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

Homebrew: How to Unite Developers, IT Administrators, and Security Professionals

Friday July 18, 2025 9:00am - 10:15am EDT

TBA 3

Join Workbrew's Brandon Valentine, a long-time Homebrew devotee and contributor, as he shows off the #1 Mac App Store for developers from the perspective of an IT admin. We'll discuss the fundamentals of Homebrew, and how embracing it can become an asset to IT and security - not a liability. It's already helping your developers be productive, but there are some surprising ways it can help your overall fleet management story beyond the developer community.

Speakers

Brandon Valentine

Technical Account Manager, Workbrew

Brandon Valentine began his career in 2000 as a systems administrator managing large-scale fleets, quickly becoming an active contributor to open source package managers. Over the years, he expanded his expertise to include Ruby development, consulting, and professional sales. A devoted... Read More →

John Britton

Co-Founder & CEO, Workbrew

John Britton is a developer, entrepreneur, and investor. As Co-Founder & CEO of Workbrew he‚Äôs on a mission to improve the way software is deployed and managed at organizations. He is an industry-leading expert in the realms of open source and developer-tools go-to market, and... Read More →

Friday July 18, 2025 9:00am - 10:15am EDT
TBA 3 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd, State College, PA 16803, USA

Deployment Toolbox Device Management Fundamental

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10:45am EDT

Preparing for the unexpected in K-12 Education

Friday July 18, 2025 10:45am - 12:00pm EDT

TBA 5

If there is anything we can plan for in schools, it's that quick pivots, rapid deployments and changes to environments are inevitable. This session will cover techniques to be successful for these situations.

Speakers

Randy Saeks

Network Manager, Glencoe School District 35

Randy is an Apple Distinguished Educator with over 20-years experience supporting Apple Technologies in K-12 education. With a technical background initially focused on system integration, he brings a unique viewpoint on how using a goal-focused approach can lead to successful partnerships... Read More →

Friday July 18, 2025 10:45am - 12:00pm EDT
TBA 5 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd, State College, PA 16803, USA

Career Deployment Device Management Fundamental

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10:45am EDT

Let’s Build Something with swiftDialog

Friday July 18, 2025 10:45am - 12:00pm EDT

TBA 3

For folks new to Mac management and/or haven’t added swiftDialog to their toolbox. In real time, we’ll build a message to appear to end users with AirDrop enabled for “Everyone”, learning many of the configuration options for swiftDialog along the way.

Speakers

Casey Scruggs

Endpoint Engineer, Western Kentucky University

I've worked at the same organization, Western Kentucky University, for nearly 20 years; first at the help desk for 10 years, then 4 years as an in-person tech, and currently in my fifth year as the Endpoint Engineer for non-lab org-owned Macs.

Friday July 18, 2025 10:45am - 12:00pm EDT
TBA 3 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd, State College, PA 16803, USA

Toolbox Device Management Fundamental

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Tags Toolbox, Device Management