Scaling Impact: Building High-Performing Product Teams Across Borders

Leading 80+ people across London, Amsterdam, and Bangalore, Romain Berthomé has learned that scaling product impact starts with scaling culture. In this fireside chat, he reveals how Booking.com builds high performing cross-functional teams grounded in trust, shared understanding, and business-driven decision making.
Outcomes:

• Learn how to prioritise focus and resources when managing large distributed teams.
• Build a culture rooted in customer understanding, data literacy, and product thinking.
• Enable autonomy while maintaining alignment across time zones and disciplines.
• Discover how to grow leadership capacity without losing team cohesion or velocity.