The National Software Testing Conference returns to the British Museum

Returning for the third year with an exceptional line-up of speakers including heads of testing, directors of QA and industry specialists, The National Software Testing Conference will take place on the 17-18 May 2016.

UK-based software testing and QA conference

The National Software Testing Conference is a UK-based conference that provides the software testing and QA community at home and abroad with invaluable content from revered industry speakers; practical presentations from the winners and finalists of The European Software Testing Awards; Executive Workshops, facilitated and led by key figures; as well as a market leading exhibition, which will enable delegates to view the latest products and services available to them.

High quality speaker line-up

The National Software Testing Conference has always prided itself on highlighting speakers who have excelled in their careers and dedicated their lives to promoting quality in software.

This year’s line up includes speakers from the public, retail, financial and media sectors.

Key speakers include:

  • Delia Brown, Head of Test, Home Office
  • Myron Kirk, Head of Test CoE, Boots
  • Geoff Thompson, Director and Managing Consultant, Experimentus Ltd
  • Ines Smith, Quality Assurance and Controls Lead, UBS
  • Paula Thomsen, Head of Quality Assurance, Aviva
  • Sally Goble, Head of Quality, Guardian Media
  • Paul Gerrard, Consultant
  • Peter Francome, Head of Test, Quality and Delivery Innovation, Virgin Media
  • Arun Jayabalan, Test and Release Manager, Public Sector
  • Martin Wrigley, Executive Director, Application Quality Alliance (AQuA)
  • Rod Armstrong, Programme Quality Manager, EasyJet

And presentation topics include:

  • Case studies
  • Changing trends
  • Test data management
  • Test automation
  • The Art of Questioning to improve Testing, Agile, and Automating
  • Testing: Evolution or Revolution?
  • Agile
  • What skills will testers need?
  • DevOps
  • MicroServices Testing and Automation strategy
  • Mobile testing
  • Performance testing

DevOps stream

As well as bringing you excellence, best practices and practical advice from the software testing and QA scene, The National Software Testing Conference will include two DevOps streams for those interested in seeing how the new cultural IT movement will impact upon IT teams and change organisations from within.

DevOps speakers and topics

Key speakers in 2016 include:

  • Shane Kelly, Head of Digital Change, William Hill
  • Stephen Williams, VP Engineering, ticketmaster
  • Milan Juza, Head of Delivery & Change, Digital Marketplace, Barclaycard
  • Mike Dilworth, Agile & DevOps Transformation, Sainsbury’s
  • Deb Bhattacharya, Scrum Master and DevOps Specialist, HSBC Commercial Banking
  • Keith Watson, Agile Development Manager, Ordnance Survey
  • John Clapham, Agile & DevOps Consultant

And presentation topics include:

  • Case studies – how has DevOps been successfully implemented?
  • Changing trends
  • The Art of Questioning to improve Testing, Agile, and Automating
  • DevOps
  • Transformation strategy
  • Adoption challenges
  • Culture/mindset shifts
  • Customer experience
  • Security
  • Scaled DevOps Frameworks
  • Continuous delivery
  • Behaviour driven change implementation

 

The National Software Testing Conference is sponsored by Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Perfecto Mobile, Neotys, CAPITA, iSQI and Delphix.

31 Media, organisers of The National Software Testing Conference and publishers of TEST Magazine would like to thank its sponsors for their support.

 

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