Name: How on Earth Can I Trust AI? — Zero Trust and Ignite Insights for the Azure Era
Start: 2025-11-28T17:30:00-08:00
End: 2025-11-28T19:30:00-08:00
Location: Microsoft Waterfront Office

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Couldn’t make it to **Microsoft Ignite 2025**? We’ve got you covered right here in Vancouver.

Join the **Vancouver Azure User Group** for an evening unpacking the biggest Ignite announcements, exploring the realities of **Zero Trust in the age of AI**, and diving into how trust itself is being redefined in the cloud era.

We’ll cover what’s new in **Entra ID, Defender for Cloud, and Azure Policy**, and explore practical ways to secure and govern modern environments — without slowing down innovation.

You’ll also hear from **11-year-old Amir Shavandi**, who built and deployed his own AI app on Azure, proving that the next generation is already shaping the cloud.

The night will wrap with *“How on Earth Can I Trust AI?”* — a thought-provoking look at Zero Trust security in a world where even our code can think for itself.

Come for the insights, stay for the community.

What You’ll Learn:

* 🔐 **Identity as the new perimeter** — why managing both user and machine identities is critical
* 🛡 **Zero Trust in action** — practical steps to enforce least privilege and conditional access
* ⚡ **Governance at scale** — how to keep environments compliant using Azure Policy & Blueprints
* 👩‍💻 **Securing the dev workflow** — integrating security without slowing down innovation
* 🤖 **AI and trust** — rethinking risk when intelligence becomes autonomous

Whether you’re a **security professional**, **cloud engineer**, or **developer**, this session will help you future-proof your Azure environment while keeping your team productive and secure.

🕓 **Schedule**
**📍 Location:** Microsoft Office – Microsoft Office 155 Water St, Vancouver
**📅 Date:** Friday, November 28, 2025
**⏰ Time:** 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM

**​Time Agenda**
5:30 PM 🗣️ Networking
6:00 PM 🎤 Welcome + Introduction
6:05 PM 🔔 What’s New in Azure — Ignite Conference Highlights
6:25 PM 🧱 [ThinkHubX.ai](https://ThinkHubX.ai) \- by Amir Shavandi
6:40 PM 🛠️ How on Earth can I Trust AI? – [Matt Carolan](https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewcarolan/)
7:20 PM ⚡ Lightning Talks & Wrap-Up
7:30 PM 👋 Closing Remarks & Goodbyes

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