If AI removes the busywork, what is product management really for? As AI takes over more of the day-to-day work of product management, the role of the product manager is being redefined. The biggest challenge is no longer getting things done—it's knowing what to build, why it matters, and how to create business value. In this fireside chat, explore how the role is shifting from execution to judgment, influence and strategy, and discover the skills product leaders need to thrive in an AI-first world. You'll learn how to: - Focus your time where human judgment creates the most value. - Develop the commercial and strategic skills AI can't replace. - Redefine the role of product management for the next generation.

AI changes the economics of product discovery by reducing the cost of exploring questions, analysing evidence, and testing ideas. This empowers product teams to investigate more possibilities before committing to solutions, leading to better-informed decisions while still requiring human judgment and critical thinking. Key takeaways include: - Explore more before committing by making expensive discovery work accessible to challenge assumptions early. - Accelerate learning rather than delivery by using rapid prototyping to identify ideas worth investing in. - Understand where AI helps since analysis accelerates, but validation remains essential because plausible outputs are not always trustworthy evidence. - Keep discovery a human and collective discipline where customer contact and critical debate turn information into insight.