Webinar: Shifting to AI-Augmented Software Quality Engineering: The Skills Testers Need to Stay Relevant by TechWell Corporation

Shifting to AI-Augmented Software Quality Engineering: The Skills Testers Need to Stay Relevant

About

AI is everywhere right now, and while some of it is hype, the impact on software testing is very real.

The uncomfortable truth? Teams that don’t adapt risk falling behind. Manual-heavy processes, fragile test suites, and slow regression cycles simply can’t keep up with today’s pace of change.

The good news: AI isn’t here to replace testers — it’s here to replace the repetitive, low-value work that holds testers back. From model-driven testing that makes collaboration easier and coverage stronger, to agentic AI that can explore systems and spot issues at speed, these tools are already reshaping how testing gets done. But testers still bring what AI can’t: judgment, ethics, and the ability to know when “green” isn’t really good enough.

Join Daniel Howard (Senior Analyst, Bloor Research) and Jonathon Wright (Chief AI Officer, Keysight) for a straight-talking session on how to evolve your skills and stay indispensable in an AI-augmented world.

You'll learn:

How automation and model-driven testing can cut test maintenance, increase coverage, and free you from regression drudgery
Where AI really adds measurable value — and where it’s just marketing noise
The skills, metrics, and governance practices testers need to prove their value and stay ahead

When

Thursday, October 9, 2025 · 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time (US & Canada) (GMT -4:00)

Presenters

Jonathon Wright

Chief Technology Evangelist – Keysight

Jonathon is a familiar face to anyone in the quality assurance and test automation space. He is recognized as a thought leader in the testing community, most recently through his tenure as President of Vivit, the world’s largest independent user community with over 70,000 members across 190 countries. Alongside this, he hosts the popular QA Lead podcast, where he regularly interviews leading influencers across the industry. In his spare time, Jonathon sits on the committee for the ISO 29119 part 11 for Testing AI-based systems, the European Commission’s AI Alliance, and co-authored ‘AI in Testing’ with Rex Black. Jonathan is proud to have recently joined the Eggplant team at Keysight Technologies as their Chief Technology Evangelist.

Daniel Howard

Senior Analyst – Bloor Research

Daniel is an experienced member of the IT industry. In 2014, following the completion of his Master of Mathematics at the University of Bath, he started his career as a software engineer, developer and tester at what was then known as IPL. His work there included all manner of software development and testing, and both Daniel personally and IPL generally were known for the high standard of quality they delivered. In the summer of 2016, Daniel left IPL to work as an analyst for Bloor Research, and the rest is history. Daniel works primarily in the data space, his interest inherited from his father and colleague, Philip Howard. Even so, his prior role as a software engineer remains with him and has carried forward into a particular appreciation for the development, DevOps, and testing spaces. This allows him to leverage the technical expertise, insight, and ‘on-the-ground’ perspective garnered through his old life as a developer to good effect.

Mike Wager

Product Marketing Manager – Keysight

Mike Wager is a Product Marketing Manager at Keysight. Over the last decade, he has brought product ideas and services to life for digital technologies, SaaS applications, and software development. In his current role, Mike communicates the unique benefits of AI-driven test automation for various industries and use cases, including aerospace and defence, automotive IVI systems, retail point-of-sale, and enterprise applications.

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