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VS Live 2022 Redmond - How to Implement Developer-optimized Application Security

Speaking Engagements

Event	Location	Dates	Session(s)
Microsoft Ignite	San Francisco, CA	Nov 19-21, 2025	- How to secure your CI/CD process against attackers with GitHub - The Power of GitHub Copilot in VS Code (lab)
Techorama	Utrecht, Netherlands	Oct 27-29, 2025	- Fortifying your Workflows: Battle-Tested Security Strategies for Hardening GitHub Actions - Supercharging GitHub Copilot: From Custom Instructions to Model Context Protocol - Techorama TV: Topic DevOps (panel) (video)
GitHub Universe	San Francisco, CA	Oct 29-30, 2024	- Workshop: Securing your code with GitHub Advanced Security - GitHub Expert Center
VS Live	Chicago, IL	Apr 29- May 3, 2024	- Organizational Best Practices for Adopting GitHub Actions - Pimping your GitHub Codespace
Techorama	Utrecht, Netherlands	Oct 9-11, 2023	- A Day in the Life of a Developer Using GitHub - Implementing Developer-focused Application Security - Organizational best practices for adopting GitHub Actions
VS Live	San Diego, CA	Aug 7-11, 2023	- Fast Focus: Pimping Your GitHub Codespace - How to Implement Developer-optimized Application Security - Creating Reusable CI/CD with Azure DevOps Pipeline Templating
GitHub Universe	San Francisco, CA	Nov 9-10, 2022	- Workshop: Build a web app with Codespaces and deploy it to Microsoft Azure with GitHub - #AskGitHub Booth
VS Live	San Diego, CA	Sept 25-29, 2022	- Hands-on Lab: Build a Secure, Cloud Application in a Day with GitHub (co-facilitator) - How to Implement Developer-optimized Application Security
VS Live	Redmond, WA	Aug 8-12, 2022	- Hands-on Lab: Build a Secure, Cloud Application in a Day with GitHub (co-facilitator) - How to Implement Developer-optimized Application Security
VS Live	Austin, TX	Jun 13-17, 2022	- Hands-on Lab: Build a Secure, Cloud Application in a Day with GitHub (co-facilitator) - How to Implement Developer-optimized Application Security (co-presenter) - Keynote: GitHub – Have Another Look (co-presenter)