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Convention, Friday, May 23, 2025 - Zurich, Switzerland


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PURPOSE

Excellent software engineering, great testing, and awesome quality are rooted in
true craftsmanship. At the Greatest Quality Convention, we connect everyone
interested in software quality. We share ideas, learn from each other, and grow
together as a community.


PEOPLE

It is all about you, folks!  Join us, share your experience, and exchange
thoughts with likeminded people across disciplines. Imaginative speeches and
interactive sessions act as an inspiration for your personal collaboration at
the event. We hold the event in English to reduce communication barriers
welcoming an international delegation.

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Friday, May 23, 2025
Eventspace Kraftwerk
Selnaustrasse 25
8001 Zürich


SPEAKERS 2025

Get ready to explore our exciting program featuring top experts in software
quality—plus, stay tuned as one final speaker is yet to be revealed!

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Eric Proegler

Eric Proegler



About me

Eric Proegler is a Staff Platform Engineer for Credit Karma in Oakland,
California. At work, he’s hacking processes, wielding metrics carefully, asking
questions, and generally splitting the difference between Solver and Right Hand
StaffEng Archetypes. Previously, Eric has been a Senior Director of Quality
Engineering, a performance testing consulting practice lead, a Testing Tools
Product Manager, and the President of the Association for Software Testing. He’s
presented at CAST, TestBash, DevOpsDays Austin, Agile, QualitySense Conf, PNSQC,
CMG Impact, STARWEST, Jenkins World, Oredev, Nordic Testing Days, Romanian
Testing Conference, Yerevan Testing Days, CodeFest, and STPCon. Eric may be best
known as the lead organizer for WOPR, the Workshop on Performance and
Reliability. In his free time, Eric spends time with family, travels, runs a
science fiction book club, and is resuming a busy schedule of live literary
events, music, and stand-up comedy. He seeks out street food from all over,
plays video games, collects Lego sets, and closely follows the NBA.

Enabling DevOps Progress with Testers
Abstract

This experience report is about our DevOps journey, and how Testers are driving
progress shipping on a B2C platform with hundreds of services faster and more
frequently. We had automated deployments. Infrastructure is in code. UI tests
written by “Full-Stack” QEs are defined in jobs, and had unit and UI tests in
PRs and builds. We were already tracking DORA metrics by service. But we were
still releasing with bespoke validation/signoff processes. We could ship in
minutes/hours, but it took live coordination, approvals, and people pushing
buttons to enable deployment. Then we brought it all together. Our Platform
Engineering Team, QEs, and product engineering teams collaborated to iterate on
tooling that lets our engineers merge to Main and walk away. We’ve learned, and
solved technical and social/process problems. I’ll share what we’ve done, what
we think we’ve learned, and ask for your feedback.

Key Learnings
 * DevOps Progress: Testers drive faster, more frequent shipping on a B2C
   platform with hundreds of services.
 * Initial State: Automated deployments, infrastructure as code, and tests
   integrated into PRs and builds, with DORA metrics tracked.
 * Challenges: Manual validation/signoff processes and live coordination still
   hindered true continuous deployment.
 * Solution: Collaboration across teams to develop tooling enabling seamless
   "merge to Main" deployments, addressing both technical and social/process
   challenges.

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Susanne Schmidt-Rauch

Susanne Schmidt-Rauch



About me

Susanne has been working according to the human-centered design approach for
over 15 years, advises companies on digital product development, is a social
science UX researcher and has been a co-founder of evux, an experience
consultancy, since 2016. She began her professional career as a computational
visualist. She holds a doctorate in computer science and is particularly
interested in the interaction of people with information in collaborative
environments.

Information design and the hard truth about misleading entire organizations
Abstract

We have data. A lot of data. In many organizational areas - including yours.
Performance metrics and dashboards are popping up everywhere. Are they helpful?
Let's ask together why we have these dashboards. We'll uncover the main problem
with useful visualizations and show how to use the concept of “data ops” to
achieve helpful information consumption in organizations. We shed light on the
human part of organizational information processing.

Key Learnings
 * Abundance of Data: Organizations generate extensive data with metrics and
   dashboards everywhere.
 * Purpose of Dashboards: Question their usefulness and intended value.
 * Challenges & Solutions: Address issues in visualizations and explore DataOps
   for better information use.
 * Human Factor: Highlight the role of people in processing organizational data.

