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Saturday, April 5

7:30 AM

Conference Registration - 7:30am – 10:00am

Continental Breakfast - 7:30am – 8:30am

12:00 PM

Lunch

Sunday, April 6

7:30 AM

Conference Registration - 7:30am – 5:00pm

Continental Breakfast - 7:30am – 8:30am

8:30 AM

Multi-day Training Classes Continue (Agile Tester Certification - ICAgile, Software Tester Certification—Foundation Level)

12:00 PM

Lunch

Monday, April 7

7:30 AM

Conference Registration - 7:30am – 5:00pm

Continental Breakfast - 7:30am – 8:30am

8:30 AM

Multi-day Training Classes Continue (Software Tester Certification—Foundation Level)

Full-day Tutorials

Half-day Tutorials

Critical Thinking for Software Testers

Michael Bolton, DevelopSense

Mobile Applications Testing: From Concepts to Practice

Max Saperstone, Coveros

Management Issues in Test Automation

Dorothy Graham, Independent Test Consultant

Seven Keys to Navigating Your Agile Testing Transition NEW

Bob Galen, Velocity Partners

Essential Test Management and Planning

Rick Craig, Software Quality Engineering

Security Testing for Testing Professionals NEW

Jeff Payne, Coveros, Inc.

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Full Day Tutorials Continue...

Measurement and Metrics for Test Managers NEW

Rick Craig, Software Quality Engineering

Managing Application Performance: A Simplified Universal Approach NEW

Scott Barber, SmartBear

Introducing Keyword-driven Test Automation NEW

Hans Buwalda, LogiGear

Team Leadership: Telling Your Testing Stories NEW

Bob Galen, Velocity Partners

4:30 PM

Welcome Reception

Tuesday, April 8

7:30 AM

The Expo is Open - 7:30am – 5:30pm

Continental Breakfast - 7:30am – 8:30am

Conference Registration - 7:30am – 5:00pm

8:30 AM

Why Software Drives Us Crazy NEW

Michael Bolton, DevelopSense

10:00 AM

Networking Break

10:30 AM

ITP1

Key Trends and Developments in Software Testing

Alex Rodov, QA Consultants

ITP2

Performance Testing Mobile Applications

Bryan Cole, HP

Test Management

Test Techniques

Agile Testing

Special Topics

Do You See What I See? NEW

Michael Bolton, DevelopSense

Test Design Techniques in Exploratory Testing NEW

Gitte Ottosen, Sogeti Denmark

We’re Moving to Agile: What Are Our Testers Going to Do? NEW

Pradeepa Narayanaswamy , Centare

Billion Dollar Bugs: When and How to Test a Spreadsheet NEW

Gregory Pope, Lawrence Livermore National Labs

11:30 AM

Lunch - Meet the Speakers

12:45 PM

ITP3

Best Practices on Integrated Test Delivery Platform – A Journey to Best in Class

Imran Shaikh, Loblaw

Pradeep Govindasamy, Cognizant

Jatin Pathak, Cognizant

ITP4

Addressing the Challenges of Mobile Application Testing

Daniel Cappon, IBM

Test Management

Test Techniques

Agile Testing

Special Topics

Are Your Test Reports a Death Sentence? NEW

Nancy Kelln, FGL Sports, Ltd.

CAN I USE THIS?—A Mnemonic for Usability Testing NEW

David Greenlees, Innodev Pty Ltd

A Tester’s Guide to Collaborating with Product Owners NEW

Bob Galen, Velocity Partners

Become a Big Data Quality Hero

Jason Rauen, LexisNexis

2:00 PM

ITP5

Cross Browser Testing Made Easy

Archie Roboostoff, Borland, a Micro Focus Company

Test Management

Test Techniques

Agile Testing

Special Topics

Agile Test Management and Reporting—Even in a Non-Agile Project NEW

Paul Holland, Testing Thoughts

T10

Continuous Testing through Service Virtualization NEW

Allan Wagner, IBM

T11

Balancing Exploratory and Automated Testing in Agile NEW

Matthew Attaway, Perforce Software

T12

How Did I Miss That Bug? Managing Cognitive Bias in Testing NEW

Gerie Owen, Northeast Utilities, Inc.

Peter Varhol, Telerik

3:00 PM

Networking Break

3:15 PM

Lightning Strikes the Keynotes

Lee Copeland, Software Quality Engineering

4:30 PM

Expo Reception - 4:30pm – 5:30pm

Wednesday, April 9

7:30 AM

Continental Breakfast - 7:30am – 8:30am

Conference Registration - 7:30am – 4:30pm

8:30 AM

The Art of Complex System Testing NEW

Ray Arell, Intel

10:00 AM

The Expo is Open - 10:00am – 1:30pm

Networking Break

10:30 AM

ITP6

Mitigate Data Risks by Testing Apps Using a Private Mobile Device Cloud

Dan McFall, MobileLabs

Test Management

Test Techniques

Test Automation

Special Topics

When Testers Feel Left Out in the Cold NEW

Hans Buwalda, LogiGear

A Guide to Cross-Browser Functional Testing NEW

Malcolm Isaacs, HP

Test Automation Patterns NEW

Dorothy Graham, Independent Test Consultant

“It’s All About Me” (IAAM)—Or Maybe It Isn’t NEW

Steven “Doc” List, Santeon Group

11:30 AM

Lunch - Meet the Speakers

12:45 PM

Test Management

Security Testing

Test Automation

Special Topics

Why Classic Software Testing Doesn’t Work Anymore NEW

Regg Struyk, Polarion Software

Security Testing Mobile Applications

Jeff Payne, Coveros, Inc.

Test Automation—It’s a Journey, Not a Project NEW

Paul Maddison, The CUMIS Group

How Metrics Programs Can Destroy Your Soul NEW

Scott Barber, SmartBear

2:00 PM

Test Management

Performance Testing

Test Automation

Special Topics

Test Managers: Stop Managing and Start Mastering NEW

Silvio Moser, SwissQ Consulting

W10

Continuous Performance Testing: The New Standard NEW

Obbie Pet, Ticketmaster

W11

Getting Started with Open Source Testing Tools NEW

Marcus Merrell, RetailMeNot, Inc.

W12

Rapid and Intelligent Test Engineering

Mathi Natarajan, Cognizant

Sreeram Gopalakrishnan, Cognizant

3:00 PM

Networking Break

3:15 PM

Test Management

Performance Testing

Test Automation

Special Topics

W13

Building a Testing Center of Excellence: Experiences, Insights, and Failures NEW

Krishna Iyer, Zen Test Labs

Mukesh Mulchandani, Zen Test Labs

W14

Techniques for Agile Performance Testing NEW

Jim Hirschauer, AppDynamics

W15

Test Automation for Mobile Applications: A Practical Guide NEW

Kunal Chauhan, QA InfoTech

W16

Creating a Better Testing Future: The World Is Changing and We Must Change With It NEW

Lee Copeland, Software Quality Engineering