San Francisco and Moscone Center weren't the only places that were rockin' with the Dreamforce energy last week — social media was also buzzing with Dreamforce all over the world. Check out what you might have missed on Twitter below, download the free e-book for an in-depth look at Marc Benioff’s marquee keynote, and head over to Salesforce LIVE to see all of the amazing, inspirational keynotes from all four days.
Here are some of the main highlights from the event, as seen through the eyes of Twitter!
For the first time ever, three early-stage startups got the opportunity to pitch to an A-list panel of judges as part of Dreampitch. Legendary investors and Shark Tank sharks Chris Sacca and Marc Cuban joined Shahrzad Rafati, Founder and CEO of BroadbandTV, and entrepreneur will.i.am in determining the winner.
🎊 Congratulations to @SayHiToClaire, our Dreampitch winner at #DF16! pic.twitter.com/568tQulm57
— Dreamforce (@Dreamforce) October 4, 2016
Tony Robbins brought his quintessential energy to the Dreamforce stage.
🙌 Tony Robbins gets the crowd at #DF16 pumped!! https://t.co/YjrEr5VaOF #SalesforceLIVE pic.twitter.com/pOnDYJoIwt
— Salesforce (@salesforce) October 4, 2016
In his opening keynote, Marc Benioff took a moment to look back at how enterprise software has transformed since its inception.
The Five Transformations of Enterprise Software by the world's smartest CRM. https://t.co/dYaY4Jp8pR #SalesforceLIVE #DF16 pic.twitter.com/ogMUxR7Se6
— Salesforce (@salesforce) October 5, 2016
And took some time to speak about Einstein — bringing AI capabilities to the Customer Success Platform.
Einstein comes to life at #DF16! https://t.co/QO0Zq49RBf pic.twitter.com/MrkYW6lQ90
— Salesforce (@salesforce) October 5, 2016
Melinda Gates and Robin Roberts engaged in a frank fireside chat about the state of women and girls around the world and increasing diversity in tech.
"We’ve made huge strides for women in the US, but there are still enormous gaps." - @MelindaGates at #DF16: https://t.co/dnQrjFIdEW pic.twitter.com/uUqxLV3uJT
— Salesforce (@salesforce) October 6, 2016
One of the biggest bands in the world, U2, rocked it out at the “Cloud Palace.”
Thank you for an incredible night, @U2! We had a rocking time at Dreamfest! 🤘#DF16 pic.twitter.com/aA3XT0HUnY
— Dreamforce (@Dreamforce) October 6, 2016
Throughout the week, Dreamforce attendees raised money for (RED) and the fight to end AIDS.
Join us and @RED to help deliver the first AIDS FREE GENERATION in over 30 years. https://t.co/0eQ5ONemvJ #DFGives pic.twitter.com/ZkYg637051
— Salesforce (@salesforce) October 6, 2016
The Equality Summit keynote featured an incredible panel, including sports icon and activist Billie Jean King, Bernard J. Tyson, CEO of Kaiser Permanente, and civil rights leader Congressman John Lewis.
"I will not tolerate discrimination for the rest of my life." - @repjohnlewis at #DF16: https://t.co/zoIdbCZQzB #SalesforceLIVE pic.twitter.com/VyTemr1EKR
— Salesforce (@salesforce) October 7, 2016
The Fortune CEO Series included a panel called, “Trust and Growth in the 21st Century,” featuring Shahrzad Rafati and will.i.am.
We need to set an example for the younger generations. @shahrzadrafati at #DF16: https://t.co/hSbq4l3BS4 #SalesforceLIVE pic.twitter.com/p7dtkN3ovr
— Salesforce (@salesforce) October 7, 2016
We ended the week with the Day of Compassion keynote, featuring Eat, Pray, Love author Elizabeth Gilbert.
Fear is a normal human response. @GilbertLiz at #DF16: https://t.co/nqqc1lvNLQ #SalesforceLIVE pic.twitter.com/Qy1fTZD0iQ
— Salesforce (@salesforce) October 7, 2016
And mindfulness activities were prevalent throughout the whole week.
A beautiful and calming meditation by the @thichnhathanh monastics. If you have 15 minutes give it a try! https://t.co/I2ZmKyFjla pic.twitter.com/e5ZWc6T8WG
— Marc Benioff (@Benioff) October 10, 2016
What an incredible week! Get pumped for next year (and put the dates on your calendar)!
Thank you for an incredible Dreamforce! See you next year! pic.twitter.com/pPF5BOGh6N
— Salesforce (@salesforce) October 7, 2016