Speakers

Keynote Speaker

Sukumar Sankaran

QA Director,
Oracle India Pvt. Ltd

Featured Speakers

Ratnakumar Gorthi

Executive Director
Deloitte South Asia LLP

Kishore Kandula

Kishore Kandula

Competency Head – Automation
Tech Mahindra

Chandrakanth Chavva

Technical Delivery Manager
Cotiviti

Ankit Jain

Founder
Beeceptor

Panel Discussion Speakers

Niranjan Keshavan

Program Director – Quality Engineering Coforge

I am a quality engineering professional with 18+ years of experience in product assurance, validation, and digital transformation. I’ve led QA teams, scaled quality functions, and now focus on driving AI-led quality strategies that elevate how organizations build and test software.
I design intelligent QA ecosystems using RAG pipelines, vector databases, agentic layers, and model context protocols. With strong skills in prompt engineering and AI pipeline architecture, I help enterprises shift from traditional QA to scalable, autonomous, AI-driven assurance.

Core Strengths
Scaled QA business from $50K to $5M
Delivered large, complex programs with customer-centric execution
Built and led teams from 10 to 100+
Fast, clear, narrative-driven decision-making
AI & Tech Expertise
AI orchestration and agentic QA layers
Prompt engineering and vector search optimization
Turning AI innovation into practical QA strategy

Philosophy
Lifelong learner, focused on high-impact decisions, team success, and meaningful connections across tech, quality, and music.

Maneesh Agarwal

Director of QA Forsys Inc

With 20 years of experience in Project, Program, and Delivery Management, I have led large-scale QA, Test Automation, and Digital Transformation initiatives across BFSI and Telecom. I’ve partnered with global organizations including BNY Mellon, BMO, Citibank, DTCC, Regions Bank, and Telenet to deliver high-impact solutions that improve quality, reduce costs, and drive business outcomes. I’ve also played a key role in winning major testing engagements through proposals, demos, and stakeholder leadership.

An IIM Calcutta alumnus with an MBA from SMU, I hold PMP, SAFe Agilist, Scrum Master, ISTQB Test Manager, GenAI, and Data Analytics certifications. My expertise spans TestOps and Automation Strategy, managing 25K+ test cases, 100+ automation pipelines, and containerized test environments, while leading and mentoring teams of 50+ QA professionals.

I remain focused on continuous innovation, actively building expertise in AI/ML, Generative AI, Cloud (AWS & GCP), and RPA to drive future-ready quality engineering and delivery excellence.

Archana Agarwal

Associate Director Verizon

Archana Agarwal is a Quality Engineering and Delivery leader with over 20 years of experience driving large-scale test automation, CI/CD modernization, and enterprise quality transformation. She specializes in automation strategy, SDET transformation, cloud and microservices quality, and AI/GenAI-driven defect analytics. Archana is passionate about evolving test automation into a strategic engineering capability that accelerates delivery, improves production stability, and aligns technology with business outcomes. She is a certified Agile practitioner and has helped organizations successfully evolve and scale their Agile journeys.

Geetha Pavani

Associate Director Innova Solutions

A seasoned testing professional with indepth experience in software test automation using UFT/QTP, Selenium, UIPath, JMeter.
• A Certified Software Quality Analyst (CSQA), HP Accredited Integration Specialist and ISTQB professional with a deep working experience in Test automation including Agile (Scrum) projects.
• Implemented Software Quality Processes, Methodologies, and Automation Frameworks for clients.
• Experience in creating testing practice, setting up the team, initial management, best practice adoption
• Driving QA CoE: Evaluate QA tools and processes; provide suggestions, training for changes to existing products, process or services
• Monitoring & review of metrics e.g. Defect detection rate, Test Case Effectiveness, Test Effective, Total Test Coverage, Defect Trend Analysis etc.
• Developed, managed, and executed test process and plans for small, medium and large projects.
• Independently managed Test Automation programs for large customers including client communication
• Significant contribution for software testing and capable of defining/refining/tailoring testing process to be best suitable for the application under test.
• Managed/Lead all types of software and systems testing: functional, non-functional, integration, acceptance, regression, localization, installation, and performance.
• Had published articles at international testing conferences.
• Strong knowledge of CMMi, ISO 9000, 7QC tools, PDCA, BS7799
• Worked in Agile projects with onshore offsite model
• Plan and publish Training plans

Sandhya C.

Vice President DBS Bank

Global QA Transformation Leader with over 20 years of experience in AI-led automation, release governance, and digital assurance across global banking ecosystems. Proven success in building high-performing teams, modernizing quality practices through AI, and delivering measurable outcomes — including faster releases, improved quality metrics, and optimized operational efficiency

Fireside Speaker

Mohan Bachu

Director of Quality Engineering
Quest Diagnostics

Quality Engineering leader with 25+ years of experience across Practice, Product, Test, Automation, Project, and People Management, specializing in Technical Architecture and GenAI. Multi-cloud certified Cloud Advisor with deep expertise in QECoE setup, QE transformation, and cloud-native modernization. Proven leader of global testing and solution architecture teams, with strong capabilities in automation strategy, client and stakeholder management, delivery excellence, and building high-performing, diverse teams across agile and waterfall models.