Dreamforce '06 Videos & Slides
September 2006
Introduction
Be the first to hear the latest industry updatesright here at Dreamforce! This year's conference features an incredible array of executives and visionaries who'll give you an insider's view on the future of business and technology. Whether you're looking for trends, cutting-edge tools, mobile advancements, or more, we've got you covered.
The Future of the Business Web™
Welcome
to Dreamforce
Salesforce.com Chairman & CEO Marc Benioff
opens the keynote in front of a crowd of 5,000+.
Former
COO of eBay discusses similarities between the growth and market position of
eBay and Salesforce.
Chief
Marketing Officer George Hu demos powerful new features available with Winter ’07.
Laurent Cisco
talks about the benefits of linking The Communication Web with The Business Web.
Michael
Dell makes a special guest appearance to kick off the Apex Alliance.
Dean
Darwin from F5 Networks demonstrates the power of Salesforce Partner
Relationship Management.
Marc
Benioff announces Apex, the world’s first multi-tenant programming language
& platform.
Parker
Harris, Salesforce.com EVP of Technology demonstrates the limitless potential
of Apex in real-world examples.
Accenture
Chief Technology Strategist Bob Suh talks about globalization and the future of
on-demand computing.
Additional Resources: Slides
Leadership in an On-Demand World
Success in diplomacy and business is not an accident. It takes vision, courage, trust, and true leadership. Join General Colin Powell and several customer leaders for a truly inspirational session you won't want to miss. They'll share their thoughts, stories, and tried-and-true best practices for driving change in an on-demand world.
Track: Keynote Presentations
Date and Time: October 10, 2006 9:00 AM
Speakers:
- Colin Powell, Former Secretary of State, USA
- John McAdams, CEO, F5 Networks
- Lewis Kopp, Private Banking CIO, Deutche Bank
- Don Alberts, Vice President and General Manager, Skype
- Thomas Kendra, Group President, Symantec
1st Annual Appy Awards
The AppExchange has led to unprecedented sharing and community building in under a year. Join Marc Benioff and other industry leaders as we recognize customers, partners, and developers who've demonstrated eye-popping innovation and success on the Business Web. Just how far have they taken their CRM deployments? You really have to see it to believe it.
Track: Keynote Presentations
Date and Time: October 10, 2006 2:00 PM
Speakers:
- Marc Benioff, Chariman & CEO, Salesforce.com
- Jim Steele, President World Wide Sales, Salesforce.com
- Abahi Ingle, Vice President, Cingular
Introduction
Target Audience:
System administrators in their first year of managing Salesforce,
looking to get a jump-start on leveraging the product and understanding
how to use the AppExchange to customize and extend Salesforce.
Key Take-Aways:
Hear directly from salesforce.com customers and experts successfully
administering the application daily. Learn best practices, how-tos,
tips, and tricks for the entire implementation process and beyond.
Introduction
Target Audience:
Professional Edition system administrators and CRM project leaders
(with more than one year of experience with Salesforce) who have
mastered the basics of the application and are looking to take their
product skills to the next level.
Key Take-Aways:
Learn customization, integration, and optimization best practices
directly from salesforce.com customers and product experts; pick up
proactive tips and tricks to boost your deployment; discover how you
can use the AppExchange to extend your CRM and automate other business
processes.
Introduction
Target Audience:
Enterprise Edition system administrators and CRM project leaders (with
more than one year of experience with Salesforce) who have mastered the
basics of the application and are looking to take their product skills
to the next level.
Key Take-Aways:
Learn integration, customization, and optimization best practices from
expert salesforce.com customers and other experts; learn innovative
tips and tricks from our own product team; discover how you can use the
AppExchange to extend your CRM, integrate with other systems, and run
your entire business on The Business Web.™
Introduction
Target Audience:
Business and IT executives from those salesforce.com customers with
complex requirements often associated with large, global enterprises.
Key Take-Aways:
Sit in on specialized case studies, panels, and presentations on a vast
range of topics, all focused on helping large companies formulate and
execute in-depth and scalable success strategies. Discuss best
practices and strategies for managing large enterprise deployments
directly with leading salesforce.com customers and product experts.
Introduction
Target Audience:
Sales managers and executives looking to maximize the value from
Salesforce in their sales organization by improving sales effectiveness
and productivity.
Key Take-Aways:
Interact with Salesforce experts and customers to understand best
practices and sales strategies that have helped other customers succeed
with Salesforce SFA in prospecting, involving executives, managing
teams, maximizing effectiveness, forecasting, and analytics.
Introduction
Target Audience:
Sales operations and business analysts focused on using Salesforce to
optimize the operational performance of their sales teams.
Key Take-Aways:
Interact with customers and Salesforce experts on sales operations
strategies, best practices, and tips to manage the entire lifecycle of
sales teams using Salesforce and the AppExchange. Learn how others have
succeeded with account planning, territory management, field
operations, mobile operations, sales training, and forecast management.
