Tesena Fest 2025

Prague Congress Centre

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Why you should go?

Experience the vibrant atmosphere of Tesena Fest for yourself! By attending, you will have the opportunity to connect with experts, gain insights from real-world cases, share your experiences, and be inspired by fellow attendees. Elevate your skills, stay ahead of trends and expand your professional network. Do not miss out on the chance to enrich your knowledge and engage with the testing community at Tesena Fest!

What do we want to talk about?

  • Quality Engineering
  • Accessibility
  • Test Automation
  • AI

Event for:

  • Quality Engineers
  • Business Analytics
  • Business Consultants
  • Testers
  • IT Managers
  • Project Managers
  • Technical Leads
  • And everyone else who is interested in the world of testing!
Workshop day

24. 9. 2025

Workshop day

We have prepared 5 exclusive workshops for you to choose from:

  • Stop Finding Bugs, Start Building Quality: A Practical Workshop

  • How to Detect AI: Skills for the Workplace and Everyday Life

  • Workshop s Quality Mind: Vedení týmů v náročných podmínkách

  • Accessibility testing according to WCAG standard

  • From Manual to Mind-Blown: AI Testing Agents with Playwright & Wopee.io

*Workshop day ticket includes admission to the conference day 25. 9. 2025

Conference Day
EARLY BIRD

25. 9. 2025

Conference Day

What awaits you at the conference? 

  • Inspirational Presentations & Workshops
  • Expert Insights
  • Interactive Roundtables
  • Networking
  • All-Day Complimentary Refreshments
  • Afterparty

Program

09:00 - 17:00
 Phil Royston Boris Maťko
[EN] Stop Finding Bugs, Start Building Quality: A Practical Workshop

If you've heard about Quality Engineering and you're wondering how to actually get started, this practical, hands-on workshop is for you. 

Creating a Quality Engineering Strategy is a great first step to move beyond testing and start building quality into the way your team works. In this workshop, you'll learn how quality engineering differs from traditional testing, and how a QE strategy can help you prevent, detect, and correct quality issues — not just in your products, but also in the processes you use to build them. 

Through a mix of short talks, group exercises, and discussions, we'll explore the key ideas behind quality engineering — and you’ll start putting them into practice. 

What We'll Cover: 

  • Session 1: What Does Quality Really Mean? 
    Understanding what quality is and how different customers and stakeholders see it.
     
  • Session 2: Maximising Flow: 
    How to spot waste, add feedback loops, and find opportunities for continuous improvement in your team's process.
     
  • Session 3: Quality Risks: 
    Identifying and prioritising risks that could affect product and process quality.
     
  • Session 4: Bringing It All Together: 
    Creating a first draft of a Quality Engineering Strategy for your own context. 

Three Things You'll Take Away: 

  • Quality is Everyone’s Responsibility: 
    How to get your whole team thinking about quality, not just testers.
     
  • Continuous Improvement: 
    Improving products, processes, and teamwork — not just fixing bugs.
     
  • Effective Risk Management: 
    Tools for spotting and tackling risks early, before they turn into expensive problems. 

Why This Workshop? 

You'll leave with the knowledge and confidence to start building your first Quality Engineering Strategy with your team. No previous experience with QE is needed — just your own testing experience and a willingness to think a bit differently about quality! 

09:00 - 17:00
Jakub Benešovský
[EN] How to Detect AI: Skills for the Workplace and Everyday Life

About the Workshop 
 In a world increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence, the ability to recognize AI-generated content is becoming a key professional and personal skill. This interactive workshop introduces participants to the fundamentals of AI detection through a blend of theoretical background, real-life examples, and hands-on exercises. The format includes presentation, short talks, collaborative discussions, and practical challenges designed to build critical thinking and AI literacy. Our focus spans both workplace and personal settings, empowering participants to navigate AI-driven content with confidence and responsibility. 

