STARWEST - Conference Grid Schedule

Sunday, October 2

7:30 AM	Continental Breakfast—7:30am–8:30am Registration Desk Hours—7:30am–10:00am
8:30 AM	Software Tester Certification—Foundation Level (3–Day) Claire Lohr Real-World Software Testing with Microsoft Visual Studio® (3–Day) Anna Russo Mastering HP LoadRunner® for Performance Testing (2–Day) Wilson Mar Mobile Application Testing (2-Day) Gene Gotimer Agile Tester Certification (2–Day) Rob Sabourin Python® for Testers (2-Day) Kristoffer Nordström Requirements-Based Testing Workshop (3–Day) Richard Bender Integrating Test with a DevOps Approach (2–Day) Tom Stiehm Fundamentals of Agile Certification—ICAgile (2–Day) Jeffery Payne
12:00 PM	Lunch
1:00 PM	Training Classes Continue—1:00pm–5:00pm
4:00 PM	Registration Desk Hours—4:00pm–6:00pm

Monday, October 3

7:00 AM	Registration Desk Hours—7:00am–4:30pm
7:30 AM	Continental Breakfast—7:30am–8:30am
8:30 AM	Multi-day Training Classes Continue—8:30am–5:00pm
	Full-day Tutorials	Half-day Tutorials
	MA Critical Thinking for Software Testers Michael Bolton, DevelopSense MB Getting Started with Risk-Based Testing Dale Perry, TechWell Corp.	MC Better Test Design for Great Test Automation Hans Buwalda, LogiGear MD Testing the Internet of Things NEW Jon Hagar, Grand Software Testing ME Fundamentals of Test Design Lee Copeland, TechWell Corp. MF Implement BDD with Cucumber and SpecFlow NEW Mary Thorn, Ipreo MG Get Your Message Across: Communications Skills for Testers Julie Gardiner, Hitachi Consulting MH Enhance Your Testing Workbox with New Approaches, Methods, and Ideas NEW Isabel Evans, Independent Consultant
12:00 PM	Lunch
1:00 PM		Half-day Tutorials
	Tutorials Continue (1:00pm–4:30pm)	MI Applying Emotional Intelligence in Your Testing Julie Gardiner, Hitachi Consulting MJ Test Automation Strategies for the Agile World Bob Galen, Zenergy Technologies MK Requirements Engineering for Testers NEW Erik van Veenendaal, Improve IT Services BV (Bonaire) ML Plan, Architect, and Implement Test Automation within the Lifecycle Mike Sowers, TechWell Corp. MM White Box Testing: What Every Tester Should Know Tariq King, Ultimate Software MN Building Your Mobile App Quality Strategy Jason Arbon, Appdiff.com
4:30 PM	Registration Desk Hours—Closes at 4:30pm

Tuesday, October 4

7:30 AM	Continental Breakfast—7:30am–8:30am Registration Desk Hours—7:30am–5:00pm
8:30 AM	Multi-day Training Classes Continue—8:30am–5:00pm
	Full-day Tutorials	Half-day Tutorials
	TA The Challenges of BIG Testing: Automation, Virtualization, Outsourcing, and More Hans Buwalda, LogiGear TB Selenium Test Automation: From the Ground Up Jeff "Cheezy" Morgan, LeanDog TK How Testers Master Git and GitHub Wilson Mar, JetBloom	TC Test Attacks to Break Mobile and Embedded Software NEW Jon Hagar, Grand Software Testing TD Performance Testing: Planning for a Successful Test Dale Perry, TechWell Corp. TE Influence Diagrams: A New Way to Understand Testing NEW Isabel Evans, Independent Consultant TG The Impact of IoT on Testing: What’s in Store? NEW Jennifer Bonine, tap\|QA TH Agile Testing: Team Tactics that Deliver the Goods SOLD OUT NEW Bob Galen, Zenergy Technologies Mary Thorn, Ipreo TI Security Testing for Test Professionals Jeffery Payne, Coveros, Inc. TJ Test Estimation in the Face of Uncertainty Rob Sabourin, amibug.com
12:00 PM	Lunch
1:00 PM		Half-day Tutorials
	Tutorials Continue (1:00pm–4:30pm)	TL Testing Cloud Services Martin Pol, Polteq Testing Services B.V. Jeroen Mengerink, Polteq Testing Services B.V. TM Agile Test Team Leadership: From Concept to Product NEW Bob Galen, Zenergy Technologies Mary Thorn, Ipreo TN How to Break Software: Robustness Edition Dawn Haynes, PerfTestPlus, Inc. TO Integrating Automated Testing into DevOps Jeffery Payne, Coveros, Inc. TP Measurement and Metrics for Test Managers Mike Sowers, TechWell Corp. TQ Take a Test Drive: Acceptance Test-Driven Development Jared Richardson, Agile Artisans TR Exploring Usability Testing for Mobile and Web Technologies Rob Sabourin, amibug.com
4:30 PM	Welcome Reception—4:30pm–5:30pm

