Breakpoint 2026 Speaker Spotlight: Andrew Knight

Andrew Knight, Senior Director of Product Management at Cycle Labs, uniquely bridges the worlds of open-source advocacy and enterprise platform building, drawing insights from both to enhance software testing with AI. At Cycle Labs, he leverages open-source tools like Selenium WebDriver and draws inspiration from innovations in projects such as Playwright's AI tooling to integrate similar features into enterprise platforms. Knight's upcoming session at Breakpoint 2026, titled "Behavior-Driven Context Engineering," will explore how AI advancements make it possible to generate code and tests from well-constructed specifications, emphasizing the importance of context engineering in test automation. He highlights the significant shift AI tools bring to testing, transforming test creation from a manual process to one driven by context and AI automation. Knight also notes that a common mistake in managing complex infrastructures is treating them as tooling issues instead of systems issues, advocating for clear structural frameworks to manage dependencies and communication effectively. Outside work, he enjoys relaxing with his French bulldogs, working on classic cars, and playing video games, and he will be among several experts sharing practical insights at Breakpoint 2026.