Key Topics 

  • Introduction to AI Detection 
     Why AI recognition matters, where it shows up in our lives, and how to approach it with a critical mindset. 

  • AI in the Workplace 
     Risks and implications of AI-generated content in documents, social media, and testing outputs – and how to detect it. 

  • Testing & Test Automation Integration 
     How test analysts can verify the authenticity and purpose of generated outputs, anonymize sensitive data, and identify generalized patterns. 

  • AI in Personal Life 
     Tools and techniques to spot AI-created images, texts, news, or videos – and how to stay informed and safe online. 

  • Practical Exercises 
     Participants will generate and detect AI content in various formats, sharing and reviewing each other's outputs. 

Workshop Requirements 

A laptop or tablet is required for interactive tasks. No technical background is needed – the workshop is open to anyone interested in AI. Access to a paid version of an AI chatbot (e.g. ChatGPT Plus) is recommended for the best experience during some exercises.

09:00 - 17:00
Zuzana Bieliková Lucie Paulíčková
[CZ] Workshop s Quality Mind: Vedení týmů v náročných podmínkách

Vedeš tým? Nenech si ujít! 
Přijď na praktický workshop s Quality Mind a získej nové nástroje pro řešení náročných týmových situací, zlepši svou komunikaci a objev naši novou službu, která tě podrží v roli lídra. 
Investuj jeden den do sebe — a získej náskok, který se ti mnohonásobně vrátí. 

Workshop s Quality Mind: Vedení týmů v náročných podmínkách 

Zveme vás na workshopový den s Quality Mind, který je určen především pro manažery, team leadery a všechny, kdo vedou týmy a denně čelí výzvám spojeným slidským faktorem v práci. Vedení lidí je jednou znejnáročnějších disciplín, a právě proto si zaslouží vaši plnou pozornost i podporu. 

Setkáváte se opakovaně s problémy ve spolupráci, fluktuací, odporem ke změnám, nebo s výzvami spojenými s agilní transformací? V první části workshopu se zaměříme na konkrétní situace, které týmy často zažívají, a představíme vám přístupy, jak tyto situace efektivně řešit. 

Druhá část dne bude věnovaná vám osobně, vašemu stylu komunikace, sebepoznání a praktickým cvičením, která vám pomohou lépe chápat sebe i své kolegy.  

Workshop je pro vás, pokud: 

  • cítíte velkou zodpovědnost a tlak při rozhodování,
     
  • zažíváte osamělost při zásadních rozhodnutích, 

  • hledáte zpětnou vazbu nebo potvrzení, že jdete správným směrem, 

  • potřebujete podporu při řešení konkrétních situací — protože „víc hlav víc ví“, 

  • rádi rozšiřujete svůj pohled na problémy a hledáte nové perspektivy, 

  • řešíte úkoly, které vás vyčerpávají a berou vám energii, 

  • narážíte na okolnosti, které nemůžete ovlivnit, 

  • a záleží vám na vlastním rozvoji i na dopadu vaší práce na ostatní. 

V případě, že jste si alespoň na jednu věc odpověděli ano, máme připravenou třešničku na dortu: představíme vám naši novou, revoluční službu zaměřenou na kontinuální podporu lidí ve vedoucích rolích. Pomůže vám zvládat vaši roli s větší lehkostí a posunout svůj leadership na novou úroveň. 

09:00 - 17:00
Matej Sekeľ
[EN] Accessibility testing according to WCAG standard

About the workshop

Digital accessibility is now an essential part of high-quality web and mobile applications. Participants of this workshop will become familiar with the fundamental principles and structure of the WCAG 2.1 standard, gain an overview of legislative requirements, and learn to identify the most common barriers that prevent people with disabilities from using digital products. In the practical part, they will try both manual and automated accessibility testing techniques, work with screen readers and use other assistive technologies. 

