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EuroSTAR 2023 Programme

The 2023 EuroSTAR Software Testing Conference will take place in Flanders Convention Centre at Antwerp Zoo, Belgium. The theme is ‘Software Development is a Social Activity’ .

Thank you to our 2023 Programme Chair, Kristoffer Nordström and committee Fiona Charles, Maria Kedemo and Rob Lambert, for crafting such an excellent programme of talks for our 31st EuroSTAR Conference. Thank you to everyone submitted and also our community reviewers for taking time to read each of the submissions – your feedback helps shape the programme each year.

We look forward to welcoming all of our speakers, attendees and partners to EuroSTAR 2023, 13-16 June in Antwerp.

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Tuesday
TUESDAY 13TH JUNE CEST
Tuesday

09:00TUE

Tutorial A
fiona-charles-200x200-1Leadership & Management
Inspiring Quality: Becoming an Exceptional Quality Leader (Full Day)

Fiona Charles

Quality Intelligence, Canada

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Tuesday

09:00TUE

Tutorial B
Wim-Decoutere+Michaël-PilaetenMethods of Collaboration
Collaborative Test Design (Full Day)

Wim Decoutere & Michaël Pilaeten

CTG, Belgium

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Tuesday

09:00TUE

Tutorial C
ES2023-Szilard-Szell-400x400px-RGBMethods of Collaboration
Let’s Build a Continuous QA Strategy around CI/CD Pipeline (Full Day)

Szilard Szell

Eficode, Finland

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Tuesday

09:00TUE

Tutorial D
ES2022-Jenny-BrambleTeam Building
Building Better Teams Through Play (Half Day)

Jenny Bramble

Papa, USA

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Tuesday

09:00TUE

Tutorial E
Adam MatłaczSoftware Testing
CSI Testing - A Simulation Game (Half Day)

Adam Matłacz

Demant, Poland

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Tuesday

09:00TUE

Tutorial F
ES2023-Alexandru-Cusmaru+Ard-Kramer-400x400px-RGBMethods of Collaboration
Roll the Marbles! How Good Architecture Helps us to Test Better (Half Day)

Alexandru Cusmaru & Ard Kramer

Siemens Mobility, Germany & Orangecrest, Netherlands

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Tuesday

09:00TUE

Tutorial G
ES2023-Michael-Bolton-400x400px-RGBSoftware Testing
Measurement, Metrics, and Magic Numbers (Half Day)

Michael Bolton

DevelopSense, Canada

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Tuesday

12:30CEST

Lunchtime
Meet & Mingle with your Community
Tuesday

13:30TUE

Tutorial H
ES2022-Jenny-BrambleTest Automation
Soft Skills of Automation (Half Day)

Jenny Bramble

Papa, USA

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Tuesday

13:30TUE

Tutorial I
ES2022-Anne-Kramer-400x400px-RGBMethods of Collaboration
Sharpen the Axe! An Adventure Game about Test Automation (Half Day)

Anne Kramer

Global CSM, Germany

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Tuesday

13:30TUE

Tutorial J
Maaret PyhäjärviSoftware Testing
Social Software Testing Approaches (Half Day)

Maaret Pyhäjärvi

Vaisala, Finland

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Tuesday

13:30TUE

Tutorial K
ES2023-Michael-Bolton-400x400px-RGBSoftware Testing
Critical Thinking Skills for Testers (Half Day)

Michael Bolton

DevelopSense, Canada

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Wednesday
WEDNESDAY 14TH JUNE CEST
Wednesday

09:00WED

Welcome
EuroSTAR 2022 speaker Kristoffer Nordstrom
Opening Remarks from the EuroSTAR Programme Chair

Kristoffer Nordström

Programme Chair, UK

Wednesday

09:15WED

Keynote
EuroSTAR 2022 speaker Isabel EvansTeam Building
It Only Takes One Genius

Isabel Evans

Independent, UK

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Wednesday

10:15WED

Break
Morning Break – Visit The Test Tools EXPO
Wednesday

11:00WED

W1
ES2023-Nicole-van-der-Hoeven-400x400px-RGBCommunication
The Lost Art of Taking Good Notes

