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Episode #3 The Evolution of the Product Trio.

June 12, 2026 • Adrienne Howlett - Founder of In Product • Season 1 • Episode 3

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In this episode, we are joined by Aine Mckay, Head of Product at Autogen AI.

🚩 Áine recently introduced the topic of ‘The evolution of the Product Trio’ at our In Product Meetup.

Áine loves collaborating with people to build products and is passionate about fostering high-performing, cross-functional teams. She strongly believes in the power of collaboration and the implementation of sustainable and adaptable product practices to deliver value and innovation rapidly with emerging technologies. She has honed her expertise by embedding lean product practices within various FTSE 100 companies across several areas including the UK, Australia, and New Zealand support clients adopt conversation AI and most recently Generative AI.

🫶This podcast will will focus on the emergence of new roles, practices, and value drivers due to the rapid expansion of Generative AI. Sharing her firsthand experience and learnings, Áine will also share some predictions about the future when integrating AI into established practices.

In this episode, Aine brings her opinion and insight from a Product Leadership perspective and discusses 👇

✅The blending of roles in the Product Trio.
✅Developing skills, and navigating career progression in an increasingly hybrid landscape.
✅The introduction of new roles to the Product Trio and specifically Prompt Engineering.

We hope you leave this episode with an insight into the traditional Product Trio, and insights from the conversation as to how this has evolved.