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Sunday, October 23

7:30 AM	Continental Breakfast—7:30am–8:30am
7:30 AM	Registration Desk Hours—7:30am–10:00am
8:30 AM	Integrating Test with a DevOps Approach (2–Day) Gene Gotimer Software Tester Certification—Foundation Level (3–Day) Conrad Fujimoto Mobile Application Testing (2-Day) Max Saperstone Agile Tester Certification (2–Day) Rob Sabourin
12:00 PM	Lunch
1:00 PM	Training Classes Continue—1:00pm–5:00pm

Monday, October 24

7:30 AM	Continental Breakfast—7:30am–8:30am
7:30 AM	Registration Desk Hours—7:30am–10:00am
8:30 AM	Multi-day Training Classes Continue (Agile Tester Certification, Software Tester Certification—Foundation Level, and Mobile Application Testing)
12:00 PM	Lunch
1:00 PM	Training Classes Continue—1:00pm–5:00pm

Tuesday, October 25

7:30 AM	Registration Desk Hours—7:30am–5:00pm
	Continental Breakfast—7:30am–8:30am
8:30 AM	Tutorials (8:30am–12:00pm)
	Multi-day Training Classes Continue (Software Tester Certification—Foundation Level)
	Full-day Tutorials	Half-day Tutorials
	TA Critical Thinking for Software Testers Michael Bolton, DevelopSense TB Selenium Test Automation: From the Ground Up Jeff "Cheezy" Morgan, LeanDog	TC Just in Time Testing Rob Sabourin, amibug.com TD What's Your Leadership IQ? Jennifer Bonine, tap\|QA TE Test Data: Create, Secure, Manage, and Reuse NEW Chip Groder, Intervise Consultants Inc. TF Test Design for Better Test Automation Hans Buwalda, LogiGear
12:00 PM	Lunch
1:00 PM	Tutorials Continue (1:00pm–4:30pm)
	Half-day Tutorials
	TG Innovation: Evolving and Expanding Your Creative Capabilities Jennifer Bonine, tap\|QA TH Measurement and Metrics for Managers Mike Sowers, TechWell Corp. TI Getting Your Message Across: Communication Skills for Testers Julie Gardiner, Hitachi Consulting TJ Virtualization and Containers for Automating Web Testing NEW Gene Gotimer, Coveros, Inc.
4:30 PM	Welcome Reception—4:30pm–5:30pm

Wednesday, October 26

7:15 AM	Bonus Session
	B1 Reimagining QA in the Digital Era for Accelerated Agile Sprints Jim Westcott, IDC Razia Moolla, Rogers Communications Kirpal Shahani , TCS
7:30 AM	Registration Desk Hours—7:30am–4:30pm
	Continental Breakfast—7:30am–8:30am
8:30 AM	K1 Testing Leaders in the Digital Age: Are You Adapting? Jennifer Bonine, tap\|QA
9:45 AM	Networking Break in the Expo—9:45am–10:15am
10:15 AM	Concurrent Sessions—10:15am–11:15am
	ITP1 Layered Model-Based Testing to Enable Continuous Quality Alex Martins, CA Technologies
	Test Management	Test Techniques	Agile Testing	Mobile Testing
	W1 Become an Influential Tester: Learn How to Be Heard Jane Fraser, Anki, Inc.	W2 Test-Driven Everything—with Deliberate Collaboration Jeff "Cheezy" Morgan, LeanDog	W3 High-Performance Agile Testing in Software Development Sammy Kolluru, CSTB	W4 Mobile Untethered: Lessons Learned without Wires Jennifer Bonine, tap\|QA Rick Faulise, tap \| QA
11:30 AM	Concurrent Sessions—11:30am–12:30pm
	Test Management	Test Techniques	Agile Testing	Mobile Testing
	W5 Quality-Driven Delivery in IT Douglas Sanders, Comcast	W6 Mindmaps: Agile and Lightweight Documentation for Testing Florin Ursu, Pong Studios	W7 Performance Testing in Agile and DevOps Environments Syed Hossain, QA Consultants	W8 Addressing the Challenges of Mobile Test Automation Pradeep Macharla, Inmar Inc.
12:30 PM	Lunch—Meet the Speakers
1:30 PM	Concurrent Sessions—1:30pm–2:30pm
	ITP2 Winning in the Digital Marketplace: Assuring Software Quality in a Fast-Moving DevOps World Kirpal Shahani , TCS Prasad Mk, TCS
	Test Management	Test Techniques	Test Automation	Mobile Testing
	W9 When User Stories Are Not Enough Tony Higgins, Blueprint Software	W10 Better Together: Group Exploratory Testing Jeff Abshoff, ANSYS Canada Ltd	W11 A Rapid Testing Approach to Test Automation Michael Bolton, DevelopSense	W12 Using Artificial Intelligence to Test the Candy Crush Saga Game Alexander Andelkovic, King/Midasplayer AB
2:30 PM	Networking Break in the Expo—2:30pm–3:00pm
3:00 PM	Concurrent Sessions—3:00pm–4:00pm
	ITP3 Shifting Left - Evolution of Automation Michael Faulise, tap \| QA
	Test Management	Test Techniques	Test Automation	Metrics
	W13 Dell’s Journey to Achieve TMMi Level 3 Certification Mark Keating, Dell	W14 Combinatorial Black-Box Testing with Classification Trees Peter M. Kruse, Berner & Mattner Systemtechnik GmbH	W15 Objects vs. Images: Choosing the Right GUI Test Tool Architecture Chip Groder, Intervise Consultants Inc.	W16 Test Metrics in Agile: A Powerful Tool to Demonstrate Value Iuliia Zavertailo, Itera Norge
4:15 PM	K2 Testers in Agile Teams—Isolation or Collaboration? Rob Sabourin, amibug.com
5:15 PM	Expo Reception—5:15pm–6:15pm

