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Day 1 - April 15th

Opening Keynote

Transparency: The key to succeeding with GenAI

Sergio Flores (Principal Agile Program Manager, Discover Financial Services)

GenAI is the most disruptive innovation of our time. Come join me for an engaging discussion on the importance of enabling transparency to succeeding with GenAI to empower your Digital Transformation.

Transforming Your Salesforce Org from Technical Debt to Technical Wealth

Lynda Kane (Senior Salesforce Developer, Cerity Partners) and Joy Shutters-Helbing (Sr Manager, Salesforce Practice, CapTech Consulting)

Technical debt can slow down and limit the growth of your Salesforce organization, but with the right strategy, it can be turned into a valuable asset. This presentation highlights how identifying knowledge gaps while examining technical debt can lead to better training for admins and developers. It stresses the importance of thorough documentation, following best practices, and regularly evaluating the system. These actions not only reduce technical debt but also help teams create and sustain an efficient and strong Salesforce environment.

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DevOps for an Agentic World

Melissa Hill Dees (Digital Transformation Strategist, Agile Cloud Consulting)

As AI-driven automation transforms CRM, Salesforce Agentforce emerges as a powerful tool for enhancing customer interactions. But to fully harness its potential, organizations need a solid DevOps strategy. This session explores why DevOps is critical for deploying and managing Agentforce effectively, when to implement DevOps processes to support AI-driven workflows, and how to leverage automation, CI/CD, and governance best practices to ensure scalable, secure, and efficient deployments. Attendees will gain practical insights on integrating DevOps with Agentforce, accelerating innovation while maintaining stability in an evolving agentic world.

From Requirements to Reality: Integrating Use Case Paths in Modern DevOps Workflows

Tim Williams (Sr. Project Manager / Business Analyst, Development Consulting Partners)

Learn how to seamlessly integrate use case paths into your DevOps workflow to better align business requirements with continuous delivery. This practical session explores how use case paths enhance each phase of the DevOps lifecycle - from planning and development through CI/CD to monitoring and feedback. You'll discover concrete strategies for using use case paths to improve collaboration between business and technical teams, create more comprehensive test coverage, and ensure faster, more reliable software delivery. Whether you're a developer, business analyst, or DevOps engineer, you'll leave with actionable insights for implementing this approach in your organization.

Building a DevOps Culture: Breaking Down Silos

Emiliano Rodríguez (RevOps Architect, Go Nimbly)

This session focuses on transforming traditional organizational structures where development, operations, and other teams work in isolation and do not . By breaking down these silos, organizations can foster better communication, collaboration, and ultimately, a culture of continuous improvement.

Accessibility Testing and Salesforce: How to Design with Everyone in Mind

Zac Taylor (Senior Solution Engineer, Testsigma)

The session will provide an overview of accessibility testing methodologies, conformance levels, and tools that help organizations meet compliance standards, with a special focus on Salesforce’s approach to accessibility. We will discuss strategies for ensuring digital products are accessible, explore cutting-edge trends in accessibility testing, and provide valuable resources for further learning.

DevOps + Agentforce – Getting Agent Metadata into Source

Mike Reynolds (Sr Technical Product Marketing Manager, Salesforce)

Agents are quickly becoming a key part of how we do business. But how can we include them in our source control? This session demystifies Agentforce DevOps and will empower you to get Agents into your source control.

Day 2 - April 16th

The People Side of DevOps: Why Data is Everyone’s Problem

Amy Oplinger-Singh (Head of Growth & Partnerships, Dataimporter)

DevOps is not just about code; it is about collaboration. Yet, when deployments break, teams often blame developers, admins, or bad data without a clear solution. In this engaging and non-technical session, we will explore how messy data creates friction in DevOps workflows, why no one truly owns the problem, and how teams can work together to prevent data disasters. Through real-world stories, humor, and practical takeaways, you will learn how to bridge the gap between technical and non-technical teams and make data a priority without the finger-pointing.

GenAI Devops with MLOps, LLMOps and FMOps

Shoby Abdi (Senior Growth Partner, Altimetrik, Inc.)

