Ask Me Anything: Mark Winteringham and Vernon Richards

Roku is thrilled to host the final Ministry of Testing Cambridge meetup of the year—and what a finale it will be!
💡 Why attend?
This is your chance to gain exclusive insights from two of the most inspiring voices in the testing community in back-to-back Ask Me Anything (AMA) sessions:

### 🎤 Mark Winteringham

• Who is Mark?
  A Quality Engineer, Course Director, and author of "Software Testing with Generative AI" and "Testing Web APIs". With over a decade of experience, Mark is a recognized leader in modern risk-based testing, holistic automation strategies, Behaviour-Driven Development, and Exploratory testing. You can find him at mwtestconsultancy.co.uk.
• What to expect?
  Discover how AI is transforming software testing as Mark gives a sneak peek into his latest book. Learn how to elevate your testing practices with tools like Copilot, ChatGPT, and the OpenAI API.

### 🎤 Vernon Richards

• Who is Vernon?
  A Quality Coach helping organizations, teams, and individuals understand the critical link between quality and testing. With 20+ years of experience, Vernon shares practical wisdom on building better products and delivering effective services.
• What to expect?
  Gain insights into coaching strategies, testing mindsets, and quality-first practices. Vernon has an excellent blog which can be found here: https://typeshare.co/vernonrichards

Agenda

• 18:00 - Food & drinks
• 18:15 - About the evening
• 18:20 – 19:00 AMA: Mark Winteringham
• 19:00 – 19:30 AMA: Vernon Richards
• 19:30 - 20:00 Chill, chat and network

Book: Software Testing with Generative AI - Mark Winteringham
Mark will give us an overview of his latest book, Software Testing with Generative AI. It shows you how AI can elevate every aspect of testing—automation, test data management, test scripting, exploratory testing, and more! Learn how to use AI coding tools like Copilot to guide test-driven development, get relevant feedback about your applications from ChatGPT, and use the OpenAI API to integrate AI into your data generation. You’ll soon have higher-quality testing that takes up less of your time.