Hussam Ahmad
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How Product Leaders Must Change in the Age of AI

30 min
Nov 16, 2026 2:00 PM

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What you'll learn

Shift #1: From Feature Thinking to Opportunity Thinking

Traditional leader ask: What should we build next? AI-ready leader ask: What problem contributes to the value creation?

Shift #2: From Requirements to Experiments

Traditional approach: - Define requirements - Build - Launch. AI-ready: - Hypothesize - Experiment - Learn - Scale

Shift #3: From Static Roadmaps to Adaptive Roadmaps

Why annual planning increasingly fails in environments where AI capabilities and customer expectations change rapidly.

Shift #4: From Product Decisions to Portfolio Decisions

Why you must learn to evaluate dozens of AI opportunities simultaneously and focus investments where impact is highest.

Shift #5:From Managing Products to Leading AI Transformation

How product leaders become catalysts for organizational learning, experimentation and change.

Why this topic matters

Traditional product leadership was built for a world where capabilities were relatively stable, roadmaps were predictable and innovation cycles moved at a manageable pace. Today's new challenges: - Hundreds of AI opportunities competing for attention - Rapidly changing technologies - Increased uncertainty in product planning - New expectations from customers and executives - Pressure to deliver business value while avoiding costly AI experiments

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Hussam Ahmad

Hussam Ahmad

AI Transformation, Leadership & Product Excellence and OKR Coach

Some companies I've helped
Schlumberger
DNB
StormGeo
Odfjell Technology
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