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TechMentor & CyberSecurity Live! @Microsoft HQ 2026

TechMentor & Cybersecurity Live! @ Microsoft HQ brings together IT managers, administrators, engineers, and security professionals for advanced training, hands-on sessions, and real-world insights across the Microsoft IT stack and the cybersecurity landscape. Attendees gain skills in PowerShell, collaboration, Azure, Active Directory, Zero Trust frameworks,…

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17Speakers
4Sponsors
2Exhibitors
3Sessions
13Companies · in total

Speakers

Programmed at TechMentor, in alphabetical order.

Aabha Thipsay
Principal Program Manager · Microsoft
Aidan Finn
MD, Consultant, Trainer · Cloud Mechanix
Artem Pronichkin
Senior Program Manager · Microsoft
Dashmeet Kaur Ajmani
Security Software Engineer · Microsoft
Dave Kawula
Principal Consultant · TriCon Elite Consulting
Jason Helmick
Program Manager, PowerShell team · Microsoft
John O'Neill Sr.
Chief Innovation Officer · Azure Innovators
Louis Mastelinck
Security consultant | MVP
Michael Howard
Senior Director Red Team Engagement · Microsoft
Myron Helgering
Solution Lead Security · Pink Elephant
Pavan Reddy
Principal Developer · Automata LLC
Rob Hindman
Senior Program Manager · Microsoft
Rod Trent
Sami Laiho
Chief Research Officer · Adminize
Sean Wheeler
Principal Content Developer – PowerShell · Microsoft
Stephen A. Rose
Tatu Seppälä
Security Architect · Sulava

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

SummitPlatinum
PDQGold
RobopackGold
MicrosoftEvent Partner

Agenda

Selected from 3 sessions.

  • 08/04/2026 11:15am - 12:15pm

    TechMentor X Cybersecurity Live! Keynote: Windows Server Futures

    This keynote will outline the strategic priorities and major investment areas shaping the next release of Windows Server, including advancements in security, hybrid cloud integrati…

  • 08/05/2026 11:15am - 12:15pm

    Cyber Live! Panel - AI Changed the Battlefield: What Defenders Must Rethink in 2026

    Expect candid discussion, real-world observations, and practical insights on how to evolve from reactive defense to AI-augmented resilience.

  • 08/05/2026 11:15am - 12:15pm

    TechMentor Panel - AI in the Enterprise: Governance, Risk, and the IT Pro’s New Headache

    AI adoption inside enterprises is happening faster than policy, governance, and security models can keep up. We’ll separate hype from operational reality and discuss what controls …

Company intelligence

What does it mean when 13 companies show up, and 1 bet on three roles at once?

Thirteen companies. one are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
1All threespeak · spons · exh
3Sponsoringsponsor only
2Exhibitingexhibitor only
7Speakingspeaker only

In all three roles

Microsoft

Speakers by seniority

18% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite212%
  • Director / Head of16%
  • Manager / Lead847%
  • Engineer · IC424%
  • Other roles212%

Of 17 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1MicrosoftSponsor · Event Partner7
2PDQSponsor · Gold-
3RobopackSponsor · Gold-
4SummitSponsor · Platinum-
5AutomoxExhibitor-
6CertKitExhibitor-
7Adminize1
8Automata1
9Azure Innovators1
10Cloud Mechanix1
11Pink Elephant1
12Sulava1
13TriCon Elite Consulting1
Sponsors by tier
platinum1
25% of 4
gold2
50% of 4
event partner1
25% of 4
At peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

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