Johannes Kleske is a critical futurist and keynote speaker who helps leaders turn abstract visions into compelling stories that inspire action.

With nearly 20 years of foresight experience and a master's in futures studies, he has advised over 100 organizations—from startups to Deutsche Bahn, WDR, and Novo Nordisk—on navigating uncertainty and shaping their futures.

His approach challenges conventional vision work: instead of single, fixed futures, he advocates for thinking in multiple scenarios. Instead of abstract slogans, he creates tangible future narratives that generate energy and pull. Johannes co-hosts two podcasts: "Follow the Rabbit," analyzing cultural trends and emerging phenomena, and "Kritische Zukunftsforschung," exploring critical perspectives on futures thinking.

He also teaches "Futures, Critique & Design" at Hochschule Niederrhein. After co-founding strategic foresight consultancy Third Wave and serving as Senior Director of Foresight at Edenspiekermann, he now works independently from Berlin.

Susanne Kaiser is an independent tech consultant from Hamburg, Germany, supporting organizations to design and evolve adaptive socio-technical systems to be amenable to change.

With 20+ years of software engineering experience and a background as a former startup CTO, she specializes in connecting business strategy, software design and architecture, and team organization.

Her approach connects Wardley Mapping, Domain-Driven Design, and Team Topologies as a holistic toolset to optimize systems for a fast flow of change, which is detailed in her book “Architecture for Flow” (Addison-Wesley Signature Series, 2025).

Based in Norway, Afonso is a product leader recognized by Forbes - currently leading Product as Vice President in one of the world’s largest edtech companies for healthcare and a former Product Director at one of the fastest-growing scaleups in Europe.

He is the founder of Scandinavian Product Group, where he coaches CPOs and advises companies on product operating model transformations.

Afonso serves on several advisory boards advising startup and scaleup Founders & CEOs, and is the host of the Scandinavian Product Podcast - the #1 Product podcast in the Nordics with thousands of listeners - where he interviews global product & growth thought leaders and Scandinavian-based product

Björn Waide is a strategist and CEO with over 20 years of experience in digital product development and organizational transformation. He guides organizations as founder of net positive ventures (AI transformation, product strategy) and has led Lynqtech as CEO since 2025 (AI-first transformation, digital agency).

His work rests on a clear conviction: people and organizations should shape their own future—empowered by technology, not driven by it. In his roles, he combines strategic thinking with practical sensibility and empowers teams rather than managing them.

Impact, innovation, and sustainable growth are the cornerstones of Francesca Cortesi’s career.With nearly two decades of experience, she has built and scaled technology-driven businesses across industries, working with some of Europe’s fastest-growing companies — from early-stage startups to IPOs — shaping some of the Nordics most beloved products.

Francesca knows what it takes to turn digital product potential into real business impact. Her biggest lesson? Sustainable results are rarely linear, they come from clear focus and from creating environments where diverse perspectives can challenge, build, and move forward together.

A recognized voice in European product leadership, Francesca shares practical insights on the exciting (and messy!) reality of scaling products and organizations through LinkedIn  and her blog. 

Petra Wille is an independent product leadership coach, speaker, and author of STRONG Product People and STRONG Product Communities.

For more than a decade, she has supported product managers and product leaders in building confidence, navigating complexity, and shaping outcome-oriented product organizations. Petra’s work is deeply rooted in practical experience and a strong belief that great product leadership starts with clarity, reflection, and people development.

Her coaching is supported by a range of practical frameworks and tools, including the Product Leadership Wheel (PLwheel), a self-assessment framework she created in 2024 to help leaders clarify responsibilities and reflect on product maturity.

Petra also co-organizes Product at Heart.

https://www.petra-wille.com/

Dr Chris Heimann led the improvisation curriculum at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London for 19 years, from 2005-2024.

During his time at RADA, his Impro students included Cynthia Erivo (Wicked), Taron Egerton (Rocketman), Amy Lou Wood (White Lotus) and Marisa Abela (Back to Black), among others.

As a theatre director and author, he won Fringe First Awards at the Edinburgh Festival. He earned his doctorate with a dissertation on improvisation applied in the context of the arts, business and life in general: The Promise - Searching for the Creative Moment in Theatre, Business and Life.

For 20 years, Chris has been coaching executives and teams on communication, collaboration, creativity and leadership. Chris is now based in Berlin. 

