Joe Colantonio
Founder of TestGuild & Host of the Longest-Running Automation Testing Podcast
Upcoming meetup
TestGuild IRL
Dallas 2026
Join us in Dallas for an evening of AI-powered testing insights, networking, and community building. Keynote speaker Linda Hayes, Joe Colantonio, Jim Trentadue, Mudassar Syed, QualiZeal roundtable speaker Ravi Sindri, and Fidelity Investments roundtable expert Leena S. confirmed; more speakers TBA.
Free meetup No recording In-person only
Date
November 5, 2026
Venue
Venture X Dallas by the Galleria, 5301 Alpha Rd., Suite 80
Capacity
100 seats
Format
4+ hours · sessions, roundtable & networking
Cost
Free
Featured speakers
Who you'll hear from
Jim Trentadue
Testing Industry Veteran & Community Leader
Mudassar Syed
Head of Customer Engineering
Linda Hayes
Keynote Speaker
Ravi Sindri
Roundtable Speaker · Co-Founder and Head of Innovation at QualiZeal
Leena S.
Roundtable Speaker · Director, Workplace Stock and Health Benefits at Fidelity Investments
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) and Leena S. (Fidelity Investments)
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
Linda Hayes (Keynote) (7:00 PM - 7:30 PM)
AI is Not What's Next
08
Networking (7:30 PM - 7:45 PM)
Final connections before wrap-up
09
More speakers TBA (7:45 PM - 8:00 PM)
Additional sessions to be announced
10
Giveaway (8:00 PM - 8:15 PM)
Exclusive raffle for attendees
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