Open Source Unlocked: Exploring the Journey from Redis to Valkey – October 29, 2025

Speakers: Laura Czajkowski, Michal Nosek

Change is part of open source and it’s what drives progress!

As the Redis ecosystem evolves, new opportunities are emerging for developers and organizations that value transparency, freedom, and innovation.

That’s why Percona, together with AWS, is hosting Open Source Unlocked: From Redis to Valkey, a one-day, in-person event where you can explore how the community is reimagining in-memory databases with Valkey, the open source alternative to Redis.

Event Details

📅 Wednesday 29th October 2025
🕐 08:45 - 15:30 GMT-4 (17:45 - 00:30 GMT+5)
📍 Boston – Row 34, Seaport | 383 Congress St, Boston, MA 02210

Speakers

Peter Zaitsev – Co-founder and CEO, Percona
Michal Nosek – Senior Enterprise Architect, Percona
Roberto Luna Rojas – Technical Evangelist, Valkey Open Source Project
Madelyn Olson – Principal Engineer, AWS

What You Can Expect

You’ll learn how organizations can keep their systems flexible and future-proof, even as the licensing and commercial landscape changes around Redis.

Topics include:

Valkey’s open governance and BSD licensing
Using Valkey for vector search, JSON processing, and real-time analytics
Migration paths from Redis to Valkey with demos and performance insights
Deploying Valkey on AWS, Kubernetes, or on-premise
Percona’s open source support for both Redis and Valkey

Who It’s For

This event is for:

Database & Systems Engineers
AI/ML & Application Developers
IT Decision-Makers
Cloud & Solutions Architects
SREs and DevOps Professionals

🗓️ Event Flow (Highlights)

11:30 – 12:00: Registration & Networking
12:00 – 12:45: Opening Keynotes – Open Source Choices in the Redis Landscape
13:00 – 14:15: Breakouts – Executive Roundtable or Engineer Lab
14:30 – 15:30: From Cache to Capability – Valkey Use Cases
15:30 – 16:00: Closing Remarks
16:00 – 17:15: Happy Hour: “Open Source on the Rocks” 🍹

How to Join

👉 Register now to secure your seat. ∎

Speaker Bios

Laura Czajkowski

Director of Community, Percona

Laura is a Developer Ecosystem Leader with over 20 years of experience building and scaling high-impact technical communities. She began her career in Software QA, a technical foundation that led her to discover a passion for open source and a natural transition into community management and leadership. From her foundational leadership at the University of Limerick to serving on Ubuntu’s Community Council and EMEA Membership Board, Laura has dedicated her career to the art of community governance.

She specialises in designing engagement strategies and incentive structures that resonate with developers in both agile startups and global enterprises. Based in Godalming, she remains an active community builder outside of tech through local tennis leagues, and shares her home with her two dogs, Pixel and Kernel. She is always ready to discuss open-source strategy or her definitive guide to navigating Disney World.

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Michal Nosek

Michal Nosek is a Senior Enterprise Architect at Percona with over a decade of experience across roles in software engineering, business analysis, and technical consulting. He combines deep technical knowledge with a focus on aligning database technologies to business goals, helping Percona’s global customers design effective open source data strategies. Michal holds a BS in Computer and Information Science from the Cracow University of Technology and lives in Gdansk, Poland, where he enjoys traveling and windsurfing.

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