Thank you for being part of Leading the Product 2026. We had an incredible event in May and look forward to sharing future LTP events and updates with you soon.
Don’t miss it. It’s the best digital product conference in Australia, hands down.
“The one day of the year you can invest in your craft and be inspired by new ideas and different ways of doing things.”
“LTP is the best opportunity to learn from product leaders that are at the top of their field.”
“There is no better place to connect with the community and come away with a bag full of ideas to apply to your work.”
“If you love product management, this is the community to be a part of. You always walk away inspired, energised, and full of knowledge.”
We looked good in 2026!
Leading the Product
Leading the Product is Australia and New Zealand’s biggest gathering of product people, the one time of year when over 1,000 of us come together to learn, share ideas, and connect. In 2026, you could choose the one-day Conference, designed for product practitioners and teams to gain fresh skills and inspiration, or step into the Leaders Forum, a full-day experience for senior product leaders ready to tackle strategy and leadership head-on. Whether you’re growing your career or leading at scale, LTP 2026 sparked new thinking, fresh connections, and energy that was carried back to your teams.
In 2026, our theme was Perfect vs Possible. Because in product, perfection is a myth. The real work happens in the tension between ambition and reality, between what we dream and what we can deliver. At LTP 2026, we explored how the best product people navigate that space with courage, clarity, and impact.
Conference
The Leading the Product Conference is the one day of the year when the product community comes together in full force. More than 1,200 people fill the room with energy, curiosity and a drive shape better products. While at its heart it is a product management conference, it welcomes those in design, technology, and marketing who work alongside product every day. It is a chance to step away from the everyday and immerse yourself in fresh ideas, new perspectives, and the kind of inspiration that sparks action.
The program blends engaging formats and stories from people who have been in your shoes and know the realities of product work. You will leave with practical tools and insights that you can apply the very next day, as well as the motivation to try something new.
For teams, the conference is a capability building experience. Attending together creates a shared language, stronger collaboration and renewed energy to take back to the workplace. Group discounts make it easy to bring your whole team along.
Leaders Forum
The Leaders Forum at LTP 2026 is a premium full-day event built just for senior product leaders, CPOs, Heads of Product, and executives shaping strategy at scale. It’s your chance to step away from delivery mode and focus on the bigger picture: how to lead teams, set vision, and make the tough trade-offs between what’s perfect and what’s possible.
The new format brings together world-class speakers, facilitated peer discussions, and practical frameworks designed to tackle real leadership challenges. You’ll explore how to navigate complexity, inspire alignment, and drive outcomes that matter across your organisation.
Just as importantly, you’ll connect with a trusted network of peers who understand the realities of leading in product. Bring your leadership team to learn together, group discounts make it easy, and return with shared strategies, stronger alignment, and renewed confidence to lead the way.
Benefits
Conference
Individual
Enhanced Professional Development
Build practical skills you can use immediately, giving you confidence to take new approaches back to your role.
Valuable Networking Opportunities
Learn directly from leaders and practitioners who have faced the same challenges, making the insights relatable and actionable. potential mentors, fostering collaborations and career growth.
Inspiration and Motivation
Leave inspired and motivated with new ideas that reignite passion for your work and fuel your career growth.
Team
Strengthened Team Cohesion
Create a shared experience that strengthens collaboration and builds trust, helping teams work better together.
Unified Vision and Strategy
Develop a common language and understanding of product trends, aligning strategy across roles and levels.
Collective Skill Enhancement
Maximise learning by splitting across sessions, then sharing back, so the team returns with a broad toolkit of new skills.
Leaders Forum
Individual
Enhanced Professional Development
Strengthen leadership and strategic capability with frameworks designed to help navigate complexity and tough trade-offs.
Valuable Networking Opportunities
Build a trusted peer network of senior leaders who understand the realities of leading at scale and can provide ongoing support.
Inspiration and Motivation
Gain insights into emerging product trends and leadership practices, equipping you to guide your organisation with clarity and confidence.
Team
Strengthened Team Cohesion
Align leadership strategy by exploring the same ideas together, making it easier to set a consistent direction across the business.
