Programme Schedule
19th February, 2026
BANGALORE
Thu, Feb 19 | Session | Speaker & Sessions | |
08:00 - 08:50 | Registration | ||
08:50 - 09:00 | Welcome | ||
09:00 - 09:45 | Keynote |  | AI-Enabled Testing Practice – Reality Check and Lessons Learnt KrishnaKumar, Principal software engineer, Microsoft |
09:45 - 10:30 | Panel Discussion |  | Navigating the Next Wave: How AI, Sustainability, and Human-Centered Design Are Redefining Quality Assurance Sureka Jawahar, Prabhu Kalaiselvan, Subhash Kotra, Vishnu Mani, Sai Sasidhar R. |
10:30 - 11:00 | Refreshment Break | ||
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11:00 - 11:45 | Track Talk |  | Trends in Test Automation: Framework, Cloud and Scripting Shweta Ayala, Senior Test Automation Advisor & Architect, TATA Consultancy Services |
11:45 - 12:30 | Track Talk |  | From Scripts to Swarms: Testing Enterprise AI with AI Navaneethakrishnan R, Head of QA, Glean |
12:30 - 13:30 | Networking Lunch | ||
13:30 - 14:30 | Tutorial Session |  | Observability-Driven API Testing Workshop : Build Functional, Contract & Reliability Checks in 60 Minutes based on risk score by TIA (Test Impact Analysis) agent Kavitha Rajamani, Technical Director, Manhattan Associates Nirupa Ghouse, Senior Manager in Quality Engineering, Manhattan Associates |
14:30 - 15:15 | Track Talk |  | Engineering Quality and Security at the Source: The Strategic Shift-Left Mindset Swapn Sharma, Head of QA Engineering, Kredivo Group |
15:15 - 15:45 | Refreshment Break | ||
Session | Fireside Chat and Sessions | ||
15:45 - 16:30 | Track Talk |  | AI-Driven Autonomy: The Next Frontier in elevating Quality across SDLC Mallika Fernandes, Managing Director, Accenture |
16:30 - 17:00 | Fireside Chat |  | Beyond the Hype: Personal Journeys in Shaping the Future of QA through Artificial Intelligence and Ethical Innovation Bharat Baser, Software Quality Control Manager, Shell Robin Gupta, Founder, TestZeus |
17:00 - 17:10 | Closing Note | Closing and Wrap-Up | |
17:10 - 18:10 | Networking | Networking Reception | |
