22-25 April 2026

Scott Bell

Scott is currently a principal consultant with RapidData focusing on the Azure Data Platform, Integration Engineering and Analytics. Previously, he was a a senior consultant and UK&I Databricks SME at Avanade. He has a master degree in Computer Science with a specialism on Secure Machine Learning in the Cloud. He is passionate about all things data, AI, Rugby League, Beer, R and Azure

Proposed Sessions for 2026

AI Security in Practice: How to run Threat Modeling Workshops
 

As GenAI moves from experiment to production, security cannot be an afterthought. This session empowers data professionals to lead the charge in securing LLMs without needing to be cybersecurity experts. Learn how to facilitate a practical Threat Modeling Workshop, a collaborative exercise to identify risks like prompt injection and data leakage,and seamlessly integrate these security checks into an AIOps strategy.

Danger in Delegation: When “Helpful” Becomes Harmful
 

As the industry pivots from Chatbots to Agents, the threat landscape shifts from misinformation to unauthorized action. Danger in Delegation explores the dark side of autonomous AI, dissecting the "Lethal Trifecta" of agentic risks, UI redressing (clickjacking), and the catastrophic consequences of granting LLMs the power to traverse the web and execute system commands on our behalf.