UKSTAR 2019 Talks & Learning Schedule

Please click on the individual talk titles below to view details of each session. Our Programme was created with care by Dan Billing, Anne Marie Charrett and Bill Matthews. Sign up for the latest news and be the first to hear about about our next testing and quality event.

8:00

Registration

8:30

Welcome Energiser Breakfast

9:00

UKSTAR 2019 Opening Keynote

The Reality of Testing In an Artificial World

Angie Jones, Applitools, USA

10:00

Break

10:30

Deep Dive A

API Exploratory Testing

Anne-Marie Charrett
Testing Times, Australia

Deep Dive C

Embracing Uncertainty in Software Development

Fiona Charles
Quality Intelligence, Canada

12:30

Lunch

Automation
Modern Tester
Leadership
15:00

Break

Automation
Modern Tester
Leadership
16:15

Track 10

Why Cats are the Best Automators

Seretta Gamba
Independent, Germany

Track 2

Chatbots and How to Test Them

Hristo Gergov
Musala Soft, Bulgaria

Track 12

A Wearable Test Story: Testing the Human Experience

Gerie Owen
Technology Strategy Research, USA

17:00

Keynote 2: Technology’s Feet on Society’s Ground

Fiona Charles, Quality Intelligence, Canada

18:00

UKSTAR Networking Evening

8:00

Registration

8:30

Welcome Energiser Breakfast

10:00

Break

Automation
Modern Tester
Leadership
11:15

Track 4

Troubleshooting The Fudge Out of It

Corina Pip
Frequentis, Romania

Track 5

Cognitive QA 

Speak Easy

Wayne Rutter
ScholarPack, UK

Track 6

What Aircrews Can Teach Testing Teams

Peter Varhol
Technology Strategy Research, USA

12:00

Track 8

Are We Crazy?

Rick Tracy
QualityMinds and Hapalion Consulting, Netherlands

Track 9

We Are Part of The Team Too

Maryam Umar

Caplin Systems, UK

12:45

Lunch

13:45

Keynote 4: Why Do We Automate?

Bas Dijkstra, On Test Automation, Netherlands

14:45

UKSTAR Committee Farewell

15:00

Break

15:30

Deep Dive D

CSS Selectors: From Zero to Awesome

Corina Pip
Frequentis, Romania

Deep Dive F

Building Robust Automation Frameworks

Bas Dijkstra
On Test Automation, Netherlands