AMBASSADOR PROGRAM AT THE INSTITUTE (API)
Lead the community that shaped you.
API is an invitation only network of IPL alumni leaders. Through features, trusted referrals and guest speaking, Ambassadors build a public portfolio, reach a larger audience, and mentor and coach the community. IPL recognises them for it.
Membership is by invitation only. Request an invite and the IPL team will be in touch.
THE ROLE AT A GLANCE
1
Ambassador Spotlight
Be featured as an IPL alumni voice.
2
Trusted referrals
Guide interested professionals to IPL.
3
Guest speaker
Share your practice at IPL events.
WHAT YOU BUILD IN RETURN
A public portfolio
A featured Spotlight conversation and speaker credits from IPL events.
A larger audience
Reach IPL learners, alumni, faculty and industry leaders outside your own network.
A mentoring and coaching role
Guide aspiring and early stage professionals as a recognised mentor and coach.
OUR AMBASSADORS WORK AT
WHY THE PROGRAM EXISTS
The most trusted voice on any program is a professional who has completed it.
Professionals weighing their next career move look for a peer they trust, someone who has made a similar move and can describe it plainly.
IPL alumni are that peer. They can talk about the learning, the effort and what it changed in their work.
The Ambassador Program at the Institute invites selected alumni into a defined role, and gives IPL a way to recognise the leaders who choose to serve the community.
YOUR ROLE
Three commitments that build your professional standing
Each commitment draws on your experience, serves the community and adds to your standing as a leader in product and technology.
Be featured in the Ambassador Spotlight
Sit down for a recorded conversation with IPL about your career and your work. IPL features it as an alumni perspective for the product community.
WHAT IT INVOLVES
- Discuss your career and the products or teams you lead today
- Offer practical perspective to professionals planning their next move
For the community: a direct account from an alumnus or alumna.
For you: a featured perspective that becomes part of your public portfolio.
Make trusted referrals
Speak with people in the community who show interest in IPL programs, and guide them toward the right next step.
WHAT IT INVOLVES
- Share your own experience and say who a program suits
- Connect them with the IPL team for program details
For the community: guidance from someone who has been through IPL.
For you: a reputation as a trusted guide, and the start of mentoring relationships.
Speak at IPL events
Join IPL events as a guest speaker and bring a working professional’s perspective to learners and the wider community.
WHAT IT INVOLVES
- Share a lesson, framework or case from your own practice
- Meet learners, alumni and IPL leaders in person
For the community: applied insight from working leaders.
For you: a visible platform and speaker credits for your portfolio.
WHAT YOU GAIN
Visibility that builds your professional standing
For an Ambassador, visibility means a portfolio you can point to, an audience outside your own network, and a recognised role as a mentor and coach in the community.
Build your portfolio
Your contribution becomes visible proof of your leadership.
- A featured Ambassador Spotlight conversation
- Speaker credits from IPL events
- An Ambassador profile that links to your own
Reach a larger audience
Your work and perspective reach people outside your own network.
- In front of IPL learners and alumni
- Alongside faculty, board and industry leaders at events
- Within the private global API network
Mentor and coach the community
Move from working professional to recognised guide for future product professionals.
- Guide aspiring and early stage professionals
- Share your judgment through referrals and event sessions
- Build a reputation as a mentor and coach
Recognition from IPL
The Institute acknowledges the time and expertise Ambassadors give.
- Acknowledgement at alumni events
- Personal coaching to build your public profile
- An honorarium for your contributions
- Quarterly dinners with IPL faculty and board
AMBASSADOR BENEFITS
What sets Ambassadors apart from the wider alumni community
The program extends the alumni experience with more learning, closer access to IPL leadership and more industry exposure.
| Resources | Alumni | Ambassadors |
|---|---|---|
| COMMUNITY AND LEARNING | ||
| Private discussion space in the IPL Alumni Network Discussions among Ambassadors. | No | |
| Digital Learning Learning content that continues after the program. | No | |
| Learning Bytes and Blogs Access to learning bytes from the coursework. | No | |
| Micro certificates Additional micro certificates. | Paid | Free x 2 |
| Online workshops Live sessions led by instructors on relevant skills and industry themes. | Paid | Free |
| ACCESS TO IPL AND INDUSTRY LEADERS | ||
| Campus sessions in person Skill and career topics, with time set aside with industry leaders. | No | |
| Complimentary conference and summit passes Access to select conferences and flagship events hosted by IPL. | No | |
| Dinner with IPL faculty and board Quarterly conversations with IPL leadership and faculty. | No | |
| Admission Panel Opportunity to participate in candidate evaluations to shape future cohorts. | No | |
| PERSONAL BRAND AND RECOGNITION | ||
| Personal brand coaching 1:1 guidance on your professional presence and public voice. | No | |
| Honorarium Recognition and compensation for your contributions to IPL. | No |
BY INVITATION
How membership works
The Ambassador Program is invitation only. Alumni can request an invite, and IPL extends invitations to those who lead in their field and contribute to the community.
Request an invite
Submit the short form to let IPL know you would like to be considered.
IPL extends an invitation
The Institute reviews requests and invites selected alumni to join the private global API network.
Begin contributing
You take up the Ambassador Spotlight, trusted referrals and guest speaking, and start building your standing.
THE NETWORK
Meet the Ambassadors
Alumni leaders from product, technology, consulting and business roles, who make up the private global API network.
The Alumni behind the Program
FAQS
Questions about the program
What is the Ambassador Program at the Institute (API)?
API is a volunteer initiative for IPL alumni leaders who want to make a difference in the product and technology community. Members form a private global network.
What will I do as an Ambassador?
You contribute in three ways: be featured in the Ambassador Spotlight, make trusted referrals to professionals in the community who show interest in IPL programs, and speak at IPL events as a guest.
What do Ambassadors receive?
Visibility that builds your portfolio, reaches a larger audience and lets you mentor and coach the community, along with recognition from IPL. Benefits include a private discussion space, complimentary conference passes, quarterly dinners with IPL faculty and board, personal brand coaching and an honorarium.
How do I become an Ambassador?
Membership is by invitation from IPL. Use Request an Invite to let the Institute know you would like to be considered, and the IPL team will be in touch.
Who do I contact with questions about the program?
Write to engage@ipl.university and the IPL team will respond.