Salesforce Inc.’s large Dreamforce convention will stay in San Francisco subsequent yr, after Chief Executive Marc Benioff threatened to maneuver it to a different metropolis.
“Get ready for an electrifying experience at Dreamforce 2024! Thrilled to share the news that Dreamforce, the worlds largest enterprise tech conference, will be returning to San Francisco, the stunning city by the bay–and now the AI capital of the world in 2024!” Benioff tweeted Tuesday, together with a selfie of himself and San Francisco Mayor London Breed at a Golden State Warriors recreation.
“Dreamforce is about showcasing the world-changing concepts which are driving innovation and creativity and there’s no higher place to do this than the AI Capital of the World — San Francisco!’ Breed tweeted Tuesday.
In August, Benioff instructed the San Francisco Chronicle that future Dreamforce conferences may very well be held elsewhere if San Francisco’s homelessness and open drug use adversely affected this yr’s occasion. The convention went off with none main incidents.
This yr’s convention, held in September, drew about 40,000 individuals to San Francisco’s downtown, which remains to be struggling to get well from the pandemic, and generated an estimated $89.3 million into the native financial system, in accordance with the Chronicle.
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The metropolis hopes the success of Dreamforce lures different huge conferences — in addition to vacationers — again to its downtown. San Francisco is internet hosting the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit subsequent week, with the leaders of 21 nations — together with President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping. About 20,000 persons are anticipated to attend, with a roughly $53 million financial impression, in accordance with the Chronicle.
Source web site: www.marketwatch.com
