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Transcript of the Dreamforce 2018 opening keynote ("A Celebration of Trailblazers") led by Marc Benioff with guest speakers (Parker Harris, Keith Block, Brunello Cucinelli and others). The keynote frames Dreamforce as a celebration of ‘trailblazers,’ emphasizes values (trust, innovation, equality, sustainability, mindfulness), and announces product and partnership advances — notably Customer 360 (cross-cloud profiles and unique Customer360 ID), MuleSoft integration, and Einstein Voice (voice-enabled AI for Salesforce mobile). It also features customer stories and social impact commitments (public school donations, volunteer hours, nonprofit programs) and cites attendance and economic-impact projections.

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2,700 sessions.

171,000 registered in-person; 10 million joining online.

Announced $15 million given (bringing the local total to more than $50 million); goal of $100 million.

Over 3 million hours of volunteerism; $250 million (a quarter billion dollars) in grants; 37,000 nonprofits/NGOs running on the service for free.

3.3 million new jobs by 2022; 10 million trailblazers by 2022; $1 trillion GDP impact by 2022.

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