Wednesday, October 5

7:00 AM	Registration Desk Hours—7:00am–5:30pm
7:15 AM	Bonus Session
	B1 Risk-Based Testing: Everyone’s talking about it, but how many are actually doing it? Huw Price, CA Technologies
7:30 AM	Continental Breakfast—7:30am–8:30am
8:30 AM	Keynote
	K1 Lessons Learned in Leadership: Give Your Team the Edge Selena Delesie, Delesie Solutions
10:00 AM	Keynote
	K2 Engineering Trust in Complex Systems Casey Rosenthal, Netflix
11:00 AM	Networking Break • Visit the Expo—11:00am–2:00pm
11:30 AM	ITP1 One Touch Testing Anant Hariharan, Cognizant Technology Solutions
	ITP2 Load Testing Best Practices: 3 Use Cases Every Company Should Run Troy Presley, Apica System
	ITP3 Next Generation Lifecycle Automation and Business Assurance Sarat Addanki, Prolifics
	Test Management	Test Techniques	Test Automation	Agile Testing	DevOps & Testing	Special Topics
	W1 The Path to Test Leadership: A Road Less Traveled Tariq King, Ultimate Software	W2 Testing in the Dark Rob Sabourin, amibug.com	W3 Automated Testing: Go Beyond the Basics Jim Holmes, Guidepost Systems	W4 Testing in an Agile World: The Current State and Future Possibilities Nikhil Kaul, SmartBear Software	W5 Testing in a Continuous Delivery Pipeline: Faster, Better, Cheaper Gene Gotimer, Coveros, Inc.	W6 IoT Software Testing Challenges: The IoT World Is Really Different Jon Hagar, Grand Software Testing
12:30 PM	ITP4 How to Conquer Agility Leveraging Analytics on Automation Data? Harshal Vora, Infostretch
	ITP5 Make Continuous Testing Work: Explore and Automate Dr. Gerd Weishaar, Tricentis
	ITP6 Early Performance Testing Eric Proegler, SOASTA
	Lunch in the Expo—Meet the Speakers
1:45 PM	ITP7 Why Testers Can’t Test: How Alaska Airlines Solves the Test Environment Dilemma Ryan Papineau, Alaska Airlines Spencer DeBrosse, Parasoft
	ITP9 QA Transformation Through Lifecycle Virtualization: 5 Technologies to Protect Your Brand and Your Business Theresa Lanowitz, voke, inc.
	Test Management	Test Techniques	Test Automation	Agile Testing	DevOps & Testing	Special Topics
	W7 The Art of People Facilitation: Servant Leadership and Team Dynamics Robert Woods, MATRIX Resources	W8 Full Stack Testing of Node.js Applications Stacy Kirk, QualityWorks Consulting Group, LLC	W9 Adaptive Automation: Tests that Recover Instead of Failing Scott Miles, Aconex	W10 Agile Testing at Etsy: How and Why It Works Arylee McSweaney, Etsy	W11 The Journey to Continuous Testing Adam Auerbach, Capital One	W12 Become a Mindful Tester: Eliminate the Clutter, Weather Any Storm Francie Van Wirkus, Francie Van Wirkus
3:00 PM	ITP10 API Virtualization ... Why, When and How Temil Sanchez, SmartBear Software
	ITP11 How to Get Intelligent Automated Testing With Real-World Test Data Management Dale Ellis, TurnKey Solutions
	ITP12 Learn how Kraft Heinz Company overcame the challenge of having one automation framework that spans both ERP and non-ERP technologies! Aaron Katz, The Kraft Heinz Company Antara Pal, Infosys Limited
	Test Management	Test Techniques	Test Automation	Agile Testing	DevOps & Testing	Special Topics
	W13 Virtually Speaking: Leading Distributed Test Teams Willie Smith, UPS	W14 Design for Testability in Practice Nir Szilagyi, PayPal	W15 Go Test Yourself: A Self-Testing Automation Pattern Prakash Karaka, Amazon	W16 Agile Testing for Embedded and IoT Software Development Thomas Stiehm, Coveros, Inc.	W17 A DevOps Primer: Whole Team Approaches for Better Software Quality Marianne Hollier, IBM	W18 It’s Time to Automate Your Exploratory Testing Jim Trentadue, Original Software
4:00 PM	Networking Break • Visit the Expo—3:30pm–6:30pm
4:15 PM	Keynote
	K3 Lightning Strikes the Keynotes Lee Copeland, TechWell Corp.
5:30 PM	Reception in the Expo Hall
6:30 PM	B2 Panel Discussion on Bridging the Gap Between the Digital and Physical Worlds with QA Imran Shaikh, Rogers Rajesh Bala, Tata Consultancy Services Prasad Mk, TCS

