Sessions

How does it work?

Sessions at Product Camp Dublin are volunteered by you, the participants!

Participants offer up ideas on what they would like to talk about. And unlike a normal conference, the ProductCamp schedule isn’t created in advance, it isn’t created by the organisers, it’s created by the attendees voting on the day on what sessions they’d like to attend.

Thinking about volunteering to lead a suggestion but aren’t sure? No need to be intimidated, there’s plenty of information below to help.

Why volunteer?

Product Camp is a great opportunity to share your experiences, ideas and opinions with the Product Management community. Our conference is a warm, supportive environment for anyone leading a session for the first time. Because our sessions are voted on by the attendees, you can guarantee that those attending your session will be engaged with your content. Our conference is not a large, corporate event – you will not be competing with an industry favourite session lead jetted in at vast expense.

Lead a session

You can submit a session suggestion in advance here:

Volunteer to lead a session

See the current 2024 session ideas

Sessions can also be offered on the day so come armed with ideas, slides, speakers, opinions or issues that you would like to discuss with others.

What happens once you submit a session?

There is no approval process for sessions. On the day of the conference, your session will be voted on by the attendees of the conference. If you are successful you will be presenting your session – it’s as simple and as democratic as that. Ahead of the conference, we will contact you to provide more guidance and advice. We can advise on the right format, and technology and answer any questions you might have.

Because it is a democratic process, be prepared that you might not get to lead your session on the day.

Need Ideas or Help?

Suggested Session Themes

The following themes have proven successful at Product Camps worldwide:

Opportunity Analysis – Market Research, Market Segmentation, Competitive Analysis, Business Case, Market Problems, Capturing the Market Language, etc.
Product Strategy – Business Planning, Whole Product, Roadmaps, Portfolio Planning, Resource Allocation, etc.
Entrepreneurship & Innovation –Start-Up, Market / Tech Trends (e.g. social, mobile, big data, gamification), Customer & Partner Engagement, Intellectual Property Rights, etc.
Requirements Definitions – MRD, PRD, Elicitation, Advisory Groups, Personas, Use Cases, Prioritization, etc.
Product Delivery – Agile Processes, Market Testing, Product Design, User Experience, Testing/QA, Beta Tests, Offshore/Nearshore Dev, etc.
Day in the Life – Place in the Org, Roles Definitions, Hiring Challenges, Networking & Career Development, Small v. Big Company, PM Tools, Role Models, etc.
Go-to-Market – Launch Plans, Launch Readiness, Market Strategy, Marketing Plan, Pricing, Positioning, Messaging, Channel Partners, Sales Enablement, etc.
Marketing Execution – Demand Gen, Events, PR, Advertising, Social Media, Collateral, Sales Tools, Sales Pipeline, Channel Mgmt, Marketing Metrics, etc.
Product Lifecycle Management – Portfolio Analysis, Crossing the Chasm, Brand Mgmt, Product Performance Metrics, Divestment, Customer Retention, Repositioning, etc

We expect that hot takes on the changing role of Product Management and the impact of AI on our role will also be of interest.

Suggestion Session Types

Don’t worry if you don’t like big crowds, we’ve got rooms suitable for small discussions. Equally, if you only get out of the bed for 100 people, we accommodate that format too.

Structure a proposed session however you wish. These three formats that have been well received at previous ProductCamps:

Round Table – the Session Leader chooses a topic, introduces the topic and chairs the discussion. Discussions centre as much as possible on sharing the experience and views among the group.
Town Hall – the Session Leader gives a short presentation on their chosen topic and then opens the floor for expansion, comment, questions and general discussion.
Panel – the Session Leader organises a panel comprising a number of people qualified to talk about the subject of the session, preferably from diverse or even counterpoint perspectives or roles. The session leader identifies and invites speakers in advance and moderates the discussion leaving lots of time for discussion by all or questions from the floor. We can also help you fill your panel on the day!
Workshop – collaboratively work through a problem with the attendees.

Every session has a ProductCamp Dublin monitor there to help, guide, and support session leaders.