Anton Angelov

Co-founder | Managing Director | Chief Test Automation Architec at Automate The Planet

Join my presentation on: There’s No CTRL+Z in Real Life: QA as Our Last Line of Defense “Stories from tomorrow that we must prevent today.”

In the age of artificial intelligence, the code we write increasingly makes irreversible decisions from hiring choices to autonomous actions with life-and-death consequences. This transforms the role of QA from a tactical bug hunter into a strategic guardian of humanity inside the machines. In this thought-provoking, story-driven talk, we’ll explore why quality assurance has never been more critical. 

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Who is Anton Angelov?

Anton Angelov is one of the most recognized leaders in the global QA community. He is the Co-founder, Managing Director, and Chief Test Automation Architect at Automate The Planet, a boutique consultancy specializing in scalable test automation strategies and solutions. He is the creator of BELLATRIX, a modern cross-platform test automation framework for web, mobile, desktop, and API testing.

Anton is the author of eight bestselling books, including Design Patterns for High-Quality Automated Tests and the Automated Testing Unleashed series. He has published over 500 technical articles, produced 100+ educational videos for LambdaTest, and delivered talks at more than 60 international conferences, including SeleniumConf, AppiumConf, and Heisenbug. In recent years, Anton has focused on the intersection of AI and QA, developing AI-powered testing assistants and tools, serving as a reviewer for Software Testing with Generative AI by Mark Winteringham, and joining the DEVIES Awards Advisory Board – Europe, where he evaluates real-world innovations in AI technology. He is the recipient of multiple awards, including QA of the Year, QA of the Decade, and has been listed among the Top 100 IT Leaders in Bulgaria for his contributions to the global QA community.

What will Anton Angelov be discussing?

There’s No CTRL+Z in Real Life: QA as Our Last Line of Defense “Stories from tomorrow that we must prevent today.”

In the age of artificial intelligence, the code we write increasingly makes irreversible decisions from hiring choices to autonomous actions with life-and-death consequences. This transforms the role of QA from a tactical bug hunter into a strategic guardian of humanity inside the machines. In this thought-provoking, story-driven talk, we’ll explore why quality assurance has never been more critical. We’ll examine real ethical failures of AI systems and near-future “Black Mirror” scenarios that may soon become reality. Together, we’ll unpack challenges such as the test oracle problem, hidden data biases, and the combinatorial explosion of test cases in autonomous systems. We’ll also peek inside the modern QA arsenal from AI-assisted testing techniques to human-centric validation approaches explained in an accessible, practical way.

The goal isn’t to give you ready-made answers, but to provoke the right questions. Participants will leave with a renewed, empowered understanding of their mission in building safer and fairer technology for the future