Belgian Dev Experience Network

• Speaker:
  Philippe Bogaerts (Public Cloud System Engineer and Co-Founder of BruCON)
• Description:
  Philippe contributes mostly by writing blog posts xxradar, talking at meetups as well as co-organizing a renowned security conference BruCON. During daytime, Philippe is a solution architect at Fortinet.

Description: Join us for a technical deep-dive meetup on the Model Context Protocol (MCP), the emerging open standard that allows LLMs to securely interact with external tools, data, and services.

We’ll start by demystifying what MCP really is and how the client–server flow works, then dive straight into hands-on tooling and attack-surface experiments. You’ll leave you with both defensive and offensive insights into this rapidly evolving ecosystem.

What to expect:

• MCP Debunked: concise breakdown of the protocol, client ⇄ server lifecycle, transport modes and capability registration.
• Debugging with MCP Inspector: live exploration for testing, tracing and verifying MCP interactions.
• Intent Analysis: using AI to analyze tool descriptions and detect unsafe capabilities before agents can use them.
• The Capability-Delta Hack Explained: security-focused demo showing how a model can escalate or extend capabilities.

Format: 45–60 minutes of technical discussion and attack-surface experiments. All demos and experiments will be documented on GitHub.

- 19:30 - 19:45 - Break
- 19:45 - 20:30 - Session 2: The Golden Path: Where Governance Meets Software Craftsmanship

• Speaker:
  Jonathan Lamy (Solution & Enterprise Architect at Devoteam)
• Description:
  Jonathan is a Solution and Enterprise Architect | Modernization Specialist who never forgot his roots in software craftsmanship.

He now designs enterprise strategies that act as enablers, not roadblocks.
His mission is to replace chaos with confidence, allowing organizations and teams to move at true velocity.

Description:
In the rush to modernize, we often mistake Speed (shipping code fast) for Velocity (shipping value reliably).

We have mastered Agile and DevOps, yet many teams are still terrified to deploy on a Friday.

Jonathan argues that the solution lies not in more rules, but in engineering confidence.

In this session, we will explore The Golden Path—not as a rigid constraint, but as the blueprint for a frictionless route to production.
We will discuss how to treat the platform as a product, embedding Well-Crafted Software directly into the infrastructure.

By automating the heavy lifting of compliance and security, we stop drowning developers in configuration and empower them to steadily add value.
This isn't just about preventing chaos; it's about restoring the confidence to ship.

Format: ~40–50 minutes including demos and Q&A. Example code and links will be shared.

- 20:30 - 00:00 - Network Event & Food
After (or during, we still have to decide) the talks you will be able to share your valuable insights and ideas with everyone, while sharing some food and drinks.

Additional note: This meetup includes food. Please keep your RSVP status up to date so we do not waste any of our food. In case you're doubting the feasibility to join in person, please update your RSVP accordingly.