pmconf 2026 (Product Manager Conference)
Overview
Japan's largest product management conference. It contributes to the advancement of product management through knowledge sharing and case study presentations by PMs and PdMs. In 2025, held in Osaka (November) and Tokyo (December). The 2026 edition runs in three cities, Fukuoka (October 23), Osaka (December 11), and Tokyo (December 17-18), with Tokyo spanning Day 1 sessions and a Day 2 open space (OST) and hackathon. Top PMs from Japan and abroad take the stage.
Speakers
- Leading product managers from Japan and abroad
- VPs of Product at tech companies
Foundation
- Founded
- 2016
- Founder
- pmconf Executive Committee (Product Manager community volunteers)
Founded to expand awareness of product management in Japan and build a practitioner community
Transition
- 2016 First pmconf held
- 2020 Moved online during the COVID-19 pandemic
- 2023 In-person format resumed
- 2025 Shifted to a two-city format across Osaka and Tokyo
Voices
One of the few Japanese-language conferences where you can deepen your PM career and practical knowledge.
Hearing real-world examples of how PMs at other companies make decisions was very insightful.
Took home lessons on saying no well and balancing short and long term to move products forward (from Ayano Iida's report, in Japanese)
Reflected on what PMs should be when AI lets anyone build products, designing decisions and owning problems (from Shun's report, in Japanese)
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