TAICO April 2026 Meetup @Adaptavist

Registration and Event Details

Please note that we are using Meetup.com for event registration and you must register through that link to attend. Seating is limited so please register early. Thank you and see you there!

Our goal is to bring artificial intelligence and cybersecurity together. To do that, we need to explore what’s happening in AI and what’s happening in cybersecurity, and where the two intersect and collide. We’re also working to understand how we solve problems in these areas, what that looks like, and how Canada can and will participate.

With that in mind, we’re pleased to announce our speakers and the agenda for our next meeting!

Wayfinding: How to Get to the Event

Please be careful when using maps features on phones, some people have been redirected to a completely wrong address. The event is near Winners on Front St, which is just south, across the street, from Berczy Park (where the dog fountain is) so if you are not near that area, you are in the wrong place.

The doors are at 43 Front St. East and are locked at 5PM, but there will be someone there to let you in and up to the 4th floor.

Agenda

• 👋 Welcome and introductions
• 🙏 Thank you to our amazing hosts and sponsors!
• 🎙️ Speakers
• ⚡ Lightning Talks and Demos
• 🤝 Networking
• 👋 Wrap-up

Sponsors

Thanks to our host, Adaptavist!

Speakers

🎤 Speaker #1: Dmitrii Strizhkov

Title: Penetration Testing Automation with MCP

Abstract:

This presentation talks about my journey as the penetration testing practice lead, covering how I was able to increase efficiency and speed up the execution of my team’s projects. I will discuss what MCP is, introduce how it can help in reconnaissance and enumeration phases, and analyze the results. I will also demo a solution that everyone can implement using the n8n low-code platform. Additionally, I will discuss and show why agents can help us, pentesters, in writing the reports (do the boring and tedious stuff). In the end, I will delve into why several precautionary measures should be undertaken before sending sensitive client data to commercial LLMs and suggest several solutions based on my experience. And as the final point, I would want to encourage my colleagues to experiment with and implement their own MCP-based solutions to speed up and make their engagements more effective.

About Dmitrii:

Dmitrii is the head of offensive security/penetration testing and practice lead at Parabellyx Cybersecurity.

🎤 Speaker #2: TBD

We are looking for a second speaker! If you would like to speak at this meetup, please reach out to us.

Lightning Talks and Demos

• Lightning Talks - 5 to 10 minutes long

1. Curtis Collicutt - A demo of a new programming language: Vary - A typed language designed to find “lies” in generated code
2. You? - Please reach out if you’d like to do a lightning talk or demo - anyone is welcome to demo something they are working on

Always Looking for Speakers of Any Level!

Please reach out to us if you’d like to present at the meetup. We are looking for people to talk about what they are working on, what they are building and learning, and are open to any level of experience and technical depth. Whether you are a beginner or an expert, we want to hear from you! We’re all just out here building and learning.

• 👋 See You There!

Thanks, and we look forward to seeing you at the meetup!