Talk Description
It's not a TestBash without 99 Second Talks!
The 99 Second Talks is the attendee's stage, an opportunity for you to come on stage and talk for, that's right, 99 seconds.
You can talk about anything, a testing topic you want to share, a personal experience, or an idea sparked by all the amazing talks, workshops, activities and conversations you've had for the past two days... the stage is yours, for 99 seconds!
This is also a great opportunity for you to kick-start your public speaking experience and/or give it a boost!
Our well-known host Gwen Diagram, introduces community members on stage and start the clock. As soon as the time's up, a noise is heard and that's it: time's up!
By the end of this session, you'll be able to:
- Introduction to public speaking
- Learn from fellow community members
I've been in the software testing & quality world since 1997 and love it. I'm a senior leader, a coach, international speaker, workshop facilitator, writer & founder of Quality Talks.
Senior Technical Leader and Test strategist.
Author and creator of "Would Heu-risk it?" (card deck and book), avid blogger, speaker and workshop facilitator.
CEO of TestScouts Stockholm AB
An experienced, community focused tester. Loves training, mentoring and helping teams with testability. Co-organiser: Leeds Testing Atelier, co-author: Team Guide to Software Testability.
Gwen Diagram is a technology professional from Leeds who specialises in testing. She is an avid automation evangelist with a focus on testing complemented by repeatable build processes with monitoring. She has had varied roles throughout her career including Scrum Master at a Start Up, Engineering Manager at a bank and DevOps kid at a large Financial Services organisation. She is currently the Head of Engineering at Glean in Leeds.
As a strong believer in making the tech industry as open and punk as possible, she co-organises a twice yearly free day long testing conference called the Leeds Testing Atelier. She speaks regularly at local meet-up groups, Agile Yorkshire and Leeds DevOps, duels with creative types at events like the Tech Off, speaks internationally at conferences such as Nordic Testing Days in Tallinn and was the closing keynote at Agile on the Beach in Falmouth, UK in 2018.
Outside of work, you will usually find her hanging around a Natural History Museum somewhere in the world marvelling at how incredibly excellent dinosaurs are, feeding pigeons or ducks or obsessing over transport.
Hi, I'm Gem. I'm a ex-tester (though always a tester in my heart), and founder of SelfCare Backpack. I help people, especially those in tech, with their self care and mental health. I'm a trainee therapist, and offer talks and workshops all around building up a little toolbox (or backpack) or self care for when you need it.
STEC and SQEC Certified. MoT Ambassador, writer, speaker, accessibility advocate. Consulting, Leeds Chapter Lead. MoT Certs curator. Testing wisdom, friendly, songs and poems. Great minds think differently
An amateur poker player, a devout Las Vegas Raiders fan and a Software Tester, what more do you need from a person!! :)
South African / British QA. Conference speaker, MoT London Meetup host, blog writer and bug smasher! Currently a Senior QA Lead at Moneybox in London.
Over 10 years experience as a software tester, specialising in mobile app testing. Manual, exploratory, automation, and accessibility testing. Improving QA discipline processes and reporting.
I'm the program lead in software testing apprenticeships for the BPP education Group. international speaker, accessibility, communication & neurodiversity advocate & co-run MoT Leeds meetup
I explore the world of software development and testing. Join me as I continue my adventures, discovering the wonders of quality.
I'm a passionate QA Engineer who loves building both high quality software and strong communities. I've experience across Observability Products, SaaS, e-commerce, and compliance platforms.
I also am organizing GDG Berlin events, creating spaces for learning and connection. I thrive in collaborative environments where I can combine my love for tech with my passion for community.
Specialising in exploratory and accessibility testing. I am an advocate for people with disabilities and neurodiversity. You will often find me with my assistance dog, Luna.
Passionate about creating quality software products and improving processes along the way.
Severely sight impaired.
Accessibility advocate.
Experienced Tester.
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