the product folks who joined us—your energy makes this community what it is!'

Chicago

From ProductTank Chicago page
'Last night in Chicago. Over a hundred product professionals gathered at Gritmind, notebooks out, ready to learn and celebrate World Product Day. Because apparently, we chose experimentation frameworks over Netflix on a Wednesday night 📊

Big thanks to Gritmind, Laura Graves & Adam Rusciolelli for sponsoring the event and hosting us!

Eric Metelka, whose experimentation platform Eppo by Datadog was recently acquired by Datadog, opened with frameworks on building test-and-learn cultures. Then Ashley Phillips from Aura Home, Inc. flipped the script – becoming the interviewer.

"How did you actually learn growth?" she pressed. "What separates world-class B2B experimentation teams from everyone else just running A/B tests?"

Eric's answers cut through the usual platitudes:
– Hire product growth after Series B, not before
– Challenge executives with data stories, not methodologies
– Accept that even winning companies fail most experiments
– The goal isn't being right – it's learning faster than competition

The audience – senior product leaders, operators, early-career folks – leaned in hard. Questions flooded Slido: guardrail metrics, sample size challenges, building learning cultures in risk-averse organizations.

Three years ago we saw low engagement and community activities post-COVID. Now our members land jobs through connections made at these meetups. Real careers getting built, one meetup at a time.

No fluff. Just practitioners sharing what actually works with people hungry to get better at their craft.

Chicago's product community has quietly become something worth studying 🚀'

Don't miss out on these free community events! Check out a ProductTank near you: ProductTank meetup page.