Key topics  

  • WCAG standard – structure and guidelines of the WCAG 2.1 standard
     
  • Legislative in Czech Republic about digital accessibility
     
  • Screen readers – how to use them for accessibility testing
     
  • Automated tools – what tools can be used to test accessibility of web applications 

WS requirements

Laptop only for the practical part (list of applications to download will be send before workshop) 

09:00 - 17:00
Marcel Veselka
[EN] From Manual to Mind-Blown: AI Testing Agents with Playwright & Wopee.io

About the Workshop

Forget slow, manual test scripts.

The future of testing is fast, smart, and powered by AI.

In this hands-on workshop, you’ll set up your real AI test agent from scratch. See how Playwright + Wopee.io can explore your app, map user flows, and write the tests for you. No more chasing flaky scripts. No more maintenance headaches.

Here’s what you’ll get:

  • Live demos. Real apps. No theory - just practical work.
  • Experiments you can use on Monday. Not “someday.”
  • A simple, clear path from manual testing to AI-driven automation.

Build, run, and launch your own AI testing agent. Then see why this isn’t hype anymore, it’s the new standard.

What You’ll Learn

  • How AI agents explore your app and write Playwright tests (live!)
  • How to connect AI-powered test generation with your CI/CD
  • Pro tips to debug and upgrade your new AI tests
  • Visual assertions vs. AI-powered validations: what matters most?
  • How to keep control, but let AI do the heavy lifting

Walk Away With

  • Your own working AI test agent
  • Practical ways to boost your test coverage
  • A clear vision for the future of testing


Why Join?

Walk in with questions. Walk out with your first AI testing agent: running tests on a real app, plus a toolkit you can take back to your team.
Curious what AI can really do for QA? Want to get off the test automation hamster wheel? This workshop is your launchpad.

Don’t Take My Word for It

Hear what past attendees think - straight from the source:

Andrew (Andy) Knight AKA Automation Panda

Whether you’re a developer, QA specialist, or product manager, this friendly, hands-on workshop will take you step-by-step from the basics to full confidence in using AI-driven autonomous testing, no heavy technical jargon, just practical skills you can put to work right away.

09:00
 Phil Royston
Welcome Words
09:30
Maryam Umar
To measure or Not to Measure? That is The Question

Fixing quality is not an easy task. It involves changing the culture, changing the processes being used, and sometimes even changing how software engineering is done. But how do you know whether any of the change agents you have used are actually successful?

In my experience, I went ahead and started measuring quality, but I did not get feedback in time. In retrospect, I realized that I had confused product and productivity metrics.

In this talk, I want to share the metrics I measured, how I measured them, and what feedback I started receiving. I will also share tips on how best to represent these metrics and how to get team buy-in for their usage.

10:30
Andrea Jensen
Beyond Code: A Tester’s Approach to Pull Request Reviews

Is reviewing pull requests as a tester really a thing? Yes, it is!
In fact, pull requests are my daily starting point for testing. In my team, we manage all our software development with pull requests.

In short, a pull request (also known as a merge request) is when a developer asks team members to review their code changes before adding them to the software project.
Pull requests provide a large amount of useful information. By reviewing and analysing them, I learn a lot about the developers' work. This knowledge drives my testing and helps me test these code changes more effectively.

And this is where the fun starts. In this session, I will look at a pull request from a tester's point of view. Yes, I will include source code. But do not worry, you do not need to be fluent in code to join a pull request review. There is much to explore beyond the code.

In this talk, I will explain the basics of reviewing a pull request. I will start with an introduction to pull requests, then walk through a full review from beginning to end. At each step, I will give examples and highlight interesting things to check, such as the repository policies and guidelines, and whether the changes meet agreed standards. I will also discuss how these findings support the team's testing.

Do not miss the opportunity to uncover valuable knowledge hidden in your team's source control system. Extend your knowledge and start diving into your team's pull requests today, the best time to start is now, and the rest will follow.

