Testing Assembly 2026 Conference
Wednesday 4.11.2026, 9.00 – 17.00
Original Sokos Hotel Presidentti.
| TRACK 1 – Auditorium / Partner Area (basement) | Language | |
|---|---|---|
| 9.00 | Opening Best Thesis Award FiSTB | ENG |
| 9.20 | KEYNOTE: A Tester's Search for Value (presentation) Phil Royston, Tesena (Czechia) | ENG |
| 10.30 | From specs to codeless test automation (presentation) Lassi Niemistö, Wapice | ENG |
| 11.15 | Names Matter! The Holy Trinity: QA, QE & Testing (presentation) Bryan Jones, 2i Limited (Scotland) | ENG |
| 12.00 | Lunch (upstairs), provided by Q-Factory, VALA, Qlarify, RabbitQA, Sogeti and Testimate | |
| 13.00 | Utilizing CI/CD pipeline with VS Code, github to create a testing syllabus (presentation) Kari Kakkonen, Gofore Rik Marselis, Sogeti | ENG |
| 10.15 | Coffee break, provided by Q-Factory, VALA, Qlarify, RabbitQA, Sogeti and Testimate | |
| 13.45 | Requirements and Validation in the Age of AI (presentation) Martin Karsberg, Test Scouts Sweden AB (Sweden) | ENG |
| 14.30 | Coffee break, provided by Q-Factory, VALA, Qlarify, RabbitQA, Sogeti and Testimate | |
| 15.00 | Panel on Quality Engineering - where is testing going? Panelists - Bryan Jones, 2i Limited (Scotland) - Phil Royston, Tesena (Czechia) - Rik Marselis, Sogeti (Netherlands) - Ramy Sriram, Konecranes - Ulla-Mari Schroderus, LähiTapiola Panel hosted by Kari Kakkonen, Gofore | ENG |
| 15.40 | Coffee break, provided by Q-Factory, VALA, Qlarify, RabbitQA, Sogeti and Testimate | |
| 15.50 | KEYNOTE: Winning Team - A Fighter Pilot's Perspective Heikki Mansikka | ENG |
| 16.50 | Closing FiSTB | ENG |
| 17.30- | ISTQB Foundation level exams 17.30 Check-in 17.45 Exams start Register here | FIN/ENG |
| TRACK 2 – Kaleva (3rd floor) | Language | |
|---|---|---|
| 10.30 | Case study Apotti: Versiopäivityksen regressiotestauksen kehittäminen (presentation) Katja Rajaniemi and Petra Palovaara, Apotti | FIN |
| 11.15 | Rethinking Environment Issues – A practical model beyond “it’s an environment problem” (presentation) Ulla-Mari Schroderus, LähiTapiola | FIN |
| 12.00 | Lunch (upstairs), provided by Q-Factory, VALA, Qlarify, Sogeti and Testimate | |
| 13.00 | Working through uncertainty: collaborative learning of AI (presentation) Aryadevi Neelakantabhattathiri Maaret Pyhäjärvi, CGI | ENG |
| 13.45 | LLMs for Software Testing in Research Literature (presentation) Mika Mäntylä, The University of Helsinki | ENG |
| 14.30 | Coffee break (partner area), provided by Q-Factory, VALA, Qlarify, Sogeti and Testimate | |
| 15.00 | Näkymättömästä vaikuttavaksi (presentation) Jamina Pöllänen | FIN |
| 15.40- | Coffee break and program continues in partner area/auditorium |
| TRACK 3 – Carl Gustav (3rd floor) | Language | |
|---|---|---|
| 10.30 | The Self-Healing Test Pipeline: AI Agents for End-to-End Test Automation (presentation) Sonal Yadav, Kone Sunny Bharne, OP Financial Group | ENG |
| 11.15 | Here's what working on the Olympics taught me about B2B QA (presentation) Marin Ivanov, Enetpulse (Bulgaria) | ENG |
| 12.00 | Lunch (upstairs), provided by Q-Factory, VALA, Qlarify, Sogeti and Testimate | |
| 13.00 | Quality Culture - 404 : Not Automated Ramya Sriram, Konecranes | ENG |
| 13.45 | Beyond Logs: Elevating Test Analysis with Data Visualization (presentation) Aleksi Simell, Eficode | ENG |
| 14.30 | Coffee break (partner area), provided by Q-Factory, VALA, Qlarify, Sogeti and Testimate | |
| 15.00 | Who Tests the Machines That Build the Machines? (presentation) Jonas Hermansson, IT-HUSET (Sweden) | ENG |
| 15.40- | Coffee break and program continues in partner area/auditorium |
| TRACK 4 – World’s Best Tester Cup – Kristian (3rd floor) | |
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| World’s Best Tester Cup More information and registration at World's Best Tester Cup -page |
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| 10.30 - 10.45 | Check-in for registered teams (only for pre-registered teams) |
| 10.45 - 12.45 | Competition time |
| 12.45 - 13.15 | LUNCH for Tester Cup (for participants who have seminar ticket) |
| 13.00 - 16.00 | Judges evaluate |
| 16.50 | Winners are announced at Testing Assembly closing ceremony |