Programme Schedule

Thu, Apr 16
Session
                             Speaker & Sessions
08:00 - 08:50
                              Registration
08:50 - 09:00
                              Welcome
09:00 - 09:45
Keynote
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Engineering Digital Trust: Strategic Quality Leadership in the Age of AI
Fikile Mekgoe, Head Of Technology: Delivery & Testing, Bidvest Bank Limited
09:45 - 10:30
Panel Discussion
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Navigating the Next Wave: How AI, Sustainability, and Human-Centered Design Are Redefining Quality Assurance
Craig Risi, Kamil Maharaj, Mmakgabo Mekwa, Mathew Zungu, Nurse Mtsweni
10:30 - 11:00
                              Refreshment Break
Session
11:00 - 11:45
Track Talk
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How AI and Shift‑Left Practices Transform Digital Quality Engineering
Alfred Lehabe, Automation Lead, iOCO
11:45 - 12:30
Track Talk
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Back to Humanity: Engineering Trust in the Age of AI
Mfundo Delihlazo, Digital Innovation Lead: Quality Engineering, Sasol
12:30 - 13:30
                              Networking Lunch
13:30 - 14:30
Tutorial Session
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Accelerating Automation Quality with Github Copilot
Stephen Beck, Automation Architect, Old Mutual South Africa
14:30 - 15:15
Track Talk
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Building a Quality-First Culture Through Test Automation Metrics
Bonginhlanhla Lushaba, Senior SQA Engineer Manager, iLAB
15:15 - 15:45
                              Refreshment Break
Session
                              Fireside Chat and Sessions
15:45 - 16:30
Track Talk
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The AI-Augmented Test Engineer: Building Self-Evolving Automation with Playwright and Agentic Workflows
Mxolisi Duma, Quality Assurance Automation Lead, E-centive
16:30 - 17:00
Fireside Chat
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Beyond the Hype: Personal Journeys in Shaping the Future of QA through
Artificial Intelligence and Ethical Innovation
Craig Risi, Vimmi Walia
17:00 - 17:10
Closing Note
Closing and Wrap-Up
17:10 - 18:10
Networking
                              Networking Reception