Special Guests George Lucas and Cisco CEO John Chambers will join salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff to speak at 5th annual salesforce.com user and developer conferenceExecutives from Accenture, Adobe, Bluewolf, Business Objects, Cisco, Deloitte, Linden Lab, Omniture, WebEx and Workday will participate in keynotes on collaboration, community and innovationDreamforce Expo will feature the largest gathering of the SaaS industry under one roof - more than 180 companies from around the world will demonstrate on-demand business applications
Salesforce.com , the market and technology leader in on-demand business services, today announced the industry leaders, visionaries, philanthropists and innovators who will speak at Dreamforce 2007, the largest on-demand conference of the year. Special guests George Lucas and Cisco chairman and CEO John Chambers will join salesforce.com chairman and CEO Marc Benioff to speak at the 5th annual salesforce.com user and developer conference. Additionally, executives from Accenture, Adobe, Bluewolf, Business Objects, Cisco, Deloitte, Linden Lab, Omniture, WebEx and Workday will deliver keynotes on collaboration, community and innovation. The Dreamforce Expo will feature the largest gathering of the SaaS industry under one roof, as more than 180 companies from around the world will showcase powerful new on-demand business applications. Dreamforce 2007 will be held September 16-19, 2007 at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco.
The industry's largest on-demand event, Dreamforce 2007 will host more than 7,000 attendees focused on generating developer, partner and customer success with salesforce.com. Dreamforce will feature more than 200 breakout sessions and over 300 speakers on the Salesforce Platform and CRM applications, Apex Code, the AppExchange and more. Attendees will meet with salesforce.com product teams, hear from expert users at leading companies, get hands-on training, and learn best practices and strategies for generating on-demand success.
Additionally, Developers@Dreamforce will provide more than 30 practical sessions for developers, administrators, IT managers, architects, and entrepreneurs looking to take advantage of the latest Platform-as-a-Service technologies. This conference-within-a-conference will provide access to all the technologies, tools, and techniques needed to take full advantage of the Salesforce Platform.
Monday Keynotes
Dreamforce 2007 kicks off Monday, September 17 with exciting new announcements and demonstrations of the latest on-demand innovations from salesforce.com. Presentations by Mr. Benioff, chief marketing officer George
Hu and executive vice president Parker Harris will showcase exciting new technology and business initiatives.
Joining Mr. Benioff on stage on Monday afternoon will be John Chambers, Cisco's dynamic chairman and CEO, who will share his vision of collaboration and outline how organizations need to adapt for the future. In addition, a panel of visionary leaders, moderated by Nicholas Carr, author of The Big Switch, will then provide a unique insider's view on how and why enterprises are making the switch to on-demand.
Tuesday Keynote
On Tuesday, September 18th, George Lucas, chairman of The George Lucas Educational Foundation, will speak on global education and the impact of the information age. Mr. Lucas will provide his unique insight on how to spur innovation in our schools and communities.
Then, a select group of industry chief executives will share their thoughts on the next generation of software-as-a-service solutions for both the business and global community. Finally, Mr. Benioff will host a one on one conversation with Bruce Chizen, CEO, Adobe regarding the future of collaboration, innovation and the next big thing in the technology industry.
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