QA or The Highway 2026

QA or the Highway is a one-day, affordable, regional, professional conference featuring real-world experience and thought leadership in the QA and testing industry.

This is a ticketed event please register here:
https://www.qaorthehwy.com/

Featured Keynote Speakers:
Matthew-Hope Eland (Wizard at Leading EDJE) - An AI Specialist and Wizard at Leading EDJE who is known to teach software engineering, AI, and data science concepts in the most ridiculous ways possible. Matt has used machine learning to settle debates over whether Die Hard is a Christmas movie, reinforcement learning to drive the behavior of digital squirrels, data analytics to suggest improvements to his favorite TV show, and AI agents to play board games and create an AI agent with the personality of a dog. Matt is the author of "Data Science in .NET with Polyglot Notebooks" and "Refactoring with C#" as well as several LinkedIn Learning courses. Matt helps organize the Central Ohio .NET Developer Group, runs several blogs and a YouTube channel, has a Master’s of Science in Data Analytics, and is a current Microsoft MVP in AI and .NET.

Tatyana Arbouzova (CEO at Innovate QA) - Tatyana Arbouzova is an engineering and business leader with a strong background in Quality Engineering across multiple industries, including Big Tech, Healthcare, and Entertainment. She has held leadership roles at world-class companies such as Microsoft, VMware, Disney, and The Pokémon Company International, where she focused on building quality-driven cultures and scaling teams to deliver high-impact products. With decades of experience, Tatyana has helped organizations transform their quality practices so teams can deliver software efficiently, confidently, and with measurable business outcomes. Today, Tatyana advises software companies on adopting AI to optimize quality practices and improve how software is delivered at scale. She is also a passionate community builder and the founder of Innovate QA, a thriving Seattle-based community and conference for quality professionals.