How on Earth Can I Trust AI? — AI Risks and Ignite Insights for the Azure Era
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 AI risk, 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 “From Vibe coding to Vibe Engineering - Learning lessons in AI security Risks” Ve highlights key security risks that arise when developers integrate AI tools into their software development workflows, especially within AI-enabled IDEs. He shares real-world lessons on how to secure these environments and implement safe, responsible AI development practices, with examples from optimizing GitHub Copilot usage.
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
🛡 AI Risk in action — practical steps to enforce security
⚡ Governance at scale — how to keep environments safe
👩💻 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 Item
5:30 PM 🗣️ Networking
6:00 PM 🎤 Welcome + Introduction
6:05 PM 🔔 What’s New in Azure — Ignite Conference Highlights – Matt Carolan
6:30 PM 🧱 ThinkHubX.ai - by Amir Shavandi
6:45 PM 🛠️ From Vibe Coding to Vibe Engineering – Ve Sharma
7:15 PM ⚡ Lightning Talks & Wrap-Up
7:30 PM 👋 Closing Remarks & Goodbyes