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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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Wednesday, July 16
 

9:00am EDT

Navigating Mixed-Platform Classrooms in Higher Education: Challenges & Solutions
Wednesday July 16, 2025 9:00am - 10:15am EDT
TBA 5
Join us for a captivating workshop led by two History majors turned IT professionals, as they share their journey and provide an inside look at what it takes to manage nearly 300 classrooms.
Speakers
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Ted Akin

IT Support Specialist, Florida State University
Ted Akin has been part of the Classroom Support Group at Florida State University for the past eight years, serving as the team‚Äôs lead technician, supporting nearly 300 mixed-platform classrooms and over 800 computers. When not on the job, he enjoys spending time with his family... Read More →
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Martin Lippai

IT Support Specialist, Florida State University
Martin has been working at FSU for three years, before which he wore many other hats as a middle school teacher, Apple Store Genius Admin, and a few other things. He helps manage a fleet of about 350 Mac devices used in University Classrooms in both lab-style setups and as part of... Read More →
Wednesday July 16, 2025 9:00am - 10:15am EDT
TBA 5 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd, State College, PA 16803, USA
  Career   Deployment   Device Management   All Levels

10:45am EDT

Celebrating AutoPkg with a new Runner
Wednesday July 16, 2025 10:45am - 12:00pm EDT
TBA 4
The first official AutoPkg release was almost 12 years ago and the famed autopkg_tools.py was first released 8 years ago. I'm here to present a new runner to the landscape that is built from the ground up to support CI/CD pipelines, download caching, and it does it all faster than you thought possible.
Speakers
avatar for Scott Blake

Scott Blake

Senior Client Platform Engineer, Flywire
Scott is a longtime Apple Admin with over 20 years experience in IT. He is currently working for Flywire where he and the rest of the team manage a fleet of 1300 Apple devices across the globe. He spends most of his evenings enabling his kids to do great things in soccer, tennis... Read More →
Wednesday July 16, 2025 10:45am - 12:00pm EDT
TBA 4 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd, State College, PA 16803, USA
  Deployment   Toolbox   All Levels

10:45am EDT

Apple School Manager and Apple Business Manager Best Practices
Wednesday July 16, 2025 10:45am - 12:00pm EDT
TBA 1
From enrolling to federation, this session will provide best practices for your Apple School/Business Manager setup
Speakers
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Apple Education

Apple Education, Apple
Apple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, in Silicon Valley. It is best known for its consumer electronics, software, and services. Founded in 1976 as Apple Computer Company by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne, the... Read More →
Wednesday July 16, 2025 10:45am - 12:00pm EDT
TBA 1 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd, State College, PA 16803, USA
  Deployment   Device Management   Intermediate

10:45am EDT

One PreStage to Rule Them All: Secure macOS Deployment with Power Automate
Wednesday July 16, 2025 10:45am - 12:00pm EDT
TBA 2
Learn how the University of Nebraska leverages Power Automate and Jamf Setup Manager to securely streamline macOS deployments. This process dynamically sets the device name, assigns the correct Jamf site, and applies risk classification, all while maintaining a single PreStage for the entire university. By using unique keys and API calls, this method ensures security without exposing credentials.
Speakers
avatar for Quinn Harouff

Quinn Harouff

Security Engineer, University of Nebraska
Quinn is an Endpoint Security Engineer at the University of Nebraska, specializing in macOS security and automation tools. Passionate about making complex systems more approachable, Quinn has presented at PSU MacAdmins and the Jamf Nation User Conference (JNUC). She thrives on helping... Read More →
Wednesday July 16, 2025 10:45am - 12:00pm EDT
TBA 2 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd, State College, PA 16803, USA
  Deployment   Security   Toolbox   Device Management   Intermediate

10:45am EDT

Sponsor Session - Workbrew
Wednesday July 16, 2025 10:45am - 12:00pm EDT
TBA 6
A conference session by a conference sponsor.  Additional details coming soon.
Wednesday July 16, 2025 10:45am - 12:00pm EDT
TBA 6 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd, State College, PA 16803, USA
  Sponsor   Deployment   All Levels

