The Salesforce Architect’s Guide to TDX 2026

Calling all Salesforce Architects: TDX 2026 is your moment to experience the future of software and learn how to build it. Join us April 15-16 in San Francisco, or tune in on Salesforce+, for two full days of deep technical content covering the latest Agentforce, Data 360, MuleSoft, Slack, Informatica, and core platform innovations.

Join us as we navigate one of the most significant shifts in technology. At TDX 2026, get hands-on with the latest tools, features, and best practices to build the Agentic Enterprise. With 400+ technical sessions, demos, and direct access to product experts, there’s a lot to explore.

This guide will help you plan your architect experience and make the most of your time at TDX. Whether you’re attending in person or joining on Salesforce+, use these recommendations to plan your agenda on Agenda Builder.

Experience interactive sessions in Architect Vista

Architect Vista features a dedicated theater with a white boarding setup, allowing for interactive live diagramming and architectural deep dives. 

These sessions are:

  • 40 minutes long, with time set aside for interactivity and white boarding
  • Deeply technical and relevant, covering topics from scale, to Agentforce, to Informatica, and more
  • Led by expert architects and engineers from Salesforce and the community

Recommended sessions in Architect Vista:

An Architect’s Guide to Event Monitoring

  • What to expect: Learn how to use Event Monitoring to visualize system health, track performance, and secure data through logs and real-time streams.
  • Featured speakers: David Norris, Hayley Morris, Poorva Kaushil
  • Add this session to your agenda

Build a Trusted, Well-Architected Data Layer

  • What to expect: Work through interactive challenges using the Well-Architected Framework to build a trusted data foundation for Agentforce, analytics, automation, and marketing in real-world scenarios.
  • Featured speakers: Mehmet Orun, Angelica Buffa
  • Add this session to your agenda

Design Hybrid Reasoning in the Real World with Agent Script

  • What to expect: Agent Script blends the creativity of LLMs with deterministic logic. Learn how hybrid reasoning powers reliable agents and select the right approach for real-world use cases.
  • Featured speakers: Susannah Plaisted, Bret Brizzee, Nathaniel Price
  • Add this session to your agenda

Apply Context Engineering for Enterprise AI Agents

  • What to expect: Learn how institutional knowledge improves agent performance with context engineering: the art of curating business process, culture, and metadata to make AI agents perform effectively from day one.
  • Featured speakers: Ian Gotts
  • Add this session to your agenda

Scale Master Data Management with Informatica

  • What to expect: Build scalable architecture to create a 360-degree view of your customers. Diagram production-ready patterns for integrating Salesforce with Informatica to build trusted hierarchies and enable AI.
  • Featured speakers: Rudra Ray, Krishna Kumar
  • Add this session to your agenda

Learn from the Salesforce Architecture Program team

These sessions are led by the team behind the Salesforce Architecture Program and offer a closer look at how we approach solutioning, content development, and actioning feedback from the architect community.

These sessions are:

  • Led by the Salesforce Architecture Program, including evangelists and program leaders defining best practices and architectural direction
  • Structured to break down real scenarios and solutions, using examples, frameworks, and architectural decision-making
  • Focused on sharing program resources and gathering feedback, with opportunities to learn how content is evolving and contribute your perspective

All Salesforce Architecture Program sessions at TDX:

Explore the Updated Salesforce Architecture Center

  • What to expect: Discover updates to the Salesforce Architecture Center, including the Well-Architected Framework, content categories, improved navigation, and community engagement touch points, and share feedback.
  • Featured speakers: Tim Breeden, Ella Marks
  • Add this session to your agenda

Under the Hood: Data 360 Zero Copy Federation

  • What to expect: Learn how Data 360 Zero Copy technical architecture uses metadata-driven virtualization and how real-time change data capture works without physically moving or duplicating data.
  • Featured speakers: Von Clark McClendon, Sidarth Conjeevaram
  • Add this session to your agenda

Develop the Architect Mindset

  • What to expect: Learn how daily practice and intentional thinking build architectural skill and the mindset aspiring architects need to evaluate tradeoffs and design for long-term impact.
  • Featured speakers: David Nava
  • Add this session to your agenda

