From Pilots to Production: Building an AI‑First QA Organization
The QA Leadership Summit Summer 2026 is built for teams ready to move beyond AI testing pilots and establish a truly AI‑first QA organization. It brings together engineering leaders, QA heads, and practitioners to design production‑ready, AI‑native workflows that drive speed, resilience, and reliable quality signals across the delivery lifecycle. Each session focuses on replacing fragmented experiments with a unified AI‑first quality strategy aligned closely with business outcomes.
QALS offers a curated blend of expert sessions, hands-on workshops, leadership discussions, and interactive experiences. Through keynotes, panels, and deep‑dive labs, attendees gain practical insights into running AI‑powered QA in production while connecting with peers on a similar path. Live demos and applied workshops translate ideas into scalable implementation patterns that integrate AI into everyday testing without sacrificing control, coverage, or rigor.
At the core of this transformation is the BrowserStack AI Test Platform. Powered by 25+ connected AI agents, it streamlines the lifecycle from intelligent test planning and rapid creation to self‑healing execution and smart debugging, enabling continuous quality optimization at scale.
SPEAKERS
Saurabh Mitra
Global Head – QA, Ramco Systems
Maryna Didkovska
Senior Director, AI & Quality Engineering; EPAM Systems
Harleen Bedi
CTO – Quality Engineering, Infosys
Nathen Harvey
DORA Lead, Google Cloud
Sobhitha Neelanath
Senior Manager, Software Engineering, Salesforce
Ryan Smith
Director of Engineering, QA, Twin Health
Dhimil Gosalia
Vice President, Browserstack
Snehal Thakkar
Sr. Director – Automate, Browserstack
Keegan D'souza
Head of Developer Relations, Browserstack
Rahul Chovva
Group Product Manager, BrowserStack
Akhil Gundawar
Director of Product – Test Automation, BrowserStack
Agenda
*Agenda is subject to change. All times are in Pacific Time.
Opening note
Join us for the opening note, where we’ll showcase how BrowserStack’s unified Test Platform empowers developers and testers to deliver quality software at speed.
Everyone Adopted AI. Who Actually Got Better?
- Dhimil GosaliaVP of ProductsBrowserStack
- Saurabh MitraGlobal Head – QARamco Systems
The tech industry rushed to adopt AI, but usage dashboards don’t equal business results. Without a real quality layer, teams are simply shipping software failures faster downstream to customers. Discover what elite teams do differently to shift from “tokenmaxxing” to real outcomes, turning fragmented code generation into deterministic, revenue-driving software velocity.
Crack AI Agent Testing: Speed, Scale & COE Guardrails
- Akhil GundawarDirector of Product - AI initiativesBrowserStack
- Sobhitha NeelanathSenior Manager, Software EngineeringSalesforce
- Rayan SmithDirector of Engineering, QATwin Health
Discover how to transition toward faster delivery cycles while testing complex AI Agents using AI. Learn to overcome cross-product integration challenges, apply domain knowledge to stitch end-to-end tests, and navigate centralized COE security guardrails when scaling AI test automation.
Supercharge Your Jira: AI-Powered Test Management with BrowserStack
- Rahul ChovvaGroup Product ManagerBrowserStack
This session demonstrated BrowserStack Test Management for Jira, an AI-powered, native Jira app designed to streamline the software testing lifecycle. Attendees learned how its embedded AI agents auto-generate test cases from project requirements, accelerate test creation by 90%, ensure end-to-end traceability, and deliver actionable insights through customizable, real-time reporting dashboards.
Engagement activities
Tune in for exciting Quizzes and games
AI Amplifies Speed, So Why Are Rollbacks Up?
- Nathen HarveyDORA LeadGoogle Cloud
- Snehal ThakkarSr. Director – AutomateBrowserstack
While 90% of developers actively use AI to amplify productivity, only 24% highly trust the output. With code generation outpacing verification, rollbacks are increasing. Discover how QA teams must adapt by providing human oversight, verifying AI-authored tests, eliminating quality theater, and preparing for autonomous agents.
AI Harnesses for Reliable Testing: From Governance to Validated AI Quality
- Ajesh ViswambharanDirector Quality EngineeringBrowserStack
- Maryna DidkovskaSenior Director, AI & Quality EngineeringEPAM Systems
- Harleen BediCTO – Quality EngineeringInfosys
Discover how AI harnesses help engineering teams move from experimentation to production-ready AI. This session covers governance frameworks, validation techniques, observability, test coverage, quality metrics, and implementation best practices for building reliable, scalable AI-powered quality engineering workflows.
Engagement activities
Tune in for exciting Quizzes and games
Automation Maturity Model: Building Scalable Test Automation
Master a practical roadmap for advancing test automation across five maturity levels. Discover how leading engineering teams improve collaboration, modernize frameworks, leverage cloud infrastructure, measure automation health, and implement scalable quality engineering practices that drive faster, more reliable software delivery.
AI-Assisted Test Generation in the IDE: From Prompt to Validated Coverage
- Júlio de LimaQuality Engineering ManagerCapco, USA
See how AI-assisted testing can move from prompt to execution within the IDE. This workflow demonstration covers structured test generation, coverage design, hallucination control, duplicate-test prevention, traceability, execution, and result validation. Learn practical techniques to improve consistency, reliability, and maintainability across functional, exploratory, and automated testing workflows for QA teams.
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