Events

IEEE AITest 2026 took place on 27-30 July in Fukuoka, Japan, as part of the IEEE CISOSE 2026 Congress. The conference aims to provide an international forum for researchers and practitioners to exchange ideas and share the latest innovations at the intersection of artificial intelligence and software testing.

As financial markets become increasingly digital, globally interconnected and heavily regulated within and across jurisdictions, financial institutions are looking towards Artificial Intelligence (AI) to strengthen regulatory compliance capabilities.

On 25 June, our AI Testing Talks webinar series welcomed a panel of industry experts – Kari Kakkonen, Kat Orbing, Tal Pe'er, Szilard Szell and Yaron Tsubery – to discuss how DevOps practices such as continuous integration, quality gates, feedback loops and observability provide the safety net that keeps AI-generated software safe to ship.

On 15-17 June, FIA’s International Derivatives Expo (IDX) brought together clearing firms, exchanges, vendors and industry experts in London to discuss the future of global derivatives markets.

On 3 June, at 3 pm CEST, we hosted the next session of our AI Testing Talks webinar series, featuring Robert Fey, an automotive software testing expert and creator of the Automotive Testing Efficiency Framework (ATEF). He currently works at Synopsys, driving the shift from slow, fragile testing toward scalable, system-based validation approaches.

The A4Q Global Testing Summit 2026, organised by the Alliance 4 Qualification (A4Q), will be held online on 27-28 May.

The IFN Uzbekistan Forum held in Tashkent on 12 May, brought together industry leaders, policymakers and practitioners to explore opportunities, discuss challenges and share insights shaping the future of Islamic finance in Uzbekistan and across Central Asia.

On 7 May, we hosted a special edition of our AI Testing Talks webinar series, featuring a fireside discussion with Michael Bolton, a consulting software tester and testing teacher, co-author of Taking Testing Seriously: The Rapid Software Testing Approach (Wiley, 2025).

The 14th International Workshop on Load Testing and Benchmarking of Software Systems (LTB 2026) took place on 4 May in Florence, Italy.

The World Federation of Exchanges Annual Clearing and Derivatives Conference, WFEClear, took place on 21-23 April.