Nicole van der Hoeven

Grafana Labs, Netherlands

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Wednesday

11:00WED

W2
ES2023-Dermot-CanniffeCommunication
Developing on Mount Stupid

Dermot Canniffe

SmartBear, Ireland

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Wednesday

11:00WED

W3
EuroSTAR 2022 speaker Andrew BrownSoftware Testing
How to Prevent your Next Software Release Ending in Disaster

Andrew Brown

Expleo, UK

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Wednesday

11:00WED

W4
ES2023-Fabian-Kempert-400x400px-RGBTeam Building
Start-up Mode: Wearing Many Hats as QA

Fabian Kempert

Groupe Chantelle, Germany

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Wednesday

12:00WED

W5
ES2023-Lina-Zubytė-400x400px-RGBMethods of Collaboration
How Minimalism Helps Build High-Quality Products

Lina Zubyte

Doodle, Germany

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Wednesday

12:00WED

W6
ES2023-Antony-Yammine-400x400px-RGBCreating Healthy Organisations
Seat Belts On: You're About To Land On QA Planet

Antony Yammine

Murex, Cyprus

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Wednesday

12:00WED

W7
EuroSTAR 2022 speaker Thomas ShipleyCommunication
Moving Cheese: The Art of Persuasion for Testers

Thomas Shipley

GlobalLogic, UK

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Wednesday

12:00WED

W8
ES2023-Viviane-Hennecke-400x400px-RGBDiversity, Equality, and Inclusion
How I am Unfolding my Potential as a Neurodivergent in Testing

Viviane Hennecke

Accenture, Germany

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Wednesday

12:45WED

Lunchtime
Join us in the EXPO for Lunch
Wednesday

13:45WED

W9
ES2023-Adonis-Celestine+Julia-Zacharias-400x400px-RGBAccessibility Testing
Designing & Testing for the Billion Voices

Adonis Celestine & Julia Zacharias

Applause, Netherlands

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Wednesday

13:45WED

W10
ES2023-Irina-Malgina-400x400px-RGBLeadership & Management
The Path of Least Resistance

Irina Malgina

BDO Holding, Netherlands

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Wednesday

13:45WED

W11
ES2023-Manfred-Baumgartner-400x400px-RGBCommunication
The Tester as Mediator

Manfred Baumgartner

Nagarro, Austria

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Wednesday

13:45WED

W12
ES2023-Bryan-Jones-400x400px-RGBTeam Building
Why Testers are the True Rock Stars of IT

Bryan Jones

Sopra Steria, UK

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Wednesday

14:30WED

Break
Afternoon Break – Check out the Huddle Area in the EXPO
Wednesday

15:15WED

W13
ES2023-Ezanne-Grobler-400x400px-updated-RGBDiversity, Equality, and Inclusion
Embracing Adversity, a Learnership’s Story

Ezanne Grobler

EOH, South Africa

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Wednesday

15:15WED

W14
ES2023-Geosley-Andrades-400x400px-RGBGroup Dynamics
Spice up your Testing, and Gamify it Out!

Geosley Andrades

ACCELQ, India

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Wednesday

15:15WED

W15
ES2023-Brijesh-Deb-400x400px-RGBLeadership & Management
Secret Life of a Leader in Testing

Brijesh Deb

Infosys, Netherlands

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Wednesday

15:15WED

W16
ES2023-Amir-Shani-400x400px-RGBCreating Healthy Organisations
Weaving Quality into the Organizational Fabric

Amir Shani

Meta, Israel

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Wednesday

16:15WED

Keynote 
ES2023-Kristel-Kruustük-400x400px-RGBLeadership & Management
Testing with Purpose: How Stories, Values and Kindness Make Testing Better

Kristel Kruustük

Testlio, Estonia

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Wednesday

17:15WED

NETWORK
EXPO Community Networking Event

An opportunity to catch up with friends & make new connections

Thursday
THURSDAY 15TH JUNE CEST
Thursday

09:00THUR

Keynote 
Maaret PyhäjärviSoftware Testing
Whose Test Is It Anyway?

