Ady Stokes
Freelance Consultant
He / Him
I am Open to Write, Teach, Speak, Meet at MoTaCon 2026, Podcasting, Review Conference Proposals
STEC and SQEC Certified. MoT Ambassador, writer, speaker, accessibility advocate. Consulting, Leeds Chapter Lead. MoT Certs curator. Testing wisdom, friendly, songs and poems. Great minds think differently
Achievements
Certificates
Awarded for:
Passing the exam with a score of 100%
Awarded for:
Passing the exam with a score of 100%
Activity
earned:
4.0.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
earned:
3.0.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
earned:
2.5.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
earned:
2.0.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
earned:
1.0.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
Contributions
I’m 60 next month. June 2026 if anyone reads this in the future. I love conferences. Leeds Testing Atelier is one of my favourites alongside TestBash MoTaCon. Imposter syndrome is a real thing...
The excellent Bryan Jones is telling us how to hit the ground running when testing AI systems. If it just works, what do you test?
Chris Warren takes us through his experience of using AI to create a test strategy. He used it to create some slides and failed to use the prompt he told it to! Great start.
Adam Clarkson of Hippo is using the example of the 2025 cyber attack on M&S in the UK to talk about testing disaster recovery.
Jennifer Rose gives her first ever talk at Leeds Atelier.
Emily kicks off track one
We have begun!
On the train and excited to see the new venue as I missed out last time.
It feels surreal to me, but I've passed 3,000 community stars. Last week I earned 112 and awarded 97. It is easy to show your appreciation by thanking or giving stars. Who will you give a star to n...
It this the perfect balance?
A reflective “wins” episode that turns everyday progress into momentum, and reminds us to log the good stuff, not just the problems.
Share your wins no matter how big or small and celebrate yourself
