CPO at Mastercard | CPOs are the New GMs
The traditional boundary between product development and business operations is dissolving. To drive enterprise value, product leaders must evolve from tactical executors into strategic business owners who master the P&L.Maria Parpou, CPO at Mastercard Merchant Solutions, draws on her executive experience at Barclays, Paysafe, and Mastercard to deconstruct why the next generation of CPOs must act as accidental GMs. This session is a masterclass in taking full ownership of commercial outcomes, shaping global distribution strategies, and breaking the product-tech duality trap.
Key Takeaways:
- The 1% Problem: Why most CPOs hit a career ceiling and how owning the P&L (revenues, costs, and profits) is the only path to the boardroom.
- Designing for Distribution: Moving beyond build it and they will come. Learn how to build for specific channels (SMEs vs. Platforms) to 10x your product’s reach.
- Escaping the Duality Trap: Why we must stop fragmenting teams into technical and proposition roles and instead build product leaders who can speak both code and commerce.
- The Growth Narrative: How to translate technical milestones into the language of the CEO—turning technical updates into measurable growth outcomes.
- Human Judgment in the Age of AI: Using AI to automate the grunt work of product management so you can focus on the human judgment required to dictate business strategy.
Meet the Speaker:
Maria Parpou is a transformation leader in payments. As the CPO at Mastercard Merchant Solutions, she drives scale and profitable growth across 100+ markets, turning complexity into product-led momentum. With 25+ years spanning consulting, banking, commercial payments, and ecommerce, Maria has redefined product roadmaps, unlocked new distribution channels, and accelerated commercial growth at pace.
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