
The TrailheaDX’19 India TweetStory
Any Salesforce developer you converse with will have a list of events that they dream of visiting and speaking at. Two occasions that consistently come at the top of this list are Dreamforce – the annual 4-day Salesforce event for all Salesforce Trailblazers and TrailheaDX – the yearly, 2-day developer event with a target audience of Salesforce developers. For developers in India, the TrailheaDX dream gets a brand new and similar exciting counterpart in Bengaluru with TrailheaDX India.
Having this event in India, means a lot for all SF Indian Trailblazers, this post is our humble attempt to recap the key happenings in this regard, we will be using interesting tweets to bring you as close to the moment. Though TrailheaDX was an epic, we are hoping to have various stories covered via a bundle of roughly 60 tweets before and after the event.
Indian Trailblazer Community’s #Gratitude
Indian community decided to acknowledge and express their gratitude towards @kavindrapatel, popularly known as Father of Indian Salesforce Community. His hard work and focus, were one of the key factors to make TrailheaDX possible in India. Here are some lovely tweets from community leaders:
It’s abt #TDXIndia19, & expressing gratitude to driving forces for this event, & to those who uplifted Indian Trailblazer community, specially @kavindrapatel https://t.co/e0bDRXwN5Y
I nominate @forceguru @gauravkheterpal @SfdcKiran to continue this expression of gratitude.
— Abhinav #TDXIndia19 (@abhinavguptas) December 8, 2019
@SfdcKiran this is my gratitude towards @kavindrapatel for making it happen!
Soon we are going to witness the largest conference of India in Bangalore on 19-20 Dec i.e. #TDXIndia19Thank you Kavindra for everything you do for the community #FatherOfSFCommunityOFIndia https://t.co/NLafWG0OQy pic.twitter.com/WNEGIdAION
— Neetu Bansal (@NeetuBansal5) December 11, 2019
#RoadToTDX Events
#RoadToTDX meetups were organized across multiple cities in India. Idea was to share the theme of TDX with newbies and share the excitement with the wider community.
👏Saturday well spent with #Trailblazers in #OneNCR. Thanks to all leaders from coming up with a combined event.
There is so much to be inspired and excited about at #TDXIndia19 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/J1nogKVowU
— Abhinav Gupta (@abhinavguptas) December 2, 2019
A huge shout out for #TDXIndia19 from all of us here @HydSfdg @hydmcug @HyderabadWit @SF_HYD_UG
We all are super excited & full of energy after a very informative session by @shashforce about the next big thing in India. Thank you #DevRelIndia team @kavindrapatel for #RoadToTDX pic.twitter.com/uNbaWiGiJt— Roshan Kotla 🕺 🔜 #TDXIndia19 (@RoshanKotla) November 30, 2019
@jerrysfdc letting us know why to attend #TDXIndia19 @btaylor will be doing the keynote.#SuperExcited #RoadToTDX #JaipurDG @jaipurWIT pic.twitter.com/HARXLpXhdO
— Neetu Bansal (@NeetuBansal5) November 30, 2019
@SfdcKiran talking about #TDXIndia19 to #NammaBengaluru vibrant @SalesforceDevs. Folks are already excited about the first @salesforce #DeveloperConference. #RoadtoTdx pic.twitter.com/KWj3MpOstG
— Jagan NS #TDXIndia19 (@Jagan_ns_) December 7, 2019
@shashforce and I completed the Road to #TDXIndia19 webinar at the Salesforce Hyderabad HQ. Meet the #Best India team who is working hard with all the TDX India content stakeholders. See U at the conference! pic.twitter.com/Sgv1EhVqHO
— kavindrapatel (@kavindrapatel) December 6, 2019
Giving Back – Preparing new trailblazers
The Salesforce ecosystem is growing and is expected to create 1.1 million jobs in India by 2022. So many students embarked on this 5-month learning journey designed for legal residents of India. Salesforce uses the power of its free learning platform — Trailhead — to teach every learner everything Salesforce, numerous students took a lot of benefit from it. These students are not just freshers, but life long learners who are excited about 4IR and are sure about a rewarding future with Salesforce 360 platform.
Here are some tweets from students participating in the journey
Thank you @abhinavguptas and @iKishorebt for the sophisticated information. It was helpful with interacting with you guys and also @ManaswiPauskar @Bhanz19.
