Qualicon 2026 - Day 1 - Quantifying the vibes

Quantifying the vibes: turning the nebulous into something tangible

Speaker(s): Alex Smith - Quality Designer - LiveOps Lead The Sims 4, EA - Maxis

Qualicon 2026 - Day 1 - From prototype to production, machine learning at scale with nexus

From prototype to production, machine learning at scale with nexus

Speaker(s): Hugo Munoz - Technical Director, Electronic Arts
Neilson Mackay - Group Technical Director, Electronic Arts
Elle Osili-Wood - Qualicon Host, Presenter and Broadcaster

Qualicon 2026 - Day 1 - How to successfully create automation and actionable insights with limited support

How to successfully create automation and actionable insights with limited support

Speaker(s): Michael Leslie - Senior Quality Lead, Xbox Game Studios
Ryan Johnson - Quality Engineer, Xbox Game Studios

Qualicon 2026 - Day 1 - Principles of esports testing

Principles of esports testing: designing for high level gameplay

Speaker(s): Erika Lytle - QA Engineer, Riot Games

Qualicon 2026 - Day 1 - Game Quality Awards

Qualicon 2026 - Game Quality Awards

Speaker(s): Elle Osili-Wood - Qualicon Host, Presenter and Broadcaster

Qualicon 2026 - Day 1 - Closing remarks

Qualicon 2026 - Day 1 - Closing remarks

Speaker(s): Pierre Jouen - WW QC Director, Ubisoft

Qualicon 2026 - Day 2 - Welcome and day 1 highlights

Qualicon 2026 - Day 2 - Welcome and day 1 highlights

Speaker(s): Elle Osili-Wood - Qualicon Host, Presenter and Broadcaster
Jimmy Bischoff - Head of Quality, Xbox Game Studios

Qualicon 2026 - Day 2 - Panel - AI tools are everywhere in QA

Panel: AI tools are everywhere in QA — but what’s actually delivering real results?

Speaker(s): Rex Black - QA Architect & Transformation Leader: AI-Enabled Testing, Risk-Based Testing, Enterprise QA Strategy, and Test Automation, Rex Black
Andrew Fray - Test Automation Consultant, Automated AF
Aniruddha Pawar - Assoc. QC Director, Ubisoft India
Dann Webster - Senior Director, Automation, 2K Shared Development Studios
Ionut Codreanu - Head of Studio, Funcom

Qualicon 2026 - Day 2 - Panel - How to effectively communicate the value of QA to studio stakeholders

Panel: How to effectively communicate the value of QA to studio stakeholders

Speaker(s): Nazareno Rivero - Manager, Test, 2K
Bartosz Wlodek - Ubisoft
Nadine Martin - Senior Manager, Test Services, Playstation Studios
Nate Stoddard - QA Director, GQS Inc.
Georgia Mae Ayling - Quality Engineer II, Xbox Game Studios

Qualicon 2026 - Day 2 - Telemetry that works

Telemetry that works: lessons from across XGS

Speaker(s): Chelsi Hohnbaum - Senior Solutions Architect, Xbox Game Studios
Elle Osili-Wood - Qualicon Host, Presenter and Broadcaster