This session explores how MLOps, LLMOps, and FMOps is a part of GenAI development, ensuring scalable, reliable, and compliant AI deployment. Learn best practices for automated evaluation, monitoring, and governance, optimizing machine learning, large language models, and foundation models. Discover frameworks that enhance observability, bias mitigation, and performance while integrating with DevOps.

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Mastering Salesforce Industries DevOps: A Guide to Omnistudio CLI and IDX Workbench

Luca Belligoli (Senior Technical Architect, Stratus Carta)

In this presentation, we will explore how to simplify DevOps in Salesforce Industries using the Omnistudio CLI (VBT) tool and IDX Workbench. Learn how to efficiently set up projects, automate processes, and manage deployments with Omnistudio CLI’s YAML file configurations and IDX Workbench’s intuitive GUI. A live demo will demonstrate how to interact with these tools, showcasing how to effectively manage and deploy Salesforce Industries projects with ease and speed.

How to Build a Roadmap When Everything Has Gone Wrong

Suzie Campbell (Assistant Director (Salesforce), Start Early)

Is your Salesforce backlog overwhelming, with stakeholders losing confidence and technical debt piling up? Through a real-world nonprofit case study, learn how to tackle an overwhelming list of competing priorities and create order from chaos. This session walks through practical strategies for prioritizing technical debt, creating a viable roadmap for system optimization, and implementing solutions that rebuild trust in your Salesforce instance. You'll learn proven methods for analyzing system health, establishing governance frameworks, and managing stakeholder expectations while tackling your backlog.

Architecture Patterns & DevOps with Agentforce and Data Cloud

Ryan Cox (Distinguished Technical Architect, Salesforce)

This session will walk through detailed architecture patterns for developing solutions with Agentforce and Data Cloud, including examples from some of the largest Salesforce customers, how Data Cloud One and other Salesforce clouds fit into a multi-org Salesforce architecture, and what development environments and devops look like around these solutions.

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Release Management for the Uninitiated

EJ Sherman (Senior DevOps Consultant, Palladin Technologies)

Trying to develop or improve a release management process for your team (or just you)? Trying to understand what are the essential factors for a successful release and how to survive when it is not? Give release management its due and context within the greater team and operations. Let's break it down so you own this process and your role. Learn to advocate for you and your team's needs in process improvements.

How to Supercharge DevOps Using AI

Ian Gotts (Founder & CEO, Elements.cloud)

Using AI we can now ensure the DevOps teams can focus on what matters most and deliver functionality that gets better adoption. This entertaining and challenging session will give you actionable ideas that you can apply in your organization.

Demystifying Salesforce Sandboxes: A Beginner’s Guide to DevOps and Application Lifecycle Management

Cassie Supilowski (Managing Director of Data Solutions, OneGoal)

DevOps, ALM, and release strategies can seem daunting, especially for admins with limited resources. And while building and testing in sandboxes is a best practice for releasing updates, getting started can feel overwhelming. In this session, we'll cover test environment basics, their importance, and how to use them effectively as a Salesforce admin. I'll share how our team evolved our sandbox and release strategy, along with tips, tricks, and tools we've discovered. By the end, you'll be equipped to elevate your Salesforce sandbox and release management practices with confidence.

5 Things to Consider when Planning a Multi Org Strategy

Tom Leddy (Technical Architect Director, Salesforce)

Session description coming soon!

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Salesforce Delivery Best Practices: Key Strategies for Successful DevOps Implementations

Denise Carbone (Director of Delivery, ImagineCRM )

Successful DevOps implementations in Salesforce require a balance of strategy, process, and technology. This session explores best practices for aligning teams, streamlining deployments, and ensuring continuous delivery while maintaining quality and governance. Learn how to optimize collaboration amongst project teams effectively. Whether you're starting your DevOps journey or refining existing processes, these insights will help you deliver scalable, high-performing solutions that support business agility and innovation in the Salesforce ecosystem.

Five Reasons for Agentforce Hallucinations & How to Handle Them

Mehmet Orun (GM and Data Strategist, PeerNova)

Agentforce can be a game-changer for AI-powered Salesforce interactions, but AI hallucinations can erode trust and impact business outcomes. In this session, you'll learn the five most common causes of Agentforce hallucinations, how to assess your data to identify risks, and actionable strategies to ensure data readiness for effective agent interactions.