I really found it informative.@satyagoluguri @MVGRCEA @NageshVadaparti pic.twitter.com/Gnfima4kUR— Mayuha chaganti (@MayuhaChaganti) December 4, 2019
Wonderful session for the students by #StudentJourneyIndia Team, @Bhanz19 & @ManaswiPauskar
Thank you @abhinavguptas sir & @iKishorebt sir for bringing such wonderful content for improve our #Resume and #SoftSkills.#TrailheaDX #StudentJourneyIndia#StudentOhana pic.twitter.com/MhHa9uR7mv— Ram #TDX19☁️ (@rkarma214) December 4, 2019
5k Community Run
Trailblazers all across India, joined in on December 15th at 8:00 AM as they try to spread celebrate fitness together with #TDXIndia19, they were running for:
- Nature.
- Nature’s most beautiful creation- women.
Be There on Dec 15 AM – Have a #TrailHeart for Women in India!
Register for FREE here:
Jaipur – https://t.co/ET4jyoEm41
🤠 Bengaluru – https://t.co/vbOtBpaVw3
Hyderabad – https://t.co/jKslJtMfFQ
Pune – https://t.co/7y9MlIUdal#SaveNature #WomenSafety #GoGreen #TDXIndia19 pic.twitter.com/8NmM15gsBo— kavindrapatel (@kavindrapatel) December 14, 2019
Sunny Sunday morning. Wipro campus all set! Salesforce 5k community run. Awesome people. Amazing energy. Let’s run for this amazing cause #TDXIndia19 #GoAppirio #SafeIndia #EqualityForAll #goinggreen #BeAGreenHero pic.twitter.com/AVGkupQZrJ
— Rashi Bajaj (@BajajRashi) December 15, 2019
Glimpses of 5K community run 😍
@salesforce @partnerforce @Wipro @appirio #TDXIndia19 #GoAppirio #SafeIndia #EqualityForAll #goinggreen #BeAGreenHero pic.twitter.com/WBJDiDq5jw
— Kishore (@iKishorebt) December 16, 2019
Getting closer to the day
Every tweet was building up the excitement as we approach the day(19th Dec’19).
Time to pack our bags for #TDXIndia19 happening on 19th & 20th December. I’m super super excited for this! 🤩How about you? @amandabauman @prakashhospet @Bhanz19 @iKishorebt @kavindrapatel @danieljpeter @yashas_c_m @SirigowriNA @shrustikr pic.twitter.com/eHWDbEzcLv
— Varnata Singh (@VarnataS) December 1, 2019
All sessions locked!! Been an amazing 3-month bullet train ride bringing the greatest content to #TDXIndia19! Time to build your agenda in the Events app while getting spoilt for choice between keynotes, supersessions, breakout and theater sessions, and Hands-on workshops! pic.twitter.com/KXLneyob0f
— Shashank Srivatsavaya (@shashforce) December 13, 2019
Did you notice this beautiful map of #tdxindia19 in the Saleaforce Events mobile app? Get it right now! pic.twitter.com/yzpJ3WBGvT
— Shashank Srivatsavaya (@shashforce) December 11, 2019
#TDXIndia19 PreKeynote Show wid @SfdcKiran N @NitishaRJ, be there by 10:15am on Day1 to witness them explore India @SalesforceDevs @SalesforceAdmns journey and their contributions, of course wid high dosage of fun! @krislande @darabella @shashforce @swbjoyce @adityanaag @Benioff pic.twitter.com/wnlCRdSWTB
— Vishwa Vikas (@mittuvikas) December 17, 2019
🛩 We’re wheels down in India for #TDXIndia19 and we could not be more thrilled! Whether you’re joining us onsite or following along virtually, we’re looking forward to bringing the experience to you — follow #TDXIndia19 for all the content! pic.twitter.com/9EBaTEWIgS
— Salesforce Developers (@SalesforceDevs) December 18, 2019
Team dinner of the @SalesforceDevs team before #TDXIndia19 kicks off tomorrow pic.twitter.com/HkorSfqMgA
— René Winkelmeyer ☁ (@muenzpraeger) December 18, 2019
The much-awaited Day 1
Many of us can’t sleep in excitement to attend the event at BIEC campus in Bengaluru. This campus was like Moscone West Dev Zone at BIEC campus in India.