Maaret Pyhäjärvi

Vaisala, Finland

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Thursday

10:15THUR

Th1
ES2023-Speaker-Jecelyn-YeenSoftware Testing
WebDriver BiDi – The Future of Cross-Browser Automation

Jecelyn Yeen

Google, Germany

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Thursday

10:15THUR

Th2
ES2023-speaker-Mark-MicallefCreating Healthy Organisations
Visualising and Maintaining a Healthy Knowledge Fabric

Mark Micallef

University of Malta, Malta

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Thursday

10:15THUR

Th3
ES2023-Speaker-Jonas-MenesklouCommunities
Building a Testing Community – How to Start From Zero

Jonas Menesklou

askui, Germany

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Thursday

10:15THUR

Th4
ES2023-Speaker-Dr-Elmar-JuergenSoftware Testing
Testing the Important Changes – How Test-Gap-Analysis Can Align Dev and Test

Elmar Jürgens

CQSE, Germany

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Thursday

11:00THUR

Break
Morning Break – Connect with your fellow Attendees
Thursday

11:30THUR

Th5
ES2023-Iris-Pinkster-O-Riordain+Bas-Dam-400x400px-RGBSoftware Testing
The Curse of Tutankhamun

Iris Pinkster O'Riordain & Bas Dam

Professional Testing & Performance Architecten, Netherlands

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Thursday

11:30THUR

Th6
EuroSTAR 2022 speaker Seema PrabhuCreating Healthy Organisations
From Chaos to Clarity – Our Journey Towards Healthy Teams

Seema Prabhu

Hudl, UK

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Thursday

11:30THUR

Th7
Søren Aasbjerg Andersen EuroSTAR 2023 SpeakerCommunication
Bring your Everything! How Clown Training made me a Better Tester

Søren Aasbjerg Andersen

Elsevier, Denmark

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Thursday

11:30THUR

Th8
A headshot of Gáspár Nagy, EuroSTAR speakerRemote Work
Self-Service Quality: Everything I Learned from Open-Source QA

Gáspár Nagy

Spec Solutions, Hungary

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Thursday

12:30THUR

Th9
ES2023-Lalitkumar-Bhamare-400x400px-RGBTeam Building
An Ancient Science for Advanced Critical Thinking for Testers and Teams

Lalitkumar Bhamare

Accenture Song, Germany

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Thursday

12:30THUR

Th10
Tara Walton EuroSTAR 2023 SpeakerMethods of Collaboration
Dungeons & Dragons: Becoming the Hero of the Sprint

Tara Walton

Independent, USA

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Thursday

12:30THUR

Th11
Jakob Sloth EuroSTAR 2023 SpeakerCommunication
The Art of Asking Questions

Jakob Sloth-Brodersen

Siteimprove, Denmark

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Thursday

12:30THUR

Th12
Jani Haapala EuroSTAR 2023 SpeakerTest Automation
Breaking Testing Silos, The Ten Commandments for Better Automation

Jani Haapala

Gofore, Finland

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Thursday

13:15THUR

Lunchtime
Join us for Lunch in the EXPO Hall
Thursday

14:15THUR

Th13
Samer Naqvi EuroSTAR 2023 SpeakerSoftware Testing
Graceful Degradation – Failing with Style

Samer Naqvi

Global Logic, UK

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Thursday

14:15THUR

Th14
Sanne Visser EuroSTAR 2023 SpeakerCreating Healthy Organisations
That Which isn’t Good for the Hive, isn’t Good for the Bee

Sanne Visser

Capgemini, Netherlands

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Thursday

14:15THUR

Th15
Brendan Connolly EuroSTAR 2023 SpeakerSoftware Testing
Exploratory Testing As Code

Brendan Connolly

Carpe Data, USA

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Thursday

14:15THUR

Th16
Prashant Hegde EuroSTAR 2023 SpeakerMethods of Collaboration
Bug Bashing: My Secret Weapon for Quality Software

Prashant Hegde

MoEngage, India

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Thursday

15:00THUR

Break
Afternoon Break – Check out the Huddle Area in the EXPO
Thursday

15:45THUR

Th17
A headshot of EuroSTAR 2022 speaker Chris ArmstrongTeam Building
Growing Pains – Lessons Learned from the Incredible Rise and Collapse of WCW

Chris Armstrong

BJSS, UK

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Thursday

15:45THUR

Th18
EuroSTAR 2022 speaker Cecilie HaugstvedtAccessibility Testing
Automatic Accessibility Tests for All

Cecilie Haugstvedt

SOCO, Norway

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Thursday

15:45THUR

Th19
ES2022-Kimberley-Snoyl-400x400px-RGBSoftware Testing
Mission Impossible: Automatic Usability Testing

Kimberly Snoyl

Capgemini, Netherlands

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Thursday

15:45THUR

Th20
Graham Freeburn EuroSTAR 2023 SpeakerCommunication
TX – A New Testing Paradigm

Graham Freeburn

Shared Services Connected , UK

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Thursday

16:45THUR

Keynote 
ES2023-Ken-Munro+Jo-Dalton-400x400px-RGBSoftware Testing
The Cyber Security of Smart 'Adult' Toys - or Lack of it!