Thursday, October 6

7:15 AM	Bonus Session
	B3 Transforming Test for DevOps: Insights from Alaska Airlines, Capital One, CareFirst, Comcast Panelists: Ryan Papineau, Alaska Airlines \| Adam Auerbach, Capital One \| Mike Puntumapanitch, CareFirst \| Sujal Dalia, Comcast, Alaska Airlines, Capital One, CareFirst, Comcast, Parasoft
7:30 AM	Continental Breakfast—7:30am–8:30am
8:00 AM	Registration Desk Hours—8:00am–5:00pm
8:30 AM	Keynote
	K4 Optimize Your Test Automation to Deliver More Value Mary Thorn, Ipreo
9:45 AM	ITP13 Best Practices for Delivering Quality Responsive Web Apps Across All Digital Platforms Sveta Kostinsky, Perfecto
	ITP14 Load Testing with eggPlant Performance: Live Demonstration and Q&A Tom Miseur, TestPlant
	ITP15 Outlasting the Digital Storm: Survival Guide for QA Function Rajesh Bala, Tata Consultancy Services
	Test Management	Test Techniques	Test Automation	Mobile Testing	Metrics	Special Topics
	T1 What Time Is It Over There? Managing Your Global QA Team Elizabeth Wisdom, Ulta Beauty	T2 Making the Move to Behavior-Driven Development Kevin Dunne, QASymphony	T3 Automated Testing Using Selenium Jin Reck, Mutual of Omaha Insurance	T4 Seven Steps to Pragmatic Mobile Testing Tom Chavez, SOASTA	T5 Understanding Complex Web Performance Measurement Parvez Ahammad, Instart Logic	T6 T-Shaped People: Time to Get in Shape for Your Testing Future Mary Thorn, Ipreo
10:30 AM	Networking Break • Visit the Expo—10:30am–3:00pm
11:15 AM	ITP16 Automated Testing Made Awesome with Sauce Labs Kevin Berg, Sauce Labs
	ITP17 Improve your Mobile Testing Strategy with Continuous Delivery Earl Adona, Mobile Labs
	ITP18 Think you can just ‘Test’ that API? Think again… Jonathon Wright, CA Technologies
	Test Management	Test Techniques	Test Data	Mobile Testing	Metrics	Special Topics
	T7 Testing the Magic at Walt Disney Imagineering Janna Loeffler, The Walt Disney Company	T8 Agile Strategies for Traditional Software Development Teams Melanie Drake, SAS	T9 Get a Handle on Your Test Data—Starting Now Paul Merrill, Beaufort Fairmont	T10 Three Keys to Mobile Testing for Real User Conditions Carlo Cadet, Perfecto Mobile	T11 Agile Testing Process Analytics: From Data to Insightful Information Jonathan Alexander, QA Symphony	T12 The Role of Testers as Requirements Dealers Jyothi Rangaiah, Independent Test Consultant
12:15 PM	ITP19 Shifting Left – Evolution of Automation Michael Faulise, tap \| QA
	ITP20 ZAPTEST – The Game Changer! Alex Chernyak, ZAPTEST
