22-25 April 2026 
SQLBits 2024 Opening Keynote
2024TL; DR
The Opening Keynote
Session Details
The Opening Keynote
3 things you'll get out of this session
Speakers
Patrick LeBlanc
guyinacube.com
Adam Saxton
guyinacube.com
Erin Stellato
Alex Whittles
purplefrogsystems.com/blog
Buck Woody
buckwoody.wordpress.com
Muazma Zahid
medium.com/@muazma
Asad Khan
Yitzhak Kesselman
Raghu Nambiar
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