Schedule

The 9th edition of the Global Testing Retreat 2024!

All times are in IST (India Time)

16th Nov
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM
1
Welcome address and Introductions
16th Nov
11:30 AM – 12:15 PM
2

Topic: Sociotechnical Guardrails for AI-Driven Application Testing By Maaret Pyhäjärvi

16th Nov
12:15 PM – 12:30 PM
3
Quiz
16th Nov
12:30 PM – 1:15 PM
4

Leadership Panel Discussion on : Forget testers, all we need are SDETs 

Moderator : Brijesh Deb

Panelists:  Ajay BalamurugadasSanthosh Tuppad, Khimanand Upreti , Shweta Sharma

16th Nov
1:15 PM – 1:30 PM
5
Parallel Tracks Break
16th Nov
1:30 PM – 2:35 PM
6

Track 1:

(1:30 PM – 2:00 PM) Future Horizons: DevTestOps and GPT-4o Shaping the Next Generation of Agile Testing by Siddhant Wadhwani

(2:05 PM – 2:35 PMNavigating the Ethical Frontier: Cybersecurity in the Future of Work  by Yagneshkumar Tailor 

Track 2: (1:30 PM – 2:35 PM: 60 Mins Hands on Lab)  Deep Dive into Nightwatch A powerful Test Automation Framework For All Things Web and Mobile by Pallavi Sharma

16th Nov
2:40 PM – 3:45 PM
7

Track 1:

(2:40 PM – 3:10 PM) IaC automation testing, customization and framework with Terratest by Balasundaram Vadivelu, Ritabrita Mandal

(3:15 PM – 3:45 PM) Revolutionizing Performance Test Analysis – JMeter Meets MLP and GNN by Satheesh Indiran, Preethi B C

Track 2: (2:40 PM – 3:45 PM: 60 Mins Hands on Lab) BDD From Basic to GenAI by Ashwini Lalit

16th Nov
3:45 PM – 4:00 PM
8
Tea Break
16th Nov
4:00 PM – 5:05 PM
9

Track 1: 

(4:00 PM – 4:30 PM) Employing GenAI Copilot for Incorporating Custom Code into Neoload Script by Sivaa Deivasigamani,  Pradipa Thennarasu

(4:35 PM – 5:05 PM) Cats are not fish: deep learning testing calls for out-of-distribution by Nikita Singh

Track 2: (4:00 PM – 5:05 PM: 60 Mins Hands on Lab) Accelerated Performance Test Design using GitHub Copilot by Kavin Arvind Ragavan, Giri Shankar Ravichandran

16th Nov
5:10 PM – 5:40 PM
10

Track 1: (5:10 PM – 5:40 PM) Design Thinking Integration: A Holistic Approach to Big Data Testing by Surabhi K S, Kushal Nagaraj

Track 2: (5:10 PM – 5:40 PM) Elevating API Testing And Mocking Data Using Microsoft Tool Playwright by Kailash Pathak

16th Nov
5:45 PM – 6:00 PM
11
Quiz
16th Nov
6:00 PM – 6:30 PM
13
Day 1 Closing

All times are in IST (India Time)

17th Nov
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM
1
Welcome address and Introductions
17th Nov
11:30 AM – 12:15 PM
2

Topic: Efficiency and Productivity : What’s Technology Got To Do With It !! By  Ashutosh Bhatnagar

17th Nov
12:15 PM – 12:30 PM
3
Quiz
17th Nov
12:30 pm – 1:15 pm
4

Leadership Panel Discussion on : Quality vs. Cost: Are Companies Choosing AI-Driven QA for Budget Cuts at the Expense of Software Quality?

Moderator: Deepthi K
Panelists:  Ritu choudharySamir Goswami,  Anant Joshi, Chandrakanth Nettem

17th Nov
1:15 PM – 1:30 PM
5
Parallel Tracks Break
17th Nov
1:30 PM – 2:35 PM
6

Track 1: 

(1:30 PM – 2:00 PM) Unlocking Efficiency: Harnessing Generative AI for Unmatched Productivity by Rahul Kawadkar and Rohit Kamble

(2:05 PM – 2:35 PM) Leveraging Generative AI to Enhance Software Testing by Kishor Sarode

Track 2: (1:30 pm – 2:35 pm:: 60 Mins Hands on Lab) Vector Databases: Data Management for AI Applications by Toni Ramchandani

17th Nov
2:40 pm – 3:45 pm
7

Track 1:

(2:40 pm – 3:10 pm) AI Vigilance: Pioneering Software Testing for Digital Justice and Security by Barath Kumar

(3:15 pm – 3:45 pm) Model Testing Insights in CAE: Optimizing Automotive Performance and Safety by Vasu VenkateshAbijith Mesia

Track 2: ( 2:40 pm – 3:45 pm: 60 Mins Hands on Lab) gRPC: A conceptual contract to empower IoT testing by Pawan Kumar

 

17th Nov
3:45 PM – 4:00 PM
8
Tea Break
17th Nov
4:00 PM – 5:05 PM
9

Track 1:

(4:00 PM – 4:30 PM) Unlocking Potential : Leveraging Generative AI for Enhanced Productivity and Business Success by Rohan Shet

(4:35 PM – 5:05 PM) Polyglot Accessibility: An AI-Driven Approach for Multilingual Web Content Validation by Mythili K, Jasmine Nukapeyi

Track 2: ( 4:00 pm – 5:05 pm: 60 Mins Hands on Lab) Integrating Generative AI for Comprehensive Exploratory Performance Testing by Ebin I

