#28 What It Means to Be a PM in 2026

#28 What It Means to Be a PM in 2026

The Product Manager’s job is changing fast. AI tools everywhere. Stakeholders asking questions we didn't have to answer last year, because of what’s now possible. New expectations about what PMs should be able to do, ship, and measure.

This meetup is about figuring out what the role actually looks like now - beyond the hype, beyond the LinkedIn hot takes. Three practitioners sharing what's different in their work, followed by an open Fishbowl discussion where we tackle the questions nobody has clean answers for yet.

About ProductTank

ProductTank Warsaw is part of Mind the Product - 200+ cities, 300K+ product people, all focused on practitioners helping practitioners.

It's practitioners sharing what's actually changing in their day-to-day work, and making space to figure out together what this all means for the role.

## The Speakers

Svyatoslav Hvozdynskyy - LLMs for PMs in 2026: Challenges and Trends

The tools changed. User expectations changed. So what actually works now? Where the useful applications are, what problems are still unsolved, and what PMs need to understand to stay relevant.

Amichay Even Chen - The 5-Minute Demo That Sparked a Company-Wide AI Revolution

A quick proof-of-concept that turned into organization-wide adoption. How it happened, what worked, what didn't, and what it means for how PMs need to think about experimentation and buy-in.

Marcin Zareba - What Doesn’t Change in Product Management - Even in 2026

AI tools come and go. Frameworks get updated. But some parts of the job don't change - understanding users, making tradeoffs, getting teams aligned. What still matters when everything else is moving fast, and why certain fundamentals might be more important now than ever.

The Fishbowl Discussion

After the talks, we're trying an open discussion format. 4 chairs in the center ("the fishbowl") with speakers and anyone who wants to jump in.

How it works:

• Want to contribute? Take an empty chair
• Make your point or ask your question (2-3 min)
• Leave the chair for someone else

No moderator filtering questions. No hand-raising. Just structured conversation between people actually dealing with this stuff.

Location:

monday.com office

ul. Koszykowa 61

The mindspace.com building next to Hala Koszyki in Warsaw

Language - English. International PM community welcome.

Capacity limit - 50

Pizza & snacks - Yes

Parking/transport details

• paid parking available 10PLN/hr
• Bus stops next to Hala Koszyki & Pl. Konstytucji

This event will be recorded.

Contact -

Piotr Durlej ([email protected])

Michal Krajewski ([email protected])

Luke Szyrmer ([email protected])

Grzegorz Witek ([email protected])

or through the meetup app if you have it