NZTestingConf 2024

Explore the uncharted realms of software testing in Aotearoa

One-day conference on Thursday 27th June
Workshop on Wednesday 26th June

Rutherford House, Wellington

Thank you to all the attendees, presenters, and sponsors for attending the NZTestingConf 2024.

It was pleasure to host everyone!
Special shout out to conference organisers and volunteers, who worked hard to make the conference happen.

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Location

Rutherford House
Pipitea Campus, Victoria University of Wellington
Conference day

Room RHLT1,
Thursday 27th June 2024
Workshop day

Room MZ03,
Wednesday 26th June 2024

NZTestingConf 2024 topics

Exploring the uncharted realms of software testing in Aotearoa

This year’s conference is all about testing products and services that push the boundaries of conventional software testing.

Our incredibly diverse lineup works in a range of industries; digital agencies, agri-tech, game, fin-tech, and enterprise software development. These speakers will share their experiences, challenges, and triumphs in applying testing principles to their unique context.

Look forward to invaluable insights that could reshape your approach to testing!

Shay Naiki

QA Manager @ Alphero
Creating a collaborative culture in the testing world: lessons from life in a digital agency
Nevetha Mani

Product Human
Off the beaten path: rethinking quality in the startup world
Toby Martin

QA Practice Lead @ Pushpay
Stop automating, start Investigating: a guide to slowing down to speed up
Emma Procter & Jonathan Shirley

Research Manager & Senior Games User Researcher @ PikPok
Finding the fun: researching and playtesting games at PikPok
Patricio Miner

Content Creator @ Free Range Testers
ETL: the testing niche you've never thought of
Ryan Bevens

QA Community Manager @ Potentia
Diary of a reluctant recruiter: your value as a tester

Panel Discussion:

Career planning and progression for QAs in the NZ tech sector

Ivan Karaman
Test Automation Coach
Founder @ IvanandCode

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Ramia Saidawi
Senior Technical Specialist Engineer @ BNZ

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Pete Savage
Founder @ Resourcefully.io

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Camy Bhandari
Co-Founder @ NZTestingConf
Panel Facilitator

About NZTestingConf

NZTestingConf provides content for testers, designers, UX researchers, developers, software engineers, or anyone passionate about software quality. We want to encourage people to look beyond their current testing approaches and stay up to date with testing trends in Aotearoa.

Buying a ticket means you chose to respect our Code of Conduct.

NZTestingConf is an event by the NZ Tech Rally team.

Workshop

Accessibility testing workshop: busting barriers with ARIAs, axes, and audits - 26th June

Making sure our work is accessible sends a clear message to ourselves, our colleagues, and our customers: Everyone is welcome!

In this hands-on and practical workshop, we’ll learn about testing for web accessibility from WCAG compliance and beyond, and what we can do to help our Product Managers, Designers, and Developer friends to make accessible products for everybody.

More details on the Accessibility testing workshop page.

Conference day schedule

8:00am - 9:20am
Registration

9:20am - 9:45am
Opening remarks & House keeping

9:45am - 10:15am
Creating a collaborative culture in the testing world: lessons from life in a digital agency
Shay Naiki, QA Manager @ Alphero

10:15am - 10:45am
Off the beaten path: rethinking quality in the startup world
Nevetha Mani, Product Human

10:45am - 11:30am
Morning tea & breakout discussion

11:30am - 12pm
Stop automating, start investigating: a guide to slowing down to speed up
Toby Martin, QA Practice Lead @ Pushpay

12:00pm - 12:30pm
Finding the fun: researching and playtesting games at PikPok
Emma Procter, Research Manager &
Jonathan Shirley, Senior Games User Researcher @ PikPok

12:30pm - 1:30pm
Lunch & breakout discussion

1:30pm - 2:00pm
ETL: the testing niche you've never thought of
Patricio Miner, Content Creator @ Free Range Testers

2:00pm - 2:30pm
Diary of a reluctant recruiter: your value as a tester
Ryan Bevens, QA Community Manager @ Potentia

2:30pm - 3:15pm
Afternoon tea & breakout discussion

3:15pm - 4:15pm
Panel discussion: Career planning and progression for QAs in the NZ tech sector

4:15pm - 4:40pm
Quiz and giveaways!

4:40pm - 4:50pm
Closing remarks

5:00pm - late
After socials @ Thistle Inn

Our format is a little different this year…

Typically at a conference you will hear from a presenter, and if you are lucky, you might get an opportunity to ask a question at the end.

This year we are having breakout discussions after each block of speakers. This is where you will have an opportunity to speak directly to our presenters, dive deeper on their topic, and hang out with other attendees who are interested in the same topic.

These breakout discussions are free-form so you can stay with one presenter, move between several presenters, or just chill out and network with other attendees.