Tariq King is a recognized thought-leader in software quality engineering. He is currently the CEO and Head of Test IO. Tariq has over fifteen years’ professional experience in the software industry, and has formerly held positions including VP of Product-Services, Chief Scientist, Head of Quality, Quality Engineering Director, Software Engineering Manager, and Principal Architect. He has published over 40 research articles in peer-reviewed IEEE and ACM journals, conferences, and workshops, and has written book chapters and technical reports for Springer, O’Reilly, IGI Global, and more. Tariq has been an international keynote speaker and trainer at leading software conferences in industry and academia, and serves on multiple conference boards and program committees.

Renato leads customer accounts across the United States, Canada, and Latin America, bringing a strong foundation in software development and performance management. Starting his career as a developer, he advanced to lead a performance testing team, gaining in-depth expertise in SDLC processes, test automation, and application performance management. Over the past decade, Renato has partnered with large enterprise clients as an account executive, delivering high-quality, automation-driven solutions that enhance business value and foster continuous improvement in software development and outcomes.

Parasar Saha is the founder and CEO of Digy4, a Quality Engineering product company that developed an AI-powered universal cloud platform for software testing. With over two decades of experience in Quality Engineering, Parasar has led global enterprise QE teams and is recognized for his expertise in designing cloud-based continuous testing platforms. Before founding Digy4, he held leadership roles as Head of Quality Engineering at global organizations such as Air Canada and SOTI, where he spearheaded the transformation to a comprehensive 360-degree continuous testing model. A prominent global speaker on AI adoption at the enterprise level, Parasar is also a founding member of the Canadian Quality and Testing Association (CQTA).

Greg Cento is the AVP, Enterprise Quality Engineering Platform. In 2021, Greg became accountable for leading the enterprise transformation of Sun Life’s testing teams from traditional SQA to Quality Engineering, and is now leading the journey from QE to Quality Intelligence. Greg and his team now provide a full suite of QE capabilities to Sun Life’s enterprise IT organization. Greg has over 25 years of experience in SQA and large organizational transformation.

With over 18 years of experience in managing testing across domains including Telecom, Media, and Finance, Pushpinder Malhotra is the Senior QA Automation Manager for Northbridge Insurance. She specializes in developing and implementing cutting edge automation strategies for quality assurance and testing and is passionate about technologies like Selenium, cloud, API test automation, and service virtualization. As a recognized thought leader in the QA domain, she has had the privilege of speaking at esteemed conferences, including QA Financial, Star West and Parasoft events sharing insights on topics like API testing, service virtualization and the future of QA in the AI era. She is also the organizer of the QA Innovations Summit 2025.

Michael Bolton is a consulting software tester and testing teacher who helps people to solve testing problems that they didn’t realize they could solve. In 2006, he became co-author (with James Bach) of Rapid Software Testing (RST), a methodology and mindset for testing software expertly and credibly in uncertain conditions and under extreme time pressure. Since then, he has flown over a million miles to teach RST in 35 countries on six continents. Michael has over 30 years of experience testing, developing, managing, and writing about software. For over 20 years, he has led DevelopSense, a Toronto-based testing and development consultancy. Prior to that, he was with Quarterdeck Corporation for eight years, during which he managed the company’s flagship products and directed project and testing teams both in-house and around the world.

Jamie has over seven years of experience in the software testing industry. Drawing from her years of experience as an account manager and technical consultant, Jamie has helped companies and government agencies navigate complex testing challenges and use those as opportunities to implement scalable testing strategies. With deep expertise in functional test automation, she’s passionate about helping teams achieve quality with fast, cutting-edge tools.

With a background in engineering and a deep understanding of AI and ML, Joanna takes pride in delivering impactful marketing strategies that drive measurable results. With 25 years of experience transforming and evolving both global 500 companies and startups, she’s worked on projects involving AI, big data analytics, and business intelligence. She leads Parasoft’s marketing and is always curious about new ways to approach business development, branding, strategic positioning, go-to-market strategy, and sales enablement. She’s launched a variety of tools for companies, including SmartBear, SauceLabs, Confluent, IBM, and Oracle. Joanna holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Jonathon Wright is a strategic thought leader and distinguished chief technology officer. He specializes in emerging technologies, innovation, and automation, and has more than 25 years of international commercial experience within global organizations. Jonathon combines his extensive practical experience and leadership with insights into real-world adoption of Artificial Intelligence (Agentic & Generative AI) Jonathon also hosts the CTO lead (based in Canada) and the author of several award-winning books (2010 – 2022) the latest with Rex Black on ‘Artificial Intelligence building trustworthy systems.

David Milette is cofounder and chief technology evangelist of SQALogic, DevOps Advisory Board Content Chair at DevNetwork and advisor to Henry and Wolf cybersecurity and data governance law firm. Passionate about helping organizations optimize their IT processes and deliver high-quality software solutions that meet their customers’ needs and expectations: David leverages his deep knowledge of quality engineering and his expertise in DevOps and Agile transformation to ensure that clients’ automation and quality assurance best practices are aligned with their business goals and deliver value.

Joe Larizza is an accomplished leader in the field of quality assurance and testing of software, with a proven track record of successfully managing testing programs and implementing testing standards and procedures. He is currently the Director of User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for BMO in Canada, where he ensures high-quality products throughout the development lifecycle by collaborating with technology teams In this role, he is responsible for designing comprehensive test strategies.

Eran Kinsbruner is a distinguished technology executive, author, and patent holder with deep expertise in software testing, DevOps, and developer observability. Currently serving as an executive at Lightrun, he plays a pivotal role in advancing developer observability and live debugging solutions. Eran has authored several influential books on continuous testing, test automation, and DevOps and has earned multiple awards for his contributions to software quality and innovation. Recently Eran has been featured by Marquis Who’s Who as a top executive.