ZENPOSIUM 2021 Conference

8:00 am – 8:30 am: Registration & Networking/Breakfast

8:30 am – 9:45 am | Cone A: Opening Remarks/Morning Keynote – Mike Lyles: The Paradigm Shift of QA

9:45 am – 10:00 am | Cone B: Break/Refreshments

10:00 am – 10:55 am: First Breakout Session 

• Session 1 | Cone A – David Dang: Unit Testing: Why and How QA Can Get Involved
• Session 2 | Alexander – Josh Anderson: Creating the Self Directed Teams of Your Dreams
• Session 3 | Kirkland – Anne Hungate: DevOps by the Numbers
• Session 4 | Claxton – Free Agile Coffee Session: Speaker Q&A

10:55 am – 11:05 am: Break/Refreshments

11:05 am – 12:00 pm: Second Breakout Session

• Session 1 | Cone A – Bob Galen: The Agile Test Pyramid Revisited 
• Session 2 | Claxton – David Dang: Using Analytics to Optimize your Mobile Testing
• Session 3 | Alexander – Jason Schreuder: Now You’re Asking for it! A Culture of Continuous Feedback
• Session 4 | Kirkland – Chris Lawson: DevOps Much?

12:00 pm – 1:20 pm: Lunch Break

1:20 pm – 2:15 pm: Third Breakout Session

• Session 1 | Alexander – Chris Lawson: Anatomy of an Open Source Test Framework
• Session 2 | Kirkland – Ken Pugh: Deliver Value with Business Value Driven Development
• Session 3 | Cone A – Shaun Bradshaw: 4 Quadrants of Agile Metrics: A Balanced Approach to Measuring Agile Success
• Session 4 | Claxton – Bob Galen: Kanban – A Lively Introduction 

2:15 pm – 2:30 pm: Break/Refreshments

2:30 pm – 3:25 pm: Fourth Breakout Session 

• Session 1 | Alexander – Jason Schreuder: Pervasive Agile Leadership: Bringing Managers Back to Work
• Session 2 | Cone A – Shaun Bradshaw: Essential Patterns of Mature Agile Teams
• Session 3 | Kirkland – Ken Pugh: Accelerate DevOps with BDD
• Session 4 | Claxton – Free Agile Coffee Session: Speaker Q&A

3:25 pm – 3:30 pm: Break/Refreshments

3:30 pm – 4:30 pm | Cone A: Afternoon Panel/Panelist Mediator – Chris Bartosik: The Nexus of Agile & DevOps/Closing Remarks

4:30 pm – 4:45 pm: Networking/Overflow Time

This 1-day conference will be held at the Elliott University Center (EUC) on UNCG’s Campus in Greensboro, North Carolina. Parking will be free for all attendees, courtesy of Zenergy. Checkin will begin at 8:00AM EST on May 24th.

Learn more about our code of conduct, cancellation & refund policy, parking and other miscellaneous information on our conference logistics page.

The conference sessions will be completed by some of the most popular and well-recognized experts, including Zenergy’s own, whom have many of  experience in the software industry, stemming from various backgrounds. Learn more about our featured speakers and concurrent sessions.

This 1-day conference will be held at the Elliott University Center (EUC) on UNCG’s Campus in Greensboro, North Carolina. Parking will be free for all attendees, courtesy of Zenergy. Checkin will begin at 8:00AM EST on May 24th.

Learn more about our code of conduct, cancellation & refund policy, parking and other miscellaneous information on our conference logistics page.