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How to Answer When Execs Ask 'What's Our AI Strategy?'

Part of The AI Bet: Adding AI to Products That Already Work

Hosted by Elena Leonova

Fri, Jul 31, 2026

5:00 PM UTC (30 minutes)

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From PM to Product Executive: Master Strategy, Finance & Executive Influence
Elena Leonova
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What you'll learn

Build an Executive-Ready AI Strategy Answer

Construct a concise, evidence-based response to the AI strategy question every product leader now faces.

Replace Vague AI Vision With Business Evidence

Ground your AI narrative in measurable value, competitive defensibility, and honest risk assessment.

Adjust Your Answer for Who's in the Room

Recognize how the same AI strategy lands differently depending on who's asking—and adapt accordingly.

Why this topic matters

Every product leader is being asked about AI strategy. Most answer with roadmap items and demos. Executives are listening for something else. Knowing how to construct an evidence-based answer for who's asking is one of the highest-leverage skills you can develop. After this session, you'll answer the AI strategy question with clarity and business grounding that builds executive credibility.

You'll learn from

Elena Leonova

Founder & CPO, OneRank.io, ex-CPO @ Spryker, VP of Product @ BigCommerce

Elena Leonova is a product executive with 15+ years of experience leading global SaaS and digital commerce platforms, including Magento (Adobe), BigCommerce, and Spryker. She has built and scaled multi-product portfolios, led platform transformations, and managed international product organizations across high-growth B2B and enterprise markets.

Elena is a co-founder of OneRank.io, an AI-powered product strategy platform helping PMs and executives make financially grounded, strategic decisions. She has coached hundreds of product leaders to operate with the clarity, confidence, and executive presence required at the VP/CPO level.

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