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.