Talks and Appearances

I speak on the art and practice of building great teams, great products, and lasting impact — drawing on over two decades of leadership across product management, team leadership, startup growth, AI strategy, product UX and design, and service innovation. Whether advising founders or scaling teams, my talks challenge assumptions, inspire action, and offer deeply practical insight from the frontlines of building and leading.

March 2025 / AI in Healthcare: Fulcrum Panel

Building software products has never been easy. That’s why we’re exploring what works (and what doesn’t) in our first webinar of our new series on product and software development.

May 2024 / CPO Track - Hiring and Bias

Bias can be seen in various forms – gender, age, ethnicity, race, colour, language. Part of an expert panel including ​Deborah Frost, ex-CEO of Personal Group and NED, ​Elizabeth Sandler, ex-COO of Blackstone, NED & Founder, ​Namrata Sarmah – Founder of CPO Track and Women in Product UK, ​David Bell, Head of Scale Up Collective (UK) at Odgers Berndtson

September 2023 / Future Thinkers - Journey into Product

Sophie Holt speaks with Justin Berkovi about his impressive digital and tech career journey over the last quarter century and explores his approach to hiring and advice for those entering the market.

August 2023 / Recruited Feature

Navigating Stormy Seas: Leading your Product Team and Organisation Through Crisis

November 2021 / CPO Summit London

Moderating Panel ‘New Kid on the Block – Having the Voice of the CPO Heard Among the C-Suite’

September 2021 / Balance The Grind

Speaking to The Nudge Group on ‘a day in the life’ as part of their Balance The Grind series

July 2021 / Product Sessions Live

How to design with empathy. Discussion with Applause as part of their Product Sessions LIVE series

December 2020 / CPO Summit London

Panel discussion: Building product teams for success

October 2020 / New Digital Age - Panel

Listen to build. Why dialling into empathy with users can help build better brands and products