The Midwest's Largest QA Conference

QA or the Highway

Columbus, Ohio · 2026
June 12, 2026 The Ohio Union, Columbus, OH 400+ Attendees

ContextQA CEO Deep Barot is leading a featured workshop — “Pull Over: AI Agent Testing Has Entered the Highway” — at the Midwest's largest software quality conference. Come find us in Columbus.

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400+
Attendees
32
Talks
Jun 12
One full day
$139
Ticket
01ContextQA at the event

The featured workshop

A working session — not a polished demo. Bring your questions.

Pull Over: AI Agent Testing Has Entered the Highway — ContextQA featured workshop at QA or the Highway 2026 with Deep Barot
Featured workshop session

Pull Over: AI Agent Testing Has Entered the Highway

Most teams are building AI agents faster than they can figure out how to test them. The eval frameworks are scattered, the observability is missing, and nobody really knows what “passing” means when your system doesn't give the same answer twice. Deep spends an hour on the practical version of all of that — frameworks teams actually use, the observability gaps nobody talks about, and real evaluation techniques you can take back to your team Monday morning.

Thursday, June 12, 2026
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Senate Chamber, The Ohio Union, Columbus, OH
RSVP — limited slots
02The lineup

Keynotes & featured speakers

Practitioners sharing what actually worked — and what spectacularly didn't.

Tatyana Arbouzova, CEO of Innovate QA

Tatyana Arbouzova

Keynote Speaker
CEO, Innovate QA
Keynote
Leading quality engineering in the AI era.
Deep Barot

Deep Barot

Founder & CEO
ContextQA
Featured Workshop
Pull Over: AI Agent Testing Has Entered the Highway.
03Why attend

More than a day of talks

Great conversations, smart people who get what you do — and ideas you can use next week.

Experts solving real problems

Practitioners sharing what actually worked, and what spectacularly didn't, on stage. Practical lessons you can apply.

Conversations & connections

Meet the tester two rows over who solved your exact problem. Hallway chats turn into mentorships that last.

Ideas you can use next week

How teams really use AI in testing, what QA-and-dev collaboration looks like when it works, and how to grow.

A community beyond the event

COSQAM has connected Columbus-area testers for years — open, inclusive, built to teach and learn.

Honestly, a great day

Coffee, snacks, and a welcoming, down-to-earth atmosphere where you can ask the questions you've been afraid to ask.

See agentic testing live

Catch ContextQA's featured workshop and see how teams test AI agents that don't answer the same way twice.

04Tickets

One ticket, the whole day

$139
General admission · June 12, 2026
  • Access to 32 talks from world-renowned speakers
  • Breakfast and lunch provided
  • Conference t-shirt
  • Coffee, water, soda, and tea between sessions
  • Afternoon snacks
  • Conference and sponsor raffles
  • Parking covered with ticket
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05Venue

Where it happens

Venue
The Ohio Union · Senate Chamber (workshop)
Address
1739 N High St
Columbus, OH 43210
Workshop
Thursday, June 12, 2026
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

See you on the highway

Catch Deep Barot's workshop on June 12, then come say hi. Grab your ticket and we'll see you in Columbus.

Get Tickets — $139
A working session. Bring your questions.