2026 E-ATP Conference Rome
2026 E-ATP Conference Rome
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Advancing the Value of Assessment
AI in Assessment
Assessment Security & Integrity
Prioritising the Test Taker Experience
Sara Alizieri, Certify Assessment Solutions
Andre Allen, HRCI
Rob Andrew, PSI Services
Wioleta Antecka, Avant
Donald Balasa, American Association of Medical Assistants
Karen Barton, ETS
Ahmad Bdour, ETS
David Bearfield, Independent Expert and Consultant
William Belzak, Duolingo
Julianne Bonilla, Prometric
Angela Bostwick, MonitorEDU
Ben Brady, Rogo by Eintech
Sam Brocal, MeasureUp
Sam Brocal, MeasureUp
Margaret Bryndal, Kaplan Assessments
Tim Burnett, Education Tech Consulting
Reese Butterfuss, Certiverse
Rachael Carrasco, Duolingo English Test
Jeremy Carter, SentiraXR
Alex Casillas, ACT
Humphrey Chan, Prometric
Victoria Clark, Kaplan Assessments
Patrick Coates, Certiverse
Jo Cockerill, Kaplan Assessments
Helen Coleman, ABRSM
Joscelyn Coles, PSI Services
Gavin Cooney, Learnosity
Dr. Debi Crimmins, Prometric
Emma Davidson, BCCNM - Inspire Global Assessments
Steve Dept, cApStAn
Stephanie Dille, Surpass Assessment
Brian Donovan, ICDL Foundation
Nikki Eatchel, Prometric
Paul Edelblut, Vantage Labs
Mats Englund, Fairsight
Jared Fortin, Cambridge University Press and Assessment
Bryan Friess, Pearson
Bianca Galan, Certiverse
Isabelle Gonthier, PSI Services
Blair Harris, Alpine Testing
Bridget Herd, Pearson
Joanne Herman, TEAMCo
John Hosterman, Paradigm Testing
Muzhgan Ismayilova-Akhundzada, Yukselish
John W. Jones, FifthTheory, LLC
Nikki Jones, Kaplan Assessments
Sergiy Kalinichenko, TTBU
John Kleeman, Learnosity
John Kleeman, Learnosity
Cassie Li, ATA Online
Aiden Loe, MakiPeople
Richard London, Prometric
Luca Longo, University College Cork
E.W. Looney, BrightLink
Kabira Mammadova, Yukselsih
Jesse Markow, Independent Consultant
John McCaffrey, Multi-Health Systems Inc.
Claire McCauley, Cambridge University Press & Assessment
Paddy McLaughlin, Surpass Assessment
Trushant Mehta, OpenEyes Technologies
Øyvind Meistad, Enovate AS
Paul Muir, Risr/
Liberty Munson, Microsoft
Stephen Murphy, Pearson
Tabetha Neman, Timmus Research
Sarah O'Neil, publicjobs (Ireland)
Sue Orchard, Comms Multilingual Ltd
April Petronella, Private Contractor
Kavitha Ravindran, sAInaptic Limited
Jake Ritz, Ascend Learning
Giuseppe Ruggieri, International Testing & Training Services...
Manuel Salgado, OutSystems
Harry Samit, Pearson
Rachel Schoenig, Cornerstone Strategies
Rachel Schoenig, Cornerstone Strategies
Louise Shea, Cambridge University Press and Assessment
Harneet Singh, Rabbitt AI
Brandon Smith, Integrity Advocate
Adi Soesan Malishev, OKR Quickstart
Mike Sparling, Multi-Health Systems Inc.
Hans-Otto Sterling, Open Assessment Technologies
Adarsh Sudhindra, Excelsoft
Kimberly Swygert, National Board of Medical Examiners
Mollie Tatlow, MakiPeople
Leslie Thomas, Kryterion
Alex Tong, ATA Online
Shebbra Toussaint, PSI Services
Ben Travis, Alpine Testing Solutions
Amanda Viers, Prometric
John Weiner, ACT
Marc Weinstein, Marc J. Weinstein PLLC
Brooke Westerlund, Duolingo English Test
Neil Wilkinson, Certiverse
Brodie Wise, ITS
Pamela Woitschach, Inspire Global Assessments
Ada Woo, Ascend Learning
Francesca Woodward, Cambridge University Press and Assessmen...
Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Thursday, October 8, 2026
Friday, October 9, 2026
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Pre-Conference Workshop: AI Fundamentals in Assessment – What’s Changed, What Matters, What’s Next (2026 Edition)
9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Cosmo I A
Pre-Conference Workshop: Exam Security Investigations – Recommended Best Practices in Light of Recent Threats
9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Cosmo I B
Pre-Conference Workshop: Psychometrics 101: Demystifying Psychometrics One Question at a Time
9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Cosmo I C
Opening Keynote: Cheating or Revealing? What AI Exposes About Education
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
Cosmo II + III
ATP Division Meeting: Security Committee
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM
Cosmo I B
Beyond Total Recall: Three Visions for Practical Assessment
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM
Cosmo I B
Designed to Measure… or Designed to Confuse? Why Test Taker Experience Matters More Than Ever
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM
Eclissi III
Designing for Good: Why Candidate Experience and Scoring Rigour Must Go Hand in Hand
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM
Cosmo I C
Disability Adjustments: Trends and Hot Topics
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM
Eclissi II + I
Invited ATP Discovery Zone: AI x Blockchain: Trust Layer for Assessments & Credentials in the AI World
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM
Sfera I
Responding to AI - Threat or Opportunity: Case Studies from Ireland’s Civil Service
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM
Eclissi IV
AI in Assessment: What to Automate, What to Keep Human
4:45 PM - 5:30 PM
Eclissi III
ATP Discovery Zone: Assessment for All: Build a Real Certification Exam in 45 Minutes with Certiverse
4:45 PM - 5:30 PM
Sfera I
Balancing Fidelity and Fairness in Cross-Cultural Contexts: A Mindset rather than a Trade-off
4:45 PM - 5:30 PM
Cosmo I B
Beyond MCQs: Assessing Real-World Digital Skills Through In-Application and Simulation-Based Testing
4:45 PM - 5:30 PM
Eclissi II + I
From Transparency to Trust: Communicating AI Use in Assessments
4:45 PM - 5:30 PM
Eclissi IV
Why Isn’t That Button Bigger? Make Better Exams by Understanding the ‘Why?’ of UX Design.
4:45 PM - 5:30 PM
Cosmo I C
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ATP Discovery Zone: Alpine Testing Solutions: Peak Platform
8:45 AM - 9:30 AM
Sfera I
Audit It. Challenge It. Fix It: Redesigning Proctoring for Privacy and Trust
8:45 AM - 9:30 AM
Cosmo I B
From Accent to Intelligibility: Building Fairer Speaking Assessments
8:45 AM - 9:30 AM
Cosmo I C
From Items to Insights: AI-Driven Development, Difficulty Modeling, and Continuous Psychometrics
8:45 AM - 9:30 AM
Eclissi III
How Digital Assessment Is Shaping Public Worker Recruitment in the EU
8:45 AM - 9:30 AM
Eclissi II + I
Test Security and Agentic AI: Exploring Threats, Opportunities, and Impact on Test Integrity
8:45 AM - 9:30 AM
Eclissi IV
The Exam Before the Exam: Hidden Signals in Candidate Preparation Behaviour
8:45 AM - 9:30 AM
Cosmo I A
As Intelligence Becomes Infrastructure, How Does Leadership Keep Up?
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Cosmo I A
ATP CEO's Invited Session: Testing Times - What Do You Do When Knowing the Answer is No Longer the Question?
