Don’t Miss These Industry Thought Leaders

STPCon is all about software testing.  Our program is developed “by Testers, for Testers” – our keynote presentations are no exception!  Keynote presentations for STPCon Spring 2019 have been chosen based on the message they have for the testing community, as well as the speakers’ unique ability to motivate, inspire and inform.  We are pleased to announce the following keynote presentations which were carefully chosen based on our criteria – we look forward to seeing you in April!

	Wednesday, April 3rd, 9am-10am Mary Thorn – President, Mary Thorn Consulting Keynote: The One Thing Testers Can Learn from Machine Learning I am here to tell you that testers are not being replaced by machines any time soon. However, testers with an open mind could learn a few things from supervised and unsupervised machine learning techniques. How iterative processes minimize “wrongness” and how creating neural networks can relate to their everyday job of being a [READ FULL DESCRIPTION] Mary is at STPCon for a few days, and as a result is also delivering two workshops and a session, here they are! Workshop: Keys to Transitioning to Agile Testing Workshop: Agile Risked Based Testing Techniques Session: “Help, I’m Drowning in 2 Week Sprints, Please Tell Me What not to Test”
	Wednesday, April 3rd, 1:15pm-2:15pm Michael Bolton – Consulting Software Tester & Testing Teacher Keynote: Testers as Their Own Worst Enemies Sometimes, in some organizations, testers complain that they’re not respected or acknowledged. Project management views testers as obstacles to timely releases; developers see testers as uninformed and technically ignorant pests. [READ FULL DESCRIPTION] Michael is a very busy test professional, and while he is at STPCon he will not only deliver a Keynote Address but several workshops and sessions too! Don’t miss these: Workshop: Rapid Introduction to Rapid Software Testing Workshop: Critical Thinking Skills for Testers Session: Rapid Software Testing in Agile Contexts Session: The Secret Life of Automation
	Thursday, April 4th, 9am-10am Jason Arbon – CEO at Test.ai Keynote: Testing all the World’s Apps with AI Jason shares a glimpse into this future with real-world running code, data, and open source resources so you can apply AI-based testing into your own testing efforts.. See the AI-based future of testing and learn how to be part of it. Welcome our new AI testing overlords. [READ FULL DESCRIPTION] Jason will also lead a workshop and a session during STPCon this Spring, check em’ out! Workshop: Testing Software with Machine Learning Session: Testing AI-Based Systems

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