MacAdmins Conference 2025: Full Schedule

The MacAdmins Conference is the premier East Coast conference for anyone who deploys and manages devices in the Apple ecosystem. Over the last 15 years we featured hundreds of sessions and many workshops with top notch speakers in the MacAdmins community. MacAdmins offers an incredible level of expertise, value, entertainment, and a great opportunity to network with your fellow admins!

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9:00am EDT

Making Macs Feel Like Macs: User-Centric IT Management

Thursday July 17, 2025 9:00am - 9:45am EDT

Deans Hall 1

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The session should progress by highlighting our 10,000-foot journey to modernization in our environment. Where we've added automation, we've also added user interactions. We were looking to strike a balance in Mac management for devices used by developers. Specifically we've like to highlight our use of Swift Dialog as our primary user-interaction tool.

Speakers

Nakib Mashrur

MacOS Systems Engineer

I am junior admin/engineer beginning my journey with Mac Platform Engineering. Learning how to navigate the space, but infinitely curious.

Thursday July 17, 2025 9:00am - 9:45am EDT
Deans Hall 1 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd, State College, PA 16803, USA

Deployment Toolbox Intermediate

Feedback Link https://bit.ly/psumac25-893022
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9:00am EDT

From Mac to Windows: Expanding AutoPkg’s Reach

Thursday July 17, 2025 9:00am - 9:45am EDT

208

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Cloud powered sorcery unifies macOS and Windows package distribution with Autopkg

Speakers

Albert Koch

Client Platform Engineering, Yelp

I am a Software Engineer working out of Alameda CA and love solving problems at scale and designing tools and processes to automate resolutions. I've worked at Yelp for 12 years supporting both Mac and Windows devices, and all the services and toolsets in between that keep them secure... Read More →

Michael Kearns

Client Platform Engineering, Systems Engineer, Yelp

I'm a native Washingtonian who still lives in the city and has been working at Yelp for the past 7 years. Outside of work I love to read long science fiction novels, go on hikes, visit national parks, and take our two miniature longhaired Dachshunds on as long of walks as they pe... Read More →

Shoolin Saini

Software Engineer for CPE, Yelp

I'm a Software Engineer on the Client Platform Engineering (CPE) team at Yelp, where I build reliable, scalable platform solutions with a focus on Windows systems. My journey began in the VFX industry, where I developed a strong foundation in infrastructure and systems architecture... Read More →

Thursday July 17, 2025 9:00am - 9:45am EDT
208 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd, State College, PA 16803, USA

Development Deployment Device Management Intermediate

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9:00am EDT

Dynamically Scaling macOS: How, When, and Why

Thursday July 17, 2025 9:00am - 9:45am EDT

207

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Dive into what it takes to get access to a Mac from anywhere at any time. Learn the differences between physical, virtual, and cloud Macs like Amazon EC2 Mac, how to best manage them with tools like Jamf, Kandji, or Addigy, and how to access remotely with apps like HP Anyware and Citrix VDA. Learn best practices around automation to dynamically scale your macOS fleet, integrating directly into development pipelines to seamlessly build, test, sign, and publish Apple apps.

Speakers

Dave Siederer

Specialist Solutions Architect, EC2 Mac, AWS

Dave Siederer has been a force in the Apple world for over two decades. These days, he's with AWS, specializing in Amazon's EC2 Mac instances. Prior to that, he led SHI's Apple technical practice for 12 years, creating ZeroTouch to automate iOS deployment. Dave lives in Central NJ... Read More →

Thursday July 17, 2025 9:00am - 9:45am EDT
207 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd, State College, PA 16803, USA

Development Deployment Security Device Management Intermediate

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10:00am EDT

Working with Platform SSO

Thursday July 17, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT

Deans Hall 1

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Platform SSO is still in Public Preview, but it’s working great in real-world scenarios. Regardless of the MDM solution, the Profile works the same way: it makes it easy for users to sign in, change their password, or even start using Passkeys.

Note: This session will not be recorded.

