Programme

Test Up North #1

Thursday 25th September 2025

• 09:15

  Arrival and welcome

• 09:45

  Introduction

• 09:55

  

  Accessibility testing, jigsaws and systems thinking

  Ayesha Saeed - Solirius Reply

• 10:30

  

  Building Trustworthy AI: Ethics and Quality Assurance Hand-In-Hand

  Vas Ntokas - DWP

• 11:05

  Break

• 11:25

  

  The power of mutation testing and how it beats code coverage

  Harry Young - Hippo

• 11:40

  

  Strategies to Transform Mobile Testing Cycle

  Suman Bala - Leighton

• 12:20

  

  Requirement Engineering and the Power of Pedantry

  Andy Sockett - Hippo

• 13:00

  Lunch

• 14:00

  

  The Great Testing Debate

  Group session

• 14:55

  Break

• 15:15

  

  Putting together a CV that really showcases the type of tester you are

  Emily O’Connor

• 15:50

  

  First QA hire at a startup - Where I went wrong and how I'd do it better

  Eamon Droko - Two Circles

• 16:20

  Wrap up

• 16:30

  Finish and social

• 18:00

  Ministry of Testing Leeds meetup