Why #ATAGTR2023
Welcome to the 8th Edition of the Global Testing Retreat 2023!
#ATAGTR2023 is offering great learning opportunities. This year’s schedule is now out.
Key Highlights
- 50 plus sessions (Keynotes, Workshops, Panel discussions)
- 10 Keynotes (Virtual and Physical)
- 10 Hands on Labs
- 30+ Interactive Sessions
- 70+ Speakers
- Leadership Award Ceremony
All the conference session details are shown below.
Session Details
| Sr. No. | Session Topic | Speaker(s) Name | Category | Video Interview |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | High Speed Low Drag – AI Infused Quality Engineering Journey | Chaitali Lambat and Suneeta Palande | Keynote Session | https://youtu.be/nR472HrGTWg?si=KzjdcMnGMuq_aP0X, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, YouTube Icon |
| 2 | The Ultimate Guide to Handling Authentication in E2E tests using Playwright | Deepak Koul | Workshop (45 mins) | , , https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, YouTube Icon |
| 3 | Leveraging OpenAI and AWS Lambda for Automated Performance Analysis | Kavin Arvind Ragavan | Workshop (60 mins) | https://youtu.be/3KXJUUvdsHE?si=Ds08OUKjfPk1WSJt, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, YouTube Icon |
| 4 | Automated Testing of Databricks PySpark Notebooks Inside Notebooks context | Toni Ramchandani | Workshop (60 mins) | https://youtu.be/9JyjCbNBAEs?si=NtebPULwVsNjukFn, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, YouTube Icon |
| 5 | Innovation Inspired Automation – Productivity Booster Workshop! | Sanjay Kumar | Workshop (90 mins) | , , https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, YouTube Icon |
| 6 | Implementation of Chaos Experiments – a pocket friendly and simple way | Sravan Kumar Pallapothu | Workshop (90 mins) | https://youtu.be/ET_TaHtH89c?si=KE-OmCD8_rdqMeAH, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, YouTube Icon |
| 7 | Guiding the Generative AI Odyssey: Navigating with Agile Principles and Values | Ashish Mishra | Keynote Session | , , https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, YouTube Icon |
| 8 | In AI We Trust, or Not: Navigating between reliance and distrust in the Testing | Brijesh Deb | Keynote Session | https://youtu.be/zpwKE6WNMfM?si=UH0KpeKEeSrfcGU-, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, YouTube Icon |
| 9 | Let’s Explore Testing with Exploratory Test Tools | Kushan Amarasiri | Workshop (45 mins) | https://youtu.be/rG6Shz_lBN0?si=JhfLaRch4xa5ym04, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, YouTube Icon |
| 10 | Unleashing the Power of K6: Load Testing and Performance Monitoring Made Easy | Monish Correia | Workshop (60 mins) | https://youtu.be/nmkts25Z29Y?si=KGgzRj1aIbFFjISq, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, YouTube Icon |
| 11 | Performance Testing with Postman | Bairagi Muduli and Subhendra Mohan Patnaik | Workshop (60 mins) | https://youtu.be/toho-WMC2PM?si=b4KnZupntF80ftvR, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, YouTube Icon |
| 12 | Practical Applications of Generative AI in QA: Ideate, Automate, Analyze, and Personalize | Bharath Kumar Hemachandran | Workshop (90 mins) | https://youtu.be/abC1Z9O5iok?si=BQ1wFmyOtsBuCM1t, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, YouTube Icon |
| 13 | Testing Tours – Structured Approach to Exploratory Testing | Apoorva Ram and Mahathee Dandibhotla | Workshop (90 mins) | https://youtu.be/uX1s1B1Ip2U?si=kreEN_ohcEjlM_Oz, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, YouTube Icon |
| 14. | Growth Driven Testing | Pradeep Soundararajan | Keynote Session | , , |
| 15. | Panel Discussion – CafeATAhon Anuja Saraf, Parinita Patankar , Ritu Chowdhar, Prachi Dahibhate, Deepthi K | , , | ||
| 16. | Test Automation we all dream to achieve, test automation we finally are able to do | Vikas Mittal | Interactive Talk | https://youtu.be/Vh_TeO9H_1Y?si=M35bD48_aagPOf2s, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, YouTube Icon |