Workshop: Architect Securely with Well-Architected Framework

  • What to expect: Explore the Secure pillar of the Well-Architected Framework in an interactive workshop tackling real security challenges, sharpening decision making and understanding of architectural principles.
  • Featured speakers: Lilith Van Biesen, Miriam McCabe
  • Add this session to your agenda

Choosing Between Agent Orchestration and Direct Integration

  • What to expect: Learn to balance Multi-Agent Orchestration with Model Context Protocol (MCP) versus APIs. Discover the principles for building efficient, right-sized AI architectures that scale.
  • Featured speakers: Scott Ratliff, Prabhakar Kommera
  • Add this session to your agenda

Think Like an Architect: Scaling for the Big Game

  • What to expect: Experience Think Like an Architect in-person. Use the What/How/Why method to diagram Big Game–level scale challenges and learn how the team tackled extreme volume considerations and lessons-learned.
  • Featured speakers: Miriam McCabe, Karishma Lalwani
  • Add this session to your agenda

The Next Chapter of the Well-Architected Framework

  • What to expect: Get a first look at the evolution of the Well-Architected Framework. Examine the core principles behind updated framework pillars and how they guide trusted architecture for the Agentic Enterprise.
  • Featured speakers: Tim Breeden, Miriam McCabe
  • Add this session to your agenda

Don’t miss these keynotes

TDX Main Keynote

TDX Hackathon Showdown

True to the Core at TDX 2026

Explore more sessions for architects

The TDX architect track focuses on technical deep dives, architecture patterns, real-world designs, and innovative business solutions. With so many sessions to choose from, some will be repeated so you have more than one chance to attend. Select sessions will also be recorded and available on Salesforce+.

These sessions are:

  • Led by Salesforce product experts, customers, and partners, sharing real-world implementations and lessons learned
  • Structured to break down key topics and use cases, from platform capabilities to architectural decision-making
  • Designed to help you evaluate approaches and tradeoffs, so you can apply what you learn to your own solutions

To find architect-focused sessions in the TDX session catalog, select “Role” in the left navigation and then select “Architect.” There, you can also see which sessions are recorded, repeated, or in-person only.

TDX 2026 session catalog with Architect role box checked

Recommended theater and breakout sessions:

A Blueprint for Single Org, Multi Agent Orchestration

  • What to expect: Learn how to architect Single-Org, Multi-Agent (SOMA) solutions by designing agent hand-offs, sharing context, and applying Well-Architected patterns for scalable Agentforce orchestration.
  • Featured speakers: Ernst Eeldert
  • Add this session to your agenda

A Day in the Life of a Salesforce Architect Using AI

  • What to expect: Explore how Salesforce Architects use AI tools day to day, with a live demo showing how they support architecture design, strengthen governance, accelerate delivery, and enable executive storytelling.
  • Featured speakers: Tuan Abdeen, Attilio Capocchiani
  • Add this session to your agenda

How to Design Enterprise RAG Architectures for Agentforce

  • What to expect: Learn how to design enterprise-grade RAG architectures for Agentforce using structured and unstructured data, advanced retrieval patterns, and governance strategies to deliver grounded AI responses.
  • Featured speakers: Rakesh Mishra, Yogendra Jangid
  • Add this session to your agenda

Build a Scalable Agentforce Center of Excellence

  • What to expect: Scale Agentforce through an enterprise-grade Center of Excellence. Establish governance, align change management, and apply proven patterns for long-term adoption.
  • Featured speakers: AJ Kramer, Jude Umeh
  • Add this session to your agenda

Build a MuleSoft Agent Fabric Network in 15 Minutes

  • What to expect: Learn how to build and deploy a MuleSoft Agent Fabric network in 15 minutes, connect real tools and APIs, and understand core patterns for reuse, governance, and visibility.
  • Featured speakers: Melissa Shepard, Janeen Marquardt
  • Add this session to your agenda

Consult Against Reality: Architect Edition

  • What to expect: Participate in an interactive architect game that challenges mapping 60+ Salesforce Platform capabilities to complex client needs, strengthening solution design and stakeholder communication skills.
  • Featured speakers: Beech Horn
  • Add this session to your agenda

10 Tips to Make Your Next Project Well-Architected

  • What to expect: Salesforce architecture requires balancing trade-offs and priorities. Learn how the Well-Architected Framework helps you design with clarity and strengthen your architectural recommendations.
  • Featured speakers: Adam Olshansky
  • Add this session to your agenda

