2025

Linda van de Vooren

Linda enjoys working in complex environments, and doesn’t shy away from a challenge, whether it be complexity through technical difficulties or because of a political environment (or both!). She’s experienced in test management, team coaching, and agile practices. She has done assignments in many different branches, and in a variety of roles (most enjoying: test manager, scrum master, team coach, product owner). She is a (keynote) speaker and enjoys giving training and mentoring to fellow testers (in any level of testing experience). In her free time she is a gamer and enjoys reading. Linda is also an amateur (baritone) saxophonist who plays in two woodwind orchestras and she volunteers as the chairperson of the board for the music association belonging to one of those woodwind orchestras. She lives in the centre of Netherlands, where you can find her exploring nature or doing cultural activities.

Paul Gerrard

Gerrard Consulting Limited, UK

Paul Gerrard is a consultant, teacher, author, and speaker specializing in software testing and quality assurance, with a focus on test assurance. He has delivered keynote talks and tutorials at major conferences globally, including in Europe, the USA, Australia, and South Africa. Paul is a Principal at Gerrard Consulting Limited and co-director of Technology Unleashed. He has served as Programme Chair for the EuroSTAR conference and other industry events. Paul has received several prestigious awards, including the EuroSTAR Testing Excellence Award (2010), the TESTA Lifetime Achievement Award (2013), and the ISTQB Testing Excellence Award (2018). He is leading an initiative to create the Test Engineering Society, a professional body for test engineers.

Tanja Vos

Open University, Netherlands

Tanja is a professor at the Open University (Netherlands) and an associate professor at the Universitat Politècnica de València (Spain). For over 25 years she has been teaching and researching in the area of software testing. She has worked with many companies on automated testing projects in an industrial setting.

Bart Knaack

Professional Testing, NL

Bart Knaack is an IT consultant at at Professional Testing B.V. Bart has more than twenty years of experience in testing and test management. He’s contributed to testing projects and processes in roles of test manager, test data management team lead, and process improvement agent. Bart has coached testers, built up test teams and developed processes in test, test support and overall quality management and improvement. Bart is a frequent speaker at conferences, universities, and colleges. At EuroSTAR 2009, Bart co-founded the TestLab with James Lydnsay.

Tanja Vos

Open University, (Netherlands)

Tanja is a professor at the Open University (Netherlands) and an associate professor at the Universitat Politècnica de València (Spain). For over 25 years she has been teaching and researching in the area of software testing. She has worked with many companies on automated testing projects in an industrial setting.

Fiona Østensvig

Gritera Quality, Norway

Fiona is professional test leader and advisor, and she loves to meet people and discuss diversity and collaboration.

How can we get better together? – is one of her mantras. She has given several workshops and talks at conferences in Europe and Norway. Fiona has also been an active board member in the Norwegian computer society for many years.

She was part of the group started up Odin, a testing conference in Norway. She has both held the role as program chair and is now a part of the programme committee.

Tone Molyneux

DNB, Norway

Tone has a great passion for test, people diversity, communication, and collaboration. She has many years of experience in the field of software testing and quality assurance. She is concerned with diversity and interaction across groups.

(You are at your best when you work in a team) Tone has given several talks/workshops at various conferences, e.g. EuroSTAR where she has also been on the program committee twice.

Tone has been an active board member in the Norwegian computer society for over 20 years. She has chaired the DND’s testing group and is also part of the programme committee for the Norwegian software testing conference Odin.

Bart Van Raemdonck

Axxes IT Consutancy, Belgium

I’m Bart, a seasoned software tester from Belgium with over a decade of experience in software testing and a strong passion for test automation. I began my career in software development, but after dealing with the frustrations of unresolved bugs, I discovered my true calling: ensuring software reliability.

Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of working on impactful media projects for Belgian organizations such as VRT (Flemish Radio and Television Broadcasting Organisation) and DPG Media, one of Belgium’s leading media groups. For the past five years, I’ve been a QA Coach at Axxes, where I mentor and guide emerging professionals.

Currently, I’m proud to serve as the Technical Lead of Software Testing at Axxes, where I help drive innovation and best practices in the field.

Outside of work, I’m passionate about sports, music, and gaming, which allow me to stay energized and creative beyond my technical pursuits.