Blaze Your Trail: 4 Perfect Days at Dreamforce ‘16 for K-12 Education Professionals

Let the countdown to Dreamforce begin. With Agenda Builder now live, there’s no time like the present to make some serious choices about the sessions you’re going to attend and sign up before they fill up!

For those K-12 Education Professionals, we’ve got a great mix of relevant education and nonprofit keynotes and sessions for you to choose from. While this list is not exhaustive, it’ll help you jumpstart your planning for a perfect four days of content at Dreamforce.

Tuesday, October 4th

Salesforce.org Higher Ed Kickoff
9:00 – 10:15 AM
Speakers: Salesforce.org, Arizona State University, University of Colorado
Location: Hilton San Francisco Union Square Hotel, Grand Ballroom B

Launching a New, Connected Department with Salesforce
11:00 – 11:40 AM
Speakers: University of New England
Location: The Westin St. Francis, California East

Safety First: Innovations in Campus Emergency Response
12:00 – 12:20 PM
Speakers: University of San Diego
Location: The Westin St. Francis, Colonial Room: Power of Us Theater

Portals Made Easy: Use Communities & Sites to Build Complex Student Experiences
1:00 – 1:20 PM
Speakers: University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Enrollment Rx
Location: The Westin St. Francis, Colonial Room: Power of Us Theater

Nonprofit Kickoff: Journey to the Connected Nonprofit
2:00 – 3:15 PM
Speakers: Salesforce.org, RallyPoint/6, United Way Worldwide
Location: Hilton San Francisco Union Square Hotel, Grand Ballroom B

A Unified View of Data is Possible: Integrating with Other Systems
3:30 – 3:50 PM
Speakers: Fifth Avenue Committee
Location: The Westin St. Francis, Colonial Room: Power of Us Theater

Connected Nonprofits in Action
4:00 – 4:40 PM
Speakers: OneGoal, Blue Star Families
Location: The Westin St. Francis, California East

Salesforce.org Product Roadmap for Nonprofits: Where We Are & Where We’re Headed
4:30 – 5:10 PM
Speakers: Salesforce.org Technology & Products
Location: The Westin St. Francis, Colonial Room: Power of Us Theater

Wednesday, October 5th

Forbes Philanthropy Summit: It All Starts with Education
8:30 – 9:20 AM
Speaker: Sir Ken Robinson, Code.org, University of Texas System
Location: San Francisco Marriott Marquis Hotel, Yerba Buena Salon 9

Fundraising: From Prospect to Recurring Donor
9:30 – 10:10 AM
Speakers: Breakthrough New York, Salesforce.org SE
Location: The Westin St. Francis, California West

ROI is King
10:00 – 10:40 AM
Speakers: University of Minnesota
Location: The Westin St. Francis, California East

A Connected Campus: Prioritizing the Student Experience at Maryville University
12:00 – 12:40 PM
Speakers: Maryville University
Location: The Westin St. Francis, California East

“Be A Customer Trailblazer” with Marc Benioff & Special Guests
1:00 – 3:00 PM
Speakers: Marc Benioff & Special Guests
Location: Moscone North, North Hall D

Rapid-fire Learnings from Nonprofits using Salesforce
3:30 – 4:10 PM
Speakers: The Aspen Institute, Food and Water Watch, Housing Partnership Network, iDE, and The Campbell Foundation
Location: The Westin St. Francis, California West

Live Solution Demo: Salesforce for Student Success
4:30 – 4:50 PM
Speaker: Salesforce.org
Location: The Westin St. Francis, Colonial Room: Power of Us Theater

Salesforce.org Product Roadmap for Higher Ed: Where We Are & Where We’re Headed
5:00 – 5:40 PM
Speakers: Salesforce.org Technology & Products
Location: The Westin St. Francis, Colonial Room: Power of Us Theater

Thursday, October 6th

A Connected Solution: Integrating Multiple Systems with Salesforce
8:00 – 8:40 AM
Speaker: University Of California
Location: The Westin St. Francis, California East

Radical Transparency: Pencils of Promise’s Impact App & Data-Driven Approach
9:00 – 9:20 AM
Speakers: Pencils of Promise, Inc.
Location: The Westin St. Francis, Colonial Room: Power of Us Theater

Nonprofit Marketing Communications: Capturing & Cultivating Leads with Pardot
10:00 – 10:40 AM
Speakers: Project Lead the Way, Salesforce.org SE
Location: The Westin St. Francis, Tower Salon A

Innovation in K-12 Education with Kamehameha Schools
10:30 – 10:50 AM
Speakers: Kamehameha Schools, Pacific Point, Cloud 9 Mobility
Location: The Westin St. Francis, Colonial Room: Power of Us Theater

Accelerating Education Transformation With the Help of Salesforce
11:00 – 11:20 AM
Speakers: Big Picture Learning, ECHO Technology Solutions
Location: The Westin St. Francis, Colonial Room: Power of Us Theater

Leveraging HEDA to Deliver Meaningful, Consistent, and Accurate Data
12:00 – 12:40 PM
Speaker: Harvard University
Location: The Westin St. Francis, California East

Social Media Management Demystified — with Salesforce Social Studio
12:30 – 1:10 PM
Speaker: Gates Foundation (Teacher2Teacher project), Common Sense Media
Location: The Westin St. Francis, California West

Switching to Salesforce to Modernize Your Fundraising
1:00 – 1:40 PM
Speakers: Children’s Institute, Humane Society of Boulder Valley
Location: The Westin St. Francis, Tower Salon A

Marketing Cloud 201: Strategies for Meaningful Constituent Engagement
2:00 – 2:40 PM
Speakers: GreatSchools
Location: The Westin St. Francis, California East

Salesforce Einstein Keynote: AI for Everyone
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Speakers: Square, Fanatics, and Salesforce
Location: Moscone West, Keynote Room, Level 3

Going Beyond Recruitment: Mapping the Student Lifecycle to Salesforce
4:30 – 4:50 PM
Speakers: Smith School of Business at Queen’s University, Wave6
Location: The Westin St. Francis, Colonial Room: Power of Us Theater

Friday, October 7th

Innovation in K-12 Education with Boston Day & Evening Academy
8:00 – 8:20 AM
Speakers: Boston Day & Evening Academy (part of Boston Public Schools), Salesforce.org
Location: The Westin St. Francis, Colonial Room: Power of Us Theater

Live Solution Demo: Salesforce for Advancement & Alumni Relations
9:00 – 9:20 AM
Speakers: Salesforce
Location: The Westin St. Francis, Colonial Room: Power of Us Theater

Gator Connect: Connecting with Alumni in New Ways
10:00 – 10:40 AM
Speakers: Allegheny College
Location: The Westin St. Francis, California East

Live Solution Demo: Salesforce for Higher Ed Recruiting & Admissions
11:00 – 11:20 AM
Speakers: Salesforce.org Solution Engineers
Location: The Westin St. Francis, Colonial Room: Power of Us Theater

There you have it. Remember, this is just a baseline to get you started. The trail you take is up to you. At Dreamforce, the sky’s the limit!

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