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National Software Testing Conference 2026

The National Software Testing Conference (NSTC) brings together software testing professionals and industry leaders for two days of informative sessions, workshops, and networking in London. Attendees gain valuable insights into emerging trends, innovative practices, and the latest technologies in quality assurance and software testing. The conference featur…

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25Speakers
19Sponsors
5Exhibitors
24Sessions
38Companies · in total

Speakers

Programmed at National, in alphabetical order.

Al Lines
Application Program Test Manager · LSEG
Amrita Pati
Quality Engineering Manager · Easyjet
Anusman Swain
Test Practice Lead · Poundland
Domenico Vitale
QA Lead · Elsewhen
Elizabeth Marsland
Wellbeing Consultant · UNTIL
Geoff Thompson
Chair · UKITB
Halyna Paska
Head of QA · Third Bridge
James O’Neill
Head of Quality Consulting Practice · Expleo Group
Julius Mong
Director of Sales Engineering at Perforce · Perforce
Kapil Bhatt
QA Manager · Barratt Redrow
Lina Deatherage
Solutions Engineer · Perforce
Luke Henry
Head of Testing, Quality & Transition · University of Wolverhampton
Manogna Machiraju
Head Of Engineering · ATG Entertainment
Martin Tyler
Head of Quality Engineering · FX Digital
Matt Livermore
Director of Solutions Engineering · Delphix
Mibin Boban
Head of Quality Engineering / xGov testing community chair · Government Digital Service
Michael Walton
Head of Quality Engineering Practice · Expleo Group
Mike Smith
Vice Chair and Treasurer · UKITB
Neha Baldota
Senior Test Manager · British Business Bank
Nishant Thomas
Automation Test Head · MHRA
Ragavan Ambighananthan
Director of Software Engineering · Expedia Group
Richard Adams
Senior Test Analyst · Cumberland Building Society

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

PerforcePlatinum
ExpleoGold
2iExhibitor
AI Staffing NinjaMedia Partner
BFM TimesMedia Partner
Blockchain Marketing NinjaMedia Partner
Blockchain Staffing NinjaMedia Partner
CapitalBayMedia Partner
CIO Applications EuropeMedia Partner
CoinGabbarMedia Partner
CryptoBrowserMedia Partner
CryptoNewsZMedia Partner
ISTQB Conf NetworkMedia Partner
IT-SchulungenMedia Partner
OpenTextExhibitor
ParasoftExhibitor
siliconindiaMedia Partner
Times of AIMedia Partner
UKITBMedia Partner

Agenda

Selected from 24 sessions.

  • 10:00 – 10:20

    In SaaS, “done” is a myth - testing never stops.

  • 10:00 – 10:45

    Battle of the Bugs.

  • 10:25 – 10:45

    A robot walks into a bar… how can we humans keep pace with AI?

  • 10:30 – 10:50

    AI Won’t Fix Your Quality Problems – But It Will Expose Them.

  • 11:15 – 11:35

    Leveraging LLMs: Accumulating Marginal Gains Across Your Testing Lifecycle.

  • 11:15 – 12:00

    Investing in Intelligence: Calculating the True ROI of AI in Software Testing.

  • 11:25 – 11:45

    Beyond Testing: Redefining Quality in Modern Engineering Teams.

  • 11:25 – 12:10

    How mentoring and strategic QA leadership in fintech can grow the next generation of global quality leaders.

  • 11:40 – 12:00

    From Scripts to Strategy: Building a High-Impact QA Function.

Company intelligence

What does it mean when 38 companies show up, and 6 bet on three roles at once?

38 companies. six are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
6All threespeak · spons · exh
13Sponsoringsponsor only
0Exhibitingexhibitor only
19Speakingspeaker only

In all three roles

Perforce·2i·Expleo·OpenText·Parasoft·UKITB

Speakers by seniority

44% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • Director / Head of1144%
  • Manager / Lead728%
  • Engineer · IC416%
  • Other roles312%

Of 25 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1PerforceSponsor · PlatinumExhibitor2
22iSponsor · ExhibitorExhibitor-
3ExpleoSponsor · GoldExhibitor-
4OpenTextSponsor · ExhibitorExhibitor-
5ParasoftSponsor · ExhibitorExhibitor-
6UKITBSponsor · Media Partner2
7AI Staffing NinjaSponsor · Media Partner-
8BFM TimesSponsor · Media Partner-
9Blockchain Marketing NinjaSponsor · Media Partner-
10Blockchain Staffing NinjaSponsor · Media Partner-
11Capital BaySponsor · Media Partner-
12CIO Applications EuropeSponsor · Media Partner-
13CoinGabbarSponsor · Media Partner-
14CryptoBrowserSponsor · Media Partner-
Sponsors by tier
platinum1
5% of 19
gold1
5% of 19
exhibitor3
16% of 19
media partner14
74% of 19
At peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

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