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Panel: Testing in the Age of AI

Software development has changed faster in the last two years than in the previous ten — code is generated in seconds, features ship with built-in chatbots, and AI copilots have quietly become part of almost every team's workflow. QA hasn't stood still either, and on this panel we'll dig into how the craft is shifting in practice: writing tests with AI, generating test data on demand, and rethinking what a test suite even looks like when half the tooling can think back. But the harder questions remain — how do you test systems that don't behave the same way twice, written partly by machines that don't explain themselves? And underneath it all, the one nobody loves saying out loud: if AI is writing the code and helping test it, where does that leave us in two years? Three panelists, one moderator, and a room of QA people figuring out what testing actually looks like now — bring your questions and disagreements, because half of this conversation belongs to the audience.

📅 21 mai 202618:15📍 Axway

Calea Șerban Vodă 133, 040205 București

Who's presenting?

Speakers

Victor Ionascu
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Victor Ionascu

R&D Director @Axway

Victor has 15+ years of extensive experience in experimenting, learning from failures, and helping others think outside the box. Currently, he works on integrating multiple products into high-quality solutions at Axway. He has spoken at many international conferences, sharing his love for eliminating unnecessary tasks and focusing on what truly adds value. Outside of work, he enjoys hiking, motorbiking, climbing mountains, and spending time with his three kids :).

Andrei Pirvulescu
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Andrei Pirvulescu

Software Testing Consultant & Co-Founder @ Qteam.Solutions

18 years in software testing — not because I fell into it, but because I've always been the person who asks "but what happens if...?" — and turned that into a career. I'm a hands-on QA leader and Co-Founder of QTeam Software Solutions, where we deliver complex digital solutions including AI powered platforms. My real passion sits at the intersection of people, process, and technology — making teams better at building things that work. I've led QA teams of up to 21 testers inside 100+ person projects, built testing strategies from scratch, coached people through career growth, automated what needed automating, and still rolled up my sleeves to write and run tests when the team needed it. These days, I'm excited about how AI is reshaping QA. I actively help teams leverage AI tools to work smarter, and I'm deeply involved in Romania's testing community through Tabara de Testare, the country's largest software testing community.

Lucian Stroie
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Lucian Stroie

Agile Coach & Technical Program Manager @ BCR

Lucian brings two decades of expertise, primarily in software testing, product coaching, and organizational evolution. He is a firm believer that true transformation is an inside-out process—a principle he applies to quality across every perspective. In an era defined by rapid automation and AI proliferation, he champions the philosophy that mindsets, values, and behaviors are the ultimate differentiators. Guided by his motto, 'Mindsets are what matter—they’re what will change you,' Lucian partners with organizations to bridge the gap between technical excellence and human-centric trust. Having navigated the software and product ecosystem as both a leader and a startup mentor, he continues to prove that the most resilient cultures are those that place people at the heartbeat of innovation.

Andrei Dobrin
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Andrei Dobrin

QA Director @ Zitec

If you'd asked me in my twenties what I wanted to do, I'd probably have said 'play games.' That's actually how I ended up in QA - out of a desire to break games and software in an organized way. Since then, I've traded the PlayStation controller for testing strategies and management, but I've kept the laid-back spirit. I enjoy working with cool people (who doesn't?), pushing the limits of technology (and the AI's patience), and turning bugs into lessons.

Schedule

The Testing Plan

🕐 18:15-18:30

Welcome & Gather

🕐 18:30-20:00

Panel: Testing in the Age of AI

Software development has changed faster in the last two years than in the previous ten — code is generated in seconds, features ship with built-in chatbots, and AI copilots have quietly become part of almost every team's workflow. QA hasn't stood still either, and on this panel we'll dig into how the craft is shifting in practice: writing tests with AI, generating test data on demand, and rethinking what a test suite even looks like when half the tooling can think back. But the harder questions remain — how do you test systems that don't behave the same way twice, written partly by machines that don't explain themselves? And underneath it all, the one nobody loves saying out loud: if AI is writing the code and helping test it, where does that leave us in two years? Three panelists, one moderator, and a room of QA people figuring out what testing actually looks like now — bring your questions and disagreements, because half of this conversation belongs to the audience.

🕐 20:00-21:30

Networking & follow-up discussions

We continue the stories about testing in quality company.

Thanks to this month's host

Axway

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