Learn from the Testing Experts
Featured Speaker
Suresh Kumar V
QA Lead,
Screening Eagle Dreamlab
Fireside Speaker
Poorvi Ladha
Head of QA (Risk Management Group), DBS
A Technology Assurance and Quality Engineering leader with over 15 years of experience helping large, regulated organizations reduce delivery risk, improve release confidence, and scale quality as a strategic capability.
Her work sits at the intersection of process transformation, automation, AI-enabled accelerators, and continuous quality measurement. Over the years, she has led enterprise-scale QA transformations across the banking and insurance sectors, consistently delivering measurable outcomes in UAT defect leakage, Defect Removal Efficiency (DRE) sustained above 90%, and regression automation coverage exceeding 80%.
A key differentiator in her journey has been his ability to build in-house, scalable quality platforms rather than relying solely on off-the-shelf tools. She also designed and delivered an award-winning AI-driven Testing Workbench, recognized in an enterprise innovation competition and actively used by multiple teams for over 1.5 years, significantly reducing tester effort across test approach definition, test design, and automation readiness.
In addition, she has built and led QA organizations of 70+ members, managed multi-vendor delivery models, and partnered closely with Technology, Risk, and Audit leadership to support regulatory readiness and control assurance.
Priyank Chawda
Expert, AI Testing & Quality Engineering, ABeam Consulting
Priyank Chawda is a Quality Engineering Leader with nearly two decades of experience in Banking and Financial Services, specializing in large-scale enterprise transformation programs. He has led end-to-end testing strategy, Test Center of Excellence (TCoE) setup, and quality governance across complex, multi-country initiatives, delivering predictable and risk-aware outcomes aligned with business and regulatory expectations.
He brings deep expertise in building scalable testing ecosystems across functional, automation, and UAT layers, with a strong focus on standardization, operating model efficiency, and measurable quality outcomes. Priyank has led global teams across onshore-offshore models, driving adoption of modern testing practices in high-stakes, regulated environments.
Currently, he is focused on integrating AI into Quality Engineering—leveraging it for intelligent test optimization, risk identification, and improved decision-making, while ensuring governance, transparency, and control in regulated domains.
