Call for Speakers

Call for Speakers

Share your knowledge. Inspire the Salesforce Community. Be a speaker at PORTUGAL DREAMIN’® 2025!

PORTUGAL DREAMIN’® is looking for passionate Trailblazers, Salesforce experts, and industry leaders to take the stage at our 2025 edition! Whether you have insights on the latest Salesforce innovations, best practices, career growth, or hands-on technical skills, we want to hear from you!

Why speak at PORTUGAL DREAMIN’®?

  • Showcase your expertise to a highly engaged Salesforce community
  • Grow your personal brand as a thought leader in the ecosystem
  • Connect with like-minded professionals and industry leaders
  • Give back to the community by sharing valuable insights and lessons learned

What we’re looking for?

We welcome a variety of session formats, including:

  • Technical Deep Dives – Best practices, development tips, and Salesforce innovations
  • Success Stories – Real-world use cases and project insights
  • Admin & Consultant Best Practices – Process automation, configuration, and strategy
  • Architect & Developer Tracks – Advanced coding, architecture, and integrations
  • Career & Personal Development – Growing in the Salesforce ecosystem

How to Apply?

Submit your session proposal by filling out our speaker application form.

Submit Your Proposal Now

Deadline for submissions: 28th of February, 2025

Our speaker selection committee will carefully review all applications, and selected speakers will be notified by 31th of March, 2025.

Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of PORTUGAL DREAMIN’® 2025! Apply today and help shape an incredible event for the Salesforce community.

Melissa Shepard

Melissa is a CTA, 36x Salesforce certified, Managing Director & Co-Founder of Estarei a Salesforce Consulting Partner, founder of ScaleUp Archs & Architect Ohana Slack, Mulesoft, Ladies Be Architects & Well-Architected Ambassador, Marketing Champion, co-leads of Boston Architect Community Group, Architect Dreamin Co-Founder/organizer and Northeast Dreamin organizer.

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Houssam Saoudy

Houssam is a Salesforce Architect, Salesforce MVP, Salesforce golden hoodie recipient, and x22 Salesforce Certified. After more than three years developing with Java, he found Salesforce in 2014, a platform that he loves. Fully involved in the Salesforce ecosystem and the Trailblazer Community, he is running the Salesforce Developer's Group in Casablanca, and the North Africa Dreamin' conference. He has been speaking at several events including Dreamforce, World Tour Paris, DreamOlé, London's Calling, Yeur Dreamin', and at various other amazing conferences and user groups around the world (in Africa, Europe, North America, South America, and Asia). He shares his knowledge in three languages (Arabic, French and English).

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Daniel Stange

Daniel is Salesforce architect, Salesforce MVP and former Analytics Champion / Tableau CRM Ambassador (2019-2022), holding 42 Certifications in Salesforce and Mulesoft (and 1000+ badges Trailhead All Star Ranger). He's a Technical Architect and CTO for DIA Digital Consulting, co-leads the Frankfurt Salesforce User Group. and is the the co-organizer of Wir sind Ohana, Skiforce and YeurArchitectDreamin. Daniel is working on the Salesforce platform since 2014, with a strong focus on DevOps, APIs, integration and identity federation topics, Salesforce core technologies, Manufacturing Cloud and the Einstein platform. His key expertise is in the manufacturing industry, B2B / B2B2C and D2C business models, digital transformation of business models, and CoE development.

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Pei Mun Lim

Pei runs zenhaotraining.co.uk - a Leadership Academy for Consulting and Project Delivery Excellence. With more than 30 years working with Microsoft and Salesforce Partners as a seasoned CRM Consultant and Programme Manager, Pei is experienced in building teams that care about delivering high quality projects.

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Harald Mayer

Harald immersed himself in the Salesforce Ecosystem after first attending Dreamforce in 2017. That same year, he joined a rising ISV partner as Head of Product Development. Later, he co-founded Hutte, a Salesforce DevOps startup. His passion lies in empowering teams and individuals to focus on the most important aspect: delivering value to their users. He enjoys sharing his knowledge and experience, and he's had many opportunities to do so within and beyond the Ohana.

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Andrea Carvalho

Salesforce Certified Instructor with 15 certifications. All Star Trailhead Ranger with 15 years of experience. Completed projects for high-tech, education, health, finance, and other industries for businesses of various sizes, spanning NA, EU, and Latin America. With a passion for empowering, guiding and mentoring individuals on their journey, founded the Vancouver Salesforce Saturday group and is currently co-leader of the Amsterdam Salesforce Saturday group and YeurDreamin organizer.

