AutomationSTAR 2024 programme

AutomationSTAR 2024 Programme

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

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We had an awesome time at AutomationSTAR, and we can’t wait to do it all again next year in Amsterdam! Pre-register now to be the first to hear about all the 2025 announcements.

Check out the 2024 programme below to get a sense of the awesome quality of sessions you’ll enjoy next year! If you’d like to be part of the 2025 programme, our Call for Speakers opens in November – once you pre-register, you’ll be the first to know when submissions are open.

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Day	Time	Session	Title	Learn More
Wednesday	Wednesday 9th Oct CEST
Wednesday	07:30^WED		Delegate Badge Collection & Coffee
Wednesday	09:00^WED	Tutorial A	Ramping up Modern Performance Testing Leandro Melendez Grafana Labs, Mexico	More
Wednesday	09:00^WED	Tutorial B	Mastering Web Automation with Robot Framework and Playwright René Rohner & Henrik Schütte imbus, Germany	More
Wednesday	09:00^WED	Tutorial C	Progressing beyond Regression – Enhancing Automation with Testability ^{FULLY BOOKED} Lalitkumar Bhamare & Samer Naqvi Accenture Song, Germany & Global Logic, UK	More
Wednesday	09:00^WED	Tutorial D	Discovering ETL Testing: Essential for Your AI Solutions Paula Bassagañas Òdena Boehringer Ingelheim, Spain	More
Wednesday	09:00^WED	Tutorial E	Beyond Bug-Hunt: What Does Generative AI Add to our Purpose? Adam Matłacz Space To Grow, Poland	More
Wednesday	09:00^WED	Tutorial F	Automate to Elevate – A Generative AI Masterclass ^{FULLY BOOKED} Geosley Andrades ACCELQ, India	More
Wednesday	12:30^CEST	Lunch	Networking Lunch in the EXPO
Wednesday	13:30^WED	Keynote	Fifty Years of Test Automation Dorothy Graham Independent, UK	More
Wednesday	14:45^WED	W1	Probabilistic, Not Deterministic: Why Testing ML is Different Deepshikha & Anamika Mukhopadhyay Nagarro, India	More
Wednesday	14:45^WED	W2	Old Tools, New Tricks Benjamin Bischoff Trivago, Germany	More
Wednesday	14:45^WED	W3	Exploring the Automated Testing of Information Baldvin Gislason Bern Independent, Sweden	More
Wednesday	15:30^WED	Break	Break - Mix & Mingle in the EXPO
Wednesday	16:00^WED	W4	Build Great Products with Quality and Empathy Christina Thalayasingam Northwestern Mutual, USA	More
Wednesday	16.00^WED	W5	TestOps: A Journey to Story-Based Releases Mazin Inaad Capgemini, Netherlands	More
Wednesday	16:00^WED	W6	Fuzz Testing Web APIs: Overview of Existing Tools Andrea Arcuri Kristiania, Norway	More
Wednesday	16:00^WED	DD1	Monitoring and Observability with Selenium ^{(90mins Deep Dive)} Ioannis Papadakis GWI, Greece	More
Wednesday	16:00 ^WED	DD2	E2E Tests for Web3 Applications ^{(90mins Deep Dive)} Rafaela Azevedo The Chaincademy, UK	More
Wednesday	16:00^WED	DD3	Automate Smarter, not Harder ^{(90mins Deep Dive)} ^{FULLY BOOKED} Willem Keesman & Arnoud Gorter SopraSteria & CJIB, Netherlands	More
Wednesday	17:00^WED	W7	Challenges of Test Automation in Video Games Romain Gauthier Game Conductor, Germany	More
Wednesday	17:00^WED	W8	Who's the Masked Tester? Irina Malgina BDO Holding, Netherlands	More
Wednesday	17:00^WED	W9	A Christmas Tree Approach to Test Automation Egbert Bouman Valori, Netherlands	More
Wednesday	17:45^WED	EXPO Party	Games Night – Bites, Beers & Games Networking Event
Thursday	Thursday 10TH OCT CEST
Thursday	08:00^THUR		Lean Coffee & Community Conversations
Thursday	08:30^THUR	Keynote	Future of Test Automation with AI Jonathon Wright Keysight, UK	More
Thursday	09:45^THUR	T1	Artificial Intelligence vs. Natural Stupidity Gerard van Engelen Codepeople, Netherlands	More
Thursday	09:45^THUR	T2	Tech Triumphs and Human Trials Adonis Celestine Applause, Netherlands	More
Thursday	09:45^THUR	T3	Keyword Driven Testing with Robot Framework and Playwright René Rohner imbus, Germany	More
Thursday	09:45^THUR	DD4	Test Sharing : Why, When and How ^{(90mins Deep Dive)} Baubak Gandomi Adobe, France	More
Thursday	10:30^THUR	BREAK	Break - Mix & Mingle in the EXPO
Thursday	11.00^THUR	T4	Deployed Confidence: The Testing in Production Shreya Asthana Walmart, India	More
Thursday	11:00^THUR	T5	Raising the Testing Bar with Cybersecurity Sara Martinez Giner Telefonica Tech, Spain	More
Thursday	11:00^THUR	T6	Mobile Accessibility Automation: Inclusivity with Efficiency Subhash Kotra Tide.co, India	More
Thursday	12:00^THUR	T7	Unlocking your Team's Superpower Nancy Jain & Anuj Singla RedHat, India	More
Thursday	12:00^THUR	T8	Test Documentation: Why so Technical? Ana Duarte Xray by Xblend, Portugal	More
Thursday	12:00^THUR	T9	Business Transformation with Open Source Test Automation Joerg Bruewer Schenker, Germany	More
Thursday	12:00^THUR	DD5	Diagnosis and Treatment of Cucumber Diseases ^{(90mins Deep Dive)} Roland Germ & Katrin Heiderer Nagarro, Austria	More
Thursday	12.45^THUR	Lunch	Networking Lunch in the EXPO
Thursday	13:45^THUR	T10	Evolving your Performance Testing Practices Leandro Melendez Grafana Labs, Mexico	More
Thursday	13.45^THUR	T11	Why Can’t UI Automation be like ‘Normal’ Software? John Kent Simply Testing, UK	More
Thursday	13.45^THUR	T12	Mastering Python Automation: A Guide for Testers Lynn Kammourieh Murex, Lebanon	More
Thursday	14:30^THUR	Break	Break - Mix & Mingle in the EXPO
Thursday	15:15^THUR	5 Talks	Community Stage 5 Speakers 5 mins each
Thursday	15:45^THUR	Keynote	You Can’t Make an Omelette without Breaking the Egg Maryam Umar Booking.com, UK	More
Thursday	16:45^THUR	Farewell	Conference Awards Ceremony & Closing Remarks AutomationSTAR