Oops, my bad :-/
I went to some of those talks but didn't fully realize that they were part of a unified track.
Anyway, I think maybe Tristan's point is to have a similar format to the developer sessions but instead with a focus on operations/deployment.
This is going to be tough though. Vendors are naturally much more interested in the operations/deployment side for obvious reasons and that sets up more challenges for managing the meetings effectively and openly.
Anyway, I think it's a good idea (if I understood Tristan correctly).
-Adam