ProductCamp Chicago 2025: The Unconference for Product Managers

The community-led unconference for product leaders and innovators.

Date & Location

Friday, October 10, 2025

8:00 am - 4:30 pm CT

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McDonald’s Headquarters

110 N. Carpenter St. Chicago, IL

Chicago, IL 60607 (Map)

ProductCamp Chicago is brought to you by our amazing sponsors and partners

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Featuring: Dan Olsen

Book titled 'The Lean Product Playbook' by Dan Olsen, with subtitle 'How to innovate with minimum viable products and rapid customer feedback', published by Wiley. The cover features a white background with red and black text, and a small red arrow pointing to the word 'innovate'.
Dan Olsen

Dan Olsen is a product management trainer, consultant, and speaker. Dan wrote the bestselling product management book The Lean Product Playbook. Dan helps companies build great products and strong product teams. His clients include Google, Facebook, Uber, Amazon, Box, and Walmart. He is also the founder of the 13,000-member Lean Product Meetup community.

Submit Your Session

Have an idea or experience worth sharing? ProductCamp is built by the community, and we’re now accepting session proposals.

Whether it’s your first time speaking or your tenth, this is a great way to:

  • Share lessons and insights with fellow product leaders

  • Build your presence in the Chicago product community

  • Lead conversations that shape our field

All formats are welcome: talks, panels, workshops, or creative formats.

Submit your session by September 2, 2025 to be included in attendee voting.

Submit your session

What is ProductCamp Chicago?

ProductCamp Chicago is not your typical product management conference. It’s an “unconference,” a participant-driven event where you help shape the agenda.

Unlike traditional conferences with preset speakers and rigid schedules, ProductCamp puts you in the driver’s seat.

You propose sessions. You vote on the topics. You lead or join conversations that matter to you.

It’s a collaborative, high-energy experience where product managers, designers, marketers, and founders come together to learn, share, and grow in a welcoming, community-led environment.

Here’s what makes ProductCamp special:

  • Attendees are also speakers

  • Sessions are crowdsourced and voted on by you

  • Networking is collaborative, not hierarchical

  • Hosted annually in Chicago for over 15 years

Whether you’re an experienced PM or just getting started, ProductCamp offers the space to explore ideas, solve challenges, and connect with people who get it.

What Makes ProductCamp Different?

Traditional Conference

  • Pre-selected speakers

  • Fixed agenda

  • One-way presentations

  • $500+ tickets

ProductCamp Unconference

  • Attendees propose sessions in advance

  • Agenda is voted on by the community

  • Interactive, peer-led sessions

  • $45 low-cost registration

June
June 26 (Thu)
🚀 Registration opens
July
July 10 (Thu)
📢 Session submissions open. Submit your topic here.
September
Sep 2 (Tue)
✍️ Last day to submit sessions
Sep 5 (Thu)
🗳️ Voting opens for submitted sessions
Sep 12 (Fri)
✅ Voting closes & speakers are notified
Sep 19 (Fri)
📣 Speakers/sessions announced
October
Oct 10 (Fri)
🎉 ProductCamp Chicago 2025

ProductCamp Chicago 2025 Timeline

Chicago ProductCamp event attendees networking

What to Expect at ProductCamp Chicago

ProductCamp Chicago is packed with energy, ideas, and a whole lot of real talk about what it means to build great products. Whether it's your first time or your fifth, here’s what you can expect:

  •  🎤 Sessions led by attendees: You’ll hear directly from people solving the same product challenges you face.

  • 🗳️ Community-driven topics: Sessions are proposed and voted on in advance, so the content reflects what people actually want to learn.

  • 🤝 Authentic networking: Skip the awkward icebreakers. You’ll meet product folks who genuinely want to connec

  • 🍕 Snacks, swag, and surprises: We’ve got the fuel and fun covered to keep you going all day.

You’ll walk away with fresh insights, new connections, and the kind of product inspiration you can’t get from a webinar or traditional meetup.

Whiteboard from workshop from ProductCamp Chicago
ProductCamp Chicago attendees networking with prizes
Himica Kumar community select ProductCamp Chicago speaker

Who Should Attend?

Anyone interested in product management is welcome! Typical attendees include:

  • Product managers and product owners

  • UX/UI designers and researchers

  • Engineers and developers

  • Marketers and growth hackers

  • Founders and entrepreneurs

  • Customer success and sales leaders

Frequently Asked Questions

  • We’re now accepting session proposals! ProductCamp is participant-led, which means the agenda is shaped by submissions from our community.

    Submit your topic here.

  • We love volunteers!

    If you are interesting in volunteering, please reach out at chicagoproductcamp@gmail.com

  • We are excited about your interest in ProductCamp Chicago! Learn more about our sponsorship opportunities on our sponsorship page.

    If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out at chicagoproductcamp@gmail.com

  • Check out all the amazing content, sessions, speakers, and more by visiting the ProductCamp Content Library

What Previous Attendees Are Saying

  • Anna Latshaw

    "Would recommend, valuable content, pragmatic approach"

    Anna Latshaw, Product Manager @ Mercer Advisors

  • Archna Carlstone

    "Get to the meat of the issues without product pitches and company pitches."

    Archna Carlstone, Head of Product @ Carputty

  • Pete Agrawal

    "ProductCamp is really a staple event for all product professionals. "

    Pete Agrawal

  • Rob Wakerly

    "An exciting and fun event… made product connections in Chicago and gained insights."

    Rob Wakerly, Sr. Director Product Delivery

  • Irene Stadnyk

    "I made some great connections in the Chicago product community."

    Irene Stadnyk

  • Julian Webb

    "An insightful event"

    Julian Webb, Group Product Manager @ Panduit