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Speakers

Shayon Sanyal

Employers on the program

  1. 2022–2026Amazon Web Services24 talks

Upcoming appearances

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  1. AWS re:Invent 2026 – · Las Vegas, United States
    • Build agentic hybrid retrieval with Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL builders session Program source ↗
    • Build stateful agentic AI workflows with Aurora, MCP, and AgentCore chalk talk Program source ↗
    • Build governed agentic AI search with Aurora, RDS, & Bedrock AgentCore workshop Program source ↗
    • Build eval-driven skills for Aurora PostgreSQL operations workshop Program source ↗

The year around now

Talks in the past 12 months and announced talks ahead, one row per conference, January to December. Hover a mark for the talk.

Held in the past 12 months Next 12 months Today, Nov 10, 2026

Appearances by year

201920202021202220232024202520262027
  • AWS re:Invent
  • PGConf NYC (Postgres Summit US from 2026)
  • Postgres Conference (PostgresConf)
  • PostgreSQL Conference Europe (PGConf.EU)

Talks

DateEventConferenceRoleTitleLinks
Nov 30, 2026AWS re:Invent 2026AWS re:Inventbuilders sessionBuild agentic hybrid retrieval with Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL
as AWS
What if your agent's most convincing answer rests on the wrong evidence? Build agentic hybrid retrieval with Aurora PostgreSQL across more than 500,000 product…Show less

What if your agent's most convincing answer rests on the wrong evidence? Build agentic hybrid retrieval with Aurora PostgreSQL across more than 500,000 product listings in three connected hands-on labs.

Nov 30, 2026AWS re:Invent 2026AWS re:InventworkshopBuild eval-driven skills for Aurora PostgreSQL operations
as AWS

Turn Aurora PostgreSQL runbooks into agent skills and test whether they improve an agent's advice.

Nov 30, 2026AWS re:Invent 2026AWS re:InventworkshopBuild governed agentic AI search with Aurora, RDS, & Bedrock AgentCore
as AWS
Build an agentic retail assistant that answers from business facts under explicit controls. Across four connected labs, combine Aurora PostgreSQL full-text…Show less

Build an agentic retail assistant that answers from business facts under explicit controls. Across four connected labs, combine Aurora PostgreSQL full-text search and pgvector with reciprocal rank fusion and Cohere Rerank on Amazon Bedrock.

Nov 30, 2026AWS re:Invent 2026AWS re:Inventchalk talkBuild stateful agentic AI workflows with Aurora, MCP, and AgentCore
as AWS

How do you take an AI agent from a local prototype to a governed application that recovers from failure?

Oct 20, 2026PGConf.EU 2026 (16th PostgreSQL Conference Europe)PostgreSQL Conference Europe (PGConf.EU)sponsored talkHybrid Search in PostgreSQL: Combining Vector and Full-Text for Real-World Applications
as Amazon Web Services
PostgreSQL is now a multi-model powerhouse, but many developers stop at using either pgvector for semantic search or tsvector for full-text. In reality, the…Show less

PostgreSQL is now a multi-model powerhouse, but many developers stop at using either pgvector for semantic search or tsvector for full-text. In reality, the best applications combine both.

Slides
Sep 30, 2026Postgres Summit US 2026PGConf NYC (Postgres Summit US from 2026)speakerHybrid Search in PostgreSQL: Combining Vector and Full-Text for Real-World Applications
as Amazon Web Services
PostgreSQL has evolved into a multi-model database capable of handling diverse search requirements. While many developers know about pgvector for semantic…Show less

PostgreSQL has evolved into a multi-model database capable of handling diverse search requirements. While many developers know about pgvector for semantic search or tsvector for full-text search, few have explored combining these capabilities into unified hybrid search systems.

Apr 21, 2026Postgres Conference 2026Postgres Conference (PostgresConf)speakerBuilding Agentic AI Applications with PostgreSQL as the Backbone
as AWS

The AI landscape is shifting from chatbots to autonomous agents—systems that plan, use tools, maintain memory, and take actions.

Apr 21, 2026Postgres Conference 2026Postgres Conference (PostgresConf)speakerHybrid Search in PostgreSQL: Combining Vector and Full-Text for Real-World Applications
as AWS
PostgreSQL has evolved into a multi-model database capable of handling diverse search requirements. While many developers know about pgvector for semantic…Show less

PostgreSQL has evolved into a multi-model database capable of handling diverse search requirements. While many developers know about pgvector for semantic search or tsvector for full-text search, few have explored combining these capabilities into unified hybrid search systems.

