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Demo Event NYC: Build Your Own System

During the expert-led demo event, Nabeel Barqawi, Senior Product Manager at Disney, demonstrated how AI was democratizing software development by showing attendees how to turn standard developer tools into an AI-powered product engine and move from a raw concept to a working application without a traditional engineering background.

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Nabeel Barqawi

Manager, Product Management, AI

Nabeel Barqawi

Manager, Product Management, AI

"You don't need to have deep subject-matter engineering expertise about every single layer of the stack... All you have to realize is: what is the fundamental human problem that you want to solve?"

-Nabeel Barqawi, Manager, Product Management at Disney

Nabeel Barqawi

Manager, Product Management, AI

Nabeel Barqawi is a Senior Product Manager of Conversational AI at Disney Streaming, where he leads strategy, experimentation, and implementation across multiple AI-powered experiences. With over 7 years of experience, Nabeel has led cross-functional initiatives at the intersection of AI, product strategy, and user trust. His work focuses on building responsible, scalable AI solutions that balance business goals with intuitive, human-centered design.

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