1:30pm EDT

macOS 16: What You Need To Know
Wednesday July 16, 2025 1:30pm - 2:45pm EDT
TBA 1
Need the lowdown on what's up with the latest version of macOS? This session will be your guide into the new features and changes coming in macOS 16, and how they'll affect you and your users, and what you can do to prepare!
Speakers
avatar for Robert Hammen

Robert Hammen

Principal Mac Engineer
As a former IT manager, consultant, Apple Certified System Administrator, and Apple Certified Trainer, I've been managing Macs since before the days of OS X. After 5 years managing the tens of thousands of Apple devices at SpaceX, sending 58 iPads to orbit with astronauts and cosmonauts... Read More →
Wednesday July 16, 2025 1:30pm - 2:45pm EDT
TBA 1 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd, State College, PA 16803, USA
  Deployment   Device Management   All Levels

1:30pm EDT

Achieving End-to-End Phishing-Resistance with Entra ID Passkeys and Platform SSO
Wednesday July 16, 2025 1:30pm - 2:45pm EDT
TBA 2
Learn best practices, tips, and tricks for deploying strong, phishing-resistant authentication methods for iOS and macOS users. This session will cover the threats presented by remote phishing attacks and Microsoft's guidance for organizations to protect themselves from these threats. Guidance will include information on passkeys and Platform SSO deployment using Entra ID.
Speakers
avatar for Michael Epping

Michael Epping

Senior Product Manager
Michael Epping is a Senior Product Manager in the Entra ID Customer Experience team at Microsoft. As part of the customer experience team and his role is to accelerate the adoption of Identity features from Microsoft across enterprise customers. He's spoken at various industry events... Read More →
Wednesday July 16, 2025 1:30pm - 2:45pm EDT
TBA 2 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd, State College, PA 16803, USA
  Deployment   Security   All Levels

1:30pm EDT

swiftDialog for Overworked Mac Admins
Wednesday July 16, 2025 1:30pm - 2:45pm EDT
TBA 4
You've used swiftDialog-based projects like Nudge, or erase-install, or Setup-Your-Mac. You'd like to use similar notification or action windows for your user-facing scripts, and you have no idea where to start! Come and see my approach to using swiftDialog for my scripts, as a person with no particular scripting expertise. Beginner and intermediate admins should get something useful here; advanced scripters, probably not.
Speakers
avatar for Beth Johnson

Beth Johnson

Endpoint Architect & Desktop Systems Administrator, Cat Herder
I came to tech support and computer administration after a career as a postpartum doula and childbirth educator. (When you think about it, they're not that different.) Now I work in higher education, where I architect our workstation management, as well as administer the applications... Read More →
Wednesday July 16, 2025 1:30pm - 2:45pm EDT
TBA 4 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd, State College, PA 16803, USA
  Deployment   Toolbox   All Levels

1:30pm EDT

Sponsor Session - Alectrona LLC
Wednesday July 16, 2025 1:30pm - 2:45pm EDT
TBA 6
A conference session by a conference sponsor.  Additional details coming soon.
Wednesday July 16, 2025 1:30pm - 2:45pm EDT
TBA 6 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd, State College, PA 16803, USA
  Sponsor   Deployment   Intermediate

3:15pm EDT

Master Macs with Intune (a sequel to Managing Macs with Intune)
Wednesday July 16, 2025 3:15pm - 4:30pm EDT
TBA 1
As a follow-up to last year’s introduction on Managing Macs with Intune, join us to review new updates from Intune, new third-party tools, and how to successfully manage Macs in Intune. Microsoft Intune continues to be the hot topic for managing Macs due to cost savings, a single pane of glass, as well as its overall improvements as an MDM to manage Macs.
Speakers
avatar for Andrew Myers

Andrew Myers

Client Platform Engineer, Alectrona
Andrew is a seasoned Mac Admin working within multiple MDMs, open-sourced MacAdmin tools, and just getting Macs into organizations. Before Alectrona, worked in higher education for over 10+ years.
avatar for Sam Gibbs

