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Gary Hawkes
QA Lead
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Software QA Lead and tester who loves to see people grow, processes continuously improve and help organisations understand and support Quality Engineering
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Relationships and social capital as a core driver for leadership
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Leading with a map of influence
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Leading with a map of influence
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"Thats one of the most comprehensive and engaging articles I've read. Fantastic job Matthew 👏. Very thought provoking, so adding this to one of my collections."
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Understand why testing must evolve beyond deterministic checks to assess fairness, accountability, resilience and transparency in AI-driven systems
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The future of testing: Autonomous agents, ethical AI, and human oversight
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The future of testing: Autonomous agents, ethical AI, and human oversight
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Leading Through Discomfort
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From Hours to Minutes: How Wahed Revolutionized Mobile App Testing with Maestro
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Welcome to the Ministry of Testing Brighton Chapter!This group is for anyone interested in all things quality engineering and software testing.Join us for insightful talks and discussions, hands-on activities and plenty of networking opportunities.Check out our Code of Conduct.
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RiskStorming: Artificial Intelligence
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RiskStorming; Artificial Intelligence is a strategy tool that helps your team to not only identify high value risks, but also set up a plan on how to deal
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Our next big transition is underway
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Meetups are now Chapters
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Meetups are now Chapters
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We can test in production: An introduction to shifting testing right.
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An exploration of shift right and how to practice it within testing
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MoT Brighton
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Pre-MoTaCon Meetup
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Thanks for taking part in our unofficial 'thanks' challenge.
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I had a session today with Saul Williamson, a fellow DORA community guide who walked me through some excellent guidelines on using LLMs effectively for things like communication as well as coding. ...
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Spreading the MoTaverse goodness!
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Spreading the MoTaverse goodness!
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Spreading the MoTaverse goodness!
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My Goals for 2026
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For me the most important goal in 2026 is to be healthy and happy. If I can start my year with this small but positive objective then for sure good things will follow!
I feel I am still on the j...
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My goals for 2026
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My goals for 2026
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In 2025, I had over 20 conversations with leaders in quality.
A big reason for doing that was to get an understanding of what the reality of our quality world looks like. To hear it from those l...
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What's really happening the quality space? Watch out for community misinformation.
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What's really happening the quality space? Watch out for community misinformation.
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What's really happening the quality space? Watch out for community misinformation.
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3 Signs of Successful Software Testing Automation
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Conversations Before Code: Avoiding the Automation First Trap with Megan Ozanne
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My Goals for 2026
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How do we grow the next generation of Quality Engineers in the current market?
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How do we grow the next generation of Quality Engineers in the current market?
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A look at the structure and responsibilities of a centralised quality engineering team
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Centralised Quality Engineering teams
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Centralised Quality Engineering teams
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Reframe your testing from fixing bugs to understanding systems through small, deliberate habits that shape how you think and decide.
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Learning to think in systems: Lessons from my mentor
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Learning to think in systems: Lessons from my mentor
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LambdaTest is now TestMu AI. The Next Chapter Begins
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Discover how slowing down for alignment, learning, and shared knowledge enables faster and safer AI-driven testing
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Megan Ozanne - Slow down to speed up
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Megan Ozanne - Slow down to speed up
Testkube CTO Ole Lensmar goes live. Real AI-driven testing. Real Kubernetes environments, real answers. May 21, 1pm ET.
Manage your entire QA lifecycle in one place. Sync Jira, automate scripts, and use AI to accelerate your testing.
Catch the on-demand session with gaming legend John Romero and see how we’re redefining software quality at AI speed.
Use our ROI calculator to see the value of service virtualization.