Dreamforce ‘24 fast approaches. The agenda builder is live, and the social calendar is packed with opportunities. Every year we all have a bit of a dilemma — one key question to answer. “Where am I going to get the most value”. How you choose when and where to spend your time can make or break your Dreamforce experience. If you’re looking for suggestions to make it, read on! Here are The must-attend sessions and events at Dreamforce ‘24.
For Admins
Your role as admin is constantly evolving and becoming more demanding. It’s never been easier to get sucked into new challenges, clouds, or functionality. But, there are a couple of wonderful sessions that will help you stay grounded, successful, and create room to expand your career in the direction you want.
The Power of People: Enhance Salesforce with User Management
Wednesday, Sep 18 | 9:00 AM – 9:45 AM PDT
Salesforce is one of the greatest platforms for change. However, people are the agents of change. Nothing gets done without them! This session is perfect for making sure that your people have everything they need to succeed as your Salesforce operations scale and grow.
11 to 2: How we Reduced Profiles and Adopted Permission Sets
Tuesday, Sep 17 | 2:00 PM – 2:20 PM PDT
The State of Salesforce DevOps ‘24 report found that teams that have moved from profiles to permission sets are more productive. Permission sets are easier to manage, and offer unparalleled granularity when controlling user access levels. This is a session full of insights about how to make the transition seamless and successful.
For Developers
Connected applications are fast becoming the cornerstone of a high-performing Salesforce org. Salesforce developers play a key role in making sure that disparate apps are connected, that information can seamlessly move bidirectionally, and that there’s a single source of truth for data for businesses to operate with. These sessions will be key to making sure you’ve got all the tools you need to excel.
Integration Made Easy with Salesforce Platform APIs
Wednesday, Sep 18 | 10:15 AM – 11:00 AM PDT
Integrations can be tricky. Working with tools that already offer connectors is awesome, but you don’t always have that luxury. With a whole host of API’s at your fingertips you want to be sure you’re using the right ones — especially when every call and CPU resource is at a premium. This session is here to make sure you make the right decisions when integrating your Salesforce tech stack.
Meet the Developers (and Product Managers)
Thursday, Sep 19 | 12:45 PM – 1:30 PM PDT
Developers want to hear from developers. That’s exactly what this session offers. The perfect session to ask the Salesforce development team about the things that matter most to you, be it DX, Einstein, Apex. Think True To The Core, but just for you.
For Architects
A great Salesforce org is a well architected Salesforce org. Salesforce is of course returning to hands-on and interactive sessions for architects to get stuck into. Dreamforce is the perfect place to make sure you can succeed at scale.
Flow + Apex + LWC, a Perfect Combination
Wednesday, Sep 18 | 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
A great opportunity to get hands on a delve deeper into the relationships between declarative development and code and learn best practices. The true power of the Salesforce platform can be realized with a blended approach. See how!
Speed Up Package Development with Scratch Org Snapshots
Thursday, Sep 19 | 9:00 AM – 9:20 AM PDT
Scratch orgs and package development. Often hotly debated capabilities on the platform, and tricky to get to grips with. Jason Lantz was recently interviewed and quoted wisely when asked how to get started “It’s like how you eat an elephant, one bite at a time”. This session aims to make your life a little easier when breaking apart and reconstructing your Salesforce org for a seamless delivery experience.
For Fun!
There’s a ton of ways to let your hair down this year, as always! Whether you choose to spend time networking in a quieter atmosphere at one of the many sponsored chill out areas downtown, or live it up loud at Dreamforce, there’s something for everyone. Here’s where you’ll have the most fun.
Sandbox VR, Tuesday Sep 17 | 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM PDT
Something a wee bit different from a traditional happy hour! VR games. IRL meetup. You’ll find food and drink, and have more opportunities to network with the brilliant community of Trailblazers building on Salesforce — all while able to enjoy immersive VR gaming experiences.
Newbie Reunion “Bacon” Breakfast
Sears Fine Food, Tue Sep 17 | 6:30 AM – 8:30 PM PDT
This is one of the stalwart events of Dreamforce. It’s a beautiful way to spend the first morning. Good food, coffee, and conversation. And it’s all for the great cause of Project Night Night. A fine way to start your conference and fuel up for the first day of learning.
See you there!
As we collectively look to build on, or create great foundations for the rest of our careers, Dreamforce is the place to do it. Be kind to one another, be kind to yourself, and make the most of an amazing few days.
