VISION TO VALUE:
Strategy in Action

14.15
Main Stage K6

Yi-Wei Ang: Strategic Tempo: When to slow down, and when to speed up
Stephanie Leue: The Strategy Trap: Untold Realities of Strategy in a Complex Organization
Andrew Skotzko: Living in Bets: Get out of the control trap and into the strategy cycle

Strategic Tempo: When to slow down, and when to speed up

This talk explores the idea of strategic tempo - knowing when to speed up and when to slow down - as a critical leadership skill in product management, especially in fast-paced, high-stakes industries like food delivery. 

Drawing from personal experience, Yi-Wei offers a framework for tempo-setting that builds trust, aligns cross-functional teams, and empowers product leaders to make deliberate decisions that balance urgency with long-term impact.

Yi-Wei Ang
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yiweiang/

The Strategy Trap: Untold Realities of Strategy in a Complex Organization

We often believe that strategy is clear-cut—that templates provide the answers, that crafting it is quick, easy, and universally understood, and that once defined, it remains fixed. But reality tells a different story, especially when joining a company already in full swing. In this talk, we’ll uncover uncomfortable truths we rarely discuss: the struggle of shaping strategy while still onboarding, the illusion of plug-and-play frameworks, the challenge of balancing immediate fires with long-term direction, and the uncomfortable truth that strategy is never truly “done.” Expect a candid conversation about navigating uncertainty, adapting on the go, and embracing the messiness of real-world strategy.

Stephanie Leue
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanie-leue/

Living in Bets: Get out of the control trap and into the strategy cycle

In product, we love to talk about outcomes-driven we are. But we do not control our outcomes, and fall into predictable traps when we try to.

Working the strategy cycle means living in bets. It means thinking deeply about challenges and possibilities, not filling out templates. Exploring what could be, rather than analyzing what is. It means accepting that strategy isn't just an intellectual challenge—it's a social, emotional, and creative one too. And it means that strategy is never "fixed" or "finished"—it's placing informed bets and iterating on them on an ongoing basis. 

In this talk, you’ll learn to get out of the control trap and into the strategy cycle, and begin to shift from being an analyst to a strategist. You’ll approach the work of setting product direction differently and walk out with a different model to chart your course forward.

Andrew Skotzko
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewskotzko/