At the QE Conclave 2025 in Hyderabad, more than 850 leaders and practitioners from 400 companies came together to advance conversations around AI trust and Quality Engineering. The conclave featured thought-provoking keynotes, engaging panels and the debut of ValidAIte, a groundbreaking framework for enterprise-level AI validation and assurance.
Hyderabad: The QE Conclave 2025 concluded on a strong note, bringing together more than 850 attendees from over 400 companies, including CXOs, engineering leaders and quality innovators from across India and overseas.
Built around the theme Beyond Assurance: Engineering Trust in the Age of AI, the conclave highlighted how Quality Engineering has become a critical pillar in creating safe, ethical and high-quality AI systems that deliver reliable and meaningful user experiences.
Curated by QualiZeal and supported by sponsors such as BrowserStack, Pcloudly, QApilot, ContextAI and Synthesized, the QE Conclave 2025 marked a defining moment for the Quality Engineering community. The event culminated in the launch of ValidAIte, an enterprise-focused AI validation and trust engineering framework that sets a new benchmark in assurance, according to a press release.
“QE Conclave 2025 wasn’t just a conference. It was a declaration that trust is now the currency of technology,” said Madhu Murty Ronanki, Co-founder and Head of India Operations at QualiZeal.
The conclave presented 7 keynotes and 7 panel discussions featuring experts from Southwest Airlines, Everest Group, Pcloudy, BrowserStack, ContextAI, Broadridge, PlatformBuilds and Mastech Digital. Conversations were structured across four core thematic tracks: Trust Engineering, Agentic Quality, Experience and Business Value, and Hyperscale Engineering.
A major highlight was the CIO panel titled “What Leaders Expect from QE in 2025,” which underscored the increasing need for verifiable and responsible AI assurance.
“Enterprises today don’t just want assurance. They want trust,” said Ankit Gupta, Vice President at Everest Group. “QE Conclave 2025 made it clear that the future of Quality Engineering lies in proving the reliability of intelligence.”
The conclave concluded with a forward-focused keynote, “Future of QE: From Human Testers to Trust Engineers,” urging practitioners to lead the next era of enterprise transformation. With its growing influence, QE Conclave will return in 2026 with a focus on agentic validation and trust-centric AI engineering at scale.