	ITP21 Kick-Start Your Automation Program with Build Acceptance Automation Rachel Obstler, Keynote Mobile Testing \| SIGOS
	Lunch in the Expo • Meet the Speakers
1:30 PM	ITP22 How to Deliver Secure, High Quality Test Data Faster Than Ever Before Matthew Yeh, Delphix Brett Stevens, Delphix
	ITP23 Deliver an Exceptional Mobile User Experience in 5 Minutes Archie Roboostoff, Micro Focus
	Big Data	Test Techniques	Performance Testing	Cloud Testing	Personal Excellence	Special Topics
	T13 The Four V’s of Big Data Testing: Variety,Volume, Velocity, and Veracity Jaya Bhagavathi Bhallamudi, Tata Consultancy Services	T14 Nonfunctional Testing: Examine the Other Side of the Coin Balaji Arunachalam, Intuit, Inc.	T15 Comprehensive Performance Testing: From Early Dev to Live Production Brad Stoner, AppDynamics	T16 The Boss Chose the Cloud: What Does that Mean for You? Martin Pol, Polteq Testing Services B.V. Jeroen Mengerink, Polteq Testing Services B.V.	T17 Story Time for Testers Isabel Evans, Independent Consultant	T18 A Day in the Life of a Test Architect Lee Hawkins, Dell Software
2:30 PM	Networking Break • Visit the Expo—Closes at 3:00pm
3:00 PM	ITP24 Improving Quality and Efficiency in Testing by Making Test Data Part of DevOps Manish Gupta, Informatica
	ITP25 Accessibility Testing: Taming the Beast Dylan Barrell
	Big Data	Test Techniques	Performance Testing	Cloud Testing	Personal Excellence	Special Topics
	T19 Big Data, Big Trouble: Getting into the Flow of Hadoop Testing Maryam Umar, Hotels.com	T20 Smart Combinatorial Testing Ingo Philipp, Tricentis	T21 Become a Performance Diagnostics Hero Andreas Grabner, Dynatrace	T22 Transform Your Cloud Validation Strategy from Cloudy to Clear Vandana Viswanathan, Cognizant Technology Solutions	T23 The Tester’s Role: Balancing Technical Acumen and User Advocacy Melissa Tondi, ShopAtHome.com	T24 Exploratory Testing and Automated Testing: Create a Healthy Relationship Dawn Jardine, Razorfish
4:15 PM	Keynote
	K5 Take Charge of Your Testing Career: Bring Your Skills to the Next Level Jared Richardson, Agile Artisans
5:30 PM	Testing & Quality Leadership Summit Reception (Summit Registration Required) SMT1 Reception and Summit Kickoff: As a Leader, What Is Keeping You Up at Night?

Friday, October 7

7:30 AM	Registration Desk Hours - 7:30am–3:00pm
8:00 AM	Continental Breakfast—8:00am–8:30am
8:30 AM	Testing & Quality Leadership Summit
	Women Who Test
	B4 The Workshop on Regulated Software Testing (WREST) John McConda, Moser Consulting Griffin Jones, Congruent Compliance

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