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Eric Praud

Eric is a senior consultant at Epam and has been working in the Salesforce ecosystem for the past 14 years. He started his Salesforce career as a Salesforce support agent. Like many others, he stumbled across the platform accidentally and hasn’t looked back since. Eric is very active in the Answers community and has been a Salesforce MVP since March 2021.

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Doria Hamelryk

Doria is a Salesforce MVP, Golden Hoodie and co-leader of the Paris Women in Tech Trailblazer Community group. She is the founder and technical Architect at Nuvoleous. She was one of the founders of North Africa Dreamin and Casablanca Developer Group and is also organizer of French Touch Dreamin (permanent), YeurDreamin 2023, and Albania Dreamin 2024. She was a speaker in more than 100 sessions including podcast, community groups, dreamin events and Dreamforce.

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Julio Fernández

Senior Salesforce Developer at Bristol based consultancy Desynit Limited, but working remotely from my little office in Seville. I've been working with the Salesforce platform for over 11 years now.

Passionate about the Trailblazer Community, I run the Seville Developer Group and I am one of the organisers of dreamOlé, the Salesforce Community Conference in Spain. Former Salesforce MVP.

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Soufiane Benhadda

Meet Soufiane, a seasoned Salesforce Technical and Functional Consultant with over 3 years of experience in the field. With a strong focus on system integrations and development, I bring a wealth of expertise and innovation to every project. Boasting 9 certifications, I am dedicated to mastering the Salesforce ecosystem and am currently working towards becoming a Salesforce Certified Technical Architect (CTA). My passion for delivering comprehensive solutions underscores my commitment to driving business growth through strategic Salesforce implementation.

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Abdelhakim Mouttaqui

As the Salesforce Architect Group Utrecht Founder and Leader, Organizer of the North Africa Dreamin, and an experienced Salesforce Technical Architect, my expertise in IT development is complemented by my strong technical skills, in-depth design knowledge, and innovative abilities.

Over the past few years, I have devoted my attention to CRM solutions, with a particular focus on Salesforce.com. I am deeply passionate about the interactive world and continuously explore digital possibilities.

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Neha Nagori

Neha is a Salesforce CTA and MVP with 17x Certifications. Currently Co-leading Dubai Architect Group and SAIMA, She is Passionate about sharing knowledge and Storytelling. In her free time, you can find her binging netflix , travelling or planning her next vacation :)

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Frédérique Mounier

Frédérique reskilled from a communications career with Social Builder institute in 2018. Now, a Salesforce Solution architect for The Adecco Group, All star ranger, currently holding 12 salesforce certifications, she also leads the Lyon Salesforce Women In Tech community group, organizes the Lyon Salesforce Saturdays, mentors reskilling professionals and speaks at Dreamin events. In 2022, she received the Golden hoodie at the World Tour in Paris and is a member of 2024 MVP class.

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David Carnes

Founder and Chairman at OpFocus, Author, Salesforce MVP, Dashboard Dōjō Host, RevOps Rockstars Podcast Host, Boston Salesforce Admin Group Leader

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Aaron Crear

Aaron is Founder & Principal at Hat-Trick Consulting. He works with companies around the world to help them achieve their Salesforce goals through administration, development and training services. Aaron currently holds ten Salesforce certifications. He is also the leader of the Lowell, MA Admins Community Group, Co-Organizer of Northeast Dreamin’ and Co-Founder of ReportForce.Blog. Mr. Crear is a frequent speaker, having presented over fifty times at Salesforce community events around the world.

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Hugo Rosário

Head of the Salesforce department at Sysensqo (former Solvay), where I manage a complex Salesforce ecosystem with 5 products, 4 Orgs, more than 20k users and a team of around 40 professionals. I’m part of the Salesforce Customer Advisor Board (Platform), I led the Trailblazer Community Group “French Riviera” and I’m part of the French Touch Dreamin Event organization team.

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Alba Rivas

I am Principal Developer Advocate at Salesforce who loves coding, learning and sharing. I was named Salesforce MVP for 3 years and I have also been a coach for RAD women a couple of times. I was one of the founders of dreamOlé, the Spanish community led event.

You can check my github (github.com/albarivas), follow me on twitter (@AlbaSFDC) and/or linkedIn (linkedin.com/in/alba-rivas/). Do you speak Spanish? Follow my streams on twitch! (twitch.tv/albarivas).

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Mauricio Alexandre Silva

I'm Salesforce Architect, Salesforce MVP, SF Community Group