| 17. | Building QA Leadership in a Start-up world | Parish Sharma | Interactive Talk | https://youtu.be/P6jNWbPHtqo?si=6jUxEjMta0Uyc34R, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, YouTube Icon |
| 18. | Chat GPT Unlocked: Igniting a Testing Renaissance | Geosley Andrades | Interactive Talk | https://youtu.be/zQ_qsOYvHbo?si=2JAmIsB82fPceGdK, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, YouTube Icon |
| 19. | Where are the real testers in the age of AI? | Ajay Balamurugadas | Interactive Talk | https://youtu.be/LztRUKbRTXg?si=QK-ftaFRST85Sb1_, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, YouTube Icon |
| 20. | Zero Defects – Myth or Reality | Dinesh Boravke | Interactive Talk | , , |
| 21. | From Surface to Dark Web | Ankit Singh | Interactive Talk | https://youtu.be/m2v59tve28w?si=jkVV1xUSxXpjsCqP, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, YouTube Icon |
| 22. | Empowering DevTestOps with AI: Accelerating Software Delivery and Enhancing Quality | Siddhant Wadhwani | Interactive Talk | https://youtu.be/dff8HnJWcvY?si=HAQ9yDzQh_W-PO22, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, YouTube Icon |
| 23. | Interactive Voice Response (IVR) Performance Testing using Open Source Tool | Swagata Chatterjee and Harpreet Kaur Kahai | Interactive Talk | https://youtu.be/Ihleypt7-NE?si=At9CszcV21OAT5Xi, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, YouTube Icon |
| 24. | Empowering Functional Testing with Support Vector Machines: An Experimental Journey | Vivek Patle and Jahnavi Umarji | Interactive Talk | https://youtu.be/4FR3qOWsrho?si=AnfHrvGm4KRjl2Co, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, YouTube Icon |
| 25. | Performance Engineering with AI/ML | Sujeet Kumar Maurya | Interactive Talk | https://youtu.be/-jY_lHeAXDY?si=rs5-sgznOxYNpTwm, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, YouTube Icon |
| 26. | The Three Different Shades of Testing In Salesforce Ecosystem – Good, Bad and Ugly. | Gandharv Madan | Interactive Talk | https://youtu.be/nRzBle9260k?si=F1k–PKgL2Ut_jRO, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, YouTube Icon |
| 27. | Contract Test Automation Architecture – A Solution To Validate Business Contracts through CI/CD pipeline | Jaydip Saha and Prabakaran D | Interactive Talk | https://youtu.be/j_cdpJw3IbU?si=kgRMcdIFd4-iE467, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, YouTube Icon |
| 28. | A Holistic Testing Methodology for Immersive Experience in AR, VR, and the Metaverse | Aniket Diwakar Kadukar and Padimiti Vaidik Eswar Datta | Interactive Talk | https://youtu.be/cUjI1-2S6JU?si=ZzdZXT3sL6iTzyX-, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, YouTube Icon |
| 29. | Secret Sauce for Sustainable Test Automation Framework | Hina Sharma and Mamatha Venkatesh | Interactive Talk | https://youtu.be/HBY98kphDrg?si=liMazjM5se3YW77P, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, YouTube Icon |
| 30. | From Good to Great: Enhancing Testability in Software Testing | Anindita Rath and Mahathee Dandibhotla | Interactive Talk | https://youtu.be/g3etuekFGuU?si=YtGLWhllATyALjn1, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, YouTube Icon |
| 31. | Observability in Software Testing | Sumit Mundhada | Interactive Talk | https://youtu.be/KoPUqqXS57U?si=Pd4CtVqVOQeH5HDs, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, YouTube Icon |
| 32. | Revolutionizing Security Testing with AI | Chidambaram Vetrivel and Venkatesh Belde | Interactive Talk | https://youtu.be/FtlVFNm5xdg?si=6tO9pKtkvjL1UHrI, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, YouTube Icon |
| 33. | Code Quality to Quality of Life | Ashutosh Bhatnagar | Keynote Session | https://youtu.be/3VfJIUBhcmg?si=790zRyWCAcJPwsM1, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, YouTube Icon |
| 34. | TBA | Schalk Cronjé | Keynote Session | , , |
| 35 | Leadership Panel Discussion Khimanand Upreti, Rajiv Bajwala, Kaushal Shah Rituraj Patil | , , | ||
