Alex is a VP Education and Community Lead, Engineering Practices at JP Morgan Chase in Glasgow the land of the unicorns. She is an international speaker, product community manager and MSc Computer Science graduate of the University of Bath. She previously worked as a conversational developer, software engineer and community manager among other roles.
In her work as a creative technologist, she combines content, community and cloud, to help products grow. Her role acts as a navigator between product, design, engineering and customers, underpinned by data and feedback.
In her personal life, she loves languages, speaking 4, whilst learning her 5th, Korean, with a 1100+ day streak on Duolingo. Alex adores living in Scotland with her family, 4-year old husky, Kai, and 1-year old Maine Coon kitten, Marvin!
Upcoming Talks
28 May 2026
We have been here before.
We have lived through waves of euphoria and dismay. First the computer. Then the web. Then mobile. Each time we believed everything was changing. Each time shallow practice was exposed. Now AI is not coming. It is here.
It drafts. It prototypes. It codes. It researches. It collapses handoffs. It accelerates output. It also accelerates mediocrity.
So who should be nervous?
This opening session revisits the role of the whole product team in an AI world, not from hype, but from history and fundamentals. It argues that this is not the end of design, product, or engineering. But it is the end of surface-level competence.
Drawing from past technology shifts and a return to hands-on learning in AI, machine learning and data science, this session explores and debates what actually survives disruption.
Our panelists will discuss:
- Why every discipline in product development is exposed by AI, not just Design
- Why shallow generalism and narrow specialism are both fragile in 2026
- How will team structures and ways of working change
- What “depth” really means when AI can generate output instantly
- The unique perspective Design brings when systems become intelligent, not just interactive
- How to think about generalist vs specialist in a world where AI fills skill gaps but cannot replace judgment
- What skills, mindsets and fundamentals will compound rather than decay
Past Talks
9 October 2024
What's the role of prototyping in your product development lifecycle? Do you use it in your discovery work or do you think prototypes are just designers' responsibility?
Great product teams, marketers, tech writers or engineers should leverage prototypes or wireframes. This can help align with stakeholders, test assumptions, and decrease the risk, time and resources dedicated to engineering, product or design work based on inaccurate or untested assumptions.
If you want to understand and harness the power of prototyping and experiments in your product development, discovery and reduce risk, time and resources while creating products, join us for this engaging forum!
11 October 2023
The role of the Product Manager is different in almost every organisation. How are teams structured? Is there one Product Manager per development team or does a Product Manager set the objectives for many teams? If you have hundreds of product managers do you have hundreds of product visions? How do Product Managers ensure that work isn't being duplicated across the organisation? Is it mostly project management?
If you are having issues defining the remit of the Product Manager role, or you just want to hear how others are doing it, this is a forum not to be missed.