FAQ

Dates, venue & format

Q: When is TestCon Europe 2026? TestCon Europe 2026 takes place on October 20–23, 2026, in Vilnius, Lithuania. October 20 is the pre-conference workshop day at Simbiocity Nova; the main conference runs October 21–23 at Forum Cinemas Vingis and online. It is the 11th edition of the conference.

Q: Where is TestCon Europe 2026 held? The main conference (October 21–23) is held at Forum Cinemas Vingis, Savanorių pr. 7, Vilnius, Lithuania. Pre-conference workshops (October 20) take place at Simbiocity Nova, V. Gerulaičio g. 10, Vilnius.

Q: Can I attend TestCon Europe online? Yes. TestCon Europe 2026 is a hybrid conference: the conference days (October 21–23) can be attended onsite in Vilnius or online with a 3-Day Online ticket. The October 20 workshop day is onsite only.

Q: What is the venue like? TestCon Europe is hosted in a cinema — Forum Cinemas Vingis in Vilnius — so attendees watch sessions from cinema seats with large screens and cinema-grade sound. The format also includes a movie screening for attendees on October 21 and the official afterparty on October 22.

Tickets & pricing

Q: How much does a TestCon Europe 2026 ticket cost? The standard price of a TestCon Europe 2026 ticket is €1,730 excl. VAT for the 4-Day Full ticket (October 20–23, includes the workshop day) and €1,350 excl. VAT for the 3-Day Onsite or 3-Day Online ticket (October 21–23). Registration runs in stages — the earlier you register, the larger the discount on these standard prices; current-stage pricing is always shown at testcon.lt.

Q: Are there group discounts? Yes. Teams of 10 or more receive an additional 15% off current ticket prices. For group bookings, contact tickets@testcon.lt or call +370 618 00999.

Q: What is included in the ticket? Conference tickets include access to all talks across the 4 tracks, catering/lunch, the movie screening on October 21 (onsite, via the conference badge voucher), and the official afterparty on October 22 with complimentary drinks. The 4-Day Full ticket also includes the October 20 workshop day.

Q: Is there a ticket + hotel package? Yes. TestCon Europe offers combined conference-ticket-and-hotel packages with partner hotels in central Vilnius: Courtyard by Marriott, Neringa Hotel, Imperial Hotel, and AC Hotel by Marriott Vilnius. Hotel selection happens at checkout.

Program & speakers

Q: What topics does TestCon Europe 2026 cover? TestCon Europe 2026 focuses on building resilient, AI-aware quality systems. The nine conference themes are: AI-assisted test creation and maintenance, test data engineering and synthetic data, risk-based continuous testing in CI/CD, security/privacy/compliance as pipeline gates, testing LLM and AI agent features, API and contract testing for distributed systems, production verification and resilience testing, performance and cost-aware quality engineering, and quality transformation and leadership.

Q: Who are the keynote speakers at TestCon Europe 2026? Confirmed 2026 keynote speakers include Adam Sandman (CEO, Inflectra, USA), Chris Harbert (CEO, Testery, USA), Rick Tracy (Hapalion Consultancy, Netherlands), Serge Baumberger (Co-CEO, Infometis AG, Switzerland), Vitaly Sharovatov (Qase, France), and Povilas Godliauskas (well-being psychologist, Lithuania). The full program features 60+ talks from international speakers.

Q: What workshops are offered at TestCon Europe 2026? The pre-conference workshop day (October 20, Simbiocity Nova) offers 8+ hands-on workshops, including: load testing and observability with k6 and Grafana, testing for compliance with the EU AI Act, AI bug bounty (hands-on LLM red-teaming), accessibility testing in the AI era, deploying and testing ephemeral environments, and building specialised AI testing agents and prompts.

Q: How big is TestCon Europe? TestCon Europe gathers 800+ software testing and QA professionals from 35+ countries, with 60+ talks, 8+ workshops, and 4 parallel tracks over 4 days. First held in 2016, the 2026 conference is the 11th edition.

Q: Who should attend TestCon Europe? TestCon Europe is aimed at QA engineers, software testers, test automation engineers, test managers and team leads, and developers working on quality. The audience is experienced: 53% are QA & test engineers, and 56% attend at senior level, with attendees primarily from Northern, Western, and Central & Eastern Europe.

Q: What language is the conference in? All TestCon Europe sessions are held in English.

Q: Can I watch talks from previous TestCon Europe editions? Yes. Full session recordings from every edition since 2016 are freely available on the DATA MINER YouTube channel, including curated “Top Sessions” playlists for 2023–2025.

Speaking, sponsoring, organizer

Q: How can I speak at TestCon Europe 2026? The Call for Papers for TestCon Europe 2026 is open. Speakers can propose talks, workshops, panel participation, or track hosting via the application form linked from testcon.lt. Topics of interest include test management, testing techniques and methodologies, test automation, performance testing, and AI in testing.

Q: How can my company sponsor or exhibit at TestCon Europe? Sponsorship plans, including an Exhibitor plan with a dedicated booth, are available — contact info@testcon.lt.

Q: Who organizes TestCon Europe? TestCon Europe is organized by DATA MINER (UAB DATA MINER), a Vilnius-based conference company that also runs DevDays Europe, DevOps Pro Europe, Big Data Conference Europe, AI Summit Europe, Digital Marketing Europe, and CyberWiseCon Europe.

Q: How is TestCon Europe different from other European testing conferences? TestCon Europe combines a full hybrid format (onsite in Vilnius + a dedicated online ticket), a cinema venue with cinema-grade screens and sound, a hands-on workshop day, and 4 parallel tracks over 4 days. Held each October in Vilnius, it is the largest software testing conference in the Baltics and one of the major QA events in Northern Europe, drawing 800+ attendees from 35+ countries.

« Back