Welcome to the first ever TrailheaDX India! #TDXIndia19 pic.twitter.com/BQqZBg1lnr
— Shashank Srivatsavaya (@shashforce) December 19, 2019
Join me and @littleiglooo for a quick sneak peek at #TDXIndia19! pic.twitter.com/uGo7xPuXp8
— Kris Lande (@krislande) December 19, 2019
Hello Dreamforce, naah Hello #TDXIndia19
Mind blowing view, seems I’m in moscone west. pic.twitter.com/vhHjkiWUfl
— Abhinav Gupta (@abhinavguptas) December 19, 2019
Let’s welcome in #IndianStyle#TDXIndia19 pic.twitter.com/H26nobR0Yw
— Neetu Bansal (@NeetuBansal5) December 19, 2019
Feeling blessed to be a part of such an elite group of personalities from our very own Indian Ohana @ #TDXIndia19. Thank you so much for making me a part of the pre-keynote. I hope I was able to inspire in my little ways possible. Thank you @SfdcKiran @kavindrapatel and everyone. pic.twitter.com/VjnzRw8ywo
— Shruti Sridharan (@shruti4chess) December 19, 2019
Customer 360 Theatre
Companies are trying for decades to get a 360* view of their own customers, but with a variety of different tools/software being used by various departments and business units, it’s not a simple thing. Customer 360 is an opportunity to learn how the Salesforce customer 360 platform unites Marketing, Sales, Commerce, Service, and IT for business, i.e. with a single source of truth, one shared view of your customers, delivering personalized, connected experiences which businesses and customers always expected.
On the same theme, this theatre hosted 26 expert-led demos, and amazing sessions about the platform:
- Building Connected Experiences with Customer 360
- 5 Game changing Flow Solutions to level up your org
- Let’s Talk About Einstein Voice
- How to Build Mobile Ready Experiences with the New Lightning on Mobile
Build better apps with the #Customer360 Platform. 🛠 On-site at #TDXIndia19? Come and see demos for developers presented by our product experts like @muenzpraeger! pic.twitter.com/t8aBfzUyxo
— Salesforce Developers (@SalesforceDevs) December 19, 2019
Trailblazer Community Cove
A tree of gratitude is an amazing idea, which relates very much to Indian rituals as well. Along, with that, the community campfire zone hosted Trailblazer community leaders from various parts of India, where they shared a lot of inspiration on a variety of topics, like
- Trailblazer Community Groups: Your Key to the Salesforce Ohana
- The Power of Collaborating with Millions of Trailblazers Online
- Break Out of Your Shell and Present at Your Local Community Group
- Journey from a Developer to an Entrepreneur
The community cove that was filled completely with gratitude for the blessings each one had. Reminder of something that we always need to remember❤️#TrailheaDX #Salesforce #SalesforceOhana #TDXIndia19 #trailblazercommunity #trailblazers pic.twitter.com/0W2A3P8Lxj
— Akshay Vasu (@AkshayVasu_sfdc) December 20, 2019
Grateful tree at #TDXIndia19 pic.twitter.com/1cTbekqEIR
— Aladin Banwal (@AladinBanwal) December 20, 2019
WOW! The day is finally here for #TDXIndia19 🦚 @kendallodom27 and I are thrilled to be here at the #trailblazercommunity cove. Come say hi 👋🏼 pic.twitter.com/JzMKRFgI9t
— Sofía Rodríguez (@SofMata) December 19, 2019
Talking about women #empowerment… #diversity…checkout session at #TDXIndia19 in community cove happening now #sfdc #trailblazers #developercommunity pic.twitter.com/KOkjBqnewy
— Vijay (@vijaygp34) December 20, 2019
Ruth’s Intro (the elephant in the room)
We got a new member in our Salesforce family and it’s Ruth, This Salesforce Architect is a WIT (Women In Tech) and the newest addition to the Trailhead family! Ruth’s pronouns are She/Her. Her favorite super badge is Advanced Apex Specialist! She is designed like an elephant and we all know an elephant never forgets, to design scalable solutions while taking into account the architectural implications of a multi-tenant environment.