Session



Laveena Ramchandani

Laveena Ramchandani



About me

Laveena Ramchandani is a dedicated and experienced Test Manager with over 10
years of experience in the field. She is deeply passionate about continuous
learning and sharing knowledge within the testing community. As a leader in data
science testing and testing in general, Laveena has significantly contributed to
enhancing the skillsets of individuals within the industry, particularly through
her impactful presence on digital platforms. In 2022, Laveena was recognized as
a finalist for the prestigious Digital Star Award at the everywoman in
Technology Awards. In addition to her recognition, she has been featured on
several podcasts and blogs, serves as a trainer for new testers with The Coders
Guild, and is a sought-after international speaker. Her commitment to the
community continues to inspire and shape the next generation of testers.

Unlocking the Power of Data Science through Testing: My Journey and Key Insights
Abstract

Data has become the new gold in today's digital age, and Data Science along with
Machine Learning are at the forefront of innovation. However, despite the
excitement surrounding these fields, the role of testers in data science remains
relatively unexplored. Many testers lack exposure to the unique challenges of
testing data science models, despite their growing importance in the tech
landscape. In this talk, I will share my journey into the world of data science
model testing—a field I had never tested before—and demonstrate how I was able
to bring value to a project in unfamiliar territory. My goal is to inspire
fellow testers to venture into this space with confidence, equipping them with
insights, strategies, and processes that can help ensure the quality of data
science models.

Key Learnings

This session is designed to empower testers to confidently approach data science
testing. You'll leave with:

 * A clearer understanding of data science models and how they operate.
 * Practical strategies for testing models and ensuring their quality.
 * Insights into leveraging existing testing skills in the data science realm.
 * Resources to help your teams gain confidence in the accuracy and value of
   data science outputs.

This talk aims to provide not just practical tools for data science model
testing but also inspiration to broaden your skillset and contribute effectively
to this growing field. Join me as we explore the intersection of testing and
data science, and discover how quality assurance can elevate the performance and
reliability of machine learning models.

Session



Gojko Adzic

Gojko Adzic



About me

Gojko Adzic the author of Lizard Optimization, Impact Mapping, Specification by
Example and a few more books… He is the founder or co-founder of Narakeet,
MindMup and Votito, and a partner at Neuri Consulting LLP. Gojko is one of the
2019 AWS Serverless Heroes, the winner of the 2016 European Software Testing
Outstanding Achievement Award, and the 2011 Most Influential Agile Testing
Professional Award. Gojko’s book Specification by Example won the Jolt Award for
the best book of 2012, and his blog won the UK Agile Award for the best online
publication in 2010. Author of Lizard Optimization, Impact Mapping,
Specification by Example and a few more books… Working on Narakeet and Votito.

Lizard Optimization
Abstract

Lizard Optimization is a way to gain deep understanding of underserved customers
by mixing exploratory testing, observability and product experimentation. This
talk is a quick overview of the Lizard Optimization process, with a case study
of a product where it helped unlock 500 times (not percent) growth year-on-year.
Learn how to steer your product growth gently without overcomplicating delivery
and focusing on value, and how cheap and dirty observability can provide the
necessary information to make informed decisions, understand your audience
better and improve your products.

Key Learnings
 * Lizard Optimization Overview: Combines exploratory testing, observability,
   and product experimentation to understand underserved customers.
 * Case Study Impact: Demonstrated success with a product achieving 500x growth
   year-on-year.
 * Focus on Value: Highlights steering product growth without overcomplicating
   delivery.
 * Effective Observability: Emphasizes how low-cost, simple observability can
   guide decisions, improve audience understanding, and enhance products.

Session



Maria Kedemo

Maria Kedemo



About me

Maria is a specialist generalist with deep knowledge in quality engineering and
software testing. With twenty-five years in software development her experience
ranges from different roles like mentor, teacher, team manager, developer, test
lead, tester and coach in different domains such as Telecom, Retail, Security
and lately Automotive. She thrives when she can help an individual, a team or a
company to improve their testing skills, enhance their approach to testing and
quality engineering, and see them taking pride in what they do. She sporadically
blogs, runs workshops, speaks at conferences and helps organise conferences. In
2017 – 2019 she was a board member of the AST (Association for Software
Testing).


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