Agenda

08.00AM - 09.00AM: Registration

09.00AM - 09.40AM: Inaugural Keynote
Market Dynamics: Impact on Software Testing
Shankar V, Associate Vice President,Head Testing Practice, Zensar Technologies

09.40AM - 10.10AM: Session 1
Accelerate defect detection via Hypothesis Based Testing(HBT)
T Ashok, Founder and CEO , STAG Software

10.10AM - 10.40AM: Session 2
Cloud Testing:The future of software testing
While the Cloud platforms vendors (Amazon, IBM, Google, Rackspace etc.) are fighting to offer the cheapest and the most flexible environment for companies to use, cloud testing services is gaining momentum. Going forward there will be more test offerings in the Cloud. In this session, learn what is different about testing cloud solutions, what are the available tools for Clouds test and what is the approach one has to take? Anuradha Biswas, CEO,Prakat Solutions

10.40 AM - 11.10 AM: Morning Break
A chance to meet up with your friends and have a cup of coffee on the house!

11.10AM - 11.40PM: Session 3
Smart Test Management through Open Source Interfaces
Many IT Organizations uses Test Management Tools only for test management activities however through the unique approach implemented in Sabre– Test Management is integrated with many tools such as PM Tools, Test Automation Tools, Bug Trackers through Open Interfaces for Real time status that will enable Project managers, Test managers, Test leads to get to know the visibility / health of the project at any time due to its bi-directional capability. This has been implemented in Sabre during the past year and we are able to save lot of efforts and are able to accelerate our testing cycles.
Srinivas Chintha,
Director, Product Development, Sabre Holdings

11.40 PM - 12:10 PM : Session 4
Binary and Protocol Security Assurance
Mahesh Saptarshi, Technical Director, Symantec

12.10 PM - 12:40 PM : Session 5
Software Quality: Technology trends and the way ahead
Naveen Gurusiddaiah, Technology Evangelist,Micro Focus

12.40 PM - 01.40 PM: Lunch
Break for lunch on the house and a chance to catch up with each other!

01.40 PM - 02:10 PM : Session 6
Building an Automation Framework around Open Source Technologies
Re-usable test automation frameworks coupled with open-source tools and technologies is a key solution to shrink test cycle times and related costs. In this session learn how this framework helps in increased productivity and ROI, reduced learning curve and dependency on skilled resources, eliminated usage of commercial tools and manual configuration.
Charles Thangamuthu, Manager,PTC

02.10 PM - 02.40 PM: Session 7
An optimum approach to n-tier architectured application testing
Dr. Mandaar Bhaskar Pande, Delivery Manager, Wipro Technologies

02.40 PM - 03.10 PM: Session 8
System Test Automation in Agile Environments using Open Source Technologies
Dr. Asheesh Choksi, Associate Test Architect, Harbinger

03.10 PM to 03:40 PM : Afternoon Break
A chance to meet up with your friends and have a cup of coffee on the house!

03.40 PM - 04.10 PM: Session 9
Globalization testing- Getting your software World-ready
This presentation looks deeper into the nuances of Globalization testing and touches upon the advanced areas of Pseudo translation and automation for multilingual applications.
Amita Vaidya, QA & Test Manager, Patni

04.10 PM - 04.40 PM: Session 10
Software Security Testing
Maheshan Chemminiyan , Technology Copentence Group (Application Security), L&T Infotech,

04.40 PM - 05.10 PM: Session 11
Building an Performance Framework around Open Source Technologies
Amitabh Kaushal , Performance Test Manager,IBM

05.10PM: Conclusion