Sam Gibbs

Client Platform Engineer, Alectrona
Sam is an Apple Client Platform Engineer at Alectrona, providing Mac and Jamf support for clients and partners. Prior to joining Alectrona, Sam spent 10+ years wrangling Macs in higher ed.
Wednesday July 16, 2025 3:15pm - 4:30pm EDT
TBA 1 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd, State College, PA 16803, USA
  Deployment   Device Management   All Levels

3:15pm EDT

Create AutoPkg recipes for Mac/Win/Linux from scratch
Wednesday July 16, 2025 3:15pm - 4:30pm EDT
TBA 3
Learn how to create AutoPkg recipes for MacOS, Windows, and Linux from scratch. AutoPkg can be used to automate the distribution of software updates from vendor websites to your distribution tool of choice, saving many hours a week. It is recommended to be comfortable on the command line, but previous knowledge of AutoPkg is not strictly required. AutoPkg itself is written in Python, but writing python code is not required to write recipes.
Speakers
avatar for James Stewart

James Stewart

DevOps Automation Lead, BigFix
Systems Administrator, Software Developer, BigFix Expert
Wednesday July 16, 2025 3:15pm - 4:30pm EDT
TBA 3 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd, State College, PA 16803, USA
  Development   Deployment   Toolbox   Intermediate
 
Thursday, July 17
 

9:00am EDT

Just Another JAMF Dashboard - Stay Organized & Keep Stakeholders In the Loop
Thursday July 17, 2025 9:00am - 9:45am EDT
TBA 1
I was tasked with deploying JAMF for our Loaner Fleet as an initial proof of concept before a wider staff enrollment. I created this dashboard to keep myself organized during planning, development and launch phases. This quickly became an indispensable tool for my workflows and an efficient way to share the current state of the environment, both with my own team and other stakeholders. I will explain its features, give a live demo, and will provide a free link to a template for public use.
Speakers
avatar for Marc Helou

Marc Helou

Workstation & AV Support Engineer II, Computing Sciences Area, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
I'm a hardware technician and systems administrator with over 14 years experience working in IT. My experience spans across a variety of industries including retail, educational, design & advertising, tech start-up, fin-tech, venture capital, medical, and governmental organizations... Read More →
Thursday July 17, 2025 9:00am - 9:45am EDT
TBA 1 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd, State College, PA 16803, USA
  Deployment   Toolbox   Device Management   All Levels

9:00am EDT

Making Macs Feel Like Macs: User-Centric IT Management
Thursday July 17, 2025 9:00am - 9:45am EDT
TBA 4
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
avatar for Nakib Mashrur

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
TBA 4 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd, State College, PA 16803, USA
  Deployment   Toolbox   Intermediate

9:00am EDT

From Mac to Windows: Expanding AutoPkg’s Reach
Thursday July 17, 2025 9:00am - 9:45am EDT
TBA 5
Cloud powered sorcery unifies macOS and Windows package distribution with Autopkg
Speakers
avatar for Shoolin Saini

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 →
avatar for Michael Kearns

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 →
avatar for Albert Koch

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 →
Thursday July 17, 2025 9:00am - 9:45am EDT
TBA 5 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd, State College, PA 16803, USA
  Development   Deployment   Device Management   Intermediate

9:00am EDT

Dynamically Scaling macOS: How, When, and Why
Thursday July 17, 2025 9:00am - 9:45am EDT
TBA 2
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
avatar for Dave Siederer

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
TBA 2 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd, State College, PA 16803, USA
  Development   Deployment   Security   Device Management   Intermediate

10:00am EDT

Working with Platform SSO
Thursday July 17, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
TBA 1
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.
Speakers
avatar for Christopher Scalise

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
TBA 1 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd, State College, PA 16803, USA
  Deployment   Device Management   Intermediate

10:00am EDT

Understanding Compliance Benchmarks
Thursday July 17, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
TBA 2
Compliance Benchmarks in Jamf Pro – the game-changer for security and compliance! Effortlessly define, audit, and enforce compliance standards across iOS, iPadOS, and macOS, ensuring your organization stays secure and aligned with industry best practices—all with the power and simplicity of Jamf Pro.
Speakers
avatar for Tyler Aird

