BrowserStack QA Online meetup - Manchester

The Blueprint is Changing: Browser Automation with Playwright MCP

BrowserStack Virtual Meetup | June 30th @ 6:00 PM

The future of testing isn’t about writing better scripts—it’s about orchestrating intelligent agents. If your current testing workflow still relies on manual maintenance and brittle, step-by-step code, you are already falling behind. The industry is shifting toward Agentic Quality Engineering, where AI doesn't just "help" you test; it understands your intent and executes it.

Join us online as we dive into the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Playwright. In this session, we will demystify how AI agents can interact with web applications, dynamically generate test cases, and automate complex workflows using nothing more than natural language.

🔍 What We’ll Cover

The Fundamentals of MCP: How the Model Context Protocol bridges the gap between Large Language Models (LLMs) and your browser runtime.

Live Agentic Automation: Watch real-time demonstrations of autonomous agents exploring applications, identifying bugs, and executing test suites via natural language.

The Future of QA: A forward-looking roadmap on how AI-native engineering will redefine the role of the modern QA team from "script writers" to "agent orchestrators."

🎙️ About the Speaker

Vijayaraghavan (Vijay) Vashudevan | Associate Vice President at NatWest Group

Vijay is a rare bridge between enterprise-grade financial reliability and cutting-edge AI innovation. An AWS Community Builder and BrowserStack Champion, he brings over 13 years of expertise in banking and cloud infrastructure to the stage. Having recently led high-performing teams to success in premier AI hackathons, Vijay offers a unique, "in-the-trenches" perspective on the transition from legacy automation to the autonomous, natural-language workflows that will define the future of Quality Engineering.

💡 Why Attend?

Master the foundational concepts of Agentic QA and how MCP integrates into your stack.

Reduce the "spin-up tax" and maintenance overhead of traditional test suites.

Network virtually with engineering peers, QA leaders, and innovators looking to stay ahead of the AI curve.

📅 Event Details

Format: Online / Virtual Event

Date: Tuesday, June 30th, 2026

Time: 6:00 PM BST