Talk Description
This collection of 99-second talks, from MoT London Chapter meetup on 26th February 2026, offers a lively snapshot of the many ideas, experiences, and challenges that make up the testing and quality community. Across the mini-talks, speakers reflect on career journeys into testing, the value of creativity and risk-taking, the importance of human-centred conversations, and the realities of returning to work after a career break. There is a strong sense of community throughout, with people sharing personal lessons, encouragement, and practical perspectives on how testing connects not just to systems and software, but to confidence, communication, and growth.
Alongside those personal reflections, the talks also touch on wider themes shaping the profession today, including accessibility, AI, hiring practices, and the evolving role of quality engineers. Speakers discuss how testers can engage with emerging AI tools, rethink how AI systems are evaluated, push back on poor recruitment habits like whiteboard coding interviews for QA roles, and champion areas such as accessibility that are too often overlooked. Taken together, these short talks form an energetic, varied, and people-focused overview of the testing world, showing how quality is shaped as much by curiosity, empathy, and career experiences as it is by tools and technique.
QA Engineer working for Two Circles
Quality Engineering Leader | 19+ Years in QA Transformation | Test Management | Global Team Leadership | AI-Driven Testing | Driving Innovation & High-Quality Solutions
A creative QA with 12+ years of experience building quality across teams.
Experience across multiple industries with a focus on thinking of quality from the start.
A QA test lead with 25+ years experience in QA and working with dev teams. Worked on all sorts of projects from Internet dating to the Olympic games...
Junior accessibility tester
AI Lead @ Ministry of Justice Testing CoE. Integrating AI to empower testers & SDETs. Focused on the future of SDLC assurance and building secure, reliable software in the AI age.
QA Engineer working for Two Circles
Quality Engineering Leader | 19+ Years in QA Transformation | Test Management | Global Team Leadership | AI-Driven Testing | Driving Innovation & High-Quality Solutions
A creative QA with 12+ years of experience building quality across teams.
Experience across multiple industries with a focus on thinking of quality from the start.
A QA test lead with 25+ years experience in QA and working with dev teams. Worked on all sorts of projects from Internet dating to the Olympic games...
Junior accessibility tester
AI Lead @ Ministry of Justice Testing CoE. Integrating AI to empower testers & SDETs. Focused on the future of SDLC assurance and building secure, reliable software in the AI age.