Speakers

Christopher Scalise
ReSources, Mac Systems Administrator, PublicisGroupe
I've been a Systems Administrator for over ten years, working in both Higher Education and Business. I've also worked at Apple Inc as a Lead Genius at multiple Apple Retail Stores for almost 10 years. I have a Degree in Photography, and spent 9 years as an Editorial Photographer and... Read More →

Thursday July 17, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Deans Hall 1 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd, State College, PA 16803, USA

Deployment Device Management Intermediate

Feedback Link https://bit.ly/psumac25-867995

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11:15am EDT

Bring Your Own IdP to ABM

Thursday July 17, 2025 11:15am - 12:00pm EDT

207

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Apple recently added a feature in Apple Business Manager (ABM) that allows you to federate with a custom IdP in addition to previously available Microsoft Entra ID and Google Workspace options. We will walk through everything in the process including initial planning & discovery, custom IdP configuration, security considerations, migrating mission critical services like developer accounts & APNs, reclaiming accounts, and living with Managed Apple Accounts (MAAs) in 2025.

Speakers

Nicholas Larson
Sr. Client Platform Engineer, Okta
Nick has managed hundreds of thousands of endpoints across macOS, iOS, and Windows over the past 12 years. He has a passion for building solutions that are security-forward while also keeping the end user experience front of mind and reducing friction. In his free time, he enjoys... Read More →

Thursday July 17, 2025 11:15am - 12:00pm EDT
207 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd, State College, PA 16803, USA

Deployment Security Intermediate

Feedback Link https://bit.ly/psumac25-894342

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11:15am EDT

WiFi troubleshooting from your Mac

Thursday July 17, 2025 11:15am - 12:00pm EDT

Deans Hall 2

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In this hands-on session, discover how to diagnose and resolve common wireless issues using tools like WiFi Explorer, Airtool, and Wireshark. You’ll leave empowered to confidently diagnose common wireless issues even if you are a beginner.

Speakers

Jeff Forrest
IT Director, New Life Church, Colorado Springs
With over 25 years of IT experience in large Fortune 500 companies as well as non-profits, Jeff Forrest has brought solutions and education to clients in a way that is easy to understand. Jeff fell in love with with a G4 Macintosh because he could edit video and also administer an... Read More →

Thursday July 17, 2025 11:15am - 12:00pm EDT
Deans Hall 2 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd, State College, PA 16803, USA

Toolbox Intermediate

Feedback Link https://bit.ly/psumac25-849191

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1:15pm EDT

The Day After - Post-Installation Visibility Through Scripting

Thursday July 17, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm EDT

Deans Hall 1

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Managing an application is more than just installation and patching. Let's look at common ways to track, diagnose, and learn about the status of apps you've deployed. We're proud of you for pushing that app to the fleet, but don't forget that you're responsible for what you deployed yesterday.

Speakers

Ross Matsuda
Apple Systems Engineer, Ntiva
Ross Matsuda is an Apple Systems Engineer in the MSP space with 15 years of experience in the Apple ecosystem. His work with clients in dozens of industries, along with his time spent as a stage director, lends him a unique perspective in developing user-experience-focused support... Read More →

Thursday July 17, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm EDT
Deans Hall 1 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd, State College, PA 16803, USA

Deployment Device Management Intermediate

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1:15pm EDT

AutoAutoPkg - Manage your AutoPkg with GitHub Actions

Thursday July 17, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm EDT

206

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Have you ever wanted to run AutoPkg in GitHub? Well, this is the session for you! We’ll go through the basics of GitHub Actions, we’ll use Jon Crain’s Autopkg_tools.py to run AutoPkg, and Gusto’s autopromote to promote items through our Munki repo. If that sounds fun to you, you’re at the right conference, and this is the right session for you!

Speakers

Adam Anklewicz
Manager, IT Endpoint Engineering, Thumbtack
Adam is part of the IT team at Thumbtack. He's manages a fleet of macOS, Chrome OS, Windows, and Linux devices. Adam helps organize meetups for Toronto Mac Admins. He lives and works in Whitestone, Ontario with his wife and cat.

