Call for Speakers

Share Your Database Story with the Open Source Community

Percona Live Amsterdam is where database professionals, developers, SREs, architects, and open source contributors come together to share knowledge, solve real-world challenges, and shape the future of open source databases.

Whether you’ve scaled PostgreSQL, optimized MySQL performance, migrated workloads, deployed databases on Kubernetes, or built AI-powered applications using open source technologies, we’d love to hear your story.

We’re looking for practical, technical presentations that help attendees learn from real production experiences—not product pitches.

Submit your proposal today via Sessionize.

Why Speak at Percona Live?

Percona Live is one of the leading conferences dedicated to open source databases and the people who build, operate, and innovate with them.

As a speaker you’ll have the opportunity to:

• Share your expertise with a highly technical audience
• Connect with DBAs, developers, SREs, architects, and engineering leaders
• Build your professional profile within the open source community
• Contribute back by sharing lessons learned from real-world deployments
• Network with fellow speakers, community leaders, customers, and industry experts

Whether you’re an experienced conference speaker or presenting for the first time, we encourage you to submit.

Dates to Remember

Session Types

Choose the format that best fits your presentation.

30-Minute Technical Talk

Focused presentations covering a specific technology, implementation, best practice, customer story, or technical challenge.

Perfect for:

• Case studies
• Performance tuning
• Operational lessons
• Technical demonstrations

60-Minute Deep Dive

Longer sessions designed for advanced technical content, architecture discussions, migrations, or detailed walkthroughs.

Ideal for:

• Large-scale production deployments
• Database architecture
• Kubernetes implementations
• Advanced performance optimization
• End-to-end migration stories

Keynote

High-impact presentations that explore industry trends, open source innovation, major customer success stories, or the future of database technologies.

Suggested Topics

We’re interested in a broad range of database and infrastructure topics, including:

• MySQL
• PostgreSQL
• MongoDB
• MariaDB
• Valkey & Redis-compatible technologies
• Kubernetes & Cloud Native Databases
• AI & Vector Databases
• Performance & Query Optimization
• High Availability & Disaster Recovery
• Observability & Monitoring
• Security & Compliance
• Automation & DevOps
• Database Migrations
• Open Source Innovation
• Community Stories

Don’t see your topic listed? If it’s relevant to the open source database ecosystem, we’d still love to hear about it.

What Makes a Great CFP?

The Program Committee looks for presentations that provide practical value and actionable takeaways.

Strong submissions typically include:

• Real production experience
• Lessons learned (including failures and how they were solved)
• Technical depth appropriate for the audience
• Clear takeaways attendees can apply immediately
• Customer implementations and community success stories
• Open source contributions or innovative engineering solutions

We especially value talks that demonstrate measurable outcomes and practical experience over theoretical concepts.

Example Talks

Need inspiration? Here are examples of talks we’d love to see:

• Scaling PostgreSQL for Millions of Transactions per Day
• Running MySQL on Kubernetes: Lessons from Production
• Migrating from Oracle to Open Source Databases
• AI Applications Powered by PostgreSQL and pgvector
• Building Highly Available Database Platforms
• Database Observability: Finding Problems Before Your Users Do
• Backup and Disaster Recovery at Scale
• Performance Tuning Using Real Production Metrics

Submission Guidelines

To improve your chances of acceptance:

• Focus on technical content rather than marketing.
• Clearly explain what attendees will learn.
• Include practical examples and production experience.
• Share lessons learned—including challenges and failures.
• Avoid sales pitches or product demonstrations.
• Make your abstract clear, concise, and specific.

First-Time Speakers Welcome

You don’t need to be a professional speaker to present at Percona Live.

If you’ve solved an interesting database problem, completed a migration, improved reliability or performance, or learned valuable lessons from running production systems, your experience can help others in the community.

We encourage first-time speakers and new voices to submit.

Speaker Expectations

Before submitting, please note:

• Presentations should be educational rather than promotional.
• Customer and community case studies are encouraged.
• Live demonstrations are welcome but not required.
• Speakers should submit original content.
• Please review the Code of Conduct before participating.

Why Percona Live?

Unlike larger conferences, Percona Live offers a focused environment where speakers and attendees can build meaningful connections.

Expect:

• Highly engaged technical audiences
• Easier networking with industry experts
• Direct conversations with database practitioners
• Opportunities to contribute to the open source ecosystem
• A welcoming, community-first atmosphere

Ready to Submit?

Share your expertise with the global open source database community.

Submit your proposal through Sessionize before the CFP deadline.

Submit Your Talk

We look forward to seeing you at Percona Live Amsterdam 2026.

Contact us: perconalive@percona.com