Conference Speakers
 Lead Quality Engineer Salesforce
Safiya Bano is a seasoned Lead Quality Engineer at Salesforce, bringing over a decade of profound testing experience in both product and service-oriented enterprises. Currently at the forefront of shaping test strategy, Safiya adopts a customer-driven mindset to navigate multiple Salesforce products towards success. Her influential role extends to orchestrating...Read more |
 CEO Code Lingual LLC
Training ClassHajer Ben Moussa, founder and CEO of Code Lingual, has been a prominent figure in the testing industry for almost a decade. Specializing in agile software development practices, she brings extensive expertise in manual and automation testing of client servers and web-based applications. Code Lingual, her brainchild, is a multilingual...Read more |
 Managing Practitioner The Phoenix Team
Shawn J Burke has been developing software since he was eight years old. He is passionate about software delivery like football fans are passionate about the Super Bowl—he has worked every facet of the software stack. Starting as a developer when specifications still came on the back of napkins, Mr....Read more |
 Training ClassMike Ennis is a quality management expert with over 15 years industry experience specializing in quality assessments, risk analysis, development and testing in distributed systems environments. As a Test Manager, Mike has worked with several Fortune 100 companies such as IBM, Compaq, BMC Software and Intuit Corp. testing a variety...Read more |
 AppSec Consultant and Trainer Coveros
Training ClassDalton Forbes brings his years of experience as a security analyst and manager within the US government to the Coveros AppSec team. He has experience in using change management strategies, vulnerability discoveries, and risk management to uncover deficiencies within systems, business logic, or processes. He follows the general Pareto principle...Read more |
 Manager, Quality Assurance Fox Corporation
Concurrent SessionsGregory Goldshteyn is a QA Leader with years of experience in the IT industry. His professional journey includes well-known companies such as Canon, Thomson Routers, Salesforce, First Data, Sony, ADP, and Fox. He is honored to be included in Bristol Who's Who, a exclusive international registry that honors and recognizes...Read more |
 Lead SDET Rhythm Management Group
As a goal-oriented and innovative Software Engineer, Anand Gopalakrishnan has a proven track record in crafting efficient automation frameworks for regression testing. His expertise lies in Full Stack Development, Software Design, and Test Automation, with a wealth of experience managing pivotal projects and leading Quality Engineer teams. In his role...Read more |
 Head of Testing Products EPAM Systems
Concurrent SessionsDmitriy Gumeniuk is the Head of Testing Products, Senior Delivery Manager at EPAM Systems, a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and software development services. Dmitriy led development of solution accelerators at Test Competency Center, focusing of Machine Learning and Neural Networks usage in test automation such as Healenium,...Read more |
 Founder Tracetest.io
Concurrent SessionsKen Hamric has 30+ years experience in developing software products, with a focus on enterprise testing solutions. He founded CrossBrowserTesting.com in 2008, which was acquired by Smartbear, a leader in the software testing category, in 2016. Ken stayed four years at Smartbear as VP of the web and mobile testing...Read more |
 Software Development Engineer in Test MRI Software
Concurrent SessionsTim Heck has over 25 years of experience in the software industry and has been working with automated testing for over half of those years. He has a deep understanding of automation and has implemented solutions for several large-scale projects in the financial, automotive, and marketing sectors. Tim has experience...Read more |
 Engineer Bloomberg
Concurrent SessionsRyan Hoban is an engineer at Bloomberg, where he works on the company’s Software Security Platform team. He previously worked on Trading Systems, Fixed Income Pricing, and Quality Engineering. A strong advocate for proper testing processes & automation, he has developed several training courses to evangelize a test automation strategy...Read more |
 SVP, Mobile, DevOps, and Security Solutions Appdome
Concurrent SessionsKaren Hsu is SVP Mobile DevOps and Security Solutions at Appdome, focused on automating the delivery of secure mobile apps inside the DevOps pipeline. She co-founded BlockchainIntel to identify fraud in ACH, credit card, and crypto transactions, becoming part of Appdome to extend the mission of protecting people and companies...Read more |
 Lead Software Engineer Disney
Concurrent SessionsJohn Jenkins has been in the software testing trenches for over 15 years, creating testing solutions for both front-end and back-end testing challenges. With around 10 years experience working with Selenium type solutions, and close to five years working with API and backend automation, he has begun focusing his efforts...Read more |
 Data Engineer/Cloud Engineer Kwaan Bear Technology
Concurrent SessionsDion Johnson has spent much of his 25+ years in IT as a contractor working on mission critical efforts in various roles within the software development lifecycle. Former President and CEO of the Automated Testing Institute he currently functions as a Data Engineer and Cloud Engineer with a Security+ certification...Read more |
 Staff Software Engineer in Test Guardant Health
Concurrent SessionsDeepika Kale is deeply passionate about coding and software testing. With every line of code she writes and every test she conducts, Deepika is driven by a desire to create reliable and innovative software solutions. With over eight years of experience as a Staff Software Engineer in Test, she's deeply...Read more |
 Chief Engagement Officer HALO Strategies
Concurrent SessionsTania Katan has been helping innovative leaders and fast-growth brands harness the power of storytelling to transform apathy into alchemy, metrics into movements, and status quo into social change. She is a potent keynote speaker, well-respected innovation coach, and visionary mind behind the globally viral social impact campaign #ItWasNeverADress, a...Read more |
 Senior Consultant Coveros, Inc.
