Public transport or taxi/cabify can all be used to get to and from the airport, conference hotel and conference venue. Both hotel and conference venue can be located here. You can register for a cabify pickup here.

IFEMA is the main and largest convention center in Spain and it may be difficult to locate where EXPOQA is within the convention center. Please find here instructions on how to get to where EXPOQA is within IFEMA.

If you arrive at the south entrance, note that the walk from the south entrance to the northeast halls can take approximately 10–15 minutes so please familiarise yourself with the layout to navigate efficiently.

The route is accessible for attendees with mobility needs.

EXPOQA kicks-off at 9am each morning and we kindly ask you to please arrive early in the morning so we are able to start on time.

You can either pick up your badge at registration the morning of the workshops at the conference hotel on the 26th of May or the morning of the conference at IFEMA on the 27th & 28th of May, depending on when you’ll arrive into Madrid. Please note that badge collection will be open from 08:00h so we kindly ask you to arrive early, if possible, to avoid queues and for us to start the conference on time. You will need your ticket, containing a barcode, you received upon purchasing the ticket, as well as ID to collect your badge.

On the 27th & 28th of May at the conference venue, please make your way to Track 1, where we’ll have some morning entertainment on stage for you. This will greatly facilitate us in kicking-off the conference on time.

Please remember that the workshop day on the 26th of May will be held in the conference hotel, Hotel Ilunion Alcalá Norte. This is not the conference venue! See the location of the workshops here.

Also remember to choose the workshops you’ll attendee in advance before they sell out and take note of any prerequisites you may need to have for the workshop, such as, specific software or tools installed on your laptop. Please remember that all workshops are in English.

Food and drinks will be served in the hotel at coffee breaks and lunch for workshop attendees. If you have any special dietary requirements, please let our event manager, Gabriela, know by the 20th of May as we need to finalise catering by that date.

Tracks 1 and 2 are in English and have simultaneous translation to Spanish. You’ll need to take a receptor head set for this at reception. Please note that tracks 3 and 4 are talks from our sponsors and are mainly in Spanish without translation to English.

The venue location, IFEMA, will have an open Wi-Fi available at the conference for attendees, so feel free to connect.

The EXPOQA networking dinner will be held on the 27th of May and as a speaker you are invited to attend. It’s the perfect opportunity to relax after an exciting day at the conference and catch-up with fellow speakers.

Transport to and from the restaurant is arranged and a coach will leave at 20:00h from the conference hotel, returning at 23:30h.

Please confirm your attendance with our event manager, Gabriela, by the 20th of May, as we need to confirm final numbers with the restaurant by then. If you sign-up for the networking dinner and for some reason are unable to attend on the day, also please inform Gabriela as we can offer your place to someone else.

For more information on our networking dinner, please see here.

Visit participating partners stands, collect 3 stamps and then head over to the EXPOQA stand to try your luck in the final challenge. Participate to win Samsung Galaxy Watch8 and lots of fun swag!

For more information on the EXPOQA Challenge, please see here.

Visit our executive partner, Sogeti, at the EXPOQA Game Zone and put your reflexes to the test with the Batak Arcade Challenge, or experience AI in action with the interactive AI Photobooth developed with SogetiLabs. Compete, have fun, and take home a unique AI-generated EXPOQA souvenir to share on social media.

For more information on the game zone, please see here.

Interactive Testing Session is a fast-paced, interactive session where participants take on short team-based testing challenges. From analysing unclear product behaviour and prioritising risks to uncovering defects and creating rapid test strategies, attendees will experience real testing thinking in a fun, collaborative, and highly engaging arcade-style format.

For more information on the game show, please see here.

Food and drinks will be provided by a catering service during the breaks and will be served through out the exhibition area. If you have any special dietary requirements, please let our event manager, Gabriela, know by the 20th of May as we need to finalise catering by that date.

EXPOQA wouldn’t be EXPOQA without prizes, and like always, there is so much to bring home with you.

We have some great companies exhibiting at the conference, so be sure to interact with them, as they’ll have lots of fun activities and prizes to win. Remember all prizes will be given out during the awards’ ceremony at end of the conference, so be sure to stay around to claim your prize, otherwise someone else will!

Session materials will be made available to attendees to download from the EXPOQA website the day after the conference.

To ensure that everyone at the conference has an enjoyable and comfortable experience, we kindly ask you to respect our code of conduct while at EXPOQA, which can be found here.

If you need assistance during the event, please come straight up to any member of staff, who can be easily identified by their green EXPOQA polo shirt, we are all here to help you at any time during the event. There will be a member of staff available at reception at all time. If any situation needs to be escalated, please ask for out event director, Graham Moran.

You can email us prior to the conference at: organisation@expoqa.com