Unified Vision and Strategy
Improve decision-making and collaboration by having conversations in the room, not back at the office.
Collective Skill Enhancement
Solve real challenges collectively, returning with shared strategies and stronger alignment that accelerate organisational impact.
LTP is proudly brought to you by
Brainmates is Australia and New Zealand’s leading product management partner. We help organisations build capability, sharpen strategy and deliver products that matter through consulting, training and coaching, empowering teams at every level to unlock the true power of product.
Speaker Alumni
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Adrienne Tan
Brainmates -
Kendra Vant
Chief Product Officer, Tapi -
Mark Oliver
General Manager, Brainmates -
Leigh-Anne Claase
CEO, Therapeutic Guidelines -
Layla Foord
Chief Product & Operating Officer, Smiling Minds -
Danielle Harmer
CPO, Domain -
Sean Flaherty
Entrepreneur, ALC Leadership -
Taufiq Khan
Chief Product Officer, Ordermentum -
Mike Belsito
Head of Product Evangelism, Pendo -
Stephanie Musat
HBO Max -
Adel Smee
Engineering Director, Up -
Erica Wass
Principal Product Consultant, Brainmates -
Julie Brettle
CPO, Squiz -
Lee Hickin
Executive Director, National AI Centre -
Mark Boehm
Co-Founder & Director, CoAligned AI -
Andrew Rothwell
Co Founder, Tyro -
Diane Sexton
Senior Product Consultant, Brainmates -
Ben McAllister
Chief Product & Technology Officer, CrossFit -
James Taylor
CPO, Mosh
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Adrienne Tan
Brainmates -
Kathryn Shepherd-King
Brainmates -
Sean Flaherty
ITX Corp -
Cassidy Fein
Microsoft -
Derya Isler
SiriusXM -
Matt LeMay
Author -
Erica Wass
Brainmates -
Ash Kerr
Scentre Group -
Graeme Weatherill
hipages -
Stephanie Saad
ABC -
Timo Hilhorst
SEEK -
Julia Bearzatto
Equiem -
Teresa Huang
Bupa -
Nicole Brolan
Alinta Energy -
Matthew Lipscombe
Nanosonics -
Sarah Foley
REA Group -
Anshuman Sinha
Google -
Megan Cook
Canva -
Natalie Payne
Australian Payments Plus -
VALERIO VEO
Three Tomorrows -
Duncan Norman
Xero -
Corinna Stukan
Bizzy -
Vinod Suresh
GoDaddy -
Craig Rees
Traild -
Alice Stanley
NAB -
Prithvi Sharma
DevRev -
Ryan Salomon
Pendo
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Octavia Maddox
Kmart Group -
Navya Rehani Gupta
Peek -
Spenser Skates
Amplitude -
Joe Harris
Eucalyptus -
Siddha Ganju
Nvidia -
Tanmay Bhola
Zipline.io -
Paul Wissam
Brainmates -
Sean Flaherty
ITX Corp -
Mark Drasutis
Amplitude -
Frederic Etiemble
Vibrance -
Julian boot
Nous Cubane
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Kirsten Mann
Prospection -
Michael Fountain
DocuSign -
Joel Brydon
Australian Broadcasting Corporation -
Antonia Landi
Product Ops Consultant -
Amir Ansari
Iress -
Robin Zaragoza
The Product Refinery -
rachel morley
Culture Amp -
Michael Sribney
Australian Institute of Company Directors -
Laura Cardinal
EstimateOne
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Mark pesce
The Next Billion Seconds- Podcast -
katy cooper
City of Hobart -
michael sinclair
Cochlear -
catherine arnold
Seek -
marie truelove
CSIRO -
scott savage
Resapp Health -
alex connolly
Immutable
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BILL BARTEE
Main Sequence Ventures -
LARRY DIAMOND
Zip Co. Limited -
LISA TOBIN
Seek -
NARELLE CHARITY
Seek -
CORINNA STUKAN
Roam Digitals -
Ken SANDY
The Influential Product Manager -
JANEY WONG
Away -
HUGH MCLACHLAN
ELMO Cloud -
MICHAEL AYOOLA
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