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Test Coast

May 21, 2026Gothenburg, SE
500

Attendees

10

Speakers

27

Sponsors

2

Exhibitors

About

Welcome toTest Coast 2026, a software testing conference on the west coast of Sweden! Join us onMay 20-21, for two days filled withinspiring talksfrom international speakers,hands-on workshops, andnetworking opportunitieswith professionals from across the industry.

Speakers (10)

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BIO

Richard Bradshaw is an industry leader in software testing & quality engineering. He has a strong focus on automation at AI and whole team quality approaches. Richard is an experienced keynote speaker, teacher, strategist, leader and likes to describe himself as a generally friendly guy. He shares his

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Our key takeaways

Eliminating unnecessary tests

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Partners & Sponsors

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Session \| ”AIdidn’tbreaktesting. It justmadebaddecisionsfaster.”

As AIbecomesembeddedinsoftwaredeliverypipelines,testingisoftenoneofthefirstareaswhereteams experiment. Theresultsaremixed:impressivedemos, fragileoutcomes, andgrowinguncertaintyaboutwhatcanbetrusted.ThistalkreframesAI intestingas aqualityand decision problemratherthanatoolingproblem. ItexploreswhatA

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Session \| “New Character Unlocked: The Reputation Engineer”

Solving the test oracle problem, determining the correct output for a given input, has become even tougher since Generative AI (GenAI) entered in the software development life cycle. Nondeterministic nature of its outcomes flips the _Agile Test Pyramid:_ More need for the late testing efforts, i.e.

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Session \| ”To test, or not to test –thatis thequestion.”

Inspired by Shakespeare’s timeless question, this talk dives into the modern tester’s most significant dilemma: deciding what, when, and how to test in a world of limited time, shifting priorities, and constant delivery pressure.

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Structure

_Introduction and workshop purpose (10min)_

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_What comes later._

_Our takeaways provide an attendee with knowledge that is beneficial in optimizing their automation set. Taking a step back and evaluating their own test automation set as well as applying new automation techniques and added measurement will ensure that attendees will not only be skeptical about the

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Workshop \| ”Rethinking the Automation in Testing Principles”

Test automation is often judged by the tools we use or the number of tests we run, but real impact comes from how thoughtfully we apply it. The Automation in Testing principles were originally designed to shift focus from shallow uses of automation toward enabling it in ways that truly support testi

Sponsors (27)

20-21 May 202620 May 2026 - Workshops21 May 2026 - Full day conference2 days of workshops and conferenceAfterpartydiscover GothenburgExpand your toolboxExplore the west coast[Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/testcoast/)Gothenburg, Swedenhands-on workshopsinspiring talksJörgen DambergMarkus StrolzMay 20-21Networking OpportunitiesNot ready to register just yet? Neither are we!Paweł BieleckiPhil RoystonSocializing eventsTest Coast 2026Test Coast 2026!Test Coast AfterpartyTest Conference organized by Test ScoutsTestLabTime for networking_Where software testing meets the horizon_

Exhibitors (2)

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