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From PM to CPO: Career Growth and Leadership in Product

12th June, Thursday 2025 | 7:45 PM - 8:45 PM | Online

The journey from Product Manager to Chief Product Officer is one of increasing influence, strategic vision, and leadership. In 2025, this path is being reshaped by new technologies, especially AI. Whether you're aiming for senior leadership or growing into a specialized role like AI Product Manager, knowing how to evolve your skills and mindset is crucial. In this session, Pinkesh will share his expert insights on the mindset shifts, skill evolution, and organizational impact required to grow into senior product leadership roles.


You’ll learn how to:

  • The key differences between PM, Director of Product, VP, and CPO roles
  • How to develop strategic thinking and executive presence
  • What leadership looks like in high-growth product organizations
  • Building cross-functional influence and managing up effectively
  • Tips for creating a personal career roadmap from PM to CPO
  • How the AI Product Manager role is shaping the future of product leadership


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About the Speaker

Pinkesh Shah is a seasoned product executive with 25+ years of experience in building successful products in start-ups as well as large global organizations. He is currently the founder of Delightloop and was most recently the Chief Product Officer and Chief Marketing Officer at Qualys. Prior to this, he was the global VP of Product Management at McAfee in Silicon Valley. He’s a guest faculty at several internationally reputed B-schools like IIM Bangalore, Amsterdam University and more. 
 
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Pinkesh Shah

 Founder and CEO
DelightLoop

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