Learn from the Testing Experts

Keynote Speaker

Don Jackson

Technical Evangelist,
Perforce Software

Featured Speakers

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Lakshmi Vidya Peri

Board of Director & Secretary, TMMi America Foundation

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Amit Bhardwaj

Director, Quality Engineering, Cloud Software Group

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Taras Buriak

SDET, TEK Systems(client: Southwest Airlines)

Julian Mardirosian

VP Sales, Context QA

Taran Agrawal

Test Manager, Automation Test Expert, Compunnel Software Group Inc.

Tutorial Speaker

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Somu Suryanarayanan

Engineering Leader – Agentic AI Tools & Automation, CookUnity

Panel Discussion Speakers

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Stacy Wyatt

Independent Consultant, Formerly at Beyond Finance

 

Stacy Wyatt is a quality assurance professional with 14 years in software and 11 years in technology leadership, known for turning quality engineering into a strategic advantage rather than a bottleneck. She specializes in building automation-first testing cultures, defining release governance and risk-based decision frameworks, and integrating AI-augmented testing practices into modern SDLC processes. With a background that began in English and technical writing, Stacy brings a rare ability to translate complex technical risk into clear business decisions for engineers and executives alike. She is passionate about building quality cultures where teams move fast without sacrificing confidence in what they ship.

Jason Cavaliere

Director of Software Development, Frontier Energy, Inc.

Jason is an engineering leader focused on building high-performing organizations that deliver reliably at scale.

Over the past 25 years, he led teams across startups, enterprise environments, and operationally complex organizations, helping engineering groups move from reactive execution to predictable, sustainable delivery.

His experience spans organizational transformation, engineering operations, software architecture, and cross-functional leadership. He specializes in stabilizing under-structured environments, rebuilding operational trust, improving execution systems, and aligning engineering with business priorities while helping teams scale without losing technical quality.

 

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Srikanth Srinivas

Automation Architect, Caesars Entertainment

Srikanth works at the intersection of enterprise platform architecture, artificial intelligence, and digital transformation, helping organizations translate emerging AI capabilities into scalable business outcomes.

With more than 20 years of experience leading complex technology initiatives for Fortune 500 organizations across gaming, automotive, healthcare, and digital platforms, he works with business and technology leaders to modernize enterprise ecosystems, accelerate innovation, and deliver secure, resilient, AI-enabled solutions.

His focus has consistently been on transforming complex, legacy processes into intelligent, automated platforms that enhance customer experiences, improve operational efficiency, and create measurable business value.

 

Russ Steed

SQA Manager, Plnar

Russ Steed brings more than 20 years of experience leading software and hardware quality, building QA teams, and advancing test automation. His approach centers on early collaboration, continuous testing, and preventing defects throughout the development lifecycle.

At Plnar, Russ leads software quality engineering and applies AI-driven automation to testing across web, API, and mobile platforms. He combines hands-on technical experience with practical leadership to strengthen release confidence and help teams deliver reliable products. He advocates for quality as a shared engineering responsibility, with QA involved from the first design discussions through production.

Manik Gupta

Associate Vice President, Deloitte

Manik Gupta is a Quality Engineering professional with 25+ years of experience leading quality assurance for large-scale digital transformation programs. As Associate Vice President at Deloitte Consulting, he owns end-to-end quality outcomes across enterprise engagements defining modern test strategies, infusing AI into Quality Engineering, and driving performance and scalability testing for mission-critical systems.

He has led QE for complex, multi-year transformation programs in healthcare IT, embedding AI-enabled testing, automation, and Test Data Management into the core of delivery helping organizations shift from traditional QA to intelligent, risk-based quality engineering. His work spans test strategy design, synthetic data adoption, performance engineering, and building scalable QE practices from the ground up.

He holds a Post Graduate Certificate in AI/ML Business Applications from the McCombs School of Business (UT Austin) and brings a rare blend of deep QE craftsmanship and AI fluency to help organizations modernize how they test, scale, and deliver quality at speed.