BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Webbicus Ltd.//QA Challenge Accepted 2026//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:QA: Challenge Accepted 2026 BEGIN:VEVENT UID:full-day-qa-challenge-accepted-2026@qachallengeaccepted.com DTSTAMP:20260601T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261024 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261025 SUMMARY:QA: Challenge Accepted 2026 DESCRIPTION:International full-day single-track conference dedicated to pr ofessionals in software testing and quality assurance. Learn more at www. qachallengeaccepted.com LOCATION:John Atanasoff Forum\, Sofia Tech Park\, Sofia\, Bulgaria URL:https://www.qachallengeaccepted.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:01-login-qa-challenge-accepted-2026@qachallengeaccepted.com DTSTAMP:20260601T000000Z DTSTART:20261024T060000Z DTEND:20261024T063000Z SUMMARY:πŸͺͺ Registration DESCRIPTION:Badge pickup\, coffee\, networking. Learn more at www.qachalle ngeaccepted.com LOCATION:John Atanasoff Forum\, Sofia Tech Park\, Sofia\, Bulgaria URL:https://www.qachallengeaccepted.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:02-opening-ceremony-qa-challenge-accepted-2026@qachallengeaccepted.com DTSTAMP:20260601T000000Z DTSTART:20261024T063000Z DTEND:20261024T065000Z SUMMARY:πŸ‘ Opening Ceremony DESCRIPTION:Opening with our well-known hosts Vladislav Violinov and Toni Karabashev. Learn more at www.qachallengeaccepted.com LOCATION:John Atanasoff Forum\, Sofia Tech Park\, Sofia\, Bulgaria URL:https://www.qachallengeaccepted.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:03-stop-running-everything-start-testing-what-matters@qachallengeaccep ted.com DTSTAMP:20260601T000000Z DTSTART:20261024T065000Z DTEND:20261024T072000Z SUMMARY:🎀 Stop Running Everything\, Start Testing What Matters by Dr. A nubha Jain DESCRIPTION:Automation and strategy talk for QA engineers and leads who wa nt smarter regression\, lower cost\, and fewer pointless test runs. Learn more at www.qachallengeaccepted.com LOCATION:John Atanasoff Forum\, Sofia Tech Park\, Sofia\, Bulgaria URL:https://www.qachallengeaccepted.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:04-coffee-break-qa-challenge-accepted-2026@qachallengeaccepted.com DTSTAMP:20260601T000000Z DTSTART:20261024T072000Z DTEND:20261024T074000Z SUMMARY:β˜• Coffee Break DESCRIPTION:Coffee\, sponsor booths\, networking\, and the usual "I will j ust check one email" moment. Want to become a sponsor of our coffee break ? Contact us. Learn more at www.qachallengeaccepted.com LOCATION:John Atanasoff Forum\, Sofia Tech Park\, Sofia\, Bulgaria URL:https://www.qachallengeaccepted.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:05-testing-frameworks-are-dead-or-are-they@qachallengeaccepted.com DTSTAMP:20260601T000000Z DTSTART:20261024T074000Z DTEND:20261024T081000Z SUMMARY:🎀 Testing Frameworks Are Dead! Or Are They? by Nikolay Avramov DESCRIPTION:Deep automation talk about agentic testing\, AI hype\, flaky r eality\, and why strong frameworks still matter more than ever. Learn mor e at www.qachallengeaccepted.com LOCATION:John Atanasoff Forum\, Sofia Tech Park\, Sofia\, Bulgaria URL:https://www.qachallengeaccepted.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:06-from-qa-engineer-to-ai-powered-product-engineer@qachallengeaccepted .com DTSTAMP:20260601T000000Z DTSTART:20261024T081000Z DTEND:20261024T084000Z SUMMARY:🎀 From QA Engineer to AI-Powered Product Engineer by Dimitar To puzov DESCRIPTION:A career-evolution talk for QA people who want to understand w here the role is heading next. Learn more at www.qachallengeaccepted.com LOCATION:John Atanasoff Forum\, Sofia Tech Park\, Sofia\, Bulgaria URL:https://www.qachallengeaccepted.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:07-coffee-break-qa-challenge-accepted-2026@qachallengeaccepted.com DTSTAMP:20260601T000000Z DTSTART:20261024T084000Z DTEND:20261024T090000Z SUMMARY:β˜• Coffee Break DESCRIPTION:Coffee\, questions in the Speakers Corner\, and a quick tour a round the sponsor booths. Want to become a sponsor of our coffee break? C ontact us. Learn more at www.qachallengeaccepted.com LOCATION:John Atanasoff Forum\, Sofia Tech Park\, Sofia\, Bulgaria URL:https://www.qachallengeaccepted.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:08-half-human-half-claude-the-qa-cyborg-era@qachallengeaccepted.com DTSTAMP:20260601T000000Z DTSTART:20261024T090000Z DTEND:20261024T093000Z SUMMARY:🎀 Half Human\, Half Claude: The QA Cyborg Era by Alla Penalba DESCRIPTION:Leadership and AI case study about embedding agentic AI across QA work without turning quality into blind automation. Learn more at www .qachallengeaccepted.com LOCATION:John Atanasoff Forum\, Sofia Tech Park\, Sofia\, Bulgaria URL:https://www.qachallengeaccepted.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:09-how-to-test-and-automate-llms@qachallengeaccepted.com DTSTAMP:20260601T000000Z DTSTART:20261024T093000Z DTEND:20261024T100000Z SUMMARY:🎀 How to Test (and Automate) LLMs by Fabio Leite DESCRIPTION:Deep tech AI testing session for people who need practical way s to test non-deterministic systems with confidence. Learn more at www.qa challengeaccepted.com LOCATION:John Atanasoff Forum\, Sofia Tech Park\, Sofia\, Bulgaria URL:https://www.qachallengeaccepted.