Floor Drees
Appearances by year
- PGDay Lowlands
- PostgreSQL Conference Europe (PGConf.EU)
- FOSDEM PGDay
- PGConf.dev (formerly PGCon)
- Community Over Code (formerly ApacheCon)
- PGConf India
Talks
| Date | Event | Conference | Role | Title | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2026 | PGConf.EU 2026 (16th PostgreSQL Conference Europe) | PostgreSQL Conference Europe (PGConf.EU) | community day | A 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 lessThere 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, 2026 | PGConf.EU 2026 (16th PostgreSQL Conference Europe) | PostgreSQL Conference Europe (PGConf.EU) | community day | PostgreSQL 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 lessoin 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, 2026 | PGDay Lowlands 2026 | PGDay Lowlands | panel | PostgreSQL for everything as EDB | Video |
| May 19, 2026 | PGConf.dev 2026 | PGConf.dev (formerly PGCon) | panelist | Beyond 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, 2026 | PGConf.dev 2026 | PGConf.dev (formerly PGCon) | discussion lead | Decentralizing 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, 2026 | PGConf.dev 2026 | PGConf.dev (formerly PGCon) | discussion lead | Extending Authorisation and Authentication as EDB Date: 2026-05-19 Time: 10:30–11:20 Room: Canfor (1600) Level: Intermediate | |
| May 19, 2026 | PGConf.dev 2026 | PGConf.dev (formerly PGCon) | discussion lead | Extension Summit open discussion readout as EDB Date: 2026-05-19 Time: 16:00–16:50 Room: Canfor (1600) Level: Intermediate | |
| May 19, 2026 | PGConf.dev 2026 | PGConf.dev (formerly PGCon) | discussion lead | Extensions and upgrades as EDB Date: 2026-05-19 Time: 11:30–12:20 Room: Canfor (1600) Level: Intermediate | Slides |
| May 19, 2026 | PGConf.dev 2026 | PGConf.dev (formerly PGCon) | discussion lead | Hooks 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, 2026 | PGConf.dev 2026 | PGConf.dev (formerly PGCon) | discussion lead | How 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, 2026 | PGConf.dev 2026 | PGConf.dev (formerly PGCon) | discussion lead | To 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, 2026 | FOSDEM PGDay 2026 | FOSDEM PGDay | lightning talk | Reading 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, 2025 | PGConf.EU 2025 (15th PostgreSQL Conference Europe) | PostgreSQL Conference Europe (PGConf.EU) | speaker | Panel 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 lessLack 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, 2025 | PGConf.EU 2025 (15th PostgreSQL Conference Europe) | PostgreSQL Conference Europe (PGConf.EU) | speaker | They 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 lessThe 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, 2025 | PGDay Lowlands 2025 | PGDay Lowlands | panel | Debate - Autotuning as EDB | |
| Sep 12, 2025 | PGDay Lowlands 2025 | PGDay Lowlands | panel | Debate - Kubernetes as EDB | |
| May 13, 2025 | PGConf.dev 2025 | PGConf.dev (formerly PGCon) | discussion lead | Extension Ecosystem Summit as EDB Date: 2025-05-13 Time: 08:30–12:30 Room: Cartier B Level: Intermediate | Slides |
| Jan 31, 2025 | FOSDEM PGDay 2025 | FOSDEM PGDay | lightning talk | Lightning 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 lessA 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, 2024 | PGConf.EU 2024 (14th PostgreSQL Conference Europe) | PostgreSQL Conference Europe (PGConf.EU) | lightning talk | Lightning 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 lessA 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, 2024 | PGConf.EU 2024 (14th PostgreSQL Conference Europe) | PostgreSQL Conference Europe (PGConf.EU) | speaker | Supporting 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 lessI 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, 2024 | PGDay Lowlands 2024 | PGDay Lowlands | lightning talk | Lightning Talks as Tembo | |
| Jun 3, 2024 | Community Over Code EU 2024 | Community Over Code (formerly ApacheCon) | keynote | EU 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 lessThe 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, 2024 | PGConf India 2024 | PGConf India | speaker | Finding 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
| Speaker | Shared events | Shared talks | Last together |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Ellis | 6 | 2 | 2026 |
| Jimmy Angelakos | 6 | 2 | 2026 |
| Claire Giordano | 6 | 1 | 2026 |
| Derk van Veen | 6 | — | 2026 |
| Peter Eisentraut | 6 | — | 2026 |
| Robert Haas | 6 | — | 2026 |
| Tomas Vondra | 6 | — | 2026 |
| Karen (Karrie) Jex | 5 | 2 | 2026 |
| Andreas Scherbaum | 5 | 1 | 2026 |
| Matt Cornillon | 5 | 1 | 2026 |
| Andres Freund | 5 | — | 2026 |
| Cornelia Biacsics | 5 | — | 2026 |
| Henrietta Dombrovskaya | 5 | — | 2026 |
| Lætitia AVROT | 5 | — | 2026 |
| Magnus Hagander | 5 | — | 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.