SmartBear Confirms Expert Lineup of Speakers for Annual Virtual User Conference 

SmartBear Connect to highlight visions for the future of software and API quality from internal and external industry experts, in addition to customer insights and product innovations
Somerville — September 14, 2021 —

SmartBear, a leading provider of software development and quality tools, is bringing hundreds of users together from around the world for its second annual virtual user conference, SmartBear Connect 2021, taking place on Tuesday, September 21 – Thursday, September 23, 2021. All sessions covering software development, testing, API lifecycle, and app stability management will be presented live, and attendees will have the ability to interact with each other and the SmartBear team throughout the event. 
 

WHAT: SmartBear Connect 2021 Virtual User Conference    

WHEN: Tuesday, September 21 – Thursday, September 23, 2021  

WHEREhttps://smartbear.com/connect/


The highly anticipated event includes an expert lineup of SmartBear leaders and guest speakers sharing their views on the current state of software quality, how attendees can best integrate continuous quality at all stages of their software development lifecycle (SDLC), and the 2022 SmartBear product roadmap.

"This year, the theme of our annual user conference is, Shift Up," said Frank Roe, CEO of SmartBear. "This cuts to the core of our company's purpose; meeting you wherever you are on the software development journey and helping you consistently deliver the highest quality products to your customers. Please join us and your industry peers for honest conversations around your current challenges, future goals, and where SmartBear solutions can support your needs."

The event opens with a keynote address from Frank Roe and Cynthia Gumbert, the company's Chief Marketing Officer. Day 1 is focused on software testing and includes a look at the TestComplete 2022 Roadmap, how customers are scaling test automation strategies, a live look at the newly-acquired Bugsnag app stability management platform, and closes with an exciting keynote from special guest, Erika Chestnut, Head of Quality and Process Engineering at Thrasio.   

Day 2 is focused on APIs, the foundation of any digital strategy. The day begins with new SmartBear API Technical Evangelist, Frank Kilcommins, delivering the keynote, "Future-proofing Your APIs - Myth or Best Practice? Other speakers include Diego Lo Guidice, VP and Principal Analyst at Forrester, BitBar co-founder Jouko Kaasila, and a number of SmartBear product experts for SwaggerSwaggerHub, and ReadyAPI.

Day 3 kicks off with a keynote from Cucumber co-founders Aslak Hellesøy and Seb Rose titled, “How Transformation Works in Practice.” The day continues with Behavior-driven development (BDD) experts who will dive into the CucumberStudio 2022 product roadmap, followed by Laurent Py, Senior Vice President of Product, and other SmartBear product leaders detailing what’s new across the Zephyr product family of test management solutions. 

To register to attend SmartBear Connect 2021 virtually for free, go to: https://smartbear.com/connect/.  

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About SmartBear

SmartBear delivers application integrity for modern tech stacks, ensuring continuous, measurable assurance that software just works as intended – with governance to operate at AI speed and scale. SmartBear offers deep test automation, API lifecycle management, and observability capabilities. With integrations across the SDLC, it sets a new quality standard for application delivery teams. SmartBear is trusted by more than 16 million developers, testers, and software engineers across 32,000 organizations, including 75% of the largest financial institutions and industry leaders such as Adobe, JetBlue, and Microsoft. SmartBear’s best-loved brands include Swagger, TestComplete, Reflect, QMetry, Zephyr, and more. As stewards of a collaborative open source community, SmartBear meets customers where they are to make our technology-driven world a better place. Learn more at smartbear.com, or follow us on LinkedIn, X, and Reddit.
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