Apr 21, 2026Postgres Conference 2026Postgres Conference (PostgresConf)speakerReplacing Oracle’s Advanced Features in PostgreSQL: High Availability, Advanced Functions, and Extensibility
as AWS
Migrating from Oracle to PostgreSQL often raises questions about replacing powerful Oracle features like Materialized Views, Flashback Queries, Virtual Columns,…Show less

Migrating from Oracle to PostgreSQL often raises questions about replacing powerful Oracle features like Materialized Views, Flashback Queries, Virtual Columns, Oracle RAC, and PL/SQL Packages.

Dec 1, 2025AWS re:Invent 2025AWS re:Inventchalk talkBuild a cost-effective RAG-based gen AI application with Amazon Aurora [REPEAT]
as AWS
In this chalk talk, explore key design principles for building cost-effective generative AI applications. Learn about model choice and optimization, chunking,…Show less

In this chalk talk, explore key design principles for building cost-effective generative AI applications. Learn about model choice and optimization, chunking, caching and prompt engineering techniques, focusing on strategies to optimize the Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) architecture.

Dec 1, 2025AWS re:Invent 2025AWS re:InventworkshopBuild agentic AI–powered search with Amazon Aurora and Amazon RDS
as AWS
The integration of embeddings generated from LLMs with Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL-Compatible Edition and Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL offers a powerful and efficient…Show less

The integration of embeddings generated from LLMs with Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL-Compatible Edition and Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL offers a powerful and efficient solution for optimizing product catalog similarity search experience.

Dec 1, 2025AWS re:Invent 2025AWS re:Inventchalk talkBuild agentic workflows with Aurora and MCP [REPEAT]
as AWS
Explore how to build an agentic AI application using Amazon Aurora and Model Context Protocol (MCP). This session introduces design patterns for agents powered…Show less

Explore how to build an agentic AI application using Amazon Aurora and Model Context Protocol (MCP). This session introduces design patterns for agents powered by Amazon Bedrock that retrieve live relational data from Amazon Aurora to drive autonomous workflows.

Dec 1, 2025AWS re:Invent 2025AWS re:InventbreakoutBuild serverless chatbots using Amazon ElastiCache & Aurora PostgreSQL
as AWS
In this session, learn how to build a serverless-first chatbot application by leveraging Amazon Aurora with pgvector as a vector store and Amazon ElastiCache…Show less

In this session, learn how to build a serverless-first chatbot application by leveraging Amazon Aurora with pgvector as a vector store and Amazon ElastiCache Serverless for Valkey to manage chat history, semantic caching, and agent memory.

Video
Dec 1, 2025AWS re:Invent 2025AWS re:Inventbuilders sessionImplement hybrid search with Aurora PostgreSQL for MCP retrieval [REPEAT]
as AWS

Model Context Protocol (MCP) shifts the focus from relevance-based retrieval (RAG) to structured, queryable, and context-rich inputs for foundation models.

Mar 18, 2025Postgres Conference 2025Postgres Conference (PostgresConf)speakerReplacing Oracle’s Advanced Features in PostgreSQL: High Availability, Advanced Functions, and Extensibility
as AWS
Migrating from Oracle to PostgreSQL often raises questions about replacing powerful Oracle features like Materialized Views, Flashback Queries, Virtual Columns,…Show less

Migrating from Oracle to PostgreSQL often raises questions about replacing powerful Oracle features like Materialized Views, Flashback Queries, Virtual Columns, Oracle RAC, and PL/SQL Packages.

SlidesVideo
Dec 2, 2024AWS re:Invent 2024AWS re:Inventchalk talkBuild a cost-effective RAG-based gen AI application with Amazon Aurora [REPEAT]
as Amazon Web Services, Inc.
In this chalk talk, explore key design considerations for building cost-effective generative AI applications. Learn about model selection and optimization…Show less

In this chalk talk, explore key design considerations for building cost-effective generative AI applications. Learn about model selection and optimization techniques, focusing on strategies for optimizing the Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) architecture.

Dec 2, 2024AWS re:Invent 2024AWS re:InventworkshopBuild generative AI–powered search with Amazon Aurora and Amazon RDS [REPEAT]
as Amazon Web Services, Inc.
The integration of embeddings generated from LLMs for Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL-Compatible Edition and Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL presents a powerful and…Show less

The integration of embeddings generated from LLMs for Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL-Compatible Edition and Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL presents a powerful and efficient solution for optimizing the product catalog similarity search experience.

