Programme Schedule
26th February, 2026
PUNE
Thu, Feb 26 | Session | Speaker & Sessions | |
08:00 - 08:50 | Registration | ||
08:50 - 09:00 | Welcome | ||
09:00 - 09:45 | Keynote |  | Agentic AI Ready Test Automation Solutions (AI-TAS) – A Paradigm Shift! Saurabh Bhardwaj, Vice President- Quality Engineering, Large US based Bank |
09:45 - 10:30 | Panel Discussion |  | Navigating the Next Wave: How AI, Sustainability, and Human-Centered Design Are Redefining Quality Assurance Sandeep Sudame, Alpesh Vala, Daniel Mascarenhas, Suganthi Kanagavel |
10:30 - 11:00 | Refreshment Break | ||
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11:00 - 11:45 | Track Talk |  | Container-First Testing: Bringing Production to JUnit for Microservices at Scale Swapnil Kotwal, Sr. Staff Software Engineer, SailPoint Technologies |
11:45 - 12:30 | Track Talk |  | Quality Assurance for AI Agents: Context-Driven Evaluation at Scale Srajan Jain, Quality Architect I, Epam Systems |
12:30 - 13:30 | Networking Lunch | ||
13:30 - 14:30 | Tutorial Session |  | Step by step guide on laying out good design for Automation with Playwright Typescript Atmaram Naik, Test Manager, Sedin Technologies |
14:30 - 15:15 | Track Talk |  | Testing Enough in GenAI: Balancing Automation Velocity with Human Judgment SatParkash Maurya, General Manager, VOIS (Vodafone Intelligent Solutions) |
15:15 - 15:45 | Refreshment Break | ||
Session | Fireside Chat and Sessions | ||
15:45 - 16:30 | Track Talk |  | TRUST a new model for “Human + AI Partnership in Testing Ashutosh Bhatawadekar, Engagement Director CIO Advisory, Tata Consultancy Services |
16:30 - 17:00 | Fireside Chat | Beyond the Hype: Personal Journeys in Shaping the Future of QA through Artificial Intelligence and Ethical Innovation | |
17:00 - 17:10 | Closing Note | Closing and Wrap-Up | |
17:10 - 18:10 | Networking | Networking Reception | |