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10-lunch-qa-challenge-accepted-2026@qachallengeaccepted.com DTSTAMP:20260601T000000Z DTSTART:20261024T100000Z DTEND:20261024T105000Z SUMMARY:πŸ” Lunch DESCRIPTION:Lunch\, networking\, sponsor booths\, and a small chance to de bug your hunger. Learn more at www.qachallengeaccepted.com LOCATION:John Atanasoff Forum\, Sofia Tech Park\, Sofia\, Bulgaria URL:https://www.qachallengeaccepted.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:11-olympics-taught-me-about-b2b-qa@qachallengeaccepted.com DTSTAMP:20260601T000000Z DTSTART:20261024T105000Z DTEND:20261024T112000Z SUMMARY:🎀 Here's What Working on the Olympics Taught Me About B2B QA by Marin Ivanov DESCRIPTION:Friendly case-study talk about pressure\, data\, clients\, and keeping your QA head cool when the stakes are Olympic-sized. Learn more at www.qachallengeaccepted.com LOCATION:John Atanasoff Forum\, Sofia Tech Park\, Sofia\, Bulgaria URL:https://www.qachallengeaccepted.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:12-observability-driven-testing-by-david-burns@qachallengeaccepted.com DTSTAMP:20260601T000000Z DTSTART:20261024T112000Z DTEND:20261024T115000Z SUMMARY:🎀 Stop Guessing\, Start Seeing: The Rise of Observability-Drive n Testing by David Burns DESCRIPTION:Deep tech session about using production telemetry\, traces\, and real behavior as a smarter oracle for modern testing. Learn more at w ww.qachallengeaccepted.com LOCATION:John Atanasoff Forum\, Sofia Tech Park\, Sofia\, Bulgaria URL:https://www.qachallengeaccepted.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:13-beer-break-qa-challenge-accepted-2026@qachallengeaccepted.com DTSTAMP:20260601T000000Z DTSTART:20261024T115000Z DTEND:20261024T121000Z SUMMARY:🍺 Beer Break DESCRIPTION:Want to become a sponsor of our beer break? Contact us. Learn more at www.qachallengeaccepted.com LOCATION:John Atanasoff Forum\, Sofia Tech Park\, Sofia\, Bulgaria URL:https://www.qachallengeaccepted.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:14-cost-of-quality-by-vitaly-sharovatov@qachallengeaccepted.com DTSTAMP:20260601T000000Z DTSTART:20261024T121000Z DTEND:20261024T124000Z SUMMARY:🎀 Cost of Quality: Where QA Ethics Meets Economics by Vitaly Sh arovatov DESCRIPTION:Strategy talk for QA leads and experienced testers who need be tter arguments for prevention\, risk\, and responsible quality investment . Learn more at www.qachallengeaccepted.com LOCATION:John Atanasoff Forum\, Sofia Tech Park\, Sofia\, Bulgaria URL:https://www.qachallengeaccepted.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:15-user-experience-is-part-of-quality-by-pekka-ponkanen@qachallengeacc epted.com DTSTAMP:20260601T000000Z DTSTART:20261024T124000Z DTEND:20261024T131000Z SUMMARY:🎀 User Experience Is Part of Quality - But Who Tests It Before the Customer? by Pekka PΓΆnkΓ€nen DESCRIPTION:Product-quality talk for everyone who believes bugs are not on ly crashes\, but also confusion\, friction\, and broken user trust. Learn more at www.qachallengeaccepted.com LOCATION:John Atanasoff Forum\, Sofia Tech Park\, Sofia\, Bulgaria URL:https://www.qachallengeaccepted.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:16-beer-break-qa-challenge-accepted-2026@qachallengeaccepted.com DTSTAMP:20260601T000000Z DTSTART:20261024T131000Z DTEND:20261024T133000Z SUMMARY:🍺 Beer Break DESCRIPTION:Want to become a sponsor of our beer break? Contact us. Learn more at www.qachallengeaccepted.com LOCATION:John Atanasoff Forum\, Sofia Tech Park\, Sofia\, Bulgaria URL:https://www.qachallengeaccepted.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:17-lightning-talks-qa-challenge-accepted-2026@qachallengeaccepted.com DTSTAMP:20260601T000000Z DTSTART:20261024T133000Z DTEND:20261024T140000Z SUMMARY:⚑ Lightning Talks DESCRIPTION:5-minute lightning talks\, open for sign-up at the event. Lear n more at www.qachallengeaccepted.com LOCATION:John Atanasoff Forum\, Sofia Tech Park\, Sofia\, Bulgaria URL:https://www.qachallengeaccepted.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:18-closing-ceremony-qa-challenge-accepted-2026@qachallengeaccepted.com DTSTAMP:20260601T000000Z DTSTART:20261024T140000Z DTEND:20261024T143000Z SUMMARY:πŸ‘ Closing Ceremony DESCRIPTION:Our raffle with great prizes from sponsors and partners\, afte r we award QA of the Year 2026. Learn more at www.qachallengeaccepted.com LOCATION:John Atanasoff Forum\, Sofia Tech Park\, Sofia\, Bulgaria URL:https://www.qachallengeaccepted.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:19-logout-qa-challenge-accepted-2026@qachallengeaccepted.com DTSTAMP:20260601T000000Z DTSTART:20261024T143000Z DTEND:20261024T150000Z SUMMARY:πŸ‘‹ Logout DESCRIPTION:Goodbye\, hugs\, contacts exchanged\, and hopefully a few idea s that will survive Monday morning. Learn more at www.qachallengeaccepted .com LOCATION:John Atanasoff Forum\, Sofia Tech Park\, Sofia\, Bulgaria URL:https://www.qachallengeaccepted.com END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR