AI Product fwdays'26 conference

Overview

AI Product fwdays’26 is an AI focused conference tailored for product managers, analysts, and professionals who shape and ship technology products. The event brings together experts from top product companies to explore strategy, experimentation, metrics, user experience, and the rapidly evolving AI trends that are reshaping product ecosystems. The conference combines keynote style talks, deep dives, and practical sessions that help attendees connect product thinking with AI enabled execution. A portion of profits is pledged to humanitarian funds or trusted volunteers, reflecting a community oriented approach that extends beyond technology.

Agenda and Format

Program

The program centers on a multi-track experience with sessions spanning product strategy and leadership, research and customer understanding, growth, monetization, and AI in product creation. Highlights include talks such as:

• Why does the vision of a product in the future depend on the previous experience of the product leader? (Oleksandr Marchenko) – an exploration of leadership mindset and product forecasting.
• Building a product from scratch: what is learned about teamwork and cross functional collaboration (Iryna Radchenko).
• AI as a product: from automation to agentic states in the Diia ecosystem (Denys Korovin).
• What a Product Leader Needs to Know About People Before Implementing Changes (Oleksandr Marchenko).
• Product QA and AI: a symbiosis of people and technology (Tetiana Kalashnikova).
• How I Use Vibecoding in My Work as a Product Manager: from MVP to building tools (Maksym Myronenko).
• From Executors to Product Thinkers: shaping product mindset (Ivan Pashko).
• Biggest Challenges for Growth in 2026 and how to tackle them (Maksym Shatokhin).

Time is allocated for breaks, lunch, Q&A with speakers, and networking to foster direct exchanges and collaboration.

Tracks and Sessions

The schedule is structured around repeated cycles of talks with time allocated for discussion, live Q&A, and informal networking. Sessions cover AI integration into product strategy, customer research, experimentation frameworks, and monetization approaches. Tracks include leadership and vision, AI in product, growth and monetization, and research driven design. Each talk is tagged by level (for example Intermediate) to help attendees target sessions that fit their experience.

Speakers

Key speakers include Artem Bykovets, Oleksandr Marchenko, Iryna Radchenko, Denys Korovin, Maksym Shatokhin, Tetiana Kalashnikova, Maksym Myronenko, Ray Astafichev, and Ivan Pashko. They bring experience from RozetkaPay, UnitedTech, GuruApps, Asta Academy, and other leading product organizations. Talks focus on practical takeaways, case studies, and insights into AI product development, governance, and organizational design.

Location and Access

The event is hosted at Genesis Space, Kyiv, with both in-person and online participation options. The site lists ticket tiers including Online Ticket and Full Ticket, with pricing in Ukrainian Hryvnia. An online streaming experience is available for remote attendees, with recordings made accessible after the conference. Safety and logistics details are provided via the event page and FAQs, including information about registration, on-site registration hours, and how to access online talks.

FAQ and Practical Details

FAQ covers online experience, venue, recording availability, and how to contact organizers via Telegram channels or email. Attendees can expect live talks, Q&A, networking, lunch, and coffee breaks, with the possibility of updates to the program in case of emergency during air alerts. The conference emphasizes accessibility and community engagement, including discount policies and group options.

Who Should Attend

Product managers, product analysts, UX researchers, growth and monetization professionals, AI practitioners, engineering leaders, and anyone involved in product thinking who wants to understand AI driven product strategies and practical execution will benefit from attending AI Product fwdays’26.