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Monday October 15
8:00am - 5:00pm	Registration & Information

8:00am - 9:00am	Breakfast & Networking

9:00am - 4:00pm	Pre-Conference Workshops
Pre-Con 1 : Mobile Test Automation Fred Beringer, SOASTA Brad Johnson, SOASTA Pre-Conference Workshop Pre-Con 2 : Testing Metrics: Process, Project, and Product Rex Black, RBCS Mike Lyles, Lowe’s Companies, Inc. Pre-Conference Workshop Pre-Con 3 : New World Performance Mark Tomlinson, West Evergreen Consulting, LLC Pre-Conference Workshop

10:30am - 11:00am	Morning Beverage Break

12:30pm - 1:30pm	Lunch

3:00pm - 3:30pm	Afternoon Beverage Break
Tuesday October 16
8:00am - 8:00pm	Registration & Information

8:00am - 9:00am	Breakfast

9:00am - 10:15am	General Session
Keynote 1 : Testing Agility Leads to Business Fragility Lee Henson, AgileDad

10:30am - 11:45am	Session Block 1
101 : Preparing the QA Budget, Effort & Test Activities (Part 1) Paul Fratellone, MindTree Consulting Leadership Perspectives for Testers 102 : Testing with Chaos James Sivak, Unidesk Test Strategy, Process and Design 103 : A to Z Testing in Production: Industry Leading Techniques to Leverage Big Data for Quality Seth Eliot, Microsoft Performance Testing 104 : Mobile Test Automation for Enterprise & Business Applications Sreekanth Singaraju, Alliance Global Services Mobile Application Testing 105 : Test Like a Ninja: Hands-On Quick Attacks Andy Tinkham, Magenic Hands-On Practicals

11:45am - 12:00pm	Morning Beverage Break

12:00pm - 1:15pm	Session Block 2
201 : Preparing the QA Budget, Effort & Test Activities (Part 2) Paul Fratellone, MindTree Consulting Leadership Perspectives for Testers 202 : Software Reliability, The Definitive Measure of Quality Lia Johnson, Baker Hughes Incorporated Strategic Business Alignment 203 : CSI:Miami - Solving Application Performance Whodunits Kerry Field, US Bank Performance Testing 205 : Complement Virtual Test Labs with Service Virtualization Wayne Ariola, Parasoft Test Automation

1:15pm - 2:30pm	Lunch & Speed Geeking Sessions

2:30pm - 3:45pm	Session Block 3
301 : Leading Cultural Change in a Community of Testers Keith Klain, Barclays Strategic Business Alignment 302 : Software Testing Heuristics & Mnemonics Karen N. Johnson, Software Test Management, Inc. Test Strategy, Process and Design 303 : Interpreting and Reporting Performance Test Results (Part 1) Dan Downing, Mentora Group Performance Testing 304 : Finding the Sweet Spot - Mobile Device Testing Diversity Sherri Sobanski, Aetna Mobile Application Testing 305 : The Trouble with Troubleshooting Brian Gerhardt, Liquidnet Hands-On Practicals

4:00pm - 4:30pm	Tools and Trends Showcase
T&T1 : Software Tester Certification Facts and Trends Gerald D. Everett, American Software Testing Qualifications Board (ASTQB) Tools & Trends Showcase T&T2 : Mobile Application Testing with MonkeyTalk Justin Shacklette, Gorilla Logic Tools & Trends Showcase T&T3 : A Pragmatic Approach to Testing Enterprise Mobile Applications Dan McFall, Mobile Labs Tools & Trends Showcase

4:30pm - 4:30pm	Afternoon Beverage Break

4:45pm - 6:00pm	Session Block 4
401 : Don’t Ignore the Man Behind the Curtain Bradley Baird, Harman International Leadership Perspectives for Testers 402 : Optimizing Modular Test Automation David Dang, Zenegy Technologies Test Automation 403 : Interpreting and Reporting Performance Test Results (Part 2) Dan Downing, Mentora Group Performance Testing 404 : Agile vs Fragile: A Disciplined Approach or an Excuse for Chaos Brian Copeland, Northway Solutions Group Agile Testing 405 : Mobile Software Testing Experience Todd Schultz, Ubermind / Deloitte Hands-On Practicals

6:00pm - 8:00pm	Sponsor Showcase

6:00pm - 8:00pm	Happy Hour Welcome Reception
Wednesday October 17
8:00am - 9:00am	Registration & Information

