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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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Focus on people, storytelling, and shared purpose can help you strengthen your quality culture and inspire lasting change as a leader
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Met demi for the first time in person.
It was nice to meet her and know about her experience at this conference. Also, heard good feedback about her talk from others.
It was her first time sp...
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Thank you, Veerle, for taking this photo with us.
You have a great skill of lighting up the energy with your positivity and good feedback.
Thank you for everything that you do as a host, as ...
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Selfie time with awesome people
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It's always a pleasure to meet people who you have known through social media and online world in person.
It was nice meeting you, Neil and talking to you about Ai and other things.
Thanks f...
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The fabulous Emily on stage - 99 seconds talk
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Most conferences end when you walk out the door. hashtag#MoTaCon doesnβt.
It lingers.
- In the conversations that turn into ideas.
- In the ideas that turn into experiments.
- In the people w...
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We are back! Our summer break is finally over, the suitcases are heavy with TestBash swag (MoTaCon swag, actually), and we can't wait to see you all again!π€ Quality TalksAsh Hynie, Ashutosh Mishra,...
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17/10/25, across the globe, a live episode of This Week in Quality.
We must take all opportunities to boundary test. π
Thanks to everyone who showed up today to help us continue our producti...
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I spent a week in beautiful Wales with the family.
But I couldn't keep Bug off my mind.
It's been an intense year and this was a much needed de-compression. I was holding it together, and now...
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A quality crew of long time friends.
It was good to see you, Beren, Martin, Keith, Andrew, Jokin.
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Today AWS was having issues and it reminded me of Jitesh's MoTaCon25 talk "How quality is created, maintained and lost in complex software systems".
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The queue for getting into MoTaCon 2025.
Was it great for community conversations?
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This badge is awarded to members who have attended a TestBash event.
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I couldn't keep Bug off my mind
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Quality leadership conversations in a virtual lean coffee format
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It's time to bundle! We've got everything your quality team needs
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Celebrate the quality communityβs creativity and courage as folks share lessons, ideas, and stories in just 99 seconds.
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This badge is awarded to a member who has given a 99 second talk.
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99 Second Talks β Day 1 β TestBash Brighton/MoTaCon 2025
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Celebrate the quality communityβs creativity and courage as folks share lessons, ideas, and stories in just 99 seconds.
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Recognise your true value as a tester, navigate salary negotiations with confidence, and make the most of benefits beyond pay
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In quality we gathered
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Explore the challenges of balancing legacy knowledge with modern quality practices
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Had An amazing time at MoTaCon 2025, did a first ever talk at a conference and had amazing support!
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Thanks for going above and beyond in September 2025. Your community contributions create sparks and support many good things. π€©
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Thanks for writing about your positive experiences with the MoTaverse. We're grateful you continue to expand it. Coming back to the MoTaverse.Β
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Coming back to the MoTaverse
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It's time to remove the silos
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Itβs a good job Rutherford P Dog canβt read.
He is not normally a massive fan of post(persons)
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Table Venus, team 302, Leading with Quality. Our quality radar exercise, testing the MoTaverse. Leading with Quality workshop led by Nicola Sedgwick.
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My first cup of coffee in my new MoTaverse mug!
The perfect way to reflect on two awesome days at this years MoTaCon whilst starting to write a blog about my experience. There is so much to ref...
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Grateful to reach 3 years in software testing! π Thank you, Ministry of Testing, for inspiring, supporting, and shaping my journey.
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The picture shows only a glimpse of the International Snack Table
Not shown are America, Ukrainian, Indian, and many more snacks from all over the world.
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Always a pleasure to meet the amazing Isabel Evans and chitchat with her about our common friend, Jyothi R.
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The power of number 99 in Motaverse. I Did my 99-secs talks at London MoT meet-up and MoTaCon(former Test Bash) but the real reward has been the awesome people I have met along the way while achiev...
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Volunteering gives you wonderful opportunities to connect with some of the wonderful people of the community.
It was nice meeting you and talking to you, Richard.
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Scott is a wonderful personality, helpful, supportive, and a great thinker.
Glad to have finally met him in person. Thanks to MoTaCon.
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Stuart beatboxing at MotaCon 25
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Gwen & Veerle preparing the day-two-intro, practicing System of a Down on a Glockenspiel
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"Ha ha!! Love it π"
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Ash leading our conversation for "Building with Intelligence: How Quality-Driven Teams Lead with AI" at leading quality
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I loved your talk and I'll be using it to help guide my discussions with our Product Team to help them understand the 6 questions. Thank you and congratulations for an amazing talk.
awarded Jarsto van Santen for:
Thanks for being my Conference buddy Jarsto! Great to meet and chat with you ππ
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Shout out to Demi
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I've listened to Demi hosting TWiQ a number of times and she has always had very interesting things to say. So I wasn't go to miss her talk on Starting Continuous Quality. It was brilliant, loads o...
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Glad to be in this learning opportunity around Contract Testing with Marie Cruz and Lewis Prescott.
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It was a nasty bugger that broke the code
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