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Martin Eriksson is a board member, strategic advisor, and author of the upcoming book The Decision Stack. With over 30 years building businesses, products, and teams, he's advised over 150 companies on aligning from vision to execution. He previously served as Product Partner at EQT, one of the world's largest private investors. As Founder of ProductTank, Co-Founder of Mind the Product, and co-author of Product Leadership (O'Reilly, 2017), he helped define the product management discipline and shaped the practices of a generation of product leaders.

Shaun is a Product Leadership Coach and expert in product thinking, helping organisations and leaders strengthen decision-making and bridge the gap between theory and practice.

As co-founder of Hey Clarity, he works with scale-ups and large enterprises to build product organisations that truly work, combining strategic knowledge with hands-on experience. His past clients include startups such as AMBOSS, Babbel, and Ubitricity, as well as global enterprises like Maersk and Novo Nordisk.

Shaun has been working as a Product Leadership Coach since 2018, after honing his craft in London and Berlin’s tech scenes at Lyst, Adthena, and Outfittery. His path into product began in 2005 when he co-founded the online music marketplace Audiobubble, practising product management long before he knew it had a name.

Alongside Hey Clarity, Shaun runs Continuity, a service that helps product organisations maintain momentum while leaders are on maternity or sabbatical leave, supporting teams and ensuring a smooth transition on their return.

Spanning more than 25 years, Tobias's career in the digital industry bridges engineering, design, and product leadership – giving him a rare cross-disciplinary perspective that sets him apart as a leader.

As co-founder of Hey Clarity, he joins forces with his partners to help scale-ups and large corporates build product organisations that truly work. His extensive hands-on experience across the full spectrum of product management enables him to guide leaders through complexity with practical, field-tested insights. Whether coaching executives, advising product teams, or supporting entire organisations, he helps clients avoid the mistakes he's made and brings clarity to the challenges product people face every day.

As co-organiser of ProductTank Hamburg, co-moderator of Product at Heart, and host of the podcast series Produktmenschen – the podcast that meets the people behind our products – Tobias is a key figure in the global product community. When he's not working, he loves sailing, music, and spending time with friends in Hamburg, Germany.

Pippa Topp is Chief Product Officer at giffgaff, a leading UK digital mobile network, recently stepping into the role permanently after serving as Interim CPO. Her career spans a journey from hands-on Product Manager to executive product leader, focused on evolving product teams from feature delivery to meaningful customer and commercial impact. Alongside leading at scale, Pippa founded EQ Product Group, where she has coached leaders and partnered with organisations to build modern, empowered product practices. She also supports MOLO, an AI-powered start-up helping families rebalance the mental load at home, and is a contributor to the King’s College London Product Accelerator Program. Pippa cares deeply about building the future of product in a way that keeps us human; advancing our technology while also growing our self-awareness, empathy, and connection. Because no matter how digital our world becomes, we still live, work, and create in deeply human ways.

Lisa is a Product Leader with extensive experience guiding organizations through complex transformations across industries like energy, IoT, and eCommerce. She has held pivotal roles as a Product Lead, becoming the central figure aligning fragmented teams and driving strategic initiatives during periods of rapid organizational change.

Beyond strategy and execution, Lisa is passionate about creating experiences that inspire. She designs leadership workshops that align strategy with execution, blending creative formats like Authentic Relating with data-driven decision-making and product thinking. For Lisa, authenticity is key. She asks the questions that matter, the ones that go beyond the books and foster real connection. Because connection improves results. Her sessions are known for being engaging, insightful, and transformative, leaving participants with clarity, alignment, and renewed energy.

Lisa is also an organizer of a Munich-based Product Leadership Community, where product leaders and peers come together regularly to talk about the hard parts of leadership, exchange ideas, and explore new approaches to tackling real-world challenges. Her work is rooted in bridging the gap between leadership ambition and reality, helping leaders move from what they say they do to what they actually do.

André Hubert is a product leader motivated by helping organizations deliver products that really matter. Drawing on a cross-industry background in e-commerce, mobility, and manufacturing, he is adept at guiding product teams through complex technical and strategic challenges.

André’s leadership is guided by curiosity, inclusiveness, and the conviction that any challenge is solvable. He puts these values into practice as a leader of Netlight’s product branch, where he blends proven best practices with constant experimentation in technology and organizational design.

In his role, he is responsible for mentoring the next generation of product managers while working with organizations to build resilient, future-proof product units.