Hi there. I'm Rosie Sherry, and I'm your MoTaverse Weekly host.
🤯 It's one month until MoTaCon! Get your ticket.
⏳ There's been a real buzz around Chapters evolving and growing in the MoTaverse. Find or start one. By location, theme or brand!
📸 Photo this week is from a small selection of people who got on stage at MoTaCon 2025. Join us for MoTaCon 2026, it's your stage.
SmartBear BearQ launched - Start free trial!
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How we overhauled the MoTaverse profile page — Simon Tomes
Using the GPS Model to deliver software with quality and care
AI Risk Deck: Discrimination & Toxicity — Rosie Sherry
The overwhelm of AI and risks associated with it is real, so I thought I'd have a go at pulling some data together to create lists and helpful tools to help us all explore AI Risks better.
Komal Chowdhary has stepped up to lead MoT Denver.
In case you missed it, we now have Chapters in the MoTaverse — Rosie Sherry
Location, themed and branded Chapters are here and growing
A Security Collection for the Security Chapter — Jesper Ottosen
If you are looking for the security content in the Motaverse - start with this collection.
Moments in the MoTaverse, create your moment today.
- "AI is great!" says CTO who last touched code in the 90s — Aj Wilson
- Engaging in Quality Conversation — Neil Taylor
- Risk Mapping: What landed where in a system map — Justin Holsgrove
- I am all set for MoTaCon Festival 2026 — Preeti Gupta
- Battling the cognitive overload with pizza and a beautiful sunset over the rooftops of Berlin 🌆 — Nadja Schulz
- Mary's lamb is a trap — Frederick Vandenbosch
- A very popular dish indeed - looks and sounds appealing... — Deborah Reid
- Diana Dromey — 4 Moments this week: Studies show people who attend MoTaCon are 4x more likely to actually enjoy Mondays*, 1,000 songs in your pocket changed how the world listened to music..., Certification discounts, and 1 more.
- Rosie Sherry — 4 Moments this week: Guess what is top of the list of the The Mitigating Hidden AI Risks Framework?, Why does it feel so amazing to see exploratory testing focused job roles?, AI Risk Deck: Discrimination & Toxicity, and 1 more.
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📆 All upcoming events
MoTaverse online:
- Influence, from the other side of the table — Masterclass — Sept 10th
- Test data driven development — Masterclass — Sept 23rd
MoTaverse, in person:
- Leaders Dinner, London — Sept 28th
- Leading With Quality is returning to Brighton. SOLD OUT, add yourself to the waitlist.
- Engineering management beach party — Sept 30th
- Leaders Dinner, Brighton — Sept 30th, SOLD OUT, add yourself to the wait list.
- Pre-MoTaCon Meetup — MoT Brighton
- MoTaCon 2026 — Let's go!
- MoTography at your service — October 1st
- Brighton walking tour — Friday 2nd of October
MoT Chapter events:
- TWiQ, listen live, or join the stage, and join the Chapter.
- TWiC, listen live or join the stage, and join the Chapter
- Device Automation: Where Do We Even Start? - Shiva Shimoga | MoT Cambridge
- The MoTaCon Pre-Party: The Spoiler Episode...Live from Groningen | MoT Netherlands
- AI, Agents and Trailblazers | MoT London
- MoT Manchester x Hippo Digital - The People behind the Testing | MoT Manchester
- Meet testers and listen to talks | MoT Edinburgh
- Newcastle September MoT Event | MoT Newcastle
- Guardrails & Evals: Keeping Your AI Skills Honest | MoT AI Chapter
- Testing What You Can't Control: Adam Davis | MoT Leeds
- Pre-MoTaCon Meetup | MoT Brighton
- The Rise of Agentic Testing | MoT AI Chapter
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