Agenda

As a Quality Engineer at mabl, I'm witnessing firsthand the transformative power of AI in testing. This session explores the evolving role of the Quality Engineer in a world embracing agentic testing. What’s changing, and how can you prepare? We'll delve into how AI empowers us beyond traditional automation, elevating our focus to strategic quality leadership. Discover how blending uniquely human skills with AI’s power helps us focus on the 'why' of quality – building impactful software and exceptional customer experiences – not just the 'how'.

• Understand how the QE role is evolving - what the role will (likely) be like in the future.
• In what areas should you focus on improving so that you're ready for this future (i.e., focus on quality strategy, focus on customer impact/relationship/UX, etc)
• Learn the uniquely human skills that will make a difference in the future.

Leading engineering and QA teams building AI-powered solutions demands a reimagined approach to quality. Join Jyoti Kunal Shah, Director of Application Development at ADP, to explore real-world challenges like unpredictability, data drift, and bias in testing AI-driven features. Discover practical strategies for optimizing automation, ensuring data integrity, and fostering a culture of quality across engineering and QA teams in an evolving tech landscape.

• Understand how data and analytics can be used to elevate software quality in AI-powered applications.
• Learn real-world challenges in testing AI-driven features, including unpredictability, data drift, and bias.
• Discover practical strategies for building robust test automation frameworks tailored for AI/ML systems.
• Gain insights on ensuring data integrity and governance throughout the development lifecycle.
• Explore how to foster a quality-first mindset across engineering and QA teams in a rapidly evolving tech landscape.

How we build applications with open-source (OSS) AI LLMs is disrupting the software industry. In this fireside chat, we’ll explore the evolving landscape and provide guidance on evaluating and selecting the right models for different use cases. We'll address critical considerations like OSS vs. proprietary models, hosting strategies, data privacy, and effective testing methods for non-deterministic applications, helping you navigate this tectonic shift and empower your teams with the right tools.

Join us for a look back at the past year of AI innovation in testing! Last year, our AI panel discussed the exciting potential of mabl's intelligent features. Now, we're bringing folks back to share their real-world experiences. Discover how they've integrated mabl's AI capabilities into their daily testing workflows, the challenges they've overcome, and the significant impact these features have had on their testing efficiency and effectiveness. This session will provide practical insights and demonstrate the tangible benefits of leveraging AI for smarter, faster, and more robust test automation.

Dive deep into the core of mabl's AI Agents. This session will pull back the curtain on how mabl's AI interacts with LLMs and reveal the unique architectural capabilities that power mabl's intelligent testing, offering a true behind-the-scenes look at our innovative approach.

Begin your journey to high-performing software quality. This vital workshop invites you to take mabl's Software Quality Maturity Assessment. Discover your team's current state across Culture & Mindset, Processes & Rituals, and Tools & Technologies. We'll then present valuable benchmarking data from hundreds of participating teams, setting the stage for all subsequent sessions and workshops. Participating in this assessment is crucial for gaining the most from your mabl Experience.

Building on last year’s popular session, William Montbleau addresses a common frustration: "Why isn't mabl clicking on this object in playback?" He'll show how to overcome dynamic web element challenges by mastering mabl's advanced find capabilities, focusing on XPath and CSS selectors. Through real-world examples, including AG Grid and AG Charts, attendees will learn practical strategies to troubleshoot automation failures and build robust, consistent tests for complex UIs. Elevate your mabl automation skills and unlock the full potential of advanced selectors. 

Discover TrustCloud's blueprint for a culture of quality where collaboration is key. While always acknowledging there's more to learn, they're proud of the progress they’ve made so far, where everyone shares responsibility and prioritizes customer experience. Jessica will share real-world examples of what this means in practice, detailing their successes and ongoing challenges in fostering shared ownership and empowering developers. Explore actionable insights to elevate your team's collaborative quality efforts.

Go beyond record-and-replay! Discover how to craft sophisticated, data-driven tests that mirror real user journeys. This session covers advanced browser and mobile techniques: targeting dynamic elements with XPath/CSS selectors, designing flexible flows with conditionals and loops, and expanding coverage with data-driven testing—helping you create resilient tests that adapt as your app evolves.

• Design advanced mabl tests by applying XPath/CSS selectors to handle dynamic UI elements.
• Develop reusable, maintainable flows using conditionals and loops.
• Implement data-driven testing strategies to boost coverage and reduce rework.

Elevate your team's software quality maturity across culture, processes, and tools. This workshop demonstrates how mabl's unified, AI-powered platform directly supports your team's growth. Learn practical strategies to enhance collaboration, integrate testing earlier, automate more effectively, and achieve higher quality engineering levels with mabl.

• Diagnose your team's quality maturity across key dimensions.
• Design and implement a roadmap to improve practices and scale impact.
• Embed continuous improvement and a proactive quality culture.