| 36. | Redefine Quality Assurance – Journey from Centralized to Decentralized, Distributed Blockchain/Web3 testing | Saby Saurabh Bhardwaj | Interactive Talk | https://youtu.be/l1R9Kqq3Et0?si=7cXFAqV435w2GFb0, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, YouTube Icon |
| 37. | Machine Learning Model to automate performance test script development using Jmeter | Srithanga Aishvarya T | Interactive Talk | https://youtu.be/2al33Wkn6ZM?si=Q0f_xlEgVpsJVazc, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, YouTube Icon |
| 38. | RRR of Test Automation Maintenance | Ashwini Lalit | Interactive Talk | https://youtu.be/PYkwD3XUpGw?si=EkrDVyF1n9FPuzbp, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, YouTube Icon |
| 39. | Test Leadership in the Era of Artificial Intelligence | Seema Kohli | Interactive Talk | https://youtu.be/rhJ_1bA6z7Y?si=R_ertbznVcSmIv43, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, YouTube Icon |
| 40. | Monitoring Web Performance: Leveraging Grafana and Selenium for Real-Time Issue Alerts | Jishnu Nambiar and Mayur Ovhal | Interactive Talk | https://youtu.be/4zKA20wgecQ?si=ZMB_PRgFdk9DZmJi, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, YouTube Icon |
| 41. | Hyperautomation in Testing- Elevating Software Quality and Delivery | SatParkash Maurya | Interactive Talk | https://youtu.be/TYau2fp5R1U?si=E_wxJhhedPpFP8ku, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, YouTube Icon |
| 42. | Testing Gen AI Applications | Sayan Deb Kundu | Interactive Talk | https://youtu.be/OtD323nki_E?si=c–evLvW1M32iwiD, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, YouTube Icon |
| 43. | Test Data the key to robust test coverage | Ashok Kumar S | Interactive Talk | https://youtu.be/cxb34fltwp8?si=aa2PJSDcZRQNDaIZ, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, YouTube Icon |
| 44. | Strengthening Testing Oversight Using Environment Automation | Sudhir Upadhyay and Ashish Kumar | Interactive Talk | https://youtu.be/u_PeZC9D8Ig?si=_x-bANbceYFSen3_, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, YouTube Icon |
| 45. | Catch All Mail With Graph | Nikhil Jain | Interactive Talk | https://youtu.be/O7V8XRzEX5s?si=RmFdmRiEUCPNtq-X, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, YouTube Icon |
| 46. | Elements of Quality Engineering in remote IIoT System | Kirti Ranjan Satapathy, and Nandini K | Interactive Talk | https://youtu.be/vPwdeZZ–qg?si=BLuTRwDEP_-cC85-, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, YouTube Icon |
| 47. | The Art of Storytelling for Testers | Apoorva Ram | Interactive Talk | https://youtu.be/bkOlt4gnB10?si=u42Ua93yntUT55Fi, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, YouTube Icon |
| 48. | Navigating the IoT Performance Testing Landscape | Pradipta Biswas and Sucheta Saurabh Chitale | Interactive Talk | https://youtu.be/E0qSQQN50Pk?si=iypW3D8l8S4t88Iy, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, YouTube Icon |
| 49. | Productivity, Test Effectiveness and Test Efficiency Metrics and KPIs for QA Professionals | Ruslan Desyatnikov | Keynote Session | , , |
| 50. | API Connect: Empowering Automation, Safeguarding Security, and Optimizing CI/CD |  Yagneshkumar R and K. R. Akhil | Interactive Talk | https://youtu.be/U3ZQ1LVU3x4?si=gGQkImwoLqjwTG3B, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, YouTube Icon |
| 51. | Building Fortresses – Crafting a Resilient DevSecOps Ecosystem |  Vaibhav Akole and Swapnil Milind Kulkarni | Interactive Talk | https://youtu.be/-5i8sTotypI?si=Vxh6P_pMDukqPIbD, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, https://gtr2023.agiletestingalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YouTube-Icon.png, YouTube Icon |
Here’s the first reason to attend Global Testing Retreat #ATAGTR2023 After 3 years, GTR is back in “Physical mode” happening in Pune on 8th and 9th December 2023. Explore the cultural and historic places of Pune, Maharashtra along with attending the conference.