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Eclissi IV
ATP Discovery Zone: Catch the Cheat: A Live AI Proctoring Challenge
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Sfera I
Closing the Construct-Access Gap in Europe: Integrating Test Adaptation and Test Readiness Science
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Eclissi III
From Assessment to Action: Improving the Value of Assessment Begins at the End
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Cosmo I C
Ready or Not: Enhancing Preparation for Competency-based Assessments
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Cosmo I B
Veni, Vidi, Verified: Human Oversight of AI-Based Assessment
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Eclissi II + I
ATP Discovery Zone: Tools for Collaboration - Creating User Friendly Work Flows for Everybody Involved.
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Sfera I
Building Assessment for Good: Embedding EDI into Test Content Design – From Policy to Practice
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Cosmo I C
Designing for the Displaced: Assessment Design for Greater Access for Displaced Learners
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Cosmo I B
From Assessment to Agency: AI Enabled Pathways from Education to Career
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Cosmo I A
Predicting Item Difficulty: From SME Judgment to AI Estimation
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Eclissi III
Striking the Right Balance: Designing Assessments That Balance Access, Security, and Trust
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Eclissi II + I
The Elusive Language Component of Assessment - Can AI Really Help Flag and Resolve Potential Issues?
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Eclissi IV
ATP Division Meeting: Education Division
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM
Cosmo I B
ATP Division Meeting: Europe-ATP Division
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM
Cosmo I A
ATP Division Meeting: Technology Based Assessment Committee
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM
Cosmo I C
ATP Discovery Zone: OKR QuickStart: Are You Building What Your Test Takers Actually Need?
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM
Sfera I
Continuing the Conversation: Generative AI in Test Development and Beyond
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM
Eclissi III
Designing for the Honest Majority: Evidence-Based Proctoring at Scale
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM
Cosmo I C
From Bottleneck to Breakthrough: Modernizing SME-Driven Exam Development
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM
Eclissi II + I
If You Have to Ask “Is It Safe to Paste This Here?”, It Probably Isn't
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM
Cosmo I B
Surging of Local & Diversified Talent Needs from European Companies in Asia- Insights from Asia ATP
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM
Eclissi IV
The Exam is the Marketing: Driving Awareness, Loyalty, and Growth through Certification
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM
Cosmo I A
Ask Us Anything: AI in Certification, No Jargon, No Judgement
4:45 PM - 5:30 PM
Cosmo I B
Assessment For Learning: Enhancing Student Achievement Through Continuous Feedback
4:45 PM - 5:30 PM
Eclissi IV
From Competition to Public Good: How “Yüksəliş" Redefines Leadership Assessment
4:45 PM - 5:30 PM
Cosmo I C
From Data to Decisions: Using Operational Metrics to Protect Quality and Trust in Digital Assessment
4:45 PM - 5:30 PM
Eclissi II + I
Governance Frameworks for Modern Assessments
4:45 PM - 5:30 PM
Cosmo I A
Grade Expectations & The QWK Fix: Scaling Human-Level AI Scoring from Formative to High-Stakes Exams
4:45 PM - 5:30 PM
Eclissi III
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Major Investigations in High Stakes Testing: Strategy, Execution & Case Study
8:30 AM - 9:15 AM
Cosmo I C
Same Goals, New Rules: How Are You Using AI to Adapt Your Assessment Program?
8:30 AM - 9:15 AM
Cosmo I A
The Test Centre of Tomorrow: Experience, Security, and Trust.
8:30 AM - 9:15 AM
Cosmo I B
This or That: Designing Inclusive Exam Experiences Through Real-World Delivery
8:30 AM - 9:15 AM
Eclissi IV
Candidate (mis)use of Ai to falsify or fabricate records: What Testing Organisations Need to Know
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
Eclissi IV
Challenges and Assessing the Effectiveness of Reasonable Adjustments in High-stakes Assessment
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
Cosmo I C
Testing for Equity: Global Perspectives on Gender, Assessment, and Opportunity
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
Cosmo I B
The Trust Chain: Connecting Assessment Integrity to Defensible Digital Credentials
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
Cosmo I A
Closing Panel: Building Assessment for Good: Equity, Inclusion, and the European Experience
11:15 AM - 12:30 PM
Cosmo II + III