Ruth is the elephant in the room at #TDXIndia19 and we’re loving it! 🐘 https://t.co/pMMZjXreqc
— Trailhead (@trailhead) December 19, 2019
Marc’s Book
Attendees got the opportunity to have a copy of Marc’s latest book titled “Trailblazer: The Power of Business as the Greatest Platform for Change“. It was amazing excitement around the book to get the FREE hardcopy.
📚 Inspirational bedtime reading for tonight! @Benioff’s latest book Trailblazer The Power of Business as the Greatest Platform for Change being handed out at #TDXIndia19! #TrailblazerBook pic.twitter.com/vL40XkBCXl
— Salesforce Developers (@SalesforceDevs) December 19, 2019
Golden Hoodie
Golden Hoodie is something you cannot buy but you have to earn it, it was a much-awaited honor for India to witness. We are glad they are given to very well-deserving trailblazers Sagar and Surbhi.
Still loving that magical moment in the #TDXIndia19 Opening Keynote when @NarulaSurbhi received the coveted Golden Hoodie from wonderful @kavindrapatel and fantastic host (and Salesforce President and Chief Engineering Officer) Srini Tallapragada! pic.twitter.com/eYnCRQ8fOu
— Arabella David (@darabella) December 19, 2019
Congrats on joining the ✨#LifeWithGoldie ✨ @sagarjaipareek! This Trailblazer from a small town has big #Trailheart in helping others succeed. ❤️ #TDXIndia19 pic.twitter.com/MRaOdrzyHH
— Salesforce Developers (@SalesforceDevs) December 20, 2019
Congratulations to our latest Golden Hoodie winner, the inspirational @sagarjaipareek! #LifeWithGoldie #TDXIndia19 pic.twitter.com/pvVK2Yv6m7
— Kris Lande (@krislande) December 20, 2019
Kids, Education, Giving Back
Trailhead’s mission is to democratize education and make learning accessible to all. With more than 1.8 million Trailblazers already skilling up on this platform, Salesforce is partnered with ICT Academy, ICT Academy of Kerala, and the Telangana Academy for Skills and Knowledge to empower even more learners with the tools to skill up for the jobs of tomorrow. Educating kids for Salesforce.org goes beyond technology It gives its full support to its associated organization which provides education to the children
Salesforce partners to train 250,000 students for future tech jobs in India by 2022 https://t.co/nQujBqF9IY pic.twitter.com/vRaW54YhVr
— Kris Lande (@krislande) December 20, 2019
🏆 Congratulations to the winning Kids Coding Camp team from the Sukrupa school in Bengaluru at #TDXIndia19! pic.twitter.com/aWksIbCAsl
— Trailhead (@trailhead) December 20, 2019
I might stay here and become a school student just for the hair 🎀 ribbons! #TDXIndia19 pic.twitter.com/W2jSygaq0S
— Dana Hall (@thedanahall) December 20, 2019
Everyone in the #TDXIndia19 Kids Coding Camp love Astro and Ruth! Future Trailblazers of the world inspire us all 🙂 pic.twitter.com/6KjC5m8TAL
— Arabella David (@darabella) December 20, 2019
Golden words at #TDX19INDIA #TDXIndia19 closing keynote
‘Life is all about what you do for others beyond your own interests’
Great story of #Supruka – Creating opportunities for everyone! pic.twitter.com/K7uumLoQ7W
— Gaurav Kheterpal (@gauravkheterpal) December 20, 2019
Panel – Your SF Future in 2025
With the Salesforce ecosystem booming in India 🇮🇳, this panel is about positioning the Trailblazer community to take advantage of the boom in the next 5 years. It had deep conversations about, What is your next move? Senior Developer? Consultant? Tech Lead? Entrepreneur? Architect? This panel was driven by Community Leaders and Team Trailhead!
Amazing panel at #TDXIndia19 @salesforce pic.twitter.com/BW0WbU8S62
— Charlie Isaacs (@charlieisaacs) December 19, 2019
One of my favourite memories from #TDXIndia19 #tdxindia #TrailheaDX was hosting a panel on “Change Your Future in The #Salesforce Ecosystem by 2025″
We had some amazing minds together for a candid conversation & no surprise it was standing-only room!#DigitalIndia #WIT#Skills pic.twitter.com/JsiGnE4nqM
— Gaurav Kheterpal (@gauravkheterpal) December 24, 2019
Career Fair
Many trailblazers on their journey to Salesforce, met amazing employers from all over India. There were countless interviews going on for two days for both students and professionals from other backgrounds. It was delightful to see them getting placed with various Salesforce partners across India.
