2026 (Ongoing) Speaking Recap

2026 is already shaping up to be an amazing year for speaking in the Microsoft security community! The level of engagement, collaboration, and passion is honestly unmatched. Every session has sparked thoughtful conversations, new perspectives, and a genuine willingness from people to share what’s working (and what’s not) in the real world.

Please note that this list will be updated throughout 2026.

Direct links to speaking engagements:

Excel Exciting User Group

On February 17, 2026 I presented to a large and international subscriber base of 15,000 people from around the globe at an Excel Exciting user group meetup. In this session, we explored the real-world risks of handling data in Excel and Power BI and I provided practical steps to protect it, empowering users to securely create, share, and use data while enabling trust, collaboration, and responsible AI use. Audience members included Excel and Power BI end users as well as IT administrators.

Session Recording

The Agent Showdown Webinar

On March 5, 2026 I joined Jared Matfess to deliver an online webinar providing a technical deep dive into how to scale governance as organizations integrate agents into core business strategies with tools such as Microsoft’s Agent 365. Audience members included business leaders and IT administrators.

Event Page

Session Recording