PostgreSQL Fireside Chat

Join Pat Wright, Advocate at Redgate, and Pavlo Golub, PostgreSQL expert and developer at CYBERTEC for an hour of unscripted conversation about where Postgres is headed and what it means for the people running it.

## What we will cover

• Real-world stories from people who work with PostgreSQL every day, not just the theory.
• Why PostgreSQL is the right call for your relational database needs, with examples from the field.
• Where PostgreSQL and AI are heading, and what that shift means for your day-to-day work.
• How the PostgreSQL community can help you do your job better, and how to get more involved.

# Speakers

Pat Wright
Advocate at Redgate
Pat Wright is an Advocate with Redgate Software. He has been a database professional for 25 years, specializing in PostgreSQL for the past 10 years, after a long career with SQL Server. He has worked across large-scale SaaS platforms, early-stage startups, and a wide range of consulting engagements over the past decade. Pat currently serves as the Sponsor Coordinator for PGUS and as President of Utah Geek Events, and is a frequent speaker in both the PostgreSQL and SQL Server communities. His sessions draw on deep real-world experience with performance, automation, and operational best practices. Outside of tech, he enjoys photography, classic cars, and cycling.

Pavlo Golub
Senior Developer & Consultant at CYBERTEC
Pavlo is a PostgreSQL expert and developer at CYBERTEC, PostgreSQL contributor and GSoC Org Admin. He’s been working with PostgreSQL since 2002. He has an M.Ed. with an emphasis in Mathematics and Computer Science from the Central Ukrainian State Pedagogical University, and previously worked as a professor at the Kirovograd Medical Professional College. He is the co-founder of PostgreSQL Ukraine. He develops and maintains the PostgresDAC and pgxmock libraries, as well as the pgwatch, pg_timetable, and vip_manager projects.