Simon Tomes | Activities
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The Fear Factor in Software talk
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The Fear Factor in Software talk
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I made it here and am registered ready for today's events
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Yay. Made it and registered already
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Yay. Made it and registered already
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Great to see you and meet in person! 😃
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"Nice one, Jane. Great to see you and meet in person! 😃"
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Super excited to learn some stuff and have some bugtastic 🤩
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I beat the queues!! First timer to MoTaCon!!
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I beat the queues!! First timer to MoTaCon!!
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"Glad to hear you enjoyed WireMock's demo."
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Great demo from the Wiremock team
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200 successful
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200 successful
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200 successful
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Mobile World Cup challenge - who will win
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Bug World Cup Challenge Accepted
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Bug World Cup Challenge Accepted
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We got this
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We got this
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We got this
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We got this
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"Awesome trees! 🌳"
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And loving the golden glow of the sunshine (Dog not in photo - she was just the reason for me being out in the park)
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Starting MoTaCon day with a dog walk
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Starting MoTaCon day with a dog walk
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When not to use AI
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Testing the untestable: building a strategy for testing AI
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But I'm not a developer: the quality route into head of engineering
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But I'm not a developer: the quality route into head of engineering
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But I'm not a developer: the quality route into head of engineering
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But I'm not a developer: the quality route into head of engineering
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But I'm not a developer: the quality route into head of engineering
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But I'm not a developer: the quality route into head of engineering
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But I'm not a developer: the quality route into head of engineering
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But I'm not a developer: the quality route into head of engineering
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At MoTaCon 2026, I took on the 99 Second Talks challenge with a question: Would you trust an AI that passed every test?
Imagine four prompts, each tested on its own. Four safe answers. Four green r...
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Four safe prompts. One unsafe conversation. 🟢🟢🟢🟢🔴
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Four safe prompts. One unsafe conversation. 🟢🟢🟢🟢🔴
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Happy Ryan Short, Jarsto van Santen and Joe Foster at the Leaders Dinner, sponsored by Klarent, thank you!
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Good conversations at the Leaders Dinner, sponsored by Klarent
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Good conversations at the Leaders Dinner, sponsored by Klarent
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Good conversations at the Leaders Dinner, sponsored by Klarent
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Good conversations at the Leaders Dinner, sponsored by Klarent
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Good conversations at the Leaders Dinner, sponsored by Klarent
awarded Jarsto van Santen for:
Good conversations at the Leaders Dinner, sponsored by Klarent
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Ceci n'est pas une bug
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Fantastic workshop today and particularly enjoyed the 2 activities. I will definitely share with my team.Big thank you to Rahul!Ps I removed 3 heads in the way which then distorted point 4 an...
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Context Engineering Workshop
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Context Engineering Workshop
Simon Tomes
Community Lead at MoTaverse
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Hello, I'm Simon. Since 2003 I've had various roles in testing, tech leadership and coaching. I believe in the power of collaboration, creativity and community. 🎓 MoT-STEC qualified. I get real joy working with and supporting our wonderful MoTaverse community.
“Thanks for making me feel so confident about myself.” | “I'm so grateful for all you do in the MoTaverse community, I learn so much as a result!” | “A simple chat with Simon in person absolutely changed everything.” | “Simon is one of the best people that I've ever met to have conversations with. He's so grounded in his way of thinking and articulates his thoughts so well and his feelings and his knowledge about community and everything.”
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