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Past eventHeld October 6–7, 2026

Mind the Product Chicago Workshops 2026

Mind the Product Chicago Workshops 2026 was a product management conference with a full day of hands-on workshops on October 6 and the main conference on October 7.

Harris Theater

Held
October 6–7, 2026
Venue
Harris Theater
Location
Chicago, IL

TL;DR

  • Mind the Product Chicago Workshops took place October 6–7, 2026, at Harris Theater in Chicago.
  • Every ticket was billed as covering keynotes, food, swag, and the afterparty, with October 6 added for a hands-on workshop.
  • The published audience was product managers and product people.

About

Mind the Product Chicago is a product management conference organized by Mind the Product, with the main conference day at Harris Theater preceded by a day of hands-on workshops. It is built for product managers and product people, and the stated pitch was that AI is changing how products get built. Speakers were scheduled to include April Dunford, Martin Eriksson, Kathy Pham, and Eric Simons, along with Brendan Hunt, co-creator of Ted Lasso.

Who was in the room

Product managers and product people

The organizer identifies product managers and product people as the audience.

Public posts about this edition

3 posts

Quoted word for word from public posts; each links to the original.

  • “I had an amazing time teaching my 10x Your Product Workflows with AI workshop at Mind the Product Chicago!”

    Dan OlsenLinkedIn · Oct 7, 2026

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  • “Day 1 of Mind the Product Chicago is in the books… and apparently my conference fairy godmothers knew what they were doing.”

    Lisa MalschLinkedIn · Oct 6, 2026

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  • “Getting ready to kick off my workshop on Strategy for the Modern Product Leader at Mind the Product Chicago!”

    Martin ErikssonLinkedIn · Oct 6, 2026

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Featured speakers

8 listed

Brendan Hunt

Co-creator of Ted Lasso, Emmy award-winning actor and writer

April Dunford

Author, Obviously Awesome, Sales Pitch

Martin Eriksson

Author, The Decision Stack

Kathy Pham

Faculty and Senior Fellow, Product and Society · Harvard University

Eric Simons

CEO and Co-Founder · Bolt.new

Alexis Zheng

Chief Product and Technology Officer · G2

Emily Andrews

VP of Global Product Management · McDonald's

Alicia Dixon

Director of Product Management · Walmart

Venue & travel

Venue

Harris Theater, 205 E Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60601

Questions people ask

5 answered

The workshops took place on October 6, 2026, and the main conference took place on October 7, 2026.

It was held at Harris Theater, 205 E Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60601.

The organizer identifies product managers and product people as the audience.

It was most worthwhile for working product managers and product leaders who wanted hands-on practice, since a workshop day on Oct 6 preceded the main conference on Oct 7 and the speakers were scheduled to include authors such as April Dunford and Martin Eriksson alongside product executives from G2, Walmart and McDonald's. Those outside product roles, or senior people wanting a large exhibitor-driven show, would have gotten less from it, as the audience was product people and the only listed exhibitor was Rezoomex; registration starting at $895 also made it a real budget item for individuals paying themselves.

Product management conferences usually draw a business casual to smart casual crowd, with jeans or chinos, casual shirts and sneakers common. A theater venue in Chicago in October suggested bringing a layer for cooler weather.

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