As CypressConf 2026 gets closer, the focus is simple.
How do you move fast and still trust your test results?
With more automation and AI in the mix, teams are shipping faster than ever. But speed has never been the hard part. Confidence is.
Across teams, the same patterns keep showing up. Test suites grow, pipelines get faster, and more signals are generated at every stage of development. But when it comes time to make a decision, teams are still asking the same question.
Can we trust this?
Quality issues rarely belong to one person or one role anymore. Confidence in what ships depends on how well teams interpret and act on the signals coming from their tests, pipelines, and production systems. That is the shift happening across the industry, and it is what this yearβs theme is built around.
To kick things off, we are excited to announce our keynote speaker, Bas Dijkstra.
Bas is a global test automation consultant, trainer, and speaker who has spent years working directly with engineering teams to improve how they approach quality. His work is grounded in real systems, real constraints, and the realities of modern development. He is known for helping teams cut through noise, reduce flake, and build testing strategies they can actually rely on.
More importantly, he understands that testing is no longer a single function. It is a shared responsibility that spans developers, QA, and engineering leadership. The teams that succeed are the ones that align around clear signals and act on them with confidence.
That perspective is exactly what makes this keynote the right fit for CypressConf this year.
The industry is not short on tools. It is not short on automation. What teams are working through now is how to make sense of everything those systems produce. AI is increasing the volume of signals. Pipelines are accelerating feedback. But without clarity, more signal can just as easily create more noise.
The challenge is no longer generating results. It is knowing what matters.
At CypressConf 2026, you will hear from teams who are working through this in real time. They are improving how they collaborate across roles, finding ways to respond earlier without introducing risk, and turning test results into decisions they can stand behind. They are not slowing down. They are getting better at understanding the systems they have already built.
The keynote sets the tone for that conversation.
With Bas Dijkstra, expect a session grounded in experience, focused on what teams are actually dealing with today, and clear about where things are going next.
This is the first announcement for CypressConf 2026. More speakers, sessions, and content are on the way.
The signal is up.
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