Evan Niedojadlo
Keynote Speaker · Engineering Manager at Peddle
Upcoming meetup
TestGuild IRL
Austin 2026
Join us in Austin for an evening of AI-powered testing insights, networking, and community building. Keynote speaker Evan Niedojadlo, Joe Colantonio, Jim Trentadue, Mudassar Syed, QualiZeal roundtable speaker Ravi Sindri, LPL Financial roundtable expert Preetham Sunilkumar, and Updater roundtable expert Julie Coleman confirmed; more speakers TBA.
Free meetup No recording In-person only
Date
November 3, 2026
Venue
3001 South Lamar Blvd, Suite 220
Capacity
100 seats
Format
4+ hours · sessions, roundtable & networking
Cost
Free
Featured speakers
Who you'll hear from
Joe Colantonio
Founder of TestGuild & Host of the Longest-Running Automation Testing Podcast
Jim Trentadue
Testing Industry Veteran & Community Leader
Mudassar Syed
Head of Customer Engineering
Ravi Sindri
Roundtable Speaker · Co-Founder and Head of Innovation at QualiZeal
Preetham Sunilkumar
Roundtable Speaker · Vice President Software Development at LPL Financial
Julie Coleman
Roundtable Speaker · Senior SDET & Security Compliance Engineer at Updater
More speakers TBA
Announced closer to the date
The evening
How a TestGuild IRL runs
01
Networking / Food (4:30 PM - 5:00 PM)
Arrival, light food, and connect with peers
02
Welcome (5:00 PM - 5:10 PM)
Opening remarks from TestGuild
03
Jim Trentadue + Roundtable (5:10 PM - 5:40 PM)
Less Hands-On, Less Confident: Testing What You Didn't Write — with Ravi Sindri (QualiZeal), Preetham Sunilkumar (LPL Financial), and Julie Coleman (Updater)
04
Mudassar Syed (5:40 PM - 6:10 PM)
Confidently Wrong: Building Validation and Trust for Your AI Agents
05
Networking Break (6:10 PM - 6:30 PM)
Connect with peers
06
Joe Colantonio (6:30 PM - 7:00 PM)
Predictions & Insights for Quality Engineering in 2027
07
Evan Niedojadlo (Keynote) (7:00 PM - 7:45 PM)
FREE Self-Healing Tests! (Terms and Conditions Apply)
08
Networking (7:45 PM - 8:00 PM)
Final connections before wrap-up
09
Giveaway (8:00 PM - 8:15 PM)
Exclusive raffle for attendees
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