11:30
Speaker: To be announced soon
12:30
Lunch Break
13:30
Juraj Žabka
Live Panel Discussion
15:00
Lena Nyström
The bigger picture is hiding in the details

I once started a new role where one of my key responsibilities was to move testing to the next level. The team had automation in place as part of their delivery process and had invested a lot into shifting testing left, which was great. As someone who has dealt with flaky and ineffective automation before, I thought this time it would be smooth sailing.

However, in reality, most days showed red reports. But worse, no one seemed to be concerned about it. My spider senses were tingling like crazy. There was a pattern, but I could not see it.

Arming myself with as much data as I could gather and putting all of my experience to use, I set out to find the truth and shift the team from constant firefighting to long-term continuous improvement.

We will explore how looking at trends, going beyond your own capabilities and limitations, and examining problems from different parts of an ecosystem can reveal hidden issues and help move systems out of the status quo. We will talk about the unexpected resistance I faced and how we managed to shift the mindset from blaming others to taking collective responsibility for improvement.

These principles are not limited to automation. You can apply them to any area of your work to promote continuous improvement and break free from the cycle of reactive problem-solving.

16:00
Speaker: To be announced soon
17:00
Andrea Jensen Lena Nyström
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Roundtables with Speakers
18:00
Afterparty

Speakers

Andrea Jensen

Andrea Jensen

Tester & QA Manager at Navis

Andrea began her tech career by chance in 2011 and has worked as a tester ever since. In 2023, she took on a leadership role, embracing the challenges it brought. Today, she is working as a tester & team lead in the maritime industry. Outside of work, she enjoys tea, traveling, and the works of Tolkien.
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Lena Nyström

Lena Nyström

Test Consultant and CEO @Test Scouts Stockholm

Lena has been building software since 1999, in roles across development, testing, leadership and management. It is basically all she knows - she won’t be much help when the zombie apocalypse comes. Lena found her passion in testing a decade later and has been focusing on quality in software since then. Lately she has shifted even further left - to building organizations and people. The testing community is her home and she is especially interested in asking “should we build that” when others focus on “could we build that”. Her core drive is continuous improvement and she strongly believes we all should strive to challenge ourselves, our assumptions and the way things are done. She is the author and creator of “Would Heu-risk it?”, a MASH (Mentor and Speaker Hub, http://mashprogram.wordpress.com) core member, an avid blogger (testing.pejgan.se), keynote speaker and facilitator.
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Maryam Umar

Maryam Umar

Quality Engineering Manager at Booking.com

I work in London as a Quality Engineering Manager of a travel-tech firm. I started my career over 18 years ago as a QA test engineer in the finance and mobile industry. After transitioning to the eCommerce sector, I performed QA in various capacities for online restaurant and travel services. I continue to work in QA as a manager now with special focus on sustainable delivery practices. I pay special attention to team dynamics and ensuring engineers are in roles which give them a sense of purpose. In addition to this, I have been a keen advocate of creating and sustaining diverse teams by speaking at schools and universities to educate students about what a creative space the technology sector can be.
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Juraj Žabka

Juraj Žabka

IT Engineering Lead at Multitude IT Labs

With over 10 years of experience in software testing, test automation, and management, I have navigated through various roles, including tester, test manager, and Head of Testing. Currently, I lead the entire IT Engineering function, overseeing critical areas such as testing, development, analysis, architecture, and data. My leadership is driven by a commitment to quality and innovation across the software development life cycle. Beyond my professional role, I am passionate about supporting the testing community and co-creating the podcast makeITfun, where I engage with and contribute to the broader tech community.
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Join us at Tesena Fest 2025 as a valued partner and align your brand with the forefront of software testing innovation. In the heart of Prague, this intimate yet dynamic conference provides a unique platform for sponsors to engage directly with around 200 passionate professionals from the testing and IT sectors. We offer tailored sponsorship packages designed to showcase your services and products, amplify your brand, and foster meaningful connections. Let's collaborate to make an impact and drive the future of quality assurance together.

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