NextGen Testers Melbourne

Melbourne, Are You Ready for the Next Era of Intelligent Testing?

Many teams are actively exploring AI-assisted QA workflows but are still figuring out how to apply them effectively within real delivery pipelines.

That’s where the conversations at this summit are focused.

Join the Test Automation Summit – Melbourne 2026 on 18 June 2026, where practitioners and engineering leaders discuss practical approaches to AI-enabled QA, secure delivery, test data management, and modern automation practices – with lessons drawn from real enterprise environments.

Who Should Attend
• QA & Quality Engineering Leaders
• Automation Engineers & SDETs
• DevOps & Platform Teams
• Engineering & Delivery Managers
• Software testers
• Engineers working with AI, APIs, or mobile testing
• Software Development Engineers in Test
• Teams exploring AI-enabled testing and secure delivery practices

Featured Sessions

• Renard Vardy
Principal Consultant, KJR
The Rise of Test Data Management
Exploring why test data is becoming a growing challenge for modern quality engineering and how teams are approaching governance, accessibility, and scalability.

• Aarti Suresh
Solutions Engineer, Postman
MCP and AI Agents in QA: A Strategic Implementation Framework
A practical look at how AI agents and MCP workflows can support QA teams, along with considerations for implementation and adoption.

• Vinay Madan
Technical Lead, MVSI
DevTestSecOps – Secure Shift-Left Testing
(Embedding Security Testing in CI/CD Pipelines)
How teams are integrating testing and security earlier into development pipelines to improve delivery confidence and reduce downstream issues.

Panel Discussion
Human-Centric Quality: AI-Driven, Sustainable, and Secure Testing for the Digital Era

Panel Speakers:
• Humera Khanum
Senior Delivery Manager, Lovisa Pty Ltd

Additional panel speakers will be announced soon.

Why This Event Matters

Many teams are currently balancing the following:
• Faster delivery expectations
• AI-assisted development workflows
• Increasing security considerations
• Growing complexity in test environments and data

The challenge is not just adopting new tools —
It’s understanding how to apply them effectively within real delivery environments.

This summit is designed around those practical discussions.

If you're involved in modern QA, engineering quality, automation, or secure delivery practices – this is a conversation worth being part of.