Training ClassJonathan Kauffman works as an agile software development and test consultant at Coveros, a company that helps organizations develop secure software using agile methods. In this role, Jonathan has helped both government and commercial organizations develop and test high-quality applications, and he has gained his experience by working with health...Read more |
 Consultant Coveros
Training ClassPhil LaFrance is a software engineer very experienced in working in super fast-paced and agile environments where ambiguity is common and the need to be constantly learning is a requirement. Some of his favorite challenges are tackling difficult tasks that require learning and thought to solve. Prior to joining Coveros,...Read more |
 CTO & Co-founder Speedscale
Concurrent SessionsMatthew LeRay has invested the past 25 years improving the performance of applications across multiple generations of technology. Prior to co-founding Speedscale, he was head of product at Observe, SVP at CA Technologies (acquired by Broadcom) and engineering leader at ILC (acquired by General Dynamics). He is an alumnus of...Read more |
 Senior Quality Specialist MOIA Gmbh
Concurrent SessionsWith nearly a decade of experience in the QA field, Zhanat Mambetbayeva has navigated the spectrum from manual to automated testing, hardware to software testing, waterfall to agile, and from desktop to mobile applications, moving from local startup in Kazakstan to international companies in Russia and Germany. Her journey through...Read more |
 QA Manager Randstad USA
Concurrent SessionsA working mom and constantly striving to achieve the best possible work life balance, Sapna Manjunath is a very motivated and energetic professional. As a certified US Mentor for her company, she is always looking for ways to help others. Having worked in the Quality Assurance field for several years,...Read more |
 Associate Director, Bioinformatics System Software Engineering Guardant Health
Concurrent SessionsAprajita Mathur is a mom, inventor, mentor and international speaker with an engineering background in Bioinformatics. She has more than 15+ years of software testing experience. She has worked on a wide range of products like instrument software, LIMS, integrated solutions and data analysis pipelines which are used in the...Read more |
 Founder and Chief Technology Evangelist SQALogic
Concurrent SessionsDavid Milette is the DevOps Advisory Board Content Chair at DevNetwork, an advisor to Henry and Wolf cybersecurity and data governance law firm, a founding member of the Canadian Quality and Testing Association (CQTA), and cofounder of SQALogic. David leverages his deep knowledge of quality engineering and his expertise in...Read more |
 Technology Analyst State Farm
Concurrent SessionsAaron Nelson has over twenty years of experience working for State Farm on various efforts as a tester and QA Specialist. After starting with support of call monitoring tools, he moved to workstation platform testing. He later worked on an agile project to create an activity management system as his...Read more |
 Training ClassTauhida Parveen is a consultant and trainer specializing in software testing and cloud computing. She holds a PhD in Computer Science from the Florida Institute of Technology. She has over 10 years of experience working in Quality Assurance with organizations such as The WikiMedia Foundation, Millennium Engineering & Integration, Yahoo!,...Read more |
 CEO and Founder Coveros
Training ClassJeffery Payne is CEO and founder of Coveros, Inc., a company that helps organizations accelerate software delivery using agile methods. Prior to founding Coveros, he was the co-founder of application security company Cigital, where he served as CEO for 16 years. Jeffery is a recognized software expert and popular keynote speaker...Read more |
 Sr Manager, Developer Relations GitHub
Concurrent SessionsJon Peck manages GitHub’s Enterprise Advocacy team in the Americas, and meets regularly with exec-level audiences to familiarize them with GitHub’s view of the world, industry knowledge, and product offerings. He leverages 25 years of technical and professional experience to bring engaging, real-world learnings to boardrooms and global conferences. Jon...Read more |
 Application Security Consultant Coveros
Training ClassDerrick Roach is a member of the Application Security Team at Coveros and an accomplished information security professional with experience implementing security programs as well as securing enterprise assets. Previously serving in an IT analyst capacity, he swiftly observed the necessity to integrate security into all critical systems and processes,...Read more |
 CEO Inflectra
Concurrent SessionsAdam Sandman was a programmer from the age of 10 and has been working in the IT industry for the past 25 years in areas such as architecture, agile development, testing and project management. Currently Adam is the Founder and CEO of Inflectra Corporation, where he is interested in technology,...Read more |
 Product Strategist Parasoft
Concurrent SessionsRenata Santillan, Product Strategist at Parasoft, skillfully aligns product capabilities with customer behavior. With over 8 years immersed in testing tool companies, she embraces all facets of testing, constantly devising innovative ways to engage the community and enhance the developer and QA experience. Having navigated wearing different hats at startups...Read more |
 CTO Coveros
Training ClassTom Stiehm has been developing applications and managing software development teams for over twenty years. As CTO of Coveros, he is responsible for the oversight of all technical projects and integrating new technologies and testing practices into software development projects. Recently, Tom has been focusing on how to incorporate DevSecOps...Read more |
 Executive Partner DNAMIC AI
Concurrent SessionsSufyan Subzwari began life as a C++ developer in the wireless technology industry. Intel Corporation brought Sufyan to the west coast where he matured his software skills focusing on test automation. Throughout his career, Sufyan has consulted for Fortune 50 companies including Apple and Lockheed Martin where he advanced the...Read more |
 QA Technical Director Parser
Concurrent SessionsAriadna Trueba studied technology at University and started working in the IT department, until she realized she had a passion for checking bugs and issues. She decided to start investigating further into the QA side and after working as a long experienced QA manual, started diving further into QA automation....Read more |
 Software Test Architect Trimble PPM, Inc.
James Wood is the Software Test Architect for Trimble, Inc. As researcher, developer, and tester, he has worked 38 years for firms that include Siemens, Google, and Ultimate Software. His primary areas of research have included software testing and architecture. As a developer, he has focused on back-end services, application-level...Read more |
 Head of AI, Agile, Quality Practices Zsquare Solutions Inc.
Concurrent SessionsLisette Zounon is an accomplished tech executive, serial entrepreneur, and quality engineering leader with two decades of experience helping people and companies improve the quality of their applications with solid tools, a simple process, and a smart team. She firmly believes that industry best practices, including implementing agile methodologies, DevOps...Read more |