From Bug Counters to Risk Officers: QA's Identity Crisis: Fireside Chat with Rupernita Sahoo

​A fireside chat is an informal, unscripted, and transparent dialogue with an industry leader. Unlike rigid corporate presentations, this format offers raw insights into real-world challenges, direct lessons from experience, and practical wisdom you can immediately apply.

📅 28th July 2026 | Tuesday 🕘 9:00 PM – 10:00 PM IST 💻 Live on Zoom | Free to attend

​Session Overview

Software quality assurance is facing a fundamental shift. Executive teams no longer want traditional defect counts - they want QA leaders to quantify business risk, security posture, and compliance. However, most QA organizations, legacy tooling, and success metrics are still anchored in the past. In this fireside chat, we address how to navigate this transition without dropping the ball on operational delivery.

Key Takeaways

​✅Shift QA conversations from defects to business risk.
✅Learn how to redefine QA KPIs beyond bug counts.
✅Discover how QA leaders can earn a strategic seat at the executive table.
✅Explore practical ways to re-skill teams for a risk-first quality mindset.

​About the speaker:

​Rupernita Sahoo is a highly dedicated technology leader and Director of QA at Mimecast, where she oversees overall IT QA operations, test environment architectures, and multi-disciplinary testing frameworks.

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