Ken Munro & Jo Dalton

Pen Test Partners, UK

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Thursday

19:00THUR

NETWORK
Awards Evening

Awards & Entertainment Celebration

Friday
FRIDAY 16TH JUNE CEST
Friday

09:00FRI

F1
Phil Royston EuroSTAR 2023 SpeakerCreating Healthy Organisations
Learning Culture: Adapt or Die

Phil Royston

Tesena, Czech Republic

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Friday

09:00FRI

F2
Gitte OttosenMethods of Collaboration
Test Techniques as a Collaborative Learning Approach

Gitte Ottosen

Key2Quality, Denmark

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Friday

09:00FRI

F3
Dylan Lacey EuroSTAR 2022 speakerTest Automation
Introduction to Automated Testing Frameworks

Dylan Lacey

Sauce Labs, Australia

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Friday

09:00FRI

F4
Jorgen Lund - EuroSTAR 2023 SpeakerSoftware Testing
Need for Speed – The Many Benefits of Faster Feedback Loops

Jørgen Lund

Systematic, Denmark

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Friday

10:00FRI

F5
Keith Yorkston EuroSTAR SpeakerMethods of Collaboration
Hacking is also a Social Activity…

Keith Yorkston

Quality Risk Management, UK

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Friday

10:00FRI

F6
Kevin Harris - EuroSTAR 2023 SpeakerLeadership & Management
The New Test Manager’s Survival Guide

Kevin Harris

InfoSum, UK

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Friday

10:00FRI

F7
A headshot of EuroSTAR 2022 speaker Sophie KüsterDiversity, Equality, and Inclusion
One of the Lads – Things I’m Tired of Hearing about Women in Tech

Sophie Küster

Cronn, Germany

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Friday

10:00FRI

F8
Fredrik Håård EuroSTAR SpeakerCommunication
Hope is Not a Plan

Fredrik Håård

Ideagen, UK

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Friday

10:45FRI

Break
Morning Break – Coffee & Chats with your Fellow Attendees
Friday

11:30FRI

5 Talks
Community Stage

5 Speakers from the Community - Lightning Talks

Join us for 5 Different Stories

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Friday

11:45FRI

Keynote 
ES2023-Anne-Marie-Charrett-400x400px-RGBCommunication
We're off to Rehab - Communicating in an Isolated & Decoupled World

Anne-Marie Charrett

CultureAmp, Australia

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Friday

12:45FRI

Farewell
Kristoffer Nordstrom
Closing Remarks

Kristoffer Nordström

2023 Conference Chair

Friday

12:55FRI

Reveal
EuroSTAR logo
The Big Reveal

2024 Conference Chair

2024 Location

Friday

13:00FRI

Lunchtime
Join us for Lunch in the EXPO Hall
Friday

14:00FRI

F9
ES2023-9-Out-Of-10-Testers-400x400px-RGBCreating Healthy Organisations
9 out of 10 Testers Find These Things Most Annoying… (60min Session)

Chris, Shey, Hanna, Veerle, Sanne

Interactive Panel Session

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Friday

14:00FRI

F10
ES2023-Emna-Ayadi+Ard-Kramer-400x400px-RGBMethods of Collaboration
Make Yourself Future Proof while Improving your Soft Skills (90 min Workshop)

Emna Ayadi & Ard Kramer 

Sogeti, France & OrangeCrest, Netherlands

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Friday

14:00FRI

F11
lady-profile-3
Do-Over Session

Delegates Choose the Speaker

Vote for Your Favourite Track Talk

Friday

15:00FRI

F12
speed-meet
Do-Over Session II

Delegates Choose the Speaker

Vote for Your Favourite Track Talk

Friday

15:45FRI

FINISH
Informal Farewell Mixer

EuroSTAR Programme Committee

Farewell chats with your fellow Attendees

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