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Manchester Product Management Society

Fresh from the city of bees, Manchester.

We are your starting point for the world of Product Management!

We are a student-run society at the University of Manchester that helps students discover what Product Management really is.

We bridge students with industry professionals through events, seminars, and practical workshops. We make the learning of product management to be accessible and fun. Our goal is to support students - no matter their background - to build confidence, gain skills, and find their path in global tech and product careers.

Members typically study

Computing/Technology

Maths/Business

The facts

Our co-founders are postgraduate students who have previously worked in product management roles. They wanted to share their passion for product management with their peers.

In the 25/26 term, we covered the whole product lifecycle management with students: from product analytics to testing prototypes.

We have a diverse professional network. We want to collaborate with as many people as possible and connect them to our student members.

Our student members are very diverse, with many different nationalities and work experiences, from undergraduates to postgraduates.

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Events

Workshop: Design Thinking for PM

Date:

Wednesday, 13^th May 2026

Summary:

Many people came to the workshop with a product idea in mind but no clear path to turning it into something people could actually use.

During the session, participants explored how to go from “I have an idea” to building a working prototype in just one afternoon.

The Design Thinking for Product Managers: Hands-On Prototyping & Vibe-Coding Workshop gave attendees a practical, beginner-friendly introduction to turning ideas into products using vibe-coding.

No coding experience was needed.

Participants brought their laptops, their curiosity, and one product idea they wanted to explore - and left with hands-on experience building and prototyping their concepts.

Workshop: Data in Product Management

Date:

Wednesday, 11^th March 2026

Guest Speaker:

John Jang, CEO & Co-Founder of SpeakDuo

Participants:

Summary:

SpeakDuo is a global startup that provides a community-based language learning platform. In this on-site workshop at the University of Manchester, John and his colleagues provided us with a case study challenge for us to solve. We gathered in small teams to listen to his story, analyse existing data, and create solutions to be pitched to John.

Webinar: What is Product Management?

Date:

Monday, 23^rd February 2026

Guest Speaker:

Sneha Kalaivanan, Senior Product Manager at Tesco

Participants:

Summary:

Sneha is a London-based Product Manager (PM) from Tesco. She shared with us about what product management is and what differentiates the role from other roles, and a little glimpse of the daily life as a PM in Tesco.

Webinar: Product Management in Healthcare

Date:

Tuesday, 9^th December 2025

Guest Speaker:

Sesilia Maidelin, Product Manager at Skin Analytics

Participants:

Summary:

Sesilia is a London-based product manager with specialisation in AI and healthcare products. She currently works in a company that develops AI that can detect skin cancer early. In this webinar, she shared with us the basics of product management, and a glimpse of the daily life as a PM in healthcare.

Committee List

Chairman: Alvin Adhitya - MSc Management and Information Systems - alvin.adhitya@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk
Event Lead: Ting-Wei Yu - MSc Management and Information Systems - ting-wei.yu@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk
Marketing Officers:
- Weixiao Rao - MSc Management and Information Systems - weixiao.rao@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk
- Yuhong Xu - MSc Digital Marketing - yuhong.xu@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk
Partnership Officer: Cynthia Kyotungire - MSc Management and Information Systems - cynthia.kyotungire@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk
Treasurer: Hiroki Kanamaru - MSc Digital Development - hiroki.kanamaru@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk
Event Officer: Muhammad Mushoffa - MSc Computational Linguistics - muhammad.mushoffa@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk
Project Lead for Prototyping Workshop: Zixi Xue - MSc Management and Information Systems - zixi.xue@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk

How to Join

To join our society, please follow our socials (LinkedIn, Instagram and Whatsapp).

For partnership and collaboration, please contact Alvin (alvin.adhitya@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk or alvin.gdt@gmail.com).