Changemakers: This year’s Women In Product Conference with Carmen Palmer

Elizabeth Ames flips the script and interviews Carmen Palmer about this year’s Women In Product Conference. Titled Changemakers: Leadership Edition. The conference is designed to bring together executive level women to share, collaborate and learn from one another as we address the rapid changes all around the tech industry.   Carmen Palmer is the CEO of Women In Product. Prior to joining Women In Product she was the CPO at MarketCast. She has held senior product roles at NBCUniversal, Yahoo! and DemandMedia. Carmen holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley. In this episode Elizabeth and Carmen discuss this year’s Women In Product Conference at the Computer History Museum in October. Carmen shares details on the speakers, the format, the theme and most importantly the goal.  They also discuss some of the key overall programs of Women In Product and how to be a part of this vital community.  00:00 Welcome and Setup 00:57 Theme Change Makers 03:05 What Attendees Gain 06:31 Interactive Format Overview 06:54 Keynotes and Tracks 09:48 Beyond AI Topics 15:25 Networking as a Superpower 21:07 Who Should Attend 24:33 Programs for All Levels 28:11 Career Advice Embrace Uncertainty 32:33 Life Outside Work Authentic Self 35:12 Final Invitation and Wrap In The Lead is a monthly series on Product Rising sharing conversations with a wide range of industry leaders hosted by Carmen Palmer, CEO of Women In Product.  Where to find more information on the 2026 Women In Product Conference including an incredible line up of speakers. ✨Where to find Elizabeth: - On LinkedIn 💫 Where to find Carmen: - On LinkedIn 🙋🏻‍♀️Where to find Women in Product: - On LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/women-in-product/posts/ - Website https://womenpm.org/ - Join the Community https://womenpm.org/wip-community/ <!--THE END--> - Product Rising on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/product-rising/id1584224561 <!--THE END--> - Product Rising on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/7bcyVhpdhw0hbiRr6O4h1U <!--THE END--> - Product Rising on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLijcNLDj\QE2ge6Wqeh0MLx\qMKwot--9