Programme Schedule

Thu, Nov 19
Session
                             Speaker & Sessions
08:00 - 08:50
                              Registration
08:50 - 09:00
Opening Note and Welcome
09:00 - 09:45
Keynote
Don Jackson
Intent-Based Testing:  Moving Beyond Static Scripts
Don Jackson, Technical Evangelist, Perforce Software
09:45 - 10:25
Track Talk
Alip Chattopadhyay
Navigating the Uncharted: How to Quantify Quality in LLMs and Agentic Workflows
Alip Chattopadhyay, Director - Data & Quality Engineering, Ascendum Solutions
10:25 - 10:55
                              Refreshment Break
Session
10:55 - 11:35
Track Talk
Bill Lucarell
Clean Up Your Act: Arranging Automation You Can Trust
Bill Lucarell, Senior Software Developer in Test, Lucas Systems
11:35 - 12:15
Track Talk
Samuel Maniraj Selvaraj
Delivering software excellence through enterprise QE and Automation strategies
Samuel Maniraj Selvaraj, Engineering Manager , Test Automation, Veeva Systems
12:15 - 12:35
Sponsor Talk
Saurabh Sharma
Why Most Enterprise AI Testing Pilots Fail Before Production
Saurabh Sharma, Enterprise Sales Director | GTM, Context QA
12:35 - 13:20
                              Networking Lunch
13:20 - 13:40
Track Talk
Kayla Gillman
AI Déjà Vu: Lessons from Automation
Kayla Gillman, Senior Manager, TTC Global
13:40 - 14:20
Track Talk
David Leslie
Applying Shift-left & shift-everywhere quality in the age of AI
David Leslie, Lead Software Engineer in Test, FlightSafety International
14:20 - 15:05
Panel
Panel speakers
AI agents in testing — co-pilot, colleague, or replacement?Exploring autonomous testing, agentic QA, and what it means for the humans in the loop
Eric Potter, Ajay P., Eric Martin, Joe Belisle, Don Jackson
15:05 - 15:20
                              Refreshment Break
Session
                              Tutorial Session
15:20 - 17:20
Tutorial Session
Rushikesh Gawad
AI-Powered Playwright Automation with MCP: From Prompt to Test
Rushikesh Gawad, Quality Assurance and Release Specialist III, Total Quality Logistics
17:20 - 17:30
Closing Note
Closing and Wrap-Up