Side view of Cassandra speaking in front of the audience at TestBash Philly 2017

Speaking and Conferences

 

My favourite part of conferences and events is meeting and speaking to other people who are passionate about testing and quality.  See where I’m speaking next, or which conferences you can find me at.  Please don’t be shy, come and say, “hi”! 😀

 

If you’re interested in having me speak at your event, please visit the Speaking Enquiries page for guidance on how to submit your request.

 

I can also be spotted in the wild from time to time…  See where I’ve appeared online.

 

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Upcoming Events

 

If you’re interested in having me speak at event you’re involved in, please see Speaking Enquiries.

 

 

Past Events

 

CodeCraft – Online – 21st October, 2021

We Need to Talk About Testing – Panel

 

Romania Testing Conference – Romania – 10-12th June, 2020 – POSTPONED

Exploring your Distributed System: An Observability Journey

 

Think About! – Germany – 4-5th June, 2020 – CANCELLED

Pipeline: A Chinese Woman’s Journey in(to) a White Man’s World

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Self Conference – USA – 8-9th May, 2020 – CANCELLED

How to Benefit from Being Uncomfortable (Again, and Again)

 

TestBash Manchester – UK – 2nd October, 2019

Attending

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TestBash Germany – Germany – 12th-13th September, 2019

(Mis)Using Personas with the Seven Dwarfs

Cassandra speaking at TestBash Germany 2019
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Speaker Panel

The TestBash Germany 2019 speaker panel
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Ministry of Testing Club – Online – 24th July, 2019

Power Hour – Personas

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Think About! – Germany – 23rd-24th May, 2019

Attending

Think About! conference logo

 

TestBash Germany – Germany – 14th September, 2018

Attending

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TestBash Manchester – UK – 27th September, 2018

Attending

Attendee badge for TestBash Manchester

 

Nordic Testing Days – Estonia – 7th-8th June, 2018

Attending

Nordic Testing Days 2018 attending badge

 

J on the Beach – Spain – 23rd-25th May, 2018

What Are You Talking About?  How Others Perceive Devs and DevOps

Cassandra Speaking at J on the Beach 2018
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Round table on documentation, testing, and agile processes

Four speakers on stage at the J on the Beach 2018 Round Table Session
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Agile Testing Days – Germany – 14th November, 2017

5 Ways Automation is Like Sex and Why Your Career Isn’t Doomed Without It

Cassandra Speaking at AgileTD 2017 - 5 Ways Automation is Like Sex

 

TestBash Philadelphia – USA – 9th November, 2017

How to Benefit from Being Uncomfortable

Cassandra Speaking at TestBash Philly 2017 - How to Benefit from Being Uncomfortable
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TestBash Manchester – UK – 27th October, 2017

99 second talk on talking and being uncomfortable – part 1.5

Cassandra Doing a 99 Second Talk at TestBash Manchester 2017
Click to watch at approx 22mins 30 sec

 

TestBash Germany – Germany – 6th October, 2017

99 second talk on having empathy for users and being aware of our biases

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Cassandra Doing a 99 Second Talk at TestBash Germany 2017
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Ministry of Testing Munich Meet Up – Germany – 9th August, 2017

5 Ways Automation is Like Sex and Why Your Career Isn’t Doomed Without It

Cassandra Speaking at MoT Munich Meet Up

 

UKSTAR – UK – 27th February, 2017

Hiring and Getting Hired – From an Ex-Recruiter

Cassandra speaking at UKSTAR 2017

 

BCS SIGiST London – UK – 7th December, 2016

Testing: The Scenic Route

Cassandra speaking at SIGiST 2016

 

TestBash Manchester – UK – 21st October, 2016

99 second talk on talking and being uncomfortable

Read my conference round-up

https://www.facebook.com/ministryoftesting/videos/1127705230616288/

See my talk at approx. 33 mins

 

CodeCraftConf – UK – 16th September, 2016

Quality Time (guided conversation)

Read my session round-up

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Software Testing Group Glasgow – UK – 11th May, 2016

Lightning talk on hiring and training testers

Cassandra speaking at Software Testing Group Glasgow 2016

 

Agile on the Bench Glasgow – UK – 21st May, 2016

Recruiter to Tester

Cassandra speaking at Agile on the Bench Glasgow 2016