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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261029
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SUMMARY:Quality Forge 2026
DESCRIPTION:### Overview\nQuality Forge 2026 is a one-day virtual event about how artificial intelligence is changing the way engineering teams build\, test\, and ship software. It brings together engineers\, product managers\, and leaders to share practical experience using AI in their work\, including what is working\, what is not\, and what others might try next. The event is intended for people whose work is affected by AI\, whether they build or test software\, manage delivery\, or make business and technical decisions.\n\nThe focus is on AI in practice and in production: how it fits into real codebases\, deadlines\, and quality expectations. The event aims to give attendees a chance to hear candid perspectives from people applying AI across different industries\, and to bring their questions for live answers.\n\n### Date and format\nThe conference takes place online on October 29\, 2026. The page describes it as a single-day program\, with talks running back to back. The event is listed as starting at 10:00 EET. Registration is available\, and the organizers invite people to register to receive updates as additional sessions and speakers are announced. The page does not provide a detailed timetable or confirm whether a recording will be available.\n\n### Topics and industries\nSessions will explore how AI is shaping engineering and software work in a range of sectors. Topics listed include AI and technology\, ecommerce and retail\, travel and mobility\, finance and payments\, consumer and entertainment\, and enterprise and productivity. The program is positioned for a broad audience rather than a single company type or job role.\n\nThe page identifies potential attendees including engineers\, product managers\, business leaders\, operations leads\, compliance officers\, CTOs\, QA leads\, security professionals\, and founders. No prior experience working with AI is specified as a requirement.\n\n### Speakers\nThe announced speakers include Tomasz Fiechowski\, Engineering Manager at Netflix\; Andreea Cuibar\, Digital Transformation Leader with experience at L’Oréal\, Heineken Company\, and Coca-Cola HBC\; Ahmed ALMubarak\, Director of AI and Data Science at Howden RE\; Tatu Aalto\, Senior Test Automation Specialist at OP Financial Group\; and Ari Laitinen\, Chapter Lead and Senior Test Automation Engineer at OP Financial Group.\n\nOther listed speakers are Alexandru-Cătălin Diniș\, CTO at BMW Techworks Romania\; Mohamed Gamal\, Android Staff Engineer at Vinted\; Radu Vunvulea\, Global SVP of Cloud Capabilities at Endava\; Niko Nousiainen\, Co-Founder of Hidden Trail\; and Alexandru Gheara\, Site Reliability Engineer at VOIS. The organizers say more experts will be announced.\n\n### Participation\nPeople interested in speaking can submit their name\, email\, LinkedIn profile\, and a message through the call for speakers form. The site also includes testimonials from participants and speakers at the 2025 conference\, but does not provide full answers to its listed FAQs about registration\, recordings\, interaction\, or attendance requirements.\nhttps://qualityforge.io?ref=ainave
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