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Employers on the program

  1. 2025–2026EDB18 talks
  2. 2024Tembo3 talks
  3. 2024Aiven2 talks

Bluesky: @floord.bsky.social

Events12
Conferences6
Talks231 keynote
Years active2024–2026
Miles between events26,64612 in-person events · 8 countries

Appearances by year

201920202021202220232024202520262027
  • PGDay Lowlands
  • PostgreSQL Conference Europe (PGConf.EU)
  • FOSDEM PGDay
  • PGConf.dev (formerly PGCon)
  • Community Over Code (formerly ApacheCon)
  • PGConf India

Talks

DateEventConferenceRoleTitleLinks
Oct 20, 2026PGConf.EU 2026 (16th PostgreSQL Conference Europe)PostgreSQL Conference Europe (PGConf.EU)community dayA Postgres Ecosystem Foundation?
as EDB
There are so many projects around Postgres which we rely on to extend functionality of the database engine, connect applications to the database, or simplify…Show less

There are so many projects around Postgres which we rely on to extend functionality of the database engine, connect applications to the database, or simplify management and operations. The breadth of community around these projects may well not be as broad as that around the core Postgres project.

Oct 20, 2026PGConf.EU 2026 (16th PostgreSQL Conference Europe)PostgreSQL Conference Europe (PGConf.EU)community dayPostgreSQL on Kubernetes Summit
as EDB
oin for an event focused on running PostgreSQL in cloud native (and cloud neutral) environments. We will explore the current landscape of Postgres operators,…Show less

oin for an event focused on running PostgreSQL in cloud native (and cloud neutral) environments. We will explore the current landscape of Postgres operators, share best practices, discuss challenges, and dive deeper into production stories from both users and maintainers.

Sep 10, 2026PGDay Lowlands 2026PGDay LowlandspanelPostgreSQL for everything
as EDB
Video
May 19, 2026PGConf.dev 2026PGConf.dev (formerly PGCon)panelistBeyond the source: the human architecture of PostgreSQL
as EDB

Date: 2026-05-19 Time: 09:00–09:50 Room: Fletcher (1900) Level: Beginner

May 19, 2026PGConf.dev 2026PGConf.dev (formerly PGCon)discussion leadDecentralizing safety: a proposal for local Code of Conduct response
as EDB

Date: 2026-05-19 Time: 14:30–15:20 Room: Labatt (1700) Level: Intermediate

May 19, 2026PGConf.dev 2026PGConf.dev (formerly PGCon)discussion leadExtending Authorisation and Authentication
as EDB

Date: 2026-05-19 Time: 10:30–11:20 Room: Canfor (1600) Level: Intermediate

May 19, 2026PGConf.dev 2026PGConf.dev (formerly PGCon)discussion leadExtension Summit open discussion readout
as EDB

Date: 2026-05-19 Time: 16:00–16:50 Room: Canfor (1600) Level: Intermediate

May 19, 2026PGConf.dev 2026PGConf.dev (formerly PGCon)discussion leadExtensions and upgrades
as EDB

Date: 2026-05-19 Time: 11:30–12:20 Room: Canfor (1600) Level: Intermediate

Slides
May 19, 2026PGConf.dev 2026PGConf.dev (formerly PGCon)discussion leadHooks and APIs: What to expose in the core
as EDB

Date: 2026-05-19 Time: 13:30–14:20 Room: Canfor (1600) Level: Intermediate

May 19, 2026PGConf.dev 2026PGConf.dev (formerly PGCon)discussion leadHow immutability challenges extension packaging and distribution
as EDB

Date: 2026-05-19 Time: 09:00–09:50 Room: Canfor (1600) Level: Intermediate

Slides
May 19, 2026PGConf.dev 2026PGConf.dev (formerly PGCon)discussion leadTo extend, to contribute, or to petition to core?
as EDB

Date: 2026-05-19 Time: 14:30–15:20 Room: Canfor (1600) Level: Intermediate

Jan 30, 2026FOSDEM PGDay 2026FOSDEM PGDaylightning talkReading out AI generated Pull Requests ~~for fun and profit~~
as EDB

Open sourcing your project (and bonus: donating it to a foundation) is usually good for the longevity and sustainability of the thing.

Oct 21, 2025PGConf.EU 2025 (15th PostgreSQL Conference Europe)PostgreSQL Conference Europe (PGConf.EU)speakerPanel Discussion: How to Work with Other Postgres People
as EDB
Lack of awareness around Mental Health issues has always been a problem in IT circles, leading to stress, burnout and difficulties in workplace and community…Show less

Lack of awareness around Mental Health issues has always been a problem in IT circles, leading to stress, burnout and difficulties in workplace and community relationships. This often results in employee turnover and strained dynamics within open source projects, and creates barriers for achieving a diverse contributor base.

