QonfX 2026 - The Future of Testing | Hybrid Conference | The Test Tribe

Invite-only QA & Tech
Leadership Conference

In-Person Invite-Only Events in
Hyderabad San Francisco Bangalore Berlin Porto New York Singapore

TESTING X AI

QonfX 2025

TESTING X AI

In-Person Invite-Only Events in Hyderabad, San Francisco, Bangalore, Berlin, Porto, New York, Singapore

What is QonfX?

QonfX is our leadership-focused, invite-only conference that gathers top Engineering, QA, and Business Leaders under one roof to discuss the Present and Future of Software. Quality, AI, Leadership, and more. Designed to create focused conversations and high-value connections.

We’ll be hosting these exclusive gatherings in key cities across the US, Europe, and India, bringing together the region’s most influential leaders who are shaping the next decade of software quality and engineering.

REVEALING THE FUTURE OF TESTING

In-Person Conferences

Invite-only Event | 10+ Speakers each | Talks | Panels | Booths | Networking

Hyderabad

San Francisco

Bangalore

Berlin

Porto

New York

Singapore

Speakers

Hyderabad

Vanya Seth

Head of Technology

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Hyderabad

Charu Srinivasan

CVP Engineering & Distinguished Engineer

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Hyderabad

Jaydeep Chakrabarty

Head of AI in Tech

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Hyderabad

Prajakt Deshpande

Head of Engineering

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Hyderabad

Shashank Chaturvedi

QA Director

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Hyderabad

Shiva Kumar RV

Founder

PlatformBuilds

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Hyderabad

Pankaj Kumar

SVP & Global Head of Engg.

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Hyderabad

Nirmala Datla

Ex EVP HCL Tech

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Hyderabad

Swetha Yalamanchili

Sr. Director Platform Engineering

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Hyderabad

Saurabh Mitra

VP & Global Head of Testing

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Hyderabad

Shravan Kumar K.

Associate Director - DS

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Speakers from Past Edition

Toronto

Neelima Mangal

Delivery Head | Co-founder

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Toronto

Michael Bolton

Lead Consultant

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Bangalore

Pradeep Soundararajan

Founder CEO

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Toronto

Ben Hofferber

Head of Engineering

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San Francisco

Niranjani Manoharan

Engineering Manager

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Berlin

Rahul Verma

Senior Consultant & AI Coach

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Bangalore

Anuj Magazine

Co-Founder & CTO

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San Francisco

Mala Punyani

Director

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Virtual

Debbie O'Brien

Senior Program Manager

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Berlin

Alexander Gyulai

Director Software QA

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Bangalore

Hitesh Hinduja

Senior Manager, Applied AI

Microsoft

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Bangalore

Aparana Gupta

Director of Engineering

Microsoft

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Virtual

Soumya Mukherjee

ML Architect at MAANG

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Vignesh S.

Senior SDET

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Toronto

Lavanya Mohan

Director of Software Development

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Berlin

Christian Heilmann

VP of DevRel

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San Francisco

Priyanka Halder

Vice President QA

HealthEdge

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Toronto

Joseph Larizza

Director UAT - Canada

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San Francisco

Christian Bromann

Founder, WebdriverIO

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San Francisco

Aprajita Mathur

Director Test Engineering

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Virtual

Karime Salomón Zárate

Senior Director, QE

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Martin Hynie

Senior Manager

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Aishwarya Naresh Reganti

Applied Science Tech Lead

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Bangalore

Rituparna Ghosh

Vice President & Head of Quality

Wipro Digital

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Toronto

David Milette

Co-Founder & CTE

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Virtual

Amit Rawat

Engineering Manager

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Toronto & Virtual

Robert Sabourin

President

AmiBug.com, Inc

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Adam Auerbach

VP, Head of Cloud Agility & Testing

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Ariadna Trueba

QA Technical Director

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Raj Subrameyer

IT Manager

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Berlin

Gregor Schneider

Quality Architect & Technology Consultant

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Berlin

Maiia Sviatchenko

Quality Assurance Architect

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Virtual

Puja Jagani

OpenSource Engineer and Developer Advocate

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Virtual

Vipin Jain

Head Testing and Delivery Manager

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Virtual

Jaydeep Chakrabarty

Head of AI in Tech

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Berlin

Anaïs van Asselt

Senior QA Engineer

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Berlin

Dr. Alexander Schwartz

Director of Engineering

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Toronto

Sourav Mallick

Head of QA

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Virtual

Bill Matthews

Technical Lead (ML Engineering)

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Conference Topics

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San Francisco

Hyderabad

Talk: Engineering & Leadership Excellence in the Age of AI

The rise of intelligent systems is reshaping what it means to build, scale, and lead in technology. Engineering leaders today must deliver at unprecedented speed while ensuring every layer—architecture, data, and human decision-making—remains trustworthy. Charu unpacks how the craft of engineering is evolving as AI becomes an active participant in design, testing, and delivery. She discusses how to lead teams that balance experimentation with discipline, translate complexity into clarity, and build systems that improve with every release. The session offers a forward look at how excellence in 2026 will be defined not just by performance, but by responsibility, resilience, and the ability to lead through constant change.

Charu Srinivasan

Charu Srinivasan

Exploratory Testing

Functional Testing

Hyderabad

Talk: Agentic Systems — The Next Step in Autonomous Engineering & Quality

Engineering is entering a new phase where systems don’t just follow instructions — they take initiative. Jaydeep introduces how agentic AI is changing the way teams design, build, and validate software. He explains what happens when AI begins coordinating tasks, analysing code, suggesting fixes, and influencing release decisions. The session focuses on where these systems help, where they can go wrong, and what leaders must do to keep quality and reliability in check. Expect a practical look at using agentic capabilities responsibly while still maintaining clarity, control, and confidence across engineering and QA workflows.

