This is the opening film monologue for Dreamforce 2018, framing the moment as the "fourth industrial revolution" and positioning Salesforce as the platform empowering "trailblazers" who build customer success. It serves as a welcome address that invites attendees to learn skills together and work toward a better world.
Hey, hey. Let's hear it for revolutions. Because they bring change. They move the human race forward. Revolutions happen when a group of people see an empty space that needs feeling, a wrong that needs righting and a chance to rewrite the future. Well, there's a revolution happening right now, today. It's the fourth industrial revolution, and it's changing everything. Technology is changing everything, and everyone is connected all the time. Everywhere. Business is changing. It's becoming the platform for change. Where companies do well by doing good work is changing with new skills, new demands, and new opportunities for all. And with all that change, people are changing, getting empowered, inspiring others, and blazing new trails. Salesforce is for trailblazers. People who look right past the status quo, see what ought to be, and then build it. For 20 years, Salesforce is focused on one simple, most important thing. Customer success. Helping every company connect with their customers in a whole new way. Trailblazers know for each of us to succeed, we all have to succeed together. Learn the skills of the future together and create a better world together. And together, we'll define this revolution and discover the trailblazer in all of us. This is why we come together each year. And I hope you're ready, because great times are coming. Welcome to Dreamforce. Sam.