8:00am - 9:00am	Breakfast & Sponsor Roundtables

9:00am - 10:15am	General Session
Keynote 2 : Uncrapify Your Life! Jeff Havens, Author

10:30am - 11:45am	Session Block 5
501 : Building A Successful Test Center of Excellence (Part 1) Mike Lyles, Lowe’s Companies, Inc. Strategic Business Alignment 502 : How to Prevent Defects Dwight Lamppert, Franklin Templeton Test Strategy, Process and Design 503 : The Testing Renaissance Has Arrived (on an iPad in the Cloud) Brad Johnson, SOASTA Mobile Application Testing 504 : Non-Regression Test Automation (Part 1) Doug Hoffman, Software Quality Methods Test Automation 505 : Slow-Motion Performance Analysis Mark Tomlinson, West Evergreen Consulting, LLC Hands-On Practicals

11:45am - 12:00pm	Morning Beverage Break

12:00pm - 1:15pm	Session Block 6
601 : Building a Successful Test Center of Excellence (Part 2) Mike Lyles, Lowe’s Companies, Inc. Strategic Business Alignment 602 : Aetna Case Study - Model Office Fariba Marvasti, Aetna Test Strategy, Process and Design 603 : Application Performance Test Planning Best Practices Scott Moore, Northway Solutions Group Performance Testing 604 : Non-Regression Test Automation (Part 2) Doug Hoffman, Software Quality Methods Test Automation

1:15pm - 2:45pm	Lunch

2:00pm - 2:45pm	General Session
Keynote 3 : Mobile Market Metrics: Breaking Through the Hype Matt Johnston, uTest

3:00pm - 4:15pm	Session Block 7
701 : Technical Debt: A Treasure to Discover and Destroy Lee Henson, AgileDad Leadership Perspectives for Testers 702 : Dependencies Gone Wild: Testing Composite Applications Wayne Ariola, Parasoft Test Strategy, Process and Design 703 : Top 3 Performance Land Mines and How to Address Them Andreas Grabner, Compuware dynaTrace Performance Testing 704 : Building Automation From the Bottom Up, Not the Top Down Jamie Burns, Lockheed Martin Test Automation 705 : There Can Be Only One: A Testing Competition (Part 1) Matt Heusser, Excelon Development Hands-On Practicals

4:15pm - 4:30pm	Afternoon Beverage Break

4:30pm - 5:45pm	Session Block 8
801 : Maintaining Quality in a Period of Explosive Growth - A Case Study Todd Schultz, Ubermind / Deloitte Leadership Perspectives for Testers 802 : Testing in the World of Kanban – The Evolution Carl Shaulis, HomeAway.com Test Strategy, Process and Design 803 : Refocusing Testing Strategy Within the Context of Product Maturity Anna Royzman, Liquidnet Holdings Agile Testing 804 : Mobile Testing: Tools, Techniques & Target Devices Uday Thonangi, Progressive Insurance Mobile Application Testing 805 : There Can Be Only One: A Testing Compettition (Part 2) Matt Heusser, Excelon Development Hands-On Practicals
Thursday October 18
8:00am - 1:00pm	Registration & Information

8:00am - 9:00am	Breakfast & Wrap Up Roundtables

9:00am - 10:00am	General Session
Keynote 4 : The Discipline Aspect of Software Testing Karen N. Johnson, Software Test Management, Inc.

10:15am - 11:30am	Session Block 9
901 : Redefining the Purpose of Software Testing Joseph Ours, Cohesion Leadership Perspectives for Testers 902 : Advances in Software Testing - A Panel Discussion Matt Heusser, Excelon Development Test Strategy, Process and Design 903 : Performance Testing Metrics and Measures Mark Tomlinson, West Evergreen Consulting, LLC Performance Testing 904 : How and Where to Invest Your Testing Automation Budget Sreekanth Singaraju, Alliance Global Services Test Automation 905 : Memory, Power and Bandwidth - Oh My! Mobile Testing Beyond the GUI JeanAnn Harrison, ProjectRealms, Inc. Hands-On Practicals

11:30am - 11:45am	Morning Beverage Break

11:45am - 1:00pm	Session Block 10
1001 : Quick, Easy & Useful Performance Testing: No Tools Required Scott Barber, PTP Hands-On Practicals 1002 : Evaluating and Improving Usability Philip Lew, XBOSoft Test Strategy, Process and Design 1003 : Real World Performance Testing in Production Dan Bartow, SOASTA Performance Testing 1004 : Scaling Gracefully and Testing Responsively Richard Kriheli, R/GA Mobile Application Testing

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