Lee Copeland has more than thirty-five years of experience as a consultant, instructor, author, and information systems professional. He has held a number of technical and managerial positions with commercial and non-profit organizations in the areas of applications development, software testing, and software development process improvement. Lee frequently speaks at software conferences both in the US and internationally, and currently serves as Program Chair for the Better Software conferences, the STAR testing conferences, and Software Quality Engineering’s Agile Development Practices conferences. Lee is the author of A Practitioner’s Guide to Software Test Design, a compendium of the most effective methods of test case design. Keynote: Lightning Strikes the Keynotes Wednesday, October 03, 2012 4:30 PM

Founder and principal consultant at Software Quality Methods, LLC, Doug Hoffman has consulted, written, and taught about software quality for more than twenty years. Specializing in test automation, test oracles, organizational transformations, and training, Doug has held a variety of positions from software engineer to QA manager to VP quality in the financial, government, and technology sectors. He is the author of dozens of papers and conference presentations, president of the Association for Software Testing, a contributing author to several software testing books, and instructor for the black box software testing online courses offered by the Association for Software Testing. Contact Doug at doug.hoffman@acm.org. Keynote: Leverage Your Test Automation ROI with Creative Solutions Thursday, October 04, 2012 4:15 PM

Ken Johnston is a frequent speaker, blogger, and author on software testing and services. Currently, he is the principal group program manager for the Bing Big Data Quality and Measurements team. Since joining Microsoft in 1998, Ken has filled many roles including test lead for Site Server and MCIS, and test manager for Hosted Exchange, Knowledge Worker Services, MSN, Bing Infrastructure and Domains, and others. From 2004–2006, he served as the Microsoft Director of Test Excellence. Ken is a co-author of How We Test Software at Microsoft and contributing author to Experiences of Test Automation: Case Studies of Software Test Automation. Follow Ken on twitter @rkjohnston. Keynote: State-of-the-Art Cloud Testing: Experiences with Bing Search Thursday, October 04, 2012 8:30 AM

Jonathan Kohl is an internationally recognized consultant and technical leader. A popular author and speaker based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Jonathan is the founder and principal consultant of Kohl Concepts, Inc. He assists teams with testing, helps companies define and implement their ideas in products, coaches practitioners as they develop software on teams, and works with leaders to help them define and implement their strategic visions. As a thought leader in mobile application testing, exploratory testing, developing policy and strategy, and helping teams adjust to methodology changes, Jonathan doesn't just write and talk about developing software. He actively works with teams to deliver the best possible products. Keynote: Tapping into Testing Mobile Applications Wednesday, October 03, 2012 8:45 AM

Johanna Rothman works with managers and leaders to identify problems and seize opportunities regarding how they manage their product development, focusing on removing management and technical staff impediments. Johanna is the author of Manage Your Project Portfolio: Increase Your Capacity and Finish More Projects; the 2008 Jolt Productivity award-winning Manage It! Your Guide to Modern, Pragmatic Project Management; Behind Closed Doors: Secrets of Great Management; and Hiring the Best Knowledge Workers, Techies & Nerds: The Secrets and Science of Hiring Technical People. She is the technical editor of AgileJournal.com, writes for Stickyminds.com and Gantthead.com, and blogs at jrothman.com. Keynote: Becoming a Kick-*** Test Manager Wednesday, October 03, 2012 10:00 AM