AI Led Quality Engineering Tech Summit  ·  by SDET TECH

Elevate Quality. Prove value.

The first grand symposium for quality engineering in the age of AI — a one-day reckoning with what's real, what's hype, and what actually moves the needle.

Format
One day, two stages
Audience
200–500 QE leaders
Where
Delhi NCR, India
When
Saturday, 8 August 2026
3rdEdition / Aug 2026
500QE Practitioners
8+Hours of Signal
1Theme. Proof of Value.
01 / MANIFESTO
Why attend

A note from the founder.

The Manifesto

Everyone is talking about AI in quality engineering. Few are showing the proof.

We've watched the hype cycle. We've sat through the same demos. We know what an AI-generated test looks like — and we know what actually shipped to production and held up.

Elevate QA exists for the second conversation. The harder one. The one where engineers, leaders, and practitioners put real work on the table — what they tried, what broke, what changed the math.

No vendor pitches. No abstract theory. The proof of value, or it didn't happen.

02 / THE MAP

Where is your team on the AI-led QE curve?

STAGE 01FOUNDATION
Manual-first

Test cases authored by hand. Automation islands. AI is "interesting," not yet operational.

~ 25% of orgs surveyed
STAGE 02EXPLORATORY
Assisted

AI helps generate test cases and data. Engineers stay in the loop. Early wins, mixed signals.

~ 50% of orgs surveyed
STAGE 03OPERATIONAL
Augmented

Self-healing automation, intelligent triage, AI-driven coverage gap analysis. Measurable lift.

~ 18% of orgs surveyed
STAGE 04FRONTIER
Autonomous

Quality agents reason about risk, prioritize, and adapt. Humans set strategy. The future, already here in pockets.

~ 7% of orgs surveyed
03 / THE EXPERIENCE

A day built around signal, not noise.

→ 01

Keynotes from people doing the work

Industry voices and engineering leaders sharing concrete case studies — what AI changed, what it cost, what it delivered. Real numbers, not roadmaps.

→ 02

Practitioner deep-dives

Hands-on breakouts from engineers who've shipped AI-augmented test suites, self-healing automation, and intelligent quality pipelines at scale.

→ 03

The community table

Curated roundtables where 200–500 quality engineering leaders connect, debate, and forge the relationships that move careers and companies forward.

→ 04

Live demos, not slideware

See AI-led QE tooling in action on real codebases, real bugs, real flaky tests. Working software is the only honest demo.

→ 05

The candid panels

The unfiltered conversations: what AI in QE is overhyped, what's underrated, where the field goes from here. Speakers who'll say it plainly.

→ 06

Recognition & prizes

Speaker of the event, audience awards, and surprises throughout the day. We celebrate the people pushing the field — loudly.

04 / DAY FLOW

The day, at a glance.

09:00 – 09:30
Opens

Registration

Pick up your badge, collect your welcome kit. Find your tribe before the day begins.

09:35 – 09:55
Opening

Welcome & Opening Remarks

MC sets the stage. What today is about and what to expect from the next 8 hours.

10:25 – 10:45
Talk

Presenter 1

Practitioner deep-dive into AI-augmented test engineering.

10:50 – 11:10
Talk

Presenter 2

Hands-on session on self-healing automation and intelligent quality pipelines.

11:15 – 11:25
Break

Tea Break

Quick reset and networking in the lounge.

12:00 – 12:20
Talk

Presenter 3

Case study: Scaling AI-led QE in a legacy environment.

12:25 – 12:45
Talk

Presenter 4

Beyond the hype: Technical architecture of AI testing agents.

12:50 – 01:50
Break

Lunch Break

Curated tables by topic. Connect with your peers.

02:25 – 02:45
Talk

Presenter 5

Practitioner session on intelligent triage and risk-based testing.

02:50 – 03:10
Talk

Presenter 6

LLM-powered test design: From requirements to execution.

03:15 – 03:35
Talk

Presenter 7

The role of the tester in an AI-first world: A career roadmap.

03:40 – 03:55
Break

Tea Break

Afternoon recharge before the closing sessions.

04:25 – 04:45
Talk

Presenter 9

Final practitioner track: AI in mobile and cross-platform testing.

04:50 – 05:10
Talk

Presenter 10

The roadmap to 2028: What’s actually next for QE.

05 / The Lineup

Speakers being announced in waves.

We're curating a lineup of keynote voices, industry practitioners, and category creators — leaders who don't just talk about AI in QE, but have shipped it. Submissions are open.

Exciting prizes and lucky draws throughout the event — so make sure you stick around and take part in the quizzes and lucky draw.

06 / What's coming

Date. Venue. Lineup.

We're locking in the details that make a great event a memorable one. Watch this space — the full reveal is coming in waves over the next few weeks.

  • Theme & manifesto✓ Live
  • Speaker submissions✓ Open
  • Date announcementWave 01
  • Venue revealWave 01
  • Full lineupWave 02
  • Tickets & RSVPWave 03
07 / Get Involved

Three ways to shape Elevate QA.

01

Speak

If you've shipped real AI-led QE work and have a story that holds up to scrutiny, the stage is yours. We're curating practitioners with receipts, not speakers with slides. Prove the value.

Apply to Speak →
02

Attend

Be in the room where it happens. We've reserved limited Free Entry for the first 300 practitioners — engineers and leaders who are actively working on AI-led quality engineering, not just following it from a distance.

Secure your elite pass →
03

Spread the word

Send this to a colleague who's actually solving the AI-in-QE problem. The right peer recommendation builds a better room than any campaign ever could. Let's compound the signal.

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