Dec 2, 2024AWS re:Invent 2024AWS re:InventbreakoutBuild serverless chatbots using Amazon ElastiCache & Aurora PostgreSQL
as Amazon Web Services, Inc.
In this session, learn how to build a serverless-first chatbot application by leveraging Amazon Aurora as a vector store and Amazon ElastiCache Serverless for…Show less

In this session, learn how to build a serverless-first chatbot application by leveraging Amazon Aurora as a vector store and Amazon ElastiCache Serverless for chat history storage. Discover how to harness these services to create contextually aware chatbots.

Video
Sep 30, 2024PGConf NYC 2024PGConf NYC (Postgres Summit US from 2026)sponsored talkAmazon Aurora High Availability and Disaster Recovery Features for Global Resilience
as Amazon Web Services
Amazon Aurora is a fully managed relational database designed for high performance and availability at global scale with full MySQL and PostgreSQL…Show less

Amazon Aurora is a fully managed relational database designed for high performance and availability at global scale with full MySQL and PostgreSQL compatibility. Aurora provides managed high availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR) capabilities in and across AWS Regions.

Apr 17, 2024Postgres Conference 2024Postgres Conference (PostgresConf)speakerEnhancing OLTP Systems with pgvector: Best Practices in Database Design
as AWS
The integration of pgvector into existing Online Transaction Processing (OLTP) systems represents a significant advancement in leveraging vector search…Show less

The integration of pgvector into existing Online Transaction Processing (OLTP) systems represents a significant advancement in leveraging vector search capabilities within traditional database environments.

Nov 27, 2023AWS re:Invent 2023AWS re:InventworkshopBuild generative-AI-powered search with Amazon Aurora & Amazon RDS
The integration of embeddings generated from LLMs for Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL-Compatible Edition and Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL presents a powerful and…Show less

The integration of embeddings generated from LLMs for Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL-Compatible Edition and Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL presents a powerful and efficient solution for optimizing the product catalog similarity search experience.

Nov 27, 2023AWS re:Invent 2023AWS re:Inventcode talkBuilding with Trusted Language Extensions in Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL
Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL-Compatible Edition supports Trusted Language Extensions (TLE) for PostgreSQL, which is an open source development kit for building…Show less

Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL-Compatible Edition supports Trusted Language Extensions (TLE) for PostgreSQL, which is an open source development kit for building PostgreSQL extensions and managing them from a SQL interface.

Nov 27, 2023AWS re:Invent 2023AWS re:Inventchalk talkDiscovering the vector database power of Amazon Aurora & Amazon RDS [REPEAT]
In this chalk talk, learn about the vector database capabilities of the pgvector extension in Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL-Compatible Edition and Amazon RDS for…Show less

In this chalk talk, learn about the vector database capabilities of the pgvector extension in Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL-Compatible Edition and Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL.

Oct 3, 2023PGConf NYC 2023PGConf NYC (Postgres Summit US from 2026)speakerSupporting GenAI workloads in PostgreSQL
as Amazon Web Services
The integration of embeddings generated using popular large language models (LLMs) with the pgvector open-source extension for PostgreSQL presents a powerful…Show less

The integration of embeddings generated using popular large language models (LLMs) with the pgvector open-source extension for PostgreSQL presents a powerful and efficient solution for optimizing the product catalog similarity search experience.

Sep 22, 2022PGConf NYC 2022PGConf NYC (Postgres Summit US from 2026)speakerWhy PostgreSQL is becoming the standard in Financial Services
as Amazon Web Services

The FSI industry vertical includes various sub-verticals such as Insurance, Capital Markets, Banking, Fintech and Payments.

Apr 7, 2022Postgres Conference Silicon Valley 2022Postgres Conference (PostgresConf)speakerAmazon Aurora Global Database Design Patterns for HA and DR
as AWS

Amazon Aurora Global Database is designed for globally distributed applications, allowing a single Amazon Aurora database to span multiple AWS regions.

Slides
Apr 7, 2022Postgres Conference Silicon Valley 2022Postgres Conference (PostgresConf)speakerUsing Global database in Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL
as AWS

An Amazon Aurora Global database is designed for globally distributed applications, allowing a single Amazon Aurora database to span multiple AWS Regions.

Frequent co-speakers

SpeakerShared eventsShared talksLast together
Chirag Dave1112026
Ryan Booz8—2026
Jim Mlodgenski622026
Tim Steward6—2026
BAJI SHAIK512026
Amit Kumar5—2026
Bruce Momjian5—2026
Claire Giordano5—2026
Clay Jackson5—2026
David Wein5—2026
Dr. Ibrar Ahmed5—2026
Jonathan S. Katz5—2026
Pat Wright5—2026
Robert Treat5—2026
Vivek Singh5—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.