Tyler Aird

Senior Customer Success Engineer @ Jamf, Jamf
Tyler, a Senior Customer Success Engineer at Jamf, has a deep passion for technology and security. With five years at Jamf‚ including two in Technical Support‚ he's a subject matter expert in Jamf Security Cloud, Jamf Protect, and Jamf Executive Threat Protection. He plays a key... Read More →
avatar for Hector Alcala

Hector Alcala

Senior Professional Services Engineer, JAMF
Hector has 15+ years of experience in Apple software, hardware, and device management, supporting organizations, schools, and government entities. Before joining Jamf, he was a partner delivering professional services and teaching Jamf courses. He has collaborated with Apple as a... Read More →
Thursday July 17, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
TBA 2 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd, State College, PA 16803, USA
  Deployment   Security   Toolbox   All Levels

10:00am EDT

Virtualization in IT and Education: Latest and Best Practices
Thursday July 17, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
TBA 4
How to enable employees and students with different OS on Mac devices while maintaining security and compliance. This session will cover the latest advancements in deployment and management of virtual machines on Mac devices at scale in both educational and corporate environments.
Speakers
avatar for Luba Kulakova

Luba Kulakova

Senior Product Manager, Parallels Desktop B2B segment
Liubov leads the B2B segment for the Parallels Desktop. She works closely with Mac admins in corporate and educational sectors to understand their challenges and improve VM management at scale. With over six years of experience in managing virtualization products, Liubov combines... Read More →
Thursday July 17, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
TBA 4 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd, State College, PA 16803, USA
  Deployment   Toolbox   All Levels

10:00am EDT

Accessibility is For Everyone
Thursday July 17, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
TBA 3
Accessibility tools are for everyone. This session will explore some of the more hidden tools and accessibility options in Apple's operating systems -- macOS, iPadOS/iPhoneOS, and VisionOS.
Speakers
avatar for Damien Barrett

Damien Barrett

Mac Platform Engineer, F500 Company
Damien has been supporting Macs for more than 25 years in corporate, small business, and education environments. He currently works as the Apple Platform expert at at Fortune 500 company.
Thursday July 17, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
TBA 3 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd, State College, PA 16803, USA
  Deployment   Toolbox   Fundamental

10:00am EDT

Sponsor Session - Console
Thursday July 17, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
TBA 6
A conference session by a conference sponsor.  Additional details coming soon.
Thursday July 17, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
TBA 6 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd, State College, PA 16803, USA
  Sponsor   All Levels   Deployment

11:15am EDT

Bring Your Own IdP to ABM
Thursday July 17, 2025 11:15am - 12:00pm EDT
TBA 2
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
avatar for Nicholas Larson

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
TBA 2 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd, State College, PA 16803, USA
  Deployment   Security   Intermediate

11:15am EDT

AppleScript In All the Wrong Places
Thursday July 17, 2025 11:15am - 12:00pm EDT
TBA 3
So, I use AppleScript. Probably overuse it, to be honest. And, likely, I use it wrong. To me, it's like a Swiss Army hammer that can clobber any situation that needs automation. I'll share my journey from making a button to detecting them in the UI. Come hear about how I love and misuse this weird, old language, integrating all sorts of other code and API calls into my scripts, and the (hopefully well-commented) trail I've left through my career.
Speakers
avatar for Dave Siederer

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 11:15am - 12:00pm EDT
TBA 3 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd, State College, PA 16803, USA
  Development   Deployment   Toolbox   Advanced

1:15pm EDT

The Day After - Post-Installation Visibility Through Scripting
Thursday July 17, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm EDT
TBA 1
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
avatar for Ross Matsuda

Ross Matsuda

Apple Systems Engineer, Ntiva
Ross Matsuda is an Apple Systems Engineer in the MSP space, where he manages a fleet of thousands of Apple devices across hundreds of organizations in dozens of industries. He also authors a technology blog focusing on the Apple platform, Sudoade. He has worked in the Apple ecosystem... Read More →
Thursday July 17, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm EDT
TBA 1 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd, State College, PA 16803, USA
  Deployment   Device Management   Intermediate