Thursday July 17, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm EDT
206 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd, State College, PA 16803, USA

Development Device Management Intermediate

Feedback Link https://bit.ly/psumac25-887206

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1:15pm EDT

Sponsor Session 🎁 📎

Thursday July 17, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm EDT

205

A 75 minute conference session by a conference sponsor

This is a template schedule, this is not the actual schedule for 2025

Thursday July 17, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm EDT
205 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd, State College, PA 16803, USA

Sponsor Intermediate

2:50pm EDT

S.U.P.E.R.M.A.N. Optimizes the macOS Update Experience

Thursday July 17, 2025 2:50pm - 3:50pm EDT

Deans Hall 2

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S.U.P.E.R.M.A.N. (or just super) is an open-source script that provides administrators with a comprehensive solution to encourage and enforce macOS minor updates, macOS major upgrades, Jamf Pro Policies, or enforced system restarts. This session will demonstrate how to best leverage the super workflow to keep your Mac fleet up to date.

Speakers

Kevin White
Instigator, Macjutsu
Kevin M. White has dedicated his career to mastering Apple technologies so he can share them with the world. Through his company, Macjutsu, Kevin provides professional consulting for Apple's education and enterprise customers. Kevin also develops open source software focusing on automation... Read More →

Thursday July 17, 2025 2:50pm - 3:50pm EDT
Deans Hall 2 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd, State College, PA 16803, USA

Security Device Management Intermediate

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4:15pm EDT

A Brief History of Password Syncing

Thursday July 17, 2025 4:15pm - 5:15pm EDT

Deans Hall 2

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A look at the history and evolution of centralized accounts and password syncing, starting with NIS and NetInfo, moving to LDAP and Active Directory, passing through Mobile Accounts, continuing with cloud identity providers, and winding up with Apple's PlatformSSO. Along the way we'll encounter problems, solutions, and tradeoffs. We'll look at tools from both Apple and third-parties to help with some of this.

Speakers

Greg Neagle
Staff Systems Engineer, Walt Disney Animation Studios
Greg has been deploying and managing macOS machines for over two decades at Walt Disney Animation Studios, a studio with a long history of family entertainment reaching back to "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" and forward to our latest film, "Moana 2". Greg is the creator and lead... Read More →

Thursday July 17, 2025 4:15pm - 5:15pm EDT
Deans Hall 2 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd, State College, PA 16803, USA

Deployment Security Toolbox Device Management Intermediate

Feedback Link https://bit.ly/psumac25-888637

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4:15pm EDT

Rocketman Command Center: A Utility for Jamf Pro

Thursday July 17, 2025 4:15pm - 5:15pm EDT

Deans Hall 1

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Discover how Rocketman Command Center (RCC) transforms Jamf Pro macOS management by consolidating best practices and automating common Jamf Pro workflows into one free, modular toolkit.

Speakers

Christopher Schasse
Owner & Lead Engineer, Rocketman Tech
Christopher has been managing Jamf Pro servers since 2015. He started on the Pro Services team and Jamf delivering Jumpstarts (now called Service Engagements) and in 2017 he started Rocketman Tech, with a mission to help companies succeed with Jamf. Since that time, he has helped... Read More →

Patrick Blackmore
Director of Product & Development, Rocketman Tech
Patrick Blackmore is the Director of Product & Development at Rocketman Tech, where he leads the development of tools that streamline Jamf Pro workflows. With a focus on product strategy and user-driven solutions, he works closely with engineering teams to deliver efficient, scalable... Read More →

Thursday July 17, 2025 4:15pm - 5:15pm EDT
Deans Hall 1 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd, State College, PA 16803, USA

Deployment Toolbox Intermediate

Feedback Link https://bit.ly/psumac25-894141

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4:15pm EDT

Managing macOS with Intune and Lessons Learned

Thursday July 17, 2025 4:15pm - 5:15pm EDT

208

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This session will cover how to manage Macs using Intune and share valuable lessons learned from working with customers. Topics will include enrollment, policy assignment, configuration, apps, and scripts.

Speakers

Chris Kunze
CAT PM - Intune, Microsoft
Chris's first laptop was a PowerBook 520, purchased in 1994 for $2,270. While he has not always used a mac, he has recently been involved in managing macs with Intune, helping customers manage their devices and collecting feedback on the experience. Chris has worked for Microsoft... Read More →

Thursday July 17, 2025 4:15pm - 5:15pm EDT
208 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd, State College, PA 16803, USA

Device Management Intermediate

Feedback Link https://bit.ly/psumac25-888019

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