Thursday, October 27

7:30 AM	Continental Breakfast—7:30am–8:30am
	Registration Desk Hours—7:30am–4:00pm
8:30 AM	K3 Evolution—Not Revolution: Transforming Your Testing Julie Gardiner, Hitachi Consulting
9:45 AM	Networking Break in the Expo—9:45am–10:15am
10:15 AM	Concurrent Sessions—10:15am–11:15pm
	ITP4 Continuous Mobile Applications Delivery, Made Reality Jamie Moore, Mobile Labs
	Test Management	Test Techniques	Test Automation	Special Topics
	T1 Continuous Testing - The New Normal Tom Wissink, Intervise, Inc.	T2 Test Design for Responsive Websites Adam Rosenberg, Elephant Inc.	T3 How to Build a Fully Open Source Test Automation Framework Matt Joste, Ryerson University	T4 Accessibility Standards and Testing Techniques: Be Inclusive or Be Left Behind David Best, Inclusive Media Design Sandy Feldman, Inclusive Media Design Rob Harvie, Inclusive Media Design
11:30 AM	Concurrent Sessions—11:30am–12:30pm
	Continuous Testing	Test Techniques	Test Automation	Special Topics
	T5 API Testing: Top 5 Myths Wayne Ariola, Parasoft Raj Bajracharya, CGI	T6 Design for Testability in Practice Nir Szilagyi, PayPal	T7 Sensible Test Automation Jerry Penner, Waterloo Hydrogeologic	T8 Add Security Testing Tools to Your Delivery Pipeline Gene Gotimer, Coveros, Inc.
12:30 PM	Lunch—Meet the Speakers
1:30 PM	Concurrent Sessions—1:30pm–2:30pm
	ITP5 How to Deliver Secure, High Quality Test Data Faster Than Ever Before Matthew Yeh, Delphix
	Continuous Testing	Agile Testing	Test Automation	Special Topics
	T9 Build Your Open Source Performance Testing Platform in the Cloud Gopal Brugalette , Concur Technologies	T10 Agile QA & Test: A Shift in Mindset from Finding to Preventing Bugs Oscar Gracia, AppFolio Todd Albers, AppFolio	T11 Slowing Down to Speed Up:The Benefits of A Custom Automation Framework Christine McGarry, Magnet Forensics	T12 IoT and Embedded Testing: A Roku Case Study Rick Faulise, tap \| QA
2:45 PM	K4 The Future of Applications and Application Testing Dwayne Forde, Pivotal

Friday, October 28

7:30 AM	Registration Desk Hours—7:30am–3:00pm
8:00 AM	Continental Breakfast—8:00am–8:30am
8:30 AM	Women Who Test (8:30am–3:45pm)
8:30 AM	Women Who Test
9:00 AM	WWT1 #NoExcuses Jaimee Newberry, MartianCraft
9:45 AM	WWT2 The 2016 Survival Guide for (Female) Testers Julie Gardiner, Hitachi Consulting
10:45 AM	WWT3 The Power of Collective Experience Alison Wade, TechWell Corp.
3:00 PM	WWT6 Building your Personal Brand for Success Jennifer Bonine, tap\|QA

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