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Shifting to AI-Augmented Software Quality Engineering: The skills testers need to stay relevant

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September 10, 2025 | 8:30 AM PDT

AI might be the most overused buzzword of the decade, but in software testing, it’s unlocking real value. From model-driven testing that improves collaboration and coverage, to agentic AI systems that can observe, reason, and act, today’s AI tools are reshaping how we think about quality, speed, and risk.


Join Daniel Howard (Senior Analyst, Bloor Research) and Jonathon Wright (Chief AI Officer, Keysight) for an honest discussion on how AI is evolving—not replacing—software quality engineering. Learn how to bring humans and machines together for smarter, faster, more accountable testing.


In This Session, You’ll Learn:
• How automation and model-driven testing lower the barrier to quality, increase collaboration, and reduce risk
• Why generative and agentic AI should support—not replace—human testers, and where they can add measurable value
• What metrics, frameworks, and governance practices matter most to drive continuous improvement and stay compliant


Not in the Americas? Our European friendly session is also available — join here.

Presenters

  • Jonathon Wright
    Chief AI Officer
    Keysight Technologies, Eggplant
    Jonathon is a familiar face to anyone in the quality assurance and test automation space. He is recognized as a thought leader in the testing community, most recently through his tenure as President of Vivit, the world’s largest independent user community with over 70,000 members across 190 countries. Alongside this, he hosts the popular QA Lead podcast, where he regularly interviews leading influencers across the industry. In his spare time, Jonathon sits on the committee for the ISO 29119 part 11 for Testing AI-based systems, the European Commission’s AI Alliance, and co-authored ‘AI in Testing’ with Rex Black. Jonathan is proud to have recently joined the Eggplant team at Keysight Technologies as their Chief Technology Evangelist.
  • Daniel Howard
    Senior Analyst
    Bloor Research
    Daniel is an experienced member of the IT industry. In 2014, following the completion of his Master of Mathematics at the University of Bath, he started his career as a software engineer, developer and tester at what was then known as IPL. His work there included all manner of software development and testing, and both Daniel personally and IPL generally were known for the high standard of quality they delivered. In the summer of 2016, Daniel left IPL to work as an analyst for Bloor Research, and the rest is history.

    Daniel works primarily in the data space, his interest inherited from his father and colleague, Philip Howard. Even so, his prior role as a software engineer remains with him and has carried forward into a particular appreciation for the development, DevOps, and testing spaces. This allows him to leverage the technical expertise, insight, and ‘on-the-ground’ perspective garnered through his old life as a developer to good effect.
  • Mike Wager
    Product Marketing Manager
    Keysight Technologies
    Mike Wager is a Product Marketing Manager at Keysight. Over the last decade, he has brought product ideas and services to life for digital technologies, SaaS applications, and software development. In his current role, Mike communicates the unique benefits of AI-driven test automation for various industries and use cases, including aerospace and defence, automotive IVI systems, retail point-of-sale, and enterprise applications.

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