Few clicks who are the reason for my Journey into #Salesforce
Thank you for your constant support.@Bhanz19 @amandabauman @mittuvikas @NitishaRJ @kavindrapatel and missed picture with you @SfdcKiran..@salesforce @trailhead @eternussolution #TDXIndia19 pic.twitter.com/L56m4ZCRtR— AISHWARYA S JANGE (@aishwaryajange) December 20, 2019
When offers roll out on the spot, tears of joy rollout from my eyes! An amazing Trailblazer Connect at TDX India with more than 65 spot offers in 2 days of TDX! Thank you Trailblazers and partners! #TDXIndia19 #Journey2Salesforce @SfdcKiran @shashforce @ShirleneChow @krislande pic.twitter.com/NEnzMkUPBL
— Nitisha (@NitishaRJ) December 21, 2019
Students career fair #TDXIndia19 #Salesforce #trailblazercommunity pic.twitter.com/94MXRX8N6p
— NaveenDhanaraj #TDXIndia19 (@NaveenDhanaraj) December 20, 2019
Amazing #TrailblazerConnect career fair at #TDXIndia19! Nearly 60 job offers made from local partners. 🎉 pic.twitter.com/wAsAsI3v7O
— Kris Lande (@krislande) December 20, 2019
Some amazing engagement from the community and employers with Students at #trailblazerConnect we so appreciate the #trailblazercommunity for their mentorship and passion for helping students. #ohana #trailheart #tdxindia #tdxindia19 pic.twitter.com/EdJyj4WLbv
— Amanda Bauman (@amandabauman) December 20, 2019
Celebrations & Party
At the end of Day1, energies were amazing and people had a gala time.
Watch how great @charlieisaacs moves and lits the dance floor!#TrailheaDX #Salesforce #SalesforceOhana #TDXIndia19 #trailblazercommunity #trailblazers pic.twitter.com/MNpSzPY0gF
— Akshay Vasu (@AkshayVasu_sfdc) December 20, 2019
This is how trailblazers do party 💥💥🥃#proseraa#tdxindia#tdxindia19#trialblazercommunity pic.twitter.com/cxD5b7VtgS
— Manjunath SC (@ManjunathSC9) December 19, 2019
At the awesome #TDXIndia19 Celebration! Thanks @salesforce #dreamjob #grateful 🙏 pic.twitter.com/ULhW4gP2mX
— Charlie Isaacs (@charlieisaacs) December 19, 2019
Saina Nehwal Fireside Chat
This conference was targeted towards admins, developers, architects, customers, entrepreneurs, and partners. The closing keynote featured a fireside chat with One of the most iconic Trailblazers of our time, A Padma Bhushan awardee and A brilliant badminton player Saina Nehwal, who talked about how she inspired an entire generation of young people and blazed her trail achieving several milestones across various international badminton championships for India.
First ever #TDXIndia19 won over the Trailheart and @trailhead of 3000+ @SalesforceDevs N aspiring @salesforce Trailblazers all across India wid inspiring content and stories for 2days.Icing on the cake was havin @NSaina talk about her sport! @kavindrapatel @ShwetaRKohli @Benioff pic.twitter.com/7wbA3pNcCw
— Naga Kiran Manyala (@SfdcKiran) December 21, 2019
Fireside chat – @NSaina & @ShwetaRKohli was insightful & candid. My favorites
– Her modesty, an indirect lesson for all.
– No hesitation to use Hindi (mother tongue)
– Handing winning is tougher than losing
– Hard work behind Stardom
– Aloo Paratha & SRK movies#TDXindia19 pic.twitter.com/fKnic84S7B— Abhinav #TDXIndia19 (@abhinavguptas) December 22, 2019
#Groupfie with National Flag
This was among one of the favorite moments, where we see India shining with so many enthusiastic trailblazers around.
