AutomationSTAR 2023 Programme

Welcome to the AutomationSTAR Conference – you’re in the best place to expand your test automation knowledge and prowess. The 2023 AutomationSTAR programme offered in-depth training on test automation strategy, process, design, tools, and lots more.

Explore the 2023 Programme

AutomationSTAR 2024 will take place in Vienna, 9-10 Oct. Thanks to everyone who submitted to speak – the programme team, Ryan Volker (Germany), Janna Loeffler (USA) and Geosley Andrades (India) is reviewing all the superb submissions, and will craft an amazing 2024 line-up for you.

The programme will be released soon, and we hope to see you in October. In the meantime, check out last year’s programme and get inspired for what’s to come.

Day	Time	Session	Title	Learn More
Monday	MONDAY 20TH NOV CEST
Monday	08:30^MON	Tutorial A	Awesome Web Testing with Playwright ^{FULLY BOOKED} Andrew Knight Automation Panda, USA	More
Monday	08:30^MON	Tutorial B	Getting Started with Visual Test Design for Automation ^{FULLY BOOKED} Anne Kramer Smartesting, Germany	More
Monday	08:30^MON	Tutorial C	Exploring BDD Automation Patterns ^{FULLY BOOKED} Gáspár Nagy & Seb Rose Hungary & UK	More
Monday	08:30^MON	Tutorial D	Automation Framework Essentials ^{FULLY BOOKED} Chris Loder Upland Software, Canada	More
Monday	08:30^MON	Tutorial E	Test Automation Strategies: Navigating DevOps, Agile, and Complex Technologies ^{FULLY BOOKED} Janna Loeffler mParticle, USA	More
Monday	12:00^CEST	Lunch	Networking Lunch in the EXPO
Monday	13:30^MON	Keynote	Streamlining Your CI/CD Pipeline with Test Automation Janna Loeffler mParticle, USA	More
Monday	14:45^MON	M1	Automated Lighthouse Reporting with WebdriverIO Hugh McCamphill ESW, Ireland	More
Monday	14:45^MON	M2	Behold MBT: A Guide To Improved Coverage, Collaboration, Mindset & You Gunesh Patil Ushur, India	More
Monday	14:45^MON	M3	The Impostor’s Guide to Tooting Your Own Horn Sophie Küster Cronn, Germany	More
Monday	15:30^MON	Break	Break - Mix & Mingle in the EXPO
Monday	16:00^MON	M4	Do We Automate Everything for AI Testing!? Marek Lof CIMSOLUTIONS, Netherlands	More
Monday	16:00^MON	M5	The Power of UI Atomic Automated Tests Sargis Sargsyan Independent, Armenia	More
Monday	16:00^MON	M6	Journey with Serenity-BDD Framework & Screenplay Pattern ^{(90mins Workshop)} Chris Van Bael tesuqa, Belgium	More
Monday	17:00^MON	M7	How to Automate Visual Testing on a Freeform Canvas UI? Ken S'ng Wong Independent Consultant, Singapore	More
Monday	17:00^MON	M8	Unit Testing for Test Automation Engineers Christoph Wolf MED-EL Medical Electronics, Austria	More
Monday	17:45^MON	EXPO Party	Games Night – Bites, Beers & Games Networking Event
Tuesday	TUESDAY 21ST NOV CEST
Tuesday	08:00^TUES		Lean Coffee & Community Conversations
Tuesday	08:45^TUES	Keynote	Confusion to Clarity: an Unexpected Roadmap for our Automation Journey Ryan Volker & Bastian Schürmann Targobank, Germany	More
Tuesday	10:00^TUES	T1	Apollo 13 and the Dangers of Automation Bias Andrew Brown Expleo, UK	More
Tuesday	10:00^TUES	T2	Performance Testing is not only API Emilia Lendzion-Barszcz Snowflake, Poland	More
Tuesday	10:00^TUES	T3	RAMP up your Testing Solution: Test Automation Patterns Gáspár Nagy Spec Solutions, Hungary	More
Tuesday	10:45^TUES	BREAK	Break - Mix & Mingle in the EXPO
Tuesday	11:15^TUES	T4	What Framework should I use for Web Testing? Andrew Knight Automation Panda, USA	More
Tuesday	11:15^TUES	T5	Anti-fragile Automation John Kent SimplyTesting, U.K.	More
Tuesday	11:15^TUES	T6	Go With The Flow! A Testers’ Guide To Postman Flows ^{(90mins Workshop)} Beth Marshall Independent, UK	More
Tuesday	12:15^TUES	T7	Autonomous Testing: Introduce Testing Bots and Boost your Efficiency Marcel Veselka wopee labs, Czech Republic	More
Tuesday	12:15^TUES	T8	Congratulations! You’re a Leader! Now What?! Janna Loeffler mParticle, USA	More
Thursday	13:00^TUES	Lunch	Networking Lunch in the EXPO
Tuesday	14:00^TUES	T9	Automation for Accessibility – A Real Challenge Thiago Ferreira Machado & Christiano Guerra New Work, Spain & Körber Digital Portugal	More
Tuesday	14:00^TUES	T10	Unlocking New Possibilities in Test Automation with Chat GPT Geosley Andrades ACCELQ, India	More
Tuesday	14:00^TUES	T11	Performance Testing You Didn’t Know Your Automation Test Does Jakub Dering Nordea, Poland	More
Tuesday	14:45^TUES	Break	Break - Mix & Mingle in the EXPO
Tuesday	15:15^TUES	5 Talks	Community Stage 5 Speakers 5 mins each	More
Tuesday	15:30^TUES	Keynote	Adobo and Avocados: Intersectionality in Tech and Developer Advocacy Marie Cruz k6.io at Grafana Labs, UK	More
Tuesday	16:30^TUES	Farewell	Closing Remarks AutomationSTAR