Jaydeep Chakrabarty

Jaydeep Chakrabarty

Exploratory Testing

Functional Testing

Hyderabad

Talk: Leading for Quality in the Age of AI

As AI becomes embedded in products and processes, the meaning of “quality” is shifting. Vanya focuses on how leaders can redefine quality for their teams — not as a phase, but as a shared mindset that guides decisions, behaviours, and standards. She explores how to create clarity around expectations, build cross-functional ownership, and shape cultures where speed doesn’t override judgment. This talk gives leaders a forward-looking view of how quality evolves when AI influences design, delivery, and user experience — and how strong leadership can keep that quality visible, consistent, and intentional.

Vanya Seth

Vanya Seth

Exploratory Testing

Functional Testing

Hyderabad

Talk: Platform Engineering to achieve Quality with Speed

Modern engineering teams are expected to deliver fast without letting reliability slip. This talk explores how platform engineering provides the foundation to achieve both. Swetha breaks down how well-designed platforms remove friction, improve visibility, and create predictable paths to production. She explains how teams can use shared services, guardrails, and strong feedback loops to keep quality consistent even as AI-driven development accelerates delivery. The session focuses on practical steps leaders can take to build platforms that bring stability, speed, and confidence to engineering teams.

Shwetha

Swetha Yalamanchili

Exploratory Testing

Functional Testing

Hyderabad

Talk: From Test Automation to Intelligent Quality: Unlocking Business Value with AI

Most organizations have automated testing but struggle to translate it into tangible business impact. With AI, the next evolution isn’t more automation-it’s AI-powered intelligent quality engineering.
This session explores how AI and GenAI redefine testing through predictive defect detection, AI-driven test generation, autonomous maintenance, and adaptive quality gates that learn from production data. By shifting focus from test execution metrics to business value and release confidence, QA engineering teams can move from reactive testing to proactive quality assurance that drives measurable outcomes.

Pankaj Kumar

Pankaj Kumar

Exploratory Testing

Functional Testing

Hyderabad

Fireside Chat: Leading Through Change: How Leaders Build Resilient Teams

Change brings opportunity, but it also brings hesitation, fear, and pushback. In this conversation, Nirmala & Swetha talk openly about the real challenges leaders face when driving new automation or AI initiatives — from resistance on the ground to moments when teams simply aren’t ready. They discuss how to handle tough conversations, address fears of job loss, deal with underperformance, and prevent leaders in the middle from slowing progress.

The session also explores how to upskill teams when capabilities do not match expectations, how to keep people motivated through uncertainty, and how leadership traits have evolved in the AI era. It’s a practical, honest look at what strong, resilient leadership really requires today — clarity, empathy, firmness, and the ability to help teams grow through change rather than fear it.

Nirmala Datta

Nirmala Datla

Shwetha

Swetha Yalamanchili

Exploratory Testing

Functional Testing

Hyderabad

Panel Discussion: Accelerating Quality with AI — The Leadership Playbook

AI is changing how engineering teams design, build, and release software — and leaders now face a new question: how do you increase speed without letting quality slip? This panel brings together leaders who work at the intersection of product, platform, and AI-driven delivery. They’ll discuss how teams can use AI to shorten feedback loops, improve decisions, and uncover risks earlier, while still keeping reliability and user experience front and center. The conversation will focus on practical leadership habits that make AI useful every day — from setting the right expectations to choosing the right problems, and helping teams balance ambition with discipline. It’s a straightforward playbook for delivering faster without losing trust.

Jaydeep Chakrabarty

Jaydeep Chakrabarty

Prajakt Deshpande

Prajakt Deshpande

Shiva Kumar R V

Shiva Kumar RV

Exploratory Testing

Functional Testing

Hyderabad

Panel Discussion: Quality in AI - Testing the omnipresent unpredictable

AI systems behave differently from traditional software — they learn, adapt, and sometimes work in ways teams didn’t anticipate. This panel looks at how to bring clarity and control to systems that are always shifting, through three essential lenses: platform engineering built on scalable, open frameworks; data-science methods for observing model behaviour and drift; and product-scale rollout strategies that keep reliability front of mind. The conversation will cover how to test behaviour that isn’t deterministic, how to prepare for failures no one scripted, and how to build trust in AI-rich products using open foundations and real-world practice.

Sourabh

Saurabh Mitra

Shravan

Shravan Koninti

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Shashank Chaturvedi

Exploratory Testing

Functional Testing

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Frequently Asked Questions

The schedule of the events across cities is as follows:

 

QonfX is designed for testing and technology professionals, focusing strongly on leadership personas. The event is free to attend.

In-person attendance: Apply for your preferred city to request an invitation. If selected, you’ll receive an exclusive invitation to join.

Invites are released based on limited slots available for each persona/seniority and are granted on a first-come, first-served basis.

Thanks for your interest! We’ll email you with the details if we have a spot for you. If not, we’ll notify you and keep you on standby for any last-minute openings.

QonfX will feature expert-led sessions, panel discussions, networking opportunities, and deep dives into the latest trends and challenges in software testing.

Yes, attendance is free for invited guests.

No, session recordings will not be shared, as QonfX is an invite-only, in-person event.

Yes, you will receive a Participation Certificate on your registered email.

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