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Since 2015, the TestCrunch conference is the greaTEST conference in the Czech Republic and Slovakia region. Join this community event where the brightest minds in software testing converge to explore the latest trends, share insights, and push the boundaries of what's possible in quality assurance. Our mission is to create a dynamic platform where industry leaders, professionals, and enthusiasts can come together to exchange ideas, gain new perspectives, and propel the future of testing.

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Enthusiastic Top-Class Speakers

Get ready to be inspired! TestCrunch brings you a stellar lineup of enthusiastic top-class speakers who are not just experts in their fields but passionate advocates for pushing the boundaries of software testing. Gain insights, immerse in discussions, and leave with renewed enthusiasm.

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TestCrunch guarantees an unparalleled experience. From cutting-edge presentations to hands-on workshops, every moment is crafted for the best learning and networking opportunities.

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Forge lasting connections at TestCrunch with professionals, industry leaders, and like-minded enthusiasts. ngage in meaningful conversations, share experiences, and build a network that goes beyond the conference.

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Experience the TestCrunch in a modern, state-of-the-art venue complemented by delightful catering. Enjoy a conference that engages your senses.

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Expand your horizons by meeting new faces from various backgrounds. Whether you're a seasoned professional or just starting your journey in software testing, engage in conversations with diverse perspectives and discover new opportunities.

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Access quality education at affordable prices. TestCrunch is committed to providing value without compromising on speakers, venue quality, or overall experience.

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Hotel Passage, Brno

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March 26th, 2026

March 25-26, 2026
8+ Speakers
400+ Participants
Brno, Czech Republic
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The Speakers

Robert Batůšek

Robert Batůšek

Organization consultant & agile coach

Ladislav Cicoň

Ladislav Cicoň

Senior Manager, Quality Engineering (Jamf)

Test Automation team lead at Jamf, building shared testing frameworks and quality tooling for enterprise products. He's focused on scalable quality practices and AI adoption in QA.

Florian Fieber

Florian Fieber

President of GTB

Senior consultant, product strategist, and recognized expert in SW QA.

Petr Fifka

Petr Fifka

Founder (Tredgate)

Kristián Kottfer

Kristián Kottfer

QA Analyst (BAE OneArc Czechia)

Alexandros Koukovistas

Alexandros Koukovistas

AI Enablement Lead (Kentico)

Petr Škoda

Petr Škoda

Competence Lead of QA (Green:Code)

Václav Šlajs

Václav Šlajs

Head of IT (Y Soft)

Petr Švenda

Petr Švenda

Security researcher (Faculty of Informatics, Masaryk University)

Kostiantyn Teltov

Kostiantyn Teltov

QA Team Lead / SDET (Metso)

Robin Weiss

Robin Weiss

Product Manager (Vendavo)

Ján Zajíc

Ján Zajíc

Data & AI Director (BIQ Group)

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Event Schedule

  • TestCrunch Conference

    March 26, 2026

  • Community Sessions

    March 25, 2026

08:00 - 09:00

Registrace | Registration

09:00 - 09:10

Jiří Charvát

Moderator and Comedian

Úvodní slovo (CZ)

 

09:10 - 10:10
Florian Fieber

Florian Fieber

President, German Testing Board

From Artificial to Collaborative Intelligence in Software Testing (EN)

Artificial Intelligence is fundamentally transforming software testing - but not in the way many expect. While AI promises significant efficiency gains, it simultaneously introduces new quality risks: more code, higher speed, but also more defects, uncertainty, and a growing need for validation. This talk explores why testing becomes the central quality authority in the age of AI and why the human role remains indispensable.
Using current examples, the talk demonstrates where AI delivers real value in the testing process, where its limitations lie, and why concepts such as human-in-the-loop and collaborative intelligence are essential for sustainable software quality. A key focus is the evolving role of testers: moving away from purely tactical execution toward strategic responsibility, risk analysis, and critical evaluation of AI-generated results.

10:45 - 11:25
Petr Škoda

Petr Škoda

Competence Lead of QA, Green:Code

QA vrací úder: Jak díky AI konečně diktujeme tempo vývoji (CZ)

Už vás nebaví věčně dobíhat rozjetý vývoj a hasit požáry před releasem? U nás jsme využili AI k tomu, abychom z QA engineerů udělali rovnocenného partnera. Ukážeme vám, jak jsme zkrátili tvorbu testů na minuty a dosáhli 80% úspory času v celém testovacím cyklu. Žádná teorie, ale tvrdá data z projektů, kde jsme díky AI chytili desítky bugů dříve, než stačily napáchat škody. Přijďte zjistit, jak AI mění poměr sil na projektech a navíc šetří přes 13 % celkových nákladů.

