Testing United

Meet Martijn Goossens 👋

Martijn Goossens is a QA Director at Cerios with over 20 years of experience in the QA field.

At Testing United, Martijn will lead the half-day workshop “Enhancing requirements to improve the black boxes we build” 🚀

💡 What’s the workshop about?
As AI-assisted development and Spec Driven Development continue to accelerate software delivery, one thing becomes even more important: getting the requirements right from the start. Because if requirements are unclear, AI won’t solve the problem — it will amplify it.

Through practical techniques like Example Mapping, Three Amigos sessions, and Specification by Example, participants will learn how to align teams earlier, uncover hidden assumptions, and create examples that become tests, documentation, and reliable guidance for AI-generated software.

🎯 What you’ll learn:
• Why AI development requires better alignment and clearer requirements from day one
• How BDD techniques help avoid misunderstandings and costly assumptions
• How to use Specification by Example to create stronger, more reliable requirements

👉 Read more about the workshop & Martijn:
https://www.testingunited.com/martijn-goossens-2/

📢 The full conference program is now live! You can check it out here: https://www.testingunited.com/program_2026/
Secure your spot with early bird pricing until June 30. https://www.testingunited.com/

Meet Tiago Gomes & Daniel Carvalho 👋

Daniel, Senior QA Engineer at Hostfully, focuses on scalable quality strategies, automation, observability, and AI-related quality practices.
Tiago, Lead QA Consultant at Thoughtworks, is a technology leader passionate about software testing, innovation, and mentoring the next generation of tech talent.

Together, they’ll lead the workshop “Beyond Assert(true): Hands-on Testing for LLMs and AI Agents” at Testing United 🚀

💡 What’s it about?
This hands-on workshop explores how to design reliable workflows and Quality Gates for AI-powered QA agents and LLM-based systems. Instead of building the agents themselves, participants will focus on validating outputs, improving reliability, and introducing observability practices to monitor agent behavior.

🎯 What you’ll learn:
👉Define minimum acceptable quality for AI agent outputs
👉Create deterministic Quality Gates across workflows
👉Identify where adjustments are needed in AI pipelines
👉Use observability to detect failures and continuously improve systems

👉 Read more about the workshop & facilitators:
https://www.testingunited.com/tiago-gomes/
https://www.testingunited.com/daniel-carvalho-2/

📢 The full conference program is now live! You can check it out here: https://www.testingunited.com/

Secure your spot with early bird pricing until June 30. Get your tickets here: https://www.testingunited.com/

Big news 🎉

We’ve officially finalized our speaker lineup and workshop selection, and this year, we’re bringing you fresh, forward-thinking talks designed to evolve right up until the conference, so you get the latest insights and ideas.

A huge thank you to everyone who applied to speak, we were truly inspired by the quality and diversity of ideas shared with us 🙌

Join us in Denmark 🇩🇰 for an experience full of inspiration, learning, and connection.

The full program is coming soon… stay tuned 👀

🎟 Super Early Bird tickets are still available until April 30, don’t miss your chance to grab yours at the best price.

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🎤 We’re thrilled to announce our closing keynote speaker: Gitte Ottosen!

Gitte is a Test and Quality Advisor at Key2Quality, working at the intersection of software development, people, and organisational change. With more than 30 years of experience in IT, she helps teams and organizations take ownership of quality as an integrated part of how they build software, not as a separate discipline.

🌟 Closing Keynote: From Tool to Teammate – The Tester’s New Collaboration

After a full day of practical insights, demos, and case studies, one conclusion stands out: AI is becoming part of the testing team.

But tools do not take responsibility, people do.

▪️ We saw AI generate tests. But who ensures meaningful coverage?
▪️ We saw automation accelerate pipelines. But who ensures maintainability?
▪️ We saw intelligent monitoring. But who interprets risk and business impact?

In high-performance IT delivery, quality is built in, not inspected at the end. AI can accelerate quality engineering, but confidence in business value remains a human decision.

This closing keynote brings it all together with a clear message:
👉 Use AI as a tool
👉 Treat it as a collaborator
👉 But remain its critical guardian

Because in the era of intelligent systems, the most important quality measure is still human judgment.
Read more here👉 https://www.testingunited.com/speakers-2026/gitte-ottosen/

💡 United Intelligence means shared capability, but never shared accountability.

🎟️ Don’t miss out—Super Early Bird tickets are available until April 30 at the best price.

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We’re excited to welcome Rik Marselis back as our Vision Chair for this year’s Testing United Conference in Denmark! 🙌

Rik brings a wealth of experience as a principal quality consultant at Sogeti, and is widely known as a presenter, trainer, author, consultant, and coach. As Vision Chair, Rik will be reviewing the submitted visions around this year’s theme: United Intelligence: Harmonizing Humans & Machines 🤝🤖 A topic that couldn’t be more relevant as we explore how people and technology can truly work together.

⏳ There’s still time to contribute!

Vision submissions are open until February 28, so don’t miss the chance to share your perspective and be part of the conversation. Click here for more info: https://www.testingunited.com/callforvisions2026/

We’re looking forward to the inspiring visions ahead!