Our Product Leads and Product Operations team have created the Festival of Products to showcase how the product model delivers value for universities. Bringing together peers working on Digital Products across organisations to share their experiences, show impact, celebrate success in Higher Education. To shine a light on product best practices and the future of Digital products.
The inaugural Festival of Products took place on Thursday 2 July 2026 at Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus.
If you missed it, you can catch up on the agenda, talks and presentations below.
Talks and panel discussions from the Festival of Products, 2026
Agenda and keynote speakers
Liz Goulding, The Economist
A Managing Director and Chief Product Officer with a track record of scaling global digital platforms and building enterprise revenue streams across media, education, and sport. Focused on building new products, teams, and capabilities within complex organisations and leading product, engineering, data, and AI teams in high stakes, zero failure environments. Liz currently serves as CPO at The Economist and Managing Director of Economist Education and previously held senior product and technology leadership roles at Warner Bros. Discovery and Sky, including digital delivery across three Olympic Games.
Louise May, Product Focus
With over 25 years of experience in product management, Louise is an accomplished and commercially driven product leader with a strong track record of shaping strategy, driving innovation, and delivering sustained growth. Louise drives successful product portfolio transformations, establishes high-performing product organisations, and embeds agile practices at scale, excelling at building and executing product-focused operating models that deliver business impact.
Agenda
09.00-10.00 Registration
10.00-11.45 – ‘On form – what good Digital Products look like.’
Welcome, Keynote talk and talk.
11.45-12.30 – ‘The long game’- The Product journey.
Panel discussion
12.30 -13.30 – Lunch and digital showcase
13.30-15.00 – ‘The Next Set’ – Shaping the future of Product delivery.
Keynote, Panel discussion and closing remarks
15.00-16.00 – Networking and drinks reception
Andrew Bottomley and Liam Jones demonstrate the My Imperial Campus app at the Festival of Products 2026
Guests networking at the Festival of Products in the university Main Entrance
Guests had the opportunity to ask questions at the Festival of Products talks and panel discussions
Guests had the opportunity to caht over lunch at the Festival of Products.
Kavita Kapoor, Director of Digital Products, welcomed colleagues and guests to the Festival of Products
The Festival of Products took place on 2 July with talks, demos and panel discussions
This isn’t just a one‑off match. The Festival is the starting point for a new community of products, a collaborative league of universities and tech partners who are ready to share knowledge, trade tactics, and work together to raise everyone’s game.
Watch this space for future events and updates!