Talks & Meetups

A collection of technical talks, live demos, and conference sessions exploring the edge of Kubernetes, AI, security and automation

2026

📅 February 24, 2026 📍 Belgium Dev Experience Network 🌍 Belgium 🎯 Upcoming Talk

MCP: Threats, Tools, and a Few (Hacking) Demos

Deep dive into MCP security threats with live hacking demonstrations

MCP AI Security Hacking Live Demo
📅 January 22, 2026 📍 Cloud-Native Belgium 🌍 Belgium 🎯 Meetup Talk

Learning Agent Behavior the Hard Way (DIY)

Hands-on exploration of agentic AI behavior using Kubernetes, Cilium, Tetragon, and Elastic for observability

Agentic AI Kubernetes Cilium Tetragon Elastic Observability

2025

📅 November 4, 2025 📍 A-Round | Leaders at Startups 🌍 Belgium 🎯 Conference Talk

From Prompts to Power: Securing the Leap to Agentic AI

Creating Agent Access Boundary Maps and securing autonomous agents in your stack

Agentic AI Security Governance Startups
📅 October 22, 2025 📍 Annacon 🌍 Belgium 🎯 Conference Talk

AI Apps Beveiligen: De Avonturen van Philippe

A lighthearted yet insightful story about securing AI applications with Evelien Schellekens

AI Security Annacon Dutch Storytelling
📅 October 17, 2025 📍 Thomas More Kempen 🌍 Belgium 🎯 Educational Talk

Cloud Native Application Security

Cloud native application security fundamentals for students

Cloud Native Application Security Education
📅 September 24, 2025 📍 BruCON 🌍 Belgium 🎯 Conference Talk

When the Model Takes Control

Exploring what happens when AI stops following instructions and starts writing its own rules

Agentic AI BruCON Security Live Demo
🎥 Video
📅 July 1, 2025 📍 Code Europe 🌍 Krakow, Poland 🎯 Conference Talk

Will AI Replace DevOps? Why Your Co-Pilot Still Needs a Security Engineer

Exploring the intersection of AI and DevOps, and why security expertise remains essential

AI DevOps Security Code Europe
📅 February 27, 2025 📍 Toreon 🌍 Belgium 🎯 Workshop

The AI Pizza Session

Interactive session exploring how large language models work

AI LLM Workshop Toreon
📅 February 25, 2025 📍 Belgium Dev Experience Network 🌍 Belgium 🎯 Meetup Talk

Bypassing Security Controls

Demonstrating techniques for bypassing security controls in cloud-native environments

Security Bypassing Controls Live Demo
🎥 Video 📊 Slides
📅 February 22, 2025 📍 CSOH 🌍 Belgium 🎯 Technical Talk

Stratoshark and System Calls

Deep dive into Stratoshark and system call analysis for security monitoring

Stratoshark System Calls Security Monitoring
📊 Slides

2024

📅 October 1, 2024 📍 IPv6 Council Belgium 🌍 Google HQ, Belgium 🎯 Technical Presentation

Demystifying IPv6 Networking in Kubernetes

Deep dive into IPv6 networking within containerized environments and Kubernetes clusters

IPv6 Kubernetes Networking Containers
📊 Slides
📅 June 6, 2024 📍 Elastic Belgium User Group 🌍 Microsoft, Belgium 🎯 Meetup Talk

You Can't Secure What You Can't See: Building Trust in AI Agents

Exploring visibility, traceability, and governance in agentic AI systems

AI Agents Elastic Observability Security Trust
📊 Slides
📅 May 2, 2024 📍 Belgium NLP Meetup 🌍 InThePocket, Belgium 🎯 Meetup Talk

The Ultimate Weapon in a Purple Team's Arsenal for AppSec

Leveraging NLP and AI as the ultimate weapon for application security purple teams

Purple Team AppSec NLP AI Security
📊 Slides
📅 April 30, 2024 📍 Aarixa Training Event 🌍 Brewdog Brussels, Belgium 🎯 Training Session

Dissecting Container and Pods & AI Introduction

Hands-on exploration of container and pod internals with an introduction to AI

Containers Kubernetes AI Training
📅 February 15, 2024 🌍 Google Offices, Brussels

Kubernetes Superpowers Using AI and eBPF

Exploring the cutting edge of Kubernetes observability and automation with AI and eBPF

Kubernetes AI eBPF Observability
📊 Slides

2023

📅 November 15, 2023 📍 ANNACON 0x7E7 🌍 Belgium 🎯 Conference Talk

Dissecting Containers and K8s Pods

Exploring how containers and pods do their magic under the hood

Containers Kubernetes Linux Security
📊 Slides
📅 May 25, 2023 📍 Cloud Native Computing Meetup Switzerland 🌍 Switzerland 🎯 Meetup Talk

Bypassing Security Controls

Demonstrating techniques for bypassing security controls in cloud-native environments

Security Bypassing Controls Cloud Native Switzerland
🎥 Video
📅 April 20, 2023 🌍 Telenet, Belgium

Belgium Kubernetes & Cloud Native Meetup

Community meetup featuring stellar performances from amazing speakers in the CNCF ecosystem

CNCF Kubernetes Cloud Native Community
📊 Slides
📅 March 28, 2023 📍 Cloud Native Computing Meetup Belgium 🌍 Belgium 🎯 Meetup Talk

Bypassing Security Controls

Demonstrating techniques for bypassing security controls in cloud-native environments

Security Bypassing Controls Cloud Native Belgium
📊 Slides

2022

📅 October 26, 2022 📍 Cloud Native Computing Meetup Belgium 🌍 Belgium 🎯 Meetup Talk

Kubernetes Native Network Security Policies

Deep dive into Kubernetes native network security policies with Cilium and Calico

Kubernetes Network Policies Cilium Calico Security
🎥 Video