Testing Assembly 2025 Seminar

Thursday 20.11.2025, 9.00 – 17.00, Original Sokos Hotel Presidentti.

TRACK 1 – Auditorium / Partner Area (basement)Language
9.00Opening
Best Thesis Award

FiSTB
ENG
9.15KEYNOTE:
Cultivating the explorer's mindset to succeed in holistic
teams

Alexandra Schladebeck, Bredex
ENG
10.10Coffee break, provided by Q-Factory, Qlarify, Sogeti, Testimate and VALA
10.30Building Quality Through Wise Technology
Hanna Saari, Northcode
ENG
11.15How to Use AI with Playwright for UI & API Testing
Michal Slezak, Sii Poland
ENG
12.00Lunch (upstairs), provided by Q-Factory, Qlarify, Sogeti, Testimate and VALA
13.00Two Paths to Quality: Leading with Authority and Influence
Sami Söderblom, Qlarify and Mikko Vaha, SOK
ENG
13.45Modernizing QA in the Nordic’s Largest Bank: Reducing Payment System Test Cycles from Three Weeks to Three Hour
Sami Kaltala and Andre Mazouch, Nordea
ENG
14.30Coffee break, provided by Q-Factory, Qlarify, Sogeti, Testimate and VALA
14.50Panel Discussion

Panel title is Future of Testing
Hosted by Antti Niittyviita, Prove

Panelists:
Szilard Szell, Eficode
Alexandra Schladebeck, Bredex
Erkki Pöyhönen, Siemens Healthineers
ENG
15.40KEYNOTE:
Building high-quality interaction
Katri Saarikivi, Samoi

The most powerful predictors of collaborative success are not characteristics of individuals but of the interaction between them. In this talk, we will take a deep-dive into the neuroscience of empathy, trust and learning. What is empathy and how is it useful in collaboration? How to support empathy in online interaction? How to create trust and enable discussion of difficult topics? What kind of interaction best leads to collaborative learning?
ENG
16.40 - 17.00Closing
FiSTB
ENG

TRACK 2 – Kaleva (3rd floor)Language
10.30Collaborative Cyber & Quality Assurance Learning: Meeting Compliance Through Integrated Paths
Mikko Paloheimo and Michael Peltonen, OP
ENG
11.15What makes Robot Framework stand out?
Timo Stordell, VALA Group
ENG
12.00Lunch (upstairs), provided by Q-Factory, Qlarify, Sogeti, Testimate and VALA
13.00Metrics Are Easy, People Are Hard: Why Software Metrics Fail and How You Can Fix It
Veli-Matti Ahlroth, CGI
ENG
13.45Breaking Barriers: A Practical Guide to WCAG and Accessibility Testing
Arda Müftüoglu, Nortal Germany
ENG
14.30Coffee break and program continues in auditorium

TRACK 3 – Carl Gustaf (3rd floor)Language
10.30Voisitko rakastaa työtäsi?
Eeva Pursula, Finbiosoft
FIN
11.15Kuinka testausta johdetaan organisaatiotasoisesti S-Pankilla
Henri Tehilä and Marko Rytkönen, S-Pankki / Hidden Trail
FIN
12.00Lunch (upstairs), provided by Q-Factory, Qlarify, Sogeti, Testimate and VALA
13.00Voiko ChatGPT tehdä jotain hyödyllistä? Testiautomaatio sanoo kyllä!
Ari Laitinen, OP
FIN
13.45Laatu vauhdin moottorina - kohti ketterää erinomaisuutta
Teija Pesonen, Ponsse
FIN
14.30Coffee break and program continues in auditorium