Video
Oct 21, 2025PGConf.EU 2025 (15th PostgreSQL Conference Europe)PostgreSQL Conference Europe (PGConf.EU)speakerThey grow up so fast: donating your open source project to a foundation
as EDB
The first commit to the CloudNativePG project was made in February 2020. Just two years later, EDB began the process of donating the project to the Cloud Native…Show less

The first commit to the CloudNativePG project was made in February 2020. Just two years later, EDB began the process of donating the project to the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), part of the nonprofit Linux Foundation.

SlidesVideo
Sep 12, 2025PGDay Lowlands 2025PGDay LowlandspanelDebate - Autotuning
as EDB
Sep 12, 2025PGDay Lowlands 2025PGDay LowlandspanelDebate - Kubernetes
as EDB
May 13, 2025PGConf.dev 2025PGConf.dev (formerly PGCon)discussion leadExtension Ecosystem Summit
as EDB

Date: 2025-05-13 Time: 08:30–12:30 Room: Cartier B Level: Intermediate

Slides
Jan 31, 2025FOSDEM PGDay 2025FOSDEM PGDaylightning talkLightning talks
as EDB
A series of short talks, each a maximum of 5 minutes long: Don Goodman: A cognitive theory of community Floor Drees and Boriss Mejías: Using Postgres to find…Show less

A series of short talks, each a maximum of 5 minutes long: Don Goodman: A cognitive theory of community Floor Drees and Boriss Mejías: Using Postgres to find your next karaoke song Ants Aasma: Chasing tails Chris Ellis & Nick Bluth: Announcing: PostgreSQL Independent Network Chris Ellis: UUIDs Are...

Oct 22, 2024PGConf.EU 2024 (14th PostgreSQL Conference Europe)PostgreSQL Conference Europe (PGConf.EU)lightning talkLightning Talks
as Tembo
A series of short talks, each a maximum of 5 minutes long, submitted by attendees and selected during the conference itself. Details on how the talks were…Show less

A series of short talks, each a maximum of 5 minutes long, submitted by attendees and selected during the conference itself. Details on how the talks were submitted/selected are available here

Slides
Oct 22, 2024PGConf.EU 2024 (14th PostgreSQL Conference Europe)PostgreSQL Conference Europe (PGConf.EU)speakerSupporting extensions, but really now
as Tembo
I have experience with the extensibility of a software being its strength coming from Rails and Ruby. Many language communities have their package managers,…Show less

I have experience with the extensibility of a software being its strength coming from Rails and Ruby. Many language communities have their package managers, plugins, gems, JVM, npm, and architectures these days are typically modular.

SlidesVideo
Sep 13, 2024PGDay Lowlands 2024PGDay Lowlandslightning talkLightning Talks
as Tembo
Jun 3, 2024Community Over Code EU 2024Community Over Code (formerly ApacheCon)keynoteEU policies and regulations affecting open source specialists working in OSPOs
as Aiven
The panel will discuss how EU legislation affects the daily work of open source operations (upstream contribution to open source projects, open source…Show less

The panel will discuss how EU legislation affects the daily work of open source operations (upstream contribution to open source projects, open source compliance, etc) focusing on how these laws impact open source professionals working in OSPOs or similar entities. Panelists will cover some of the recent policy updates, the challenges of staying compliant when managing open source contribution and

Feb 28, 2024PGConf India 2024PGConf IndiaspeakerFinding PostgreSQL’s fit in the AI space
as Aiven

PostgreSQL may not be the first thing that comes to mind when we think about AI, but it's becoming increasingly important for a growing number of users.

SlidesVideo

Frequent co-speakers

SpeakerShared eventsShared talksLast together
Chris Ellis622026
Jimmy Angelakos622026
Claire Giordano612026
Derk van Veen6—2026
Peter Eisentraut6—2026
Robert Haas6—2026
Tomas Vondra6—2026
Karen (Karrie) Jex522026
Andreas Scherbaum512026
Matt Cornillon512026
Andres Freund5—2026
Cornelia Biacsics5—2026
Henrietta Dombrovskaya5—2026
Lætitia AVROT5—2026
Magnus Hagander5—2026

Speakers with the same name are merged into one entry, so this page may combine more than one person. Affiliations are shown as each conference listed them.