GConferenceGridThe Conference Catalogue · Vol. 2025Folio № 5E00B6
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STARCANADA 2025

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TARCANADA is North America’s premier software testing event, returning to Canada in 2025. The conference features 50+ talks, including keynotes, tutorials, and sessions dedicated to software quality, testing, and QA leadership. Attendees can learn from industry experts, attend networking receptions and parties, and explore the expo for the latest solutions…

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13Voices
14Underwriters
0Exhibitors
0On the bill · sessions
25Companies · in total
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The Voices

Programmed at STARCANADA, in alphabetical order.
Arpita Bhattacharya
Canada Life
Chris Loder
Privacy Analytics
David Milette
Founder and Chief Technology Evangelist · SQALogic
Dionny Santiago
Engineering Manager · Indeed
Eran Kinsbruner
VP, Portfolio Marketing · Checkmarx
Greg Cento
AVP, Enterprise Quality Engineering · Sun Life
Ian Renauld
President · QA Clique
Julie Gardiner
Principal Consultant · EPAM Systems
Julie Papineau
Director of Software Quality Assurance and Business Development · Zentelia
Kirpal Shahani
Head of Assurance Services, Canada · TCS
Robert Sabourin
AmiBug.Com, Inc.
Susan Finley
Centipede Labs
Tariq King
Test IO
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Underwritten By

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
BrowserStackPlatinum
PerforcePlatinum
TricentisPlatinum
CoverosGold
TTC GlobalGold
AbstractaBronze
CheckmarxBronze
CSTBBronze
HeadSpinBronze
IBMBronze
PractiTestBronze
SQALogicBronze
TestsigmaBronze
OpenTextPremier
Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 25 companies show up — and 2 bet on three roles at once?

“25 companies. two are betting more than once.”

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page — cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

№ 01Fig. 01 — Composition of the House
2All threespeak · spons · exh
12Sponsoringsponsor only
0Exhibitingexhibitor only
11Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

Checkmarx·SQALogic

№ 02Fig. 02 — The Voices, by Seniority

31% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite18%
  • VP-level18%
  • Director / Head of215%
  • Manager / Lead215%
  • Other roles754%

Of 13 on the bill · classified by free-text title

№ 03Fig. 03 — The Heaviest in the Room
  1. 01CheckmarxSp·B1V
  2. 02SQALogicSp·B1V
  3. 03AbstractaSp·B
  4. 04BrowserStackSp·P
  5. 05CoverosSp·G
  6. 06CSTBSp·B
  7. 07HeadSpinSp·B
  8. 08IBMSp·B
  9. 09OpenTextSp·P
  10. 10PerforceSp·P
  11. 11PractiTestSp·B
  12. 12TestsigmaSp·B
  13. 13TricentisSp·P
  14. 14TTC GlobalSp·G
№ 04Fig. 04 — By Tier
platinum3
21% of 14
gold2
14% of 14
bronze8
57% of 14
premier1
7% of 14
№ 05Fig. 05 — The Missing · who's at peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

№ 06Fig. 06 — Adjacent Convocations · by shared underwriters