Ever wonder how other mabl users are pushing the boundaries of their test automation? This "show and tell" session is your chance to see it firsthand. We're inviting mabl customers to open up their workspaces and share the innovative ways they're leveraging the platform. From unique custom dashboards and advanced data-driven testing strategies to clever uses of mabl's API and integrations, prepare to be inspired. This session is packed with practical examples and creative solutions that you can take back and apply to your own mabl environment. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from your peers and discover new possibilities!

Join Dev and QA leaders as they unpack real-world software quality maturity challenges. They will delve into their teams' assessment results, highlighting successful strategies, persistent challenges, and key learnings from their pursuit of high-performing quality. Gain practical insights to apply to your own organization's journey.

Join Rafael Amaral, SDET at Stack Overflow, for a deep dive into enabling developers with mabl. Rafael will share practical tips for creating effective test suites, fostering collaborative testing between QA and development, and exploring strategies to integrate mabl testing effectively within DevOps workflows. Discover advanced strategies for integrating mabl into DevOps workflows and maximizing its use, drawing from real-world experience at Stack Overflow. This session offers actionable insights for both SDETs and developers looking to boost their quality engineering efforts and developer experience.

• Techniques for fostering better collaboration between development and QA teams using mabl in a DevOps environment.
• Real-world examples of how Stack Overflow integrated mabl for improved quality at scale within their DevOps workflows.

Struggling to prove QA's value? Join Barracuda to see how they built a data-driven quality system. Rostyslav details integrating mabl's data exports with Atlassian Analytics for key metrics: coverage, bugs, and plan health. Gayathri shares how these insights empower leadership, foster continuous improvement, and drive higher quality standards. Learn practical steps to transform mabl data into actionable intelligence and achieve full test coverage.

Bring quality earlier into development by integrating mabl seamlessly into your CI/CD workflow. In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn to implement automated functional and non-functional tests using GitHub Actions—adding quality gates to pull requests and shifting left with confidence. Walk away with a working setup you can apply to your own projects, plus best practices for organizing and scaling collaborative testing as your application grows.

• Configure mabl tests to run automatically in CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.
• Apply shift-left testing strategies to catch defects earlier in pull requests.
• Organize and scale your test suites to cover full user journeys, from functional to performance checks.

Prove and improve the business value of quality initiatives. Learn to build a compelling ROI case for mabl adoption and use analytics to track testing efficiency, defect trends, and team effectiveness. Walk away ready to translate testing data into strategic insights that resonate with stakeholders.

• Develop an ROI framework that shows the value of mabl in business terms.
• Analyze mabl metrics to uncover patterns and target improvements.
• Communicate testing’s impact clearly to leadership and stakeholders.

Discover how mabl's MCP Server revolutionizes developer workflow. This session reveals how to integrate mabl directly into VS Code with GitHub Copilot, allowing AI to assist with testing tasks like test creation and analysis. Empower developers to rapidly build and validate quality, eliminating context switching and achieving significant time savings. Learn to leverage AI-powered tools right in your IDE for a seamless dev-test experience.

Many teams struggle with the perceived cost and overwhelming volume of existing test suites, thinking, "We have 4,000 tests, it's going to cost a fortune with mabl!" This session reveals how to "game the system" by intelligently grouping legacy UI tests into efficient user scenarios. We'll show you how to test smarter, not just more, addressing the true cost of "free" and rethinking test count beyond outdated paradigms to reduce waste, optimize credit usage, and achieve superior, cost-effective quality at scale.

Supercharge collaboration between QA and engineering by weaving mabl into your development toolchain. Learn how to automate testing with the CLI, connect seamlessly to CI/CD pipelines, and streamline local vs. cloud runs. Explore new tools like the mabl MCP server to boost speed, transparency, and shared ownership of quality.

• Automate testing workflows by integrating mabl CLI with CI/CD tools.
• Optimize test execution by managing local and cloud runs strategically.
• Enhance team collaboration using developer-focused mabl features.

In a high-stakes government environment, maintaining uninterrupted access to critical data and systems is paramount. Learn how the NC Department of Adult Correction transformed disaster recovery testing with mabl. See how a small QA team rapidly validates system functionality, automates complex multi-system user flows, and provides irrefutable proof of recovery, ensuring essential public services remain operational when it matters most.

Supercharge collaboration between QA and engineering by weaving mabl into your development toolchain. Learn how to automate testing with the CLI, connect seamlessly to CI/CD pipelines, and streamline local vs. cloud runs. Explore new tools like the mabl MCP server to boost speed, transparency, and shared ownership of quality.

• Automate testing workflows by integrating mabl CLI with CI/CD tools.
• Optimize test execution by managing local and cloud runs strategically.
• Enhance team collaboration using developer-focused mabl features.

Rethink test automation beyond technical debt. Eli Lilly reframes it as "revenue protection". Discover how we secured leadership buy-in by providing "accelerators, not tools", leading to a 10x reduction in test creation and 12x in execution time. Learn to elevate quality's strategic value and drive significant business impact.

Celebrate your peers as the Experience Awards winners are announced, and the closing of Experience 2025.