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I speak at conferences, meetups, and corporate events about the intersection of Zero Trust security, MCP (Model Context Protocol), and agentic AI, along with the open-source tooling and infrastructure that makes it production-ready.
Upcoming Talks
Featured Talks
Talk Topics
Zero Trust Security for AI Agents & MCP
How to secure Model Context Protocol servers and agentic AI workflows with identity-aware proxies, OAuth 2.1, and fine-grained access control. Covers real-world gaps like unscoped tool exposure and missing token validation.
Securing OpenClaw & AI Infrastructure
Practical hardening of AI development environments, from trusted-proxy authentication to production-ready deployments. Includes live demos of securing OpenClaw and building tools on top of it.
Kubernetes & Cloud-Native Security
Securing Kubernetes workloads with Pomerium and Zero Trust principles. Based on real production experience running identity-aware proxies at the edge.
Developer Tooling & Open Source
Building developer tools, browser extensions, and full-stack frameworks that developers actually want to use. Lessons from shipping at Netlify, dev.to, and in the open-source community.
Speaker Bio
Nick Taylor is a software engineer and developer advocate with 20+ years in the industry. A GitHub Star, Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF) Ambassador, AWS Community Builder, and Microsoft MVP, he has spoken at conferences across North America and Europe, runs a livestream, and publishes the One Tip a Week newsletter. He currently works in developer relations at Pomerium, where the focus is Zero Trust security, MCP (Model Context Protocol), and agentic AI.
Based in Montréal, Quebec, Canada. Available for keynotes, technical deep-dives, workshops, and panels.
Get in Touch
Interested in having me speak at your event? Drop me a line with the date, format, and topic — or just say hi and we'll figure it out together.