17th Nov
5:10 PM – 5:40 PM
10

Track 1: (5:10 PM – 5:40 PM) Boosting Developer and QA Productivity_ Pair Programming with AI Gemini Code Assist and Live Share by Sakthikannan Subramanian

Track 2: ( 5:10 PM – 5:40 PM) Rise of Functional Engineers to SDET by Sagar Deshpande

 

17th Nov
5:45 PM – 6:00 PM
11
Quiz
17th Nov
6:00 PM – 6:45 PM
12

Topic:  What does it mean to be a Modern QA Professional in 2025? How can you always stay above the competition? By Ruslan Desyatnikov

17th Nov
6:50 PM – 7:35 PM
13

Topic: Fixing a Bug: The Automation Panda Goes Manual by Andrew Knight

17th Nov
7:35 PM – 7:50 PM
14
Closing Day 2

All times are in IST (India Time)

8th Dec
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
1
Registrations, Breakfast , Tea and Coffee
8th Dec
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM
2
Lamp Lighting by Guest of Honors, Introductions and Welcome address
8th Dec
9:30 AM – 10:10 AM
3

Topic: The Jedi Code: AI’s Force for Ultimate Productivity by Priya Tandon

8th Dec
10:15 AM – 11:05 AM
4
Panel Discussion – CafeATAhon
8th Dec
11:05 AM – 11:20 AM
5
Session Break
8th Dec (Track 1)
11:20 AM – 1:10 PM
6

(11:20 AM – 11:40 AM) To cooperate or to betray? Decoding the tester’s dilemma  by Deepak Koul

(11:40 AM – 12:00 PM) Streamlining Bulky Regression Suites: Strategies and Solutions by Sugato Goswam

(12:00 PM – 12:20 PM) Optimizing Test Processes – Real-Time Power BI Implementation for Continuous Monitoring by Priyanka Hingmire, Akhil Bhaskar

(12:20 PM – 12:40 PM) Leveraging an AI-Driven BDD for Test Design Automation – Why not use Acceptance Criteria to Auto-Build Test Cases? by Saby Saurabh Bhardwaj

(12:40 PM – 1:10 PM) Panel Discussion : Backbone of Testing (Testing Process and Test Design) 

Moderator: Nagesh Despande

8th Dec (Track 2)
11:20 AM – 1:10 PM

(11:20 AM – 11:40 AM) GenRI – Generative Artificial Real Intelligence for Testers by Sachin Sharma, Cinthiya Singh

(11:40 AM – 12:00 PM) Testing Together: AI & Humans Shaping the Future of QA  by Mayank Gehlot

(12:00 PM – 12:20 PM) Cocktail of GenAI and Digital Accessibility  by Sujeet Kumar Maurya

(12:20 PM – 12:40 PM)  AI and the Dawn of Intelligent QA  by Sandeep Sudame

(12:40 PM – 1:10 PM) Panel Discussion: Gen AI and Intelligent QA V/s Humans and Real Intelligence

Moderator: Dhiren Shah

8th Dec
1:10 PM – 2:10 PM
7
Lunch Break
8th Dec (Track 1)
2:10 PM – 4:00 PM
8

(2:10 PM – 2:30 PM) Maximizing Security Value by understanding Continuous Threat Exposure by Chidambaram Vetrivel, Venkatesh Belde

(2:30 PM – 2:50 PM) The ABCs of Browser Security: What You Need to Know by Ankit Singh

(2:50 Pm – 3:10 PM) Optimization of cost and performance in cloud applications driven by AI by Pooja LakhanRamachandran B

(3:10 PM – 3:30 PM) Navigating the Uncharted : Why Resiliency Testing will save your Microservices in Production by Mithun Kotian

(3:30 PM – 4:00 PM) Panel Discussion – Importance of Performance and Security Testing

Moderator: Harpreet Kaur Kahai

8th Dec (Track 2)
2:10 PM – 4:00 PM

(2:10 PM – 2:30 PM)  Demystifying Artificial Intelligence Model Evaluation by Sumit Mundhada

(2:30 PM – 2:50 PM) AI Defect Manager: Revolutionizing Automated Defect Lifecycle Management in Software Development by Ashok Kumar Rajamani, Barath Kumar 

(2:50 Pm – 3:10 PM) Auto debugging the root cause with GEN-AI of the bug/issue before approaching to development by Bhargava Ramudu KodelaPranali D Palshetkar

(3:10 PM – 3:30 PM) Enhancing Bug Triage with Machine Learning: Unleashing the Power of AI in Software Testing by Bhavani Sruti Somaraju

(3:30 PM – 4:00 PM) Panel Discussion – Use of Ai in Testing – Real boon ? Do we need to really test Ai Models ?

Moderator: Sumit Mundhada

8th Dec
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM
9
Tea Break
8th Dec
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM
10

Track 1: (4:30 PM – 5:00 PM)  Beyond the Features: How AI Revolutionizes Testing by Brijesh Deb

Track 2: (4:30 PM – 5:00 PM) Optimizing CI Pipeline by Leveraging Intelligent Triage System by Rajeshwar Patil 

8th Dec
5:05 PM – 5:35 PM

Track 1: (5:05 PM – 5:35 PM) Unlocking Free Innovative Solutions For Your Everyday Testing Challenges!! by  Sanjay Kumar

Track 2: (5:05 PM – 5:35 PM) TBA

8th Dec (Track 1)
5:40 PM – 5:55 PM
12
Game
8th Dec (Track 1)
5:55 PM – 6:25 PM
13
Keynote 2
8th Dec (Track 1)
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
14
Leadership Panel Discussion
8th Dec (Track 1)
7:35 PM – 8:15 PM
15
Award Ceremony
8th Dec
8:15 PM – 9:15 PM
16
Dinner
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