The AI Product Management program jointly offered by Optimus Digital Future recently concluded its 6-week intensive training with a high-energy Demo Day, supported by Optimus AI Labs.
A group of 5 teams consisting of 15 product managers delivered capstone project demos showcasing what they learnt in the 6-week course.
During the course of the program, the product managers were exposed to a transformative journey into AI-driven product excellence through AI-first product thinking, understanding AI systems, shipping and scaling AI products, etc. as well as personalized mentorship on stakeholder management and cross-functional AI teams.
The participants also received mentorship and career sessions from exceptional professionals, including accomplished founders and product leads with proven expertise in AI product management.
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On Demo Day, five teams delivered compelling pitches to a panel of esteemed judges and an engaged audience, culminating in the announcement of the three top winners.
The five teams, comprising product managers, took the stage to present their capstone demo projects, demonstrating their progress and disruptive ideas, much to the delight of the expert panel and attendees.
Following the demo was a thought-provoking session by Lanre Basamta, CEO/Co-founder, Optimus AI Labs, “Winning in the Marketplace as an AI-PM”. The session saw Lanre discuss how the marketplace rewards outcomes and not just AI knowledge, problem selection being the competitive advantage, human-AI collaboration winning in the market, understanding the economics of AI, and lots more.
The highlight of Demo Day was the announcement of the top three teams and participants during the course of the program.
After careful deliberation, the judges – Esther Ajayi, Innovation Strategist and Business Mentor, Bridge for Billions, and Gabriel K, Product Manager, Momo from MTN – awarded the top three positions to:
- Team 2: AI-Powered Bookkeeping: Automating sales records from social and web platforms.
- Team 4: AI-Powered Bookkeeping: Automating sales records from social and web platforms.
- Teams 3: Transforming Waste Management in Nigeria with AI Agents: Driving Efficiency, Sorting, and Citizen Engagement
The top three graduating students of the program are:
Gabriel Oriakhi – 100%
Abdullahi Nofisat – 95%
Clinton Anene – 92%
Watch out this space for the third cohort of the AI for Product Management program.