Group pic of #Salesforce #TDXIndia19 #BeASalesforceChamp #akashdeeparora #TDX19 #ohana #TrailblazerCommunity 🇮🇳🌩️❤️ pic.twitter.com/R6MkazEDYi
— Akashdeep Arora 🌩️ (@AkashDeepArora1) December 21, 2019
#TDXIndia19 I would like to thank @kavindrapatel @_rajivpatel_ @tayalasavari @amandabauman @littleiglooo @Bhanz19 @SfdcKiran @mittuvikas @ManaswiPauskar @natala @rahulawasthy @rohitforce @techflections @nahidis @manish_sfdc and others from Salesforce for this amazing Conference! pic.twitter.com/GMxmHCiz8P
— Siri (@SirigowriNA) December 22, 2019
#wit power at #TDXIndia19 @SFDC_India_WIT @salesforce @Dreamforce pic.twitter.com/BMhwKcthGR
— Mitul Patel (@Mitzeey92) December 21, 2019
20th Dec Evening – Community Leaders Get Together
It was an amazing evening, where it was exciting to see a lot of excitement left after 2+ days of infinite talking, and running around.
Here’s the cake which was our Indian SF community’s way of thanking our #FatherofIndianSFCommunity @kavindrapatel pic.twitter.com/QWMige1dQG
— Rupesh Bhatia (@RupeshBhatia85) December 20, 2019
Here is Kavindra’s inspiring speech, which will continue inspiring many trailblazers
Random Fun Moments – Selfie, Groupfie
The charming part of all Salesforce events – a genuine dosage of fun! TrailheadX India has arranged an endless blend of everything wonderful and exciting for participants. This extent from TrailheadX Quest where you have high chances of winning so many prizes, Trailmojis, Tree of Gratitude, photo ops and an epic party at last! We wouldn’t call it TrailheaDX without having endless opportunities to have fun! Everybody had so many opportunities to get together with others in the network, In addition to an epic celebration. Gathering with friends and hunting for the coolest swag, earning prizes with TrailheaDX Quest, and celebrated it with Salesforce family at this groundbreaking event.
Perfect prayer does not consist in many words, silent remembering and pure intention raises the heart to that supreme Power. Following our Guru @abhinavguptas at #TDXIndia19 pic.twitter.com/g0dJ1fmnT7
— Paarth Jolly🐼☁️⚡ (@JollyPaarth) December 24, 2019
I told him no resting allowed at #TDXIndia19 but he looked so comfortable I joined him @salesforce pic.twitter.com/xmFKz35azQ
— Charlie Isaacs (@charlieisaacs) December 20, 2019
We opt for not to listen/watch/speak😃 anything against #TDXIndia19 #fun #happymoments spread the message😍♥️ pic.twitter.com/vD6gvhCRNZ
— Monika (@monika_sfdc) December 21, 2019
#ARSignature pic from #TDXIndia19 Thanks 🙏 each one of you for joining .. This time we have #salesforceDevRelTeam as well @adityanaag 😂 we are growing 🙏.. Fun time @ #TDXIndia19 @sfdgblr @sfb2bblr @sfadmblr @BangaloreWIT pic.twitter.com/xB0Ks66fjo
— Reddi Prasad Reddy (@reddy_mrp) December 21, 2019
Thanks @sfdgblr SF friends for sparing weekend, after 2 busy days of #TDXIndia19, loved:
– MTR food
– Fun at Lal bhaag
– Antakshari in the cab
– Shri-Shri Aasham VisitFinding time is hard, there is always an excuse and a reason.
Cheers to the good reasons, times, & fun! pic.twitter.com/AyWeYM0vNR
— Abhinav Gupta (@abhinavguptas) December 22, 2019
Stay Tuned for #TDXIndia2020
We tried our best to cover the best of TDX in this post, but it was beyond awesome, and such a mega-scale event, so excuse us for the unintentional ignorance. We are excited and looking forward to TrailheaDX’2020.
🇮🇳3000 Trailblazers
✨100 technical sessions
🏆2 Golden Hoodies
🎉 60 job offersThe first @SalesforceDeveloper conference outside the US was a blast! Here’s 11 highlights from #TDXIndia19https://t.co/9bOleTN5Il pic.twitter.com/PtHDA16FmD
— Salesforce APAC (@salesforceapac) January 15, 2020