Salesforce Day

Join us for a day of learning and hands on skill building with Salesforce staff!  The day long event will include a keynote presentation from top Salesforce executives, along with topics focused on vendor management/implementation, Trailhead workshops and a career discussion. Pre-registration required.

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Agenda

Morning Sessions in UMass Old Chapel:

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Key Executive Networking Session (Staff/Faculty only)

10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Keynote followed by Q&A, Topic: Leading in a Digitally Disrupted World

11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Lunch & Speaker, Topic: CRM Evaluation, Vendor Management, Purchasing/Procurement

Afternoon Sessions in Isenberg:

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Topic: Getting Started with Salesforce (hands-on training)

2:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. Topic: Getting Started with Salesforce (hands-on training)

4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Career Panel and Networking Wrap-up

Keynote Speakers

Bruce Richardson is SVP and Chief Enterprise Strategist at Salesforce.com. He brings with him more than 30 years of experience in High Tech. In this role, he oversees the Enterprise Strategy team which is responsible for the company's engagement with executives from IT, sales, marketing, and operations. Bruce joined Salesforce.com October 2011.  Prior to joining Salesforce.com, Bruce was Chief Strategy Officer at Infor, a global $2B software company best known for its acquisitions in the enterprise applications market.

Bruce’s link to Salesforce.com began during his tenure as Chief Research Officer at AMR Research. During his 20-year career there, he led the firm’s coverage of ERP/enterprise applications, virtualization and cloud computing, visual applications, and the “future of work.” Over that period, the company grew from a three person start-up to become the leader in research and analysis of enterprise applications and supply chain management.  AMR was acquired by Gartner in December 2009.  Bruce graduated from Boston College.  He is a member of the BC Technology Council.

Phil Komarny is a highly social, entrepreneurial, and award winning senior executive with a 20+ year track record of delivering innovative, high value solutions by aligning existing problems with emerging technologies. Phil is experienced as a c-level executive within higher education at University of Texas System and Seton Hall University.He led the first wide-spread iPad student initiative at Seton Hall University and delivered the first ever blockchain solution on the Salesforce platform at the University of Texas. Phil is a frequent writer on the topic of emerging technologies. 

Career Panel Speakers

Due Diligence Analyst | Investment Management & Isenberg Undergrad Alum

Karan Chopra, LinkedIn

Head of Digital Product @MassMutual

Rachel Shipman

UMass Amherst Information Technology 

Dave Hart

UMass Amherst Information Technology 

For more information contact the Graduate Programs Office or Liz Hoffman.