11th ISTA Conference

ISTA 2021

Name: 11th ISTA Conference
Start: 2021-11-18T13:00:00+02:00
End: 2021-11-18T19:00:00+02:00
Location: Annual conference / VIRTUAL

ISTA is a software technology conference focused on the latest trends in development, quality and architecture practices

18 November 2021Annual conference / VIRTUALFree Virtual EventEvent completed

18 speakers
19 sessions
7 photos
28 partners

Programme

The 2021 programme

Times and tracks as the edition published them. Each session has its own page.

13:00 - 13:25
Keynote
Leading Code - the art of leading product teams with empathy
Reghu Ram Thanumalayan · Deutsche Telekom
13:30 - 13:55
TalkQA Track
David vs Goliath (Cypress vs Selenium)
Filip Gudjevski · Scalefocus
13:30 - 13:55
TalkDev Track
Executable Strategic Roadmaps for App Modernization
Alex Ley · VMware
14:00 - 14:25
TalkDev Track
Internet of Things in Healthcare and Well-being
Ivo Rusev · Musala Soft
14:00 - 14:25
TalkQA Track
Selenium 4 - how to start with CDP
Nikolay Stanoev · Isobar Commerce
14:30 - 14:55
TalkDev Track
API-First! Contract-First! Make API development great again!
Atanas Kuzmanov · Schwarz IT Bulgaria
14:30 - 14:55
TalkQA Track
Living on the Edge with CI/CD
Dayana Dimitrova · SAP
15:00 - 15:25
TalkQA Track
Escaping microservice integration hell with specification-based contracts
Panayot Solakov · Experian
15:00 - 15:25
TalkDev Track
Next phases of K8S: From system management towards a platform to build applications and services
Anton Sankov · VMware
15:30 - 16:00
BREAK:
16:00 - 16:25
TalkDev Track
Corp Dev in Tech Industry
Stani Grozdeva · Invitae
16:00 - 16:25
TalkQA Track
Reducing the Scope of Load Tests with Machine Learning
Júlio de Lima · Capco, MSc.
16:30 - 16:55
TalkDev Track
Adopting DevOps Practices to Achieve Security and Compliance
Daniel Rankov · MentorMate
16:30 - 16:55
TalkQA Track
Testing distributed systems
Alexander Kolev · Halo Dx
17:00 - 17:25
TalkDev Track
Quantum computing: Status, applications for Finance and Experian
Javier Campos · Experian
17:00 - 17:25
TalkQA Track
Testing a data science model
Laveena Ramchandani · Deloitte UK
17:30 - 17:55
TalkDev Track
LocalStack without LocalStack - BigData pipelines on your laptop
Kaloyan Zdravkov · VMware
17:30 - 17:55
TalkQA Track
Web Accessibility Testing
Kristian Pachev · Isobar Commerce
18:00 - 19:00
Keynote
Demanding Technical Excellence and Professionalism
UNCLE BOB · Uncle Bob Consulting LLC.

On stage

Who spoke in 2021

Each name links to a profile that spans every edition they appeared in.

Every ISTA speaker

Alex Ley
Director, VMware
Director, VMware
Alexander Kolev
Director of Engineering, Halo Dx
Director of Engineering, Halo Dx
Anton Sankov
Member of Technical Staff, VMware
Member of Technical Staff, VMware
Atanas Kuzmanov
Senior Software Engineer, Schwarz IT Bulgaria
Senior Software Engineer, Schwarz IT Bulgaria
Daniel Rankov
Cloud & DevOps Manager, MentorMate
Cloud & DevOps Manager, MentorMate
Dayana Dimitrova
DevOps Еngineer, SAP
DevOps Еngineer, SAP
Filip Gudjevski
QE Technology Team Lead, Scalefocus
QE Technology Team Lead, Scalefocus
Ivo Rusev
Engineering Team Lead, Musala Soft
Engineering Team Lead, Musala Soft
Javier Campos
General Manager Data Labs UK&I, Experian
General Manager Data Labs UK&I, Experian
Júlio de Lima
Principal QA Engineer, Capco, MSc.
Principal QA Engineer, Capco, MSc.
Kaloyan Zdravkov
Member of Technical Staff, VMware
Member of Technical Staff, VMware
Kristian Pachev
QA Team Lead, Isobar Commerce
QA Team Lead, Isobar Commerce
Laveena Ramchandani
Senior Consultant, Deloitte UK
Senior Consultant, Deloitte UK
Nikolay Stanoev
QA Architect, Isobar Commerce
QA Architect, Isobar Commerce
Panayot Solakov
Quality Assurance Manager, Experian
Quality Assurance Manager, Experian
Reghu Ram Thanumalayan
SVP Magenta Voice Program, Deutsche Telekom
SVP Magenta Voice Program, Deutsche Telekom
Stani Grozdeva
Head of M&A Integration, Invitae
Head of M&A Integration, Invitae
UNCLE BOB
founder, Uncle Bob Consulting LLC.
founder, Uncle Bob Consulting LLC.

Partners

The companies that make ISTA happen.

Organizers run the conference; partners fund, staff and equip it. Every logo links to the company behind it.

Organizers4

Strategic partners17

Growth partners4

Event partners2

Media partners1

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Gallery

ISTA 2021 in photographs

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Tickets, for the record

What ISTA 2021 cost

Prices exactly as the edition printed them. This sale is closed — nothing here is buyable, and the figures are kept because they are part of the record.

Super Early-Bird Ticket156 BGN incl. VATClosed
Early-Bird Ticket198 BGN incl. VATClosed
Regular Ticket240 BGN incl. VATClosed

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