Speaking
I speak at conferences, meetups, and corporate events about the intersection of Zero Trust security, MCP (Model Context Protocol), and agentic AI — plus the open-source tooling and infrastructure that makes it production-ready.
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
Zero Trust networking for dynamic workloads with RKE2, Cilium, and modern service mesh patterns. Based on real homelab and 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.
Selected Venues
Recent and upcoming appearances include All Things Open, BlackHat USA, AI Engineer Europe, MCP Dev Summit, SREday, ConFoo, KCD, DevOpsDays, and KubeCon.
Browse all talks for slide decks, recordings, and abstracts.
Speaker Bio
Nick Taylor is a Developer Advocate at Pomerium and a Microsoft MVP, GitHub Star, and AWS Community Builder. With 20+ years in software, he specializes in the intersection of Zero Trust security, MCP (Model Context Protocol), and agentic AI — helping developers ship secure AI-powered software. He has spoken at conferences across North America and Europe, runs a livestream on Twitch, and publishes the One Tip a Week newsletter.
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.