Schedule
The 9th edition of the Global Testing Retreat 2024!
All times are in IST (India Time)
Topic: Sociotechnical Guardrails for AI-Driven Application Testing By Maaret Pyhäjärvi
Leadership Panel Discussion on : Forget testers, all we need are SDETs
Moderator : Brijesh Deb
Panelists: Ajay Balamurugadas, Santhosh Tuppad, Khimanand Upreti , Shweta Sharma
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 PM) Navigating 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
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
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
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
All times are in IST (India Time)
Topic: Efficiency and Productivity : What’s Technology Got To Do With It !! By Ashutosh Bhatnagar
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 choudhary, Samir Goswami, Anant Joshi, Chandrakanth Nettem
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
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 Venkatesh, Abijith 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
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
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
Topic: What does it mean to be a Modern QA Professional in 2025? How can you always stay above the competition? By Ruslan Desyatnikov
Topic: Fixing a Bug: The Automation Panda Goes Manual by Andrew Knight
All times are in IST (India Time)
Lamp Lighting by Guest of Honor: Priya Tandon, Anup Deshmukh, Amol Deshpande, Adesh Patwardhan, Harsh Shah, Rutvik Mrug & Brijesh Deb
Introductions and Welcome address
Keynote Topic: The Jedi Code: AI’s Force for Ultimate Productivity by Priya Tandon
CafeATAhon (Women Leadership Panel Discussion): Human Oversight vs. AI Efficiency: Is Relying on AI for QA Leading to Complacency in Software Development, Testing, and QA?
Panelists: Priya Tandon, Anuja Saraf , Juhi Tahiliani , Anita Khodke
Moderator: Deepthi K
(Parallel Tracks start after this break)
(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 Goswami
(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 Deshpande
(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
(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 Lakhan, Ramachandran 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
(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 Kodela, Pranali 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
(Parallel tracks will merge into single track after tea break)
Main Hall – Single Track: (4:15 PM – 4:45 PM) Beyond the Features: How AI Revolutionizes Testing by Brijesh Deb
Main Hall – Single Track: (4:50 PM – 5:20 PM) Optimizing CI Pipeline by Leveraging Intelligent Triage System by Rajeshwar Patil
Main Hall – Single Track: (5:25 PM – 5:55 PM) Unlocking Free Innovative Solutions For Your Everyday Testing Challenges!! by Sanjay Kumar
Main Hall – Single Track: (6:00 PM – 6:35 PM) Closing Keynote Session by Sujata Dutta
Leadership Panel Discussion on: AI-Driven QA: A Threat to Innovation or a Catalyst for Revolutionary QA Practices?
Panelists: Ankita Ghosh, Dr. Sujata Dutta, Mukund Wangikar, Manish Singh
Moderator: Aditya Garg