Architect Multi-Org Strategy with Data Cloud One

  • What to expect: Learn to design multi-org architectures using the home-companion model in Data Cloud One and patterns for data sharing, governance, and unified profiles across ten or more Salesforce orgs.
  • Featured speakers: Jitendra Zaa, Nidhi Sharma
  • Add this session to your agenda

Explore Extreme Data Modeling

  • What to expect: Learn advanced Salesforce data modeling patterns for flexible, scalable models, including polymorphism, supertypes versus subtypes, extension entities, key value pairs, common entities, and more.
  • Featured speakers: JJ Jakubik, Lars Martinsson
  • Add this session to your agenda

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Other TDX experiences every architect should know about

Learn how to build the Agentic Enterprise in the Campground

The Campground is a hub for hands-on learning, product demos, and technical sessions. It’s also a place to connect with community members and Salesforce experts. Within the Campground, explore areas like Platform Park, Basecamp Theater, Camp Mini Hack, the Agentic Enterprise, Agentforce Consultations, Agentforce Demos, Slack, and Agentforce Vibes.

Skill up at Camp Trailhead

Camp Trailhead is where you will get hands-on with agents, apps, data, and Slack. Stop by to complete Trailhead badges and hands-on challenges. It’s the perfect place for architects to dive into agent building, with expert guidance available to support you every step of the way.

Unify your Agentic Enterprise with Slack

Experience Slack as the front door to Salesforce, apps, and agents. This interactive journey transforms traditional demos into a hands-on adventure where you’ll see how Slack and the Real-Time Search API turn isolated tools into collaborative teammates. Chat with Slackbot using your unique context, build with Agentforce agents, and explore native automations with Salesforce Flow and Workflow Builder. Complete the journey to earn an exclusive TDX26 Slackbot plushy.

Grow your network at Community Cove

Community Cove is the destination for Trailblazers across the ecosystem to connect, network, learn, and have fun. Beyond technical deep dives, this is your space to find mentorship and professional growth. 

Explore the Developer and Admin Tracks

Looking to diversify your agenda at TDX this year? Check out all of the featured technical content for developers and administrators. Explore the Developer’s Guide and Admin’s Guide to TDX 2026 for more information. 

Ask the Experts

Have a challenge you’re trying to solve? Stop by the Ask the Experts zone for one-on-one time with Salesforce specialists who can help you whiteboard solutions, troubleshoot issues, or pressure-test ideas before you build. Experts rotate by topic—including Agentforce, Flow, Data 360, User Access and Governance, DevOps, and integrations—so you can get targeted guidance from the people who know the platform best.

Learn and earn with the TDX Quest

The TDX Quest is an interactive experience designed to help you build practical skills and earn exclusive prizes. This year, we’ve simplified the path to focus on one-on-one engagement at each activation so you can learn at your own pace. Complete the Quest to build your own custom swag bag and celebrate your achievements with the Trailblazer community.

TDX Bootcamp

Jumpstart your learning with TDX Bootcamp. Dive into three days of immersive learning across nine role-based tracks, with the chance to take a Salesforce Certification exam at the end. Arrive at TDX 2026 with a new certification and plenty of new professional connections.

Get ready for TDX 2026

TDX is one of our most anticipated events and a chance to connect with Trailblazers from around the world. This year, you’ll engage with real-world use cases, sharpen your skills, and put them into practice as you build the Agentic Enterprise.

Quick Tips

Join from home on Salesforce+

Can’t make it to TDX in person? Select keynotes and sessions will be live-streamed on Salesforce+ during both days of the event. In addition to the live experience, a selection of on-demand episodes will be available for viewing after TDX ends.

Register for Salesforce+ for free to get access to featured content.

Accessibility at TDX

We’re dedicated to ensuring an exceptional and accessible experience for all Trailblazers, including those with disabilities and/or medical conditions. If you’re unsure if you’ll need support during TDX, reach out to the Disability Help Desk to chat with a dedicated accessibility manager. We can answer questions, provide information, and assist you in determining if further accommodations are necessary. Email us at DisabilityHelpDesk@Salesforce.com. For more accessibility information, visit the TDX FAQ page.

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