1:15pm EDT

Mac malware and the problems of Mac "Vista"
Thursday July 17, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm EDT
TBA 2
Learn about the current state of Mac malware, and about how the Windows Vista-like behavior of modern macOS can actually hurt your security. Also learn how to navigate the convoluted process of deploying security software with the fewest hassles.
Speakers
avatar for Thomas Reed

Thomas Reed

Staff Product Manager for Mac EDR, Huntress
Thomas has been working in Mac security for more than a decade, and had a Mac before it was cool to have a Mac. He's also a very serious amateur photographer, specializing mostly in wildlife.
Thursday July 17, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm EDT
TBA 2 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd, State College, PA 16803, USA
  Deployment   Security   All Levels

2:50pm EDT

Wouldn’t it be great if you could refresh a mobile device… in a single tap?
Thursday July 17, 2025 2:50pm - 3:50pm EDT
TBA 1
Wouldn’t it be great if you could refresh a mobile device… in a single tap?
Speakers
avatar for Adam Derrick

Adam Derrick

Apple macOS and iOS Professional, Jamf
Hi there! I started using a Mac while in school back in the early 90s. I have always had an interest in Apple devices since. Currently I am a solutions engineer focused on Healthcare and Life Sciences at Jamf! I've spent the last 15 years wearing many hats supporting Apple devices... Read More →
Thursday July 17, 2025 2:50pm - 3:50pm EDT
TBA 1 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd, State College, PA 16803, USA
  Deployment   Toolbox   Device Management   All Levels

4:15pm EDT

A Brief History of Password Syncing
Thursday July 17, 2025 4:15pm - 5:15pm EDT
TBA 2
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
avatar for Greg Neagle

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
TBA 2 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd, State College, PA 16803, USA
  Deployment   Security   Toolbox   Device Management   Intermediate

4:15pm EDT

Rocketman Command Center: A Utility for Jamf Pro
Thursday July 17, 2025 4:15pm - 5:15pm EDT
TBA 4
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
avatar for Christopher Schasse

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 →
avatar for Patrick Blackmore

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
TBA 4 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd, State College, PA 16803, USA
  Deployment   Toolbox   Intermediate
 
Friday, July 18
 

9:00am EDT

Deep Dive Into Declarative OS Updates and Upgrades
Friday July 18, 2025 9:00am - 10:15am EDT
TBA 1
Dive deep into the logging, MDM commands, and Declarations for OS Updates on Apple devices. Learn how they are initiated and run via MDM commands, and now Declarations. Know the details of Enforcement Specific and the now Global Settings Declarations. Decipher the new Machine Learning for updates introduced at WWDC 2024. Decode the logging and Declarations device side, and how regardless of MDM vendor they act. Leave knowing you can use OS Updates fully and provide feedback to Apple and MDMs.
Speakers
avatar for Bryce Carlson

Bryce Carlson

Senior Product Manager, Addigy
After my family's iMac G4 in 2002 changed the course of my life to focus on Mac management I have worked for K-12 and Higher Education organizations in macOS and iOS deployment, and evolved that into directly working in the MDM sector. First, at Jamf in 2016 and now Addigy since... Read More →
Friday July 18, 2025 9:00am - 10:15am EDT
TBA 1 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd, State College, PA 16803, USA
  Deployment   Device Management   Intermediate

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
avatar for Brandon Valentine

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 →
avatar for John Britton

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

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
avatar for Randy Saeks

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

10:45am EDT

Automate all the things - fully automated OS and App patching
Friday July 18, 2025 10:45am - 12:00pm EDT
TBA 2
A presentation on how we automate patch management for both applications and operating systems at Mollie, using open-source tools like AutoPkg, Munki, munki-promoter, and nudge-auto-updater.
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Jacob Burley

Staff Engineer, Mollie
Currently Staff Engineer at Mollie, I started managing Macs (like almost everyone else) at a local university. There, I was introduced to the concept of devops, and developed an interest in automating as much as I could regarding device management.In my free time, I love going for... Read More →
Friday July 18, 2025 10:45am - 12:00pm EDT
TBA 2 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd, State College, PA 16803, USA
  Deployment   Security   Device Management   Intermediate
 
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