There are four types of proposals for which a submission can be made:

Talk (40-minute talk + 5 min Q&A)

Keynote (50-minute talk + 5 min Q&A)

Master Class (90-minute class + 5 min Q&A)

Workshop (half-day training session)

Talks are 40 minutes long and form part of the main tracks. Proposals for a talk can be based on any of the testing topics listed on the expo:QA website.

Master Classes are 90 minutes long and they are intended to be practical, educative and fun, going into detail about the subject matter. It is recommendable to include some type of demonstration as well as practical exercises that allow participants to actively take part and learn from the session.

Workshops are half-day sessions (4 hours including lunch break) held in a classroom setting. Workshops should be training based sessions and include practical and interactive exercises and content. The objective of a workshop is that participants can learn about the subject matter, return to work, and apply what they have learned to their day-to-day activities.

You make a submission through the web, here, simply fill out the corresponding form, providing the required information. Note that, the better written your submission is, providing as much information as possible, the better chance you have for been selected.  Please take the time to prepare a clear and understandable proposal of the session you would like give. If you can provide links to videos of you speaking it would be an advantage as the program committee can get a real idea of how you give a session.

A speaker can make a maximum of 3 submissions, though only one can be accepted for the event should the expo:QA. Please don’t submit more than 3 proposals.

All submitted proposals are subject to review by the expo:QA Program Committee, a voluntary team of independent experts from the Software Testing & QA industry.

The Program Committee is the team that selects the proposals that form part of the program. The team creates the final program for the non-comercial tracks, thus ensuring the program includes a diversity of both topics and speakers. The expo:QA’26 program is chaired by Andrei Contan and assisted by Ard Kramer, Sara Martínez, Toni Robres and Graham Moran.

expo:QA has four speaker tracks that run in parallel over two days; two main tracks and two sponsor tracks. Proposals selected by the committee will be presented in one of the main non-comercial tracks. The commercial tracks are reserved for event sponsors.

All the required information is in the submission form. The more you can show about the following aspects the better chance you have of being selected:

1. You as a speaker, links to previous sessions you gave at conferences, video recordings, etc. If you are unknown to the program committee, live recordings of you previously speakers really helps them to get an idea of how you present and connect with an audience.

2. Why you want to talk about the topic you are proposing. What’s different about it? What did you learn from it? Why would it be beneficial to other professionals? Try convence the program committee to accept your proposal.

3. How your proposal fits in with this year’s theme’s of making tech make sense for quality engineering.

Use the tools you feel comfortable with to help prepare your proposal, but please take into account the following points:

1. Speakers are not directly selected from their submission. You can submit an outstandingly prepared and interesting proposal to speak that would be interesting for any conference, and if your submission is shortlisted, the program committee will follow up with you and will be interested to know more, wanting a deep-dive with you about your proposal.

2. If it may be the case, it’s never a good idea to over-sell yourself by using the help of AI. As mentioned above, the Program Committee will be eager to understand the skills you have (as an experienced or novice speaker) and the motivations for your proposal.

3. It’s better to get in touch with the Program Committee directly, via the web, and consult with them on what they are looking for and even whether the conference is a good fit for you, as well as the best way to make an enticing submission for your proposed ideas.

No, your submission must not include commercial content. Please do not use the call for speakers for an opportunity to promote your company’s (or your own) products or services. The program committee are experts in the software quality domain and can easily spot comercial content, please don’t waste their time and above all your own time, the call for speaker process is to find speakers for our non-comercial tracks.

If you are interested in giving a talk to promote products or services, please get in touch with the organisation via the web. Two tracks are reserved for commercial talks and are well attended at the conference.

Yes, a submission can be attributed to multiple authors. However, the organisation only provides a grant for travel expenses and lodgings for one speaker.

All sessions that come through the call for speaker process must be in English and the material projected must also be in English. The organisation reserves the right to cancel an invitation if it has been determined the level of English is unsatisfactory.

If your proposal is shortlisted, the Program Committee will contact you to discuss your ideas. After that, if they decide to have you on board, they will communicate it directly to you.

If your proposal is not shortlisted, you will be notified by email by the end of November 2025.

expo:QA believes that speakers should not have to incur expenses when attending a conference to speak and we do our best to provide sufficient travel expenses. We cover lodgings and meals at the event for speakers. We also truly believe in taking care of our speakers as much as we can and that they have an enjoyable experience at the conference. For more details on speaker entitlements, please see here.

For any questions or doubts, feel free to contact us via the contact form on our home page. All enquires regarding the call for speaker process will be forwarded to the program team.