AI x Testing Leadership | Jaydeep Chakrabarty | Ask Me Anything

AI is not just changing how we test it's redefining how we lead.

This high-impact AMA explores how testing leadership must evolve in an AI-first world. Whether you're managing a lean QA team or scaling quality across a large enterprise, the session offers frameworks and insight to help you lead, not just adapt, through transformation.

What you'll take away:

  • Strategic shifts reshaping the QA leadership role
  • Real-world examples of AI adoption that worked (and didn't)
  • A clear understanding of the agentic workforce and how to lead it- How to implement responsible AI practices without slowing delivery- Upskilling priorities and org redesign ideas- What QA leadership will look like in 2026and how to prepare

About Jaydeep Chakrabarty:

Jaydeep is the Director of AI in Tech at Piramal Finance and a leading expert in organizational transformation with a deep focus on generative AI, innovation, and emerging technologies. He’s the founder of the GPT Wizards at ThoughtWorks, and has held roles as Head of Generative AI R&D, Head of Communities, and Principal Consultant, where he’s contributed to open source projects and driven major AI initiatives. An active speaker, author, and chess enthusiast, Jaydeep is passionate about collaboration, agile delivery, and building thriving tech communities.

Connect with Jaydeep on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jchakrabarty/

A big shoutout to our sponsors – BrowserStack for all their support in helping do these events at such a scale.

About The Test Tribe:
The Test Tribe is the World’s Largest Software Testing Community turned EdTech Startup. Started in 2018 with a mission to give Testing Craft the glory it deserves while we co-create Smarter, prouder, and more confident Testers. We take pride in solving upskilling and growth for global Testing professionals through our unique offerings like Expert Courses, Membership, Cohorts, Offline Mixers, online Community spaces, and a lot of global Events. Our offerings enable Software Testers globally to collaborate, learn, and grow together. With around 800+ Software Testing Events like Conferences, Hackathons, Meetups, Webinars, etc., and with other Community initiatives, we have reached a global footprint of over 165K+ Testers from 152+ Countries. We intend to provide life-altering growth to every single Testing professional on the planet through community and technology.