Following yesterday’s intense workshops, the sessions are buzzing with insights that go far beyond standard documentation. You only need to check the agenda to see why the energy is so high; we’re deep-diving into real-world automation challenges face-to-face with industry leaders.

MobileWright joins as a new sponsor, bringing a Playwright‑style unified API for iOS & Android. Fast, reliable, zero‑config mobile automation from the creators of Mobile MCP. mobilewright.dev

Jason Huggins—creator of Selenium and Appium’s core ideas—is now pushing testing into its next era: AI‑native automation. In his talk “Vibium: What We're Building and Why,”

AI testing without the price tag is possible. Ivan joins us to demonstrate how to build a high-performance Selenium framework using strictly open-source tools. From LLM orchestration to automated Gherkin execution with zero license fees. www.seleniumconf.com/register

Ruby Jane joins us to share how to bake accessibility checks directly into your Selenium and Appium tests. Learn to automate WCAG criteria with reusable code templates and build a truly inclusive automation strategy from day one. www.seleniumconf.com/register

How do you mock API calls when data lives on both the client and server? Vitalii joins us to show how to use WebDriver BiDi and Request-Mocking-Protocol to fix flakiness in Next.js apps. Live code, Node.js tips, and reliable E2E tests! www.seleniumconf.com/register

BrowserStack joins us as a Selenium Sponsor! Their AI-driven platform unifies functional and non-functional testing, providing instant access to 30,000+ real devices. Scale your testing and deliver high-quality software faster. Learn more: www.browserstack.com

NTT DATA joins #SeleniumConf & #AppiumConf 2026 as a Gold Sponsor! A global leader trusted by 75% of the Fortune Global 100, they are driving the future of AI and digital infrastructure with over $3.6B invested in R&D. es.nttdata.com 👈

From a 12-hour bottleneck to high-speed QA. Pann Nu Wai joins us to reveal how KINTO Technologies evolved their Appium framework using Claude and GitHub Copilot. Learn to scale mobile automation and tackle AI hallucinations with battle-tested strategies. www.seleniumconf.com/register

Abiola explores how AI is rewriting the testing rulebook. Learn to integrate LLM-powered agents and dynamic assertions into your Selenium pipelines while maintaining infrastructure reliability. www.seleniumconf.com/register

We’re proud to welcome CloudBeat as a Gold Sponsor! Their AI-powered TestOps platform integrates with your existing suites to boost reliability and slash debugging time. Get real-time insights and catch bugs earlier than ever. Check them out: www.cloudbeat.io

Meet our networking sponsor, Vibium. Founded by Jason Huggins, the creator of Selenium, they are building the future of autonomous web navigation for AI agents. The next chapter of our industry starts here. Learn more: vibium.com

Gil shows how AI agents move beyond simple testing to autonomously debug and fix mobile apps! 🤖 Using natural language, these agents resolve UI and SDK issues across iOS and Android, ensuring total consistency. www.seleniumconf.com/register

Ever wondered how PlayStation automates its gear? 🎮 Kazuaki and Parthivi dive into Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) to show how they simulate physical button presses and firmware updates on PS5 peripherals using Appium. www.seleniumconf.com/register

David tackles the "vibe coding" trap: the danger of shipping AI-generated code without understanding it. 🛑 Learn to avoid "vibe testing" and discover real-world AI failures to balance speed with engineering fundamentals. www.seleniumconf.com/register

Tired of broken USB cables in your iOS labs? 📱 Sri Harsha shows how to break the cord using RemoteXPC for secure, wireless automation on iOS 17+. See Appium driving iPhones and Apple TVs over Wi-Fi and get an honest roadmap for scaling. www.seleniumconf.com/register

Finding the right AI tool shouldn’t be a 2 AM debugging nightmare. 🌙 Noemi cuts through the hype to help you pick a quality partner that actually delivers. Learn to distinguish revolutionary automation from tools that just create more work. www.seleniumconf.com/register

Benjamin shares how a trivago hackathon project became Cluecumber, a global open-source success. 🌍 Learn why "reinventing the wheel" was the right move for test reporting and get honest lessons from 8 years of maintenance. www.seleniumconf.com/register

Maksim is back to show what WebDriver BiDi can actually do in 2026! 🚀 Beyond the basics, he’ll dive into the latest testing scenarios and how you can help push the boundaries of automation. Stop waiting for features—build them. www.seleniumconf.com/register

Green tests don't always mean a healthy app. 🟢 Nikita challenges the "pass/fail" trap by turning test suites into rich observability data. Learn to use OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, and Grafana to capture metrics and traces with every run. www.seleniumconf.com/register

Mirjana and Petra go beyond the mouse click! 🖱️ Learn to use empathy for real-world testing—like voice navigation while cooking or carrying groceries. Automate these cases with Java to make A11y a core part of your pipeline.

Mobile testing isn't just web on a smaller screen. 📱 Slow builds and fragile tests can kill your release cycle. Join Wim to fix your web-to-mobile transition and rebuild a fast feedback loop that actually works. Register: www.seleniumconf.com/register

Stop testing accessibility manually. 🛑 Join Vanessa Johnson to learn how to use a Node generator that emits Playwright specs directly from GraphQL hints. A contract-driven A11y approach that scales to 500+ screens effortlessly. Register here: www.seleniumconf.com/register

Why just script flows when you can automate exploits? Join Sara at SeleniumConf to learn how to scale security by automating PortSwigger labs with Selenium. Stop treating security as a separate silo and start deconstructing XSS/SQLi behaviors directly in your automation suite.

By combining the Loadable Component pattern with Domain-Driven Design, he solved the "infinite wait" problem in JS-heavy apps. Learn to make your code more readable, stable, and ready for high-volume testing. Stop letting small changes break your entire suite.

Stop overpaying for cloud device farms. Anna and Georgianna show you how to build your own Android testing environment using real devices, emulators, and Docker. Learn their GitHub Actions setup for parallel testing and high-speed, cost-effective mobile automation.

Cursor is more than "vibe-coding." Filip shows you how to turn this IDE into a 10x engineering powerhouse. Learn to orchestrate full migrations, design with visualization tools, and build your own MCP servers. Stop using AI as a chat and make it the core of your workflow.

Software documentation tells you what to click but rarely why. Ana explains how to strip away abstraction to create guides that are technically solid yet relatable. Stop drowning in technicalities and start providing the context your team and users actually need.

Testing is as much about people as it is about code. Maros joins us to apply high-stakes negotiation techniques from "Never Split the Difference" to the QA world. Learn to use mirroring, labeling, and calibrated questions to advocate for quality and manage conflict within your team.

The future of mobile automation is shifting from scripts to natural language. Sai and Srinivasan demonstrate how the Model Context Protocol (MCP) bridges Appium and AI like Claude. Learn how exploratory testing generates production code and how to solve iOS provisioning once and for all.