Mind the Product Chicago is almost here. On October 7, product leaders, builders, and practitioners from across the US and beyond will come together at the Harris Theater in Chicago for a one-day conference filled with product goodness.
On the keynote stage, here are three of the voices we're especially excited to learn from.
Kathy Pham
Faculty and Senior Fellow, Product and Society, Harvard University
Kathy Pham has spent her career where technology meets its real-world consequences. As a Senior Fellow at Harvard and creator of Product Management and Society at the Kennedy School, and formerly VP of AI at Workday and Head of Responsible Computing at Mozilla, she's one of the most credible voices on building products today.
On the mainstage at Mind the Product Chicago this year, Kathy will be speaking all about building products responsibly, and the positive impact this has on your users.
Eric Simons
CEO and Co-Founder, Bolt.new
Eric Simons grew up in Chicago, co-founded StackBlitz with his childhood friend, and spent four years building WebContainers. In October 2024, he launched Bolt. Within five months it had hit $40M ARR with over three million users. Few founders can speak to the successes, the failures, and all of the other stuff in between, of building a product in public like Simons. He’ll deliver a candid talk on the fast-moving world of product today, directly from a person who is building in it.
Martin Eriksson
Author of The Decision Stack
Martin Eriksson co-founded Mind the Product way back before the job 'Product Builder' was even a thing, so it's fitting he's back on the keynote stage to dispel some myths about strategy in a world of endless hype cycles. His new book, The Decision Stack: How Strategic Clarity Unlocks Organizational Momentum, unpacks the gap between vision and execution. On the mainstage at Mind the Product Chicago, he’ll be speaking all about Strategy, Vision, and how to get both right.
Mind the Product Chicago takes place October 7, 2026 at the Harris Theater. An optional workshop day on October 6 covers topics including vibe coding, product leadership, and metrics. Don’t miss it!
