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Adil
Islam
Product Management Program Director
IBM
Adil Islam is an AI product leader who has led product teams at IBM, Stability AI and Petuum. He is currently Program Director, Product Management for IBM watsonx.data. At Stability AI, he served as Chief of Staff and then Product Lead, leading its image and video API platform and consumer products. As Petuum's Head of Product, Operations, and Business Development, he managed product development across four engineering squads. He also led applied research and product at Ikhor.ai. He holds an MBA from Dartmouth and an MPA from Harvard.
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24 February 2027 15:30 - 16:15
Panel | What separates product leaders from product managers?
Being a great product manager doesn’t automatically make you a great product leader. As product managers move into senior roles, the job changes: the focus shifts from managing products to shaping strategy, influencing the organization and developing the people around them. But what does that actually look like in practice? This panel brings together experienced product leaders to unpack the differences between managing a product and leading a product organization. We’ll explore the skills, behaviours and mindset shifts that matter most, from setting direction and making tough trade-offs to influencing executives, building high-performing teams and creating a culture where great product decisions happen.