11:25 - 12:25
Petr Fifka

Petr Fifka

Founder, Tredgate

AI Agenti v automatizacích: Jak se vypořádat s leností a halucinacemi? (CZ)

Generování testů pomocí AI agentů vypadá na první pohled jako splněný sen, ale v praxi často narážíme na tvrdou realitu: agenti jsou líní, generují neúplný, neudržitelný kód nebo přímo halucinují neexistující lokátory a testy. Jak z nich udělat spolehlivý nástroj pro dlouhodobě udržitelnou automatizaci a ne jen generátor technického dluhu?
V této přednášce se podíváme pod kapotu efektivního využívání GitHub Copilota a Playwrightu. Ukážeme si, že klíčem k úspěchu není jen lepší prompt, ale především:

  • Strukturované instrukce: Jak pomocí dokumentace a instrukcí nastavit mantinely, které AI nepustí k halucinacím a zjednodušování.
  • Kontext je král: Jaký obsah a nástroje dát agentovi, aby si mohl vyzkoušet živou aplikaci a pochopit její strukturu dřív, než napíše test.
  • Udržitelný repozitář: Jak organizovat zdrojové kódy a instrukce, aby agenti rozuměli vašim procesům i po měsících vývoje.
Žádné sci-fi, jen reálné příklady a postupy, jak přistupovat k AI nástrojům tak, aby nám byly schopny dlouhodobě dodávat kvalitní výsledky.

13:30 - 14:10
Kostiantyn Teltov

Kostiantyn Teltov

QA Team Lead / SDET

Test Design Patterns in Test Automation (EN)

The presentation covers both GoF design patterns and test automation–specific patterns. The content is structured around real-world problems and demonstrates how these problems can be effectively solved using appropriate design patterns. This topic is especially valuable for QA Automation Engineers who want to improve the structure, maintainability, and scalability of their test code.

14:10 - 14:50
Robin Weiss

Robin Weiss

Product Manager, Vendavo

Houstone? Ztrácíme kontakt aka spolupráce mezi PM a QA v éře AI (CZ)

Technologie nikdy nebyly silnější. Spolupráce nikdy tišší.

Mezi PM a QA se něco změnilo. Ne nahlas. Spíš potichu. Možná taky nejde o to, co se změnilo. Možná jde o to, co jsme přestali slyšet.

A jaká může být cena za technickou dokonalost a kdo si jich všimne jako první?

15:25 - 15:35

Jiří Charvát

Moderator and Comedian

Uvedení závěrečného bloku (CZ)

 

15:35 - 16:15
Kristián Kottfer

Kristián Kottfer

QA Analyst, BAE Systems OneArc (formerly Bohemia Interactive Simulations)

Testing the Simulation of the Whole Planet (EN)

Testing a graphics engine that renders a 1:1 scale Earth is a unique challenge. Testing a surface area of 510 million square kilometers is simply impossible. We cannot realistically check every possible cloud configuration across all times of day and seasons, factoring in 50 distinct atmospheric parameters. There is a limitless amount of things to check, which makes traditional manual or even automated testing near impossible. There are thousands of features we support and endless amounts of combinations. With the number of new features added every week you have a system that quickly becomes very hard to maintain. I’ll show you how we try to do this and share some of the struggles.

16:15 - 17:15
TBA

Peter Svoboda

Moderátor

Panelová diskuze
Terminátor se (zatím) odkládá: Engineering, Academia a C-Level v ringu bez rukavic

Management & Technology: Ladislav Cicoň (Jamf) | Ján Zajíc (BIQ Group)
Academia: Petr Švenda (Fakulta informatiky Masarykovy univerzity)

  • Konec korporátních pohádek o autonomním testování
  • Kdo bude po AI uklízet technologický dluh?
  • Váš nový kolega je rychlý, iniciativní a občas si úplně vymýšlí. Jak prežít AI v týmu

14:00 - 17:30
Václav Šlajs

TestCrunch Community (Warm-Up) Sessions

Komorní doprovodná akce pro omezený počet účastníků před konferencí TestCrunch.

Den před konferencí TestCrunch připravujeme sérii tří komorních přednášek, které se kvůli kapacitě nevešly do hlavního programu, ale rozhodně stojí za pozornost.
Community Sessions jsou určeny pro omezený počet účastníků, což umožní otevřenější diskusi se speakery a více prostoru pro otázky.

Datum a čas: středa 25. 3. 2026 14:00 - 18:00

 

14:00 - 14:50

Václav Šlajs (Y Soft Corporation): Building Apps with AI Agents Without Killing Your Future Self (CZ)

  • How to ship value fast with AI agents without creating an unmaintainable black box. A deep-dive into quality and automated review with live demos from building internal apps at Y Soft.

 

15:00 - 15:50

Robert Batůšek: What Happens with Test Pyramid in the Age of AI (CZ)

  • As LLMs become ubiquitous in our IDEs, the era of "vibe coding" has sparked a provocative question: Has AI rendered the traditional test pyramid—obsolete?
    In this talk, we go beyond the hype to explore how the role of testing is fundamentally shifting. I will argue that while AI can generate code and scripts at lightning speed, there are some skills still missing. We will dive into the core purposes of testing — from verifying business intent to serving as living documentation — and discuss how the "design pressure" of test-first approach remains our defense against AI-generated technical debt. I will show how LLMs can be helpful for writing automated tests and show, for which core purposes we still need a human brain. The test pyramid will surely change, but the activity of verifying the software will stay with us for some time.

 

16:00 - 16:50

Alexandros Koukovistas (Kentico): The 80% Opportunity: AI adoption without the code obsession (EN)

  • Only 20% of a developer's day is coding, and yet most in tech obsess over it. Let's take a look at the 80%, some commonly missed opportunities and how we approach AI adoption at Kentico.

 

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TestCrunch 2026
March 26th, 2026
Hotel Passage, Lidická 23, 60200 Brno, Czech Republic
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