TDX unites thousands of technical leaders who are actively shaping the future of work through Salesforce technology. It’s the must-attend event for the global Salesforce Architect Community. You can explore the latest in Salesforce developments across Platform, Data 360, Agentforce, Slack, and more, together with practical tools and guidance to design, build, govern, and deploy solutions with confidence.
Presenting at TDX gives you the opportunity to share your expertise with one of the world’s most engaged technical audiences and position yourself as a thought leader in the Salesforce ecosystem.
The architect track is looking for compelling, high-quality session proposals that inspire and teach. Showcase your expertise through technical deep dives, architecture patterns, real-world designs, and innovative business solutions. This is your opportunity to share your perspective, demonstrate what’s possible, and help others level up their skills with proven best practices.
Whether you’re an experienced speaker or new to the stage, we invite you to share your unique perspective and contribute to the community’s collective knowledge.
The TDX 2026 Call for Participation is open now from December 10, 2025, until February 13, 2026.
Consider topics for your session
The strongest topics tend to include clear technical patterns, hands-on demos, architecture diagrams, honest lessons learned, practical approaches others can adopt, or innovations that push the platform conversation forward. If your solution required a whiteboard, a clever workaround, a late-night insight, or a “wait, hear me out …” moment — that’s a great sign.
- Technical deep dives that demonstrate your expertise and experience, covering a specific feature, a solution you built, or a passion topic supported by your personal experience
- Pilot or beta experiences that you’ve gained on upcoming features and changes
- Solutions built on well-known and established technologies
- Guided implementations or successful adoption strategies, including key architectural decisions, trade-offs, and learnings
- Projects aligned to the Well-Architected Framework, demonstrating how you applied its principles to real-world architecture and implementation design
- Use cases demonstrating cross-cloud content are very powerful as most real implementations and solutions span several clouds; for example, an integration between the Salesforce Platform and Slack
- Forward-looking designs and solutions, highlighting proven best practices. Share how you are designing for the next generation of Salesforce technology
Choose a session format
All TDX sessions follow one of these formats:
- Breakout Sessions (40 minutes): Breakouts are the best fit when your topic needs space to breathe. These sessions are held in dedicated rooms and offer a larger audience capacity. This long format gives presenters ample time to deep dive into their topic, and is ideal for sharing topics that benefit from audience interaction and live questions. We recommend 35 minutes for presentation delivery, and five minutes for questions. Up to three presenters may deliver a breakout.
- Theater Sessions (20 minutes): Theater sessions are fast, focused, and built for impact. They feature technical solutions and expertise, and this format shines when demoing a specific product capability, walking through a concise solution pattern, or highlighting a technical insight that lands best when you get straight to the point. Conducted on the show floor in open theaters, they do not allow for formal audience questions, but presenters typically encourage the audience to continue the conversation with them following the session. Up to two presenters may deliver a theater.
Once you have selected your ideal format, it’s time to refine your idea into a winning proposal.
Prepare your proposal
Submitting a TDX session proposal is a simple, step-by-step process. Here are some guidelines for defining your session and filling out the submission form.
1. Review the Call for Participation form.
Carefully read the form before starting. The technical reviewing team is looking for clear architectural narratives, real-world applicability, and actionable takeaways. To maximize your proposal’s chances of being selected, make sure that it clearly outlines the challenge, your solution, and the technical lessons the audience will learn.
2. Craft a clear and meaningful title and abstract.
Title (Maximum 60 characters): Provide a clear overview of the topic for a technical audience (architects, developers, admins). Ensure that it clearly states what attendees will learn. Pro tip: Start with an action verb and include the core product, technology or process.
- Example: Apply an Architect Lens to Data 360 Code Extensions
Abstract (Maximum 200 characters): Provide a short paragraph diving deeper into what your session will cover. Be creative! What are you going to explain? What are you going to build or demo? What will your audience take home with them and share with their teams? Pro tip: Accuracy and clarity are more important than creative writing. Be careful with AI-generated titles and abstracts, as they can feel inauthentic and impersonal.
- Example: Explore how to use Data 360 using Code Extensions with an architect’s lens. We’ll cover when to use pro-code, what to consider for system governance, and how to align your solution design with the Well-Architected Framework.
And finally, be sure that you can attend TDX 2026 if your session is accepted. Note that we do not provide travel or accommodation for presenters.
Review the submission timeline
The Call for Participation is open from December 10, 2025, until February 13, 2026.
Once you submit a proposal, sessions will be accepted on a rolling basis. If your session is accepted, you will receive an email confirmation no later than March 2026.
If your session is not accepted, don’t be discouraged! There are many other opportunities to present at other events, including Trailblazer Community conferences and Trailblazer Community group meetings.
Access speaker support and resources
Once you receive your email confirmation, you and any co-presenters will be asked to confirm the session in our Content Portal. This is where you’ll manage your session details and officially commit to presenting at TDX.
You’ll also be added to a speakers-only Slack channel, where you’ll get updates, resources, deck templates, and presentation best practices to help you develop your session.
All speakers will receive a complimentary speaker pass to TDX 2026. If you already purchased a pass, you’ll receive instructions on how to request a refund or transfer it to someone else.
Submit your session
Submit your proposal today through the TDX 2026 Call for Participation.
Bring your best architectural solutions and stories to the stage! We’re excited to partner with you to build content that truly delivers for the community long after TDX wraps.
