Mesut has 15+ years of experience in Industrial Automation, IoT platforms, SaaS/PaaS and Cloud Services, the Defense Industry, Autonomous Mobile Robots, and Embedded and Software applications. Along with having proficiency in product management and quality experiences under his belt, he has taken various roles as (Quality Owner, Hiring Manager, and Chapter Lead) in multinational projects. He has expertise in automation and continuous quality assurance. Besides, he has been facilitating development processes and building the strategy and lifecycle of the projects. He is a frequent international speaker, the best presentation award winner, and a various program committees member.

Csilla organizes professional events for 15+ years now. She worked for the Informa Group/Institute for International Research – the world’s largest conference provider – as a division manager, then she joined HTB and now among other things she is the project manager of HUSTEF, one of the 3 biggest and best SW quality conferences in Europe. She is a passionate community builder, a huge fan of traveling, a proud mom of three and now one of the most excited about Tokyo Test Fest!

Chris, a passionate QA leader immersed in the vibrant tech community of Japan, brings a unique perspective to the field. Based in Hokkaido, he finds solace and inspiration in the island’s natural beauty, often spending his time off hiking through its breathtaking trails and shredding the slopes on his snowboard. With a focus on web, mobile, and API automation, he contributes to the collective knowledge pool while fostering connections within the community. His dedication extends beyond traditional QA, as he actively participates in building a supportive environment for tech enthusiasts in Japan.

After graduating a university, he worked in an office supply warehouse and started automating boring office tasks with VBA, which led him to become a software engineer; he joined Autify in 2019 and after 4 years as a technical support engineer, he is now the company’s Quality Evangelist. He is an executive committee member of JaSST Online, a symposium on software testing. Author of “Practical guide to test automation” (2024).

I initially worked as a tester at a third-party testing company but wanted to work within a development team, so I transitioned to a QA role at a startup offering SaaS in the legal domain. In this role, I support the quality of both manual and automated testing and processes within the development team. Additionally, I am active as an organizer and speaker in QA and Scrum communities.

After graduating from a technical high school specializing in information technology, he joined the quality assurance department of a major software manufacturer. In addition to daily testing tasks, he built a GUI test automation system taking into account his programming knowledge. He then moved to XR startup “STYLY” as its first QA. He then became Time Leap Inc., which operates the remote customer service service RURA, and is working to improve quality as the lead of the QA team. His hobbies are playing musical instruments and listening to music. He has recently become addicted to Pokemon cards.