The Distributed SQL Summit Asia 2023 event was a huge success, attracting executives and technical professionals from various countries. The event featured keynote speakers, including Yugabyte CTO Karthik Ranganathan, who talked about embracing, extending, and evolving PostgreSQL to create cloud-native applications. The summit also saw presentations on database modernization, scalability, availability, and simplicity, with companies sharing their experiences of migrating to distributed SQL databases like YugabyteDB. The event highlighted the growing interest in distributed SQL and its potential to overcome traditional database limitations. Attendees were mostly interested in learning how to accelerate their journey towards database modernization, and many expressed a preference for virtual events or hybrid approaches that combine both virtual and in-person options.