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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

The State of Identity on Apple devices
Wednesday July 16, 2025 9:00am - 10:15am EDT
Deans Hall 2
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Over the past few years, Apple has been steadily integrating “identity” deeper and deeper into its operating systems. In this session, we’ll explore how user and device identities alike are transforming user experiences while radically improving security outcomes for organizations large and small.
Speakers
MV
Wednesday July 16, 2025 9:00am - 10:15am EDT
Deans Hall 2 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd, State College, PA 16803, USA
  Security   Device Management   All Levels

10:45am EDT

One PreStage to Rule Them All: Secure macOS Deployment with Power Automate
Wednesday July 16, 2025 10:45am - 12:00pm EDT
208
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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
208 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd, State College, PA 16803, USA
  Deployment   Security   Toolbox   Device Management   Intermediate

10:45am EDT

Workbrew: How to Say Yes To Homebrew
Wednesday July 16, 2025 10:45am - 12:00pm EDT
205
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Your developers want access to Homebrew, but your security team are asking tough questions. Say yes to developers by leveraging Workbrew to provide all the missing security controls around Homebrew and impress your security team in the process. We’ll go over what the challenges with Homebrew are, and how Workbrew can solve them so that you can let developers use Homebrew with confidence.
Speakers
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 →
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 →
Wednesday July 16, 2025 10:45am - 12:00pm EDT
205 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd, State College, PA 16803, USA
  Development   Security   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
208
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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
208 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd, State College, PA 16803, USA
  Deployment   Security   All Levels

3:15pm EDT

Apple Platform Security
Wednesday July 16, 2025 3:15pm - 4:30pm EDT
Deans Hall 1
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Apple devices are secure by design, helping IT admins monitor and protect devices without needing to disable core features. Join this session for foundational learning on Apple Platform Security and management capabilities, and how they work together to elevate both the user experience and the needs of enterprise IT. This session is recommended for IT admins who are getting started with Apple.

Note: This session will not be recorded.
Speakers
AA
Wednesday July 16, 2025 3:15pm - 4:30pm EDT
Deans Hall 1 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd, State College, PA 16803, USA
  Security   Fundamental

3:15pm EDT

Sponsor Session - Risotto
Wednesday July 16, 2025 3:15pm - 4:30pm EDT
205
A conference session by a conference sponsor.  Additional details coming soon.
Wednesday July 16, 2025 3:15pm - 4:30pm EDT
205 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd, State College, PA 16803, USA
  Sponsor   Security   All Levels
 
Thursday, July 17
 

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

10:00am EDT

Understanding Compliance Benchmarks
Thursday July 17, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Deans Hall 2
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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 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 →
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 →
Thursday July 17, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Deans Hall 2 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd, State College, PA 16803, USA
  Deployment   Security   Toolbox   All Levels

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

1:15pm EDT

Mac malware and the problems of Mac "Vista"
Thursday July 17, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm EDT
Deans Hall 2
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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 of Mac EDR, Huntress
Thomas is the product manager for Mac EDR at Huntress. He had a Mac before it was cool to have a Mac, and is a photographer in his spare time.
Thursday July 17, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm EDT
Deans Hall 2 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd, State College, PA 16803, USA
  Deployment   Security   All Levels

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
avatar for Kevin White

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

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
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
Deans Hall 2 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd, State College, PA 16803, USA
  Deployment   Security   Toolbox   Device Management   Intermediate
 
Friday, July 18
 

9:00am EDT

LAPS That Just Works: Catalyst + Intune
Friday July 18, 2025 9:00am - 10:15am EDT
206
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Presenting Catalyst, a new open-source LAPS implementation meant to make rotating and viewing local admin passwords on Macs easier. Built on an Azure Functions backend, this solution allows admins to view saved passwords in an easy to use web portal instead of digging through Intune Custom Attributes. Native integration with Azure KeyVault allows admins to get previous passwords, ensuring you always have the tools to access your deployed machines. Presentation includes solution details and demo.
Speakers
avatar for Henry Kon

Henry Kon

Endpoint Systems Architect, SAS Institute
Intune Endpoint Administrator, cloud architect and in-house client management developer at SAS. Experienced in cloud-native and on-premise technologies alike with a focus on the Azure platform and Microsoft Intune. Open-source advocate and burgeoning OSS contributor. Find me on LinkedIn... Read More →
Friday July 18, 2025 9:00am - 10:15am EDT
206 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd, State College, PA 16803, USA
  Security   Device Management   All Levels

10:45am EDT

Automate all the things - fully automated OS and App patching
Friday July 18, 2025 10:45am - 12:00pm EDT
Deans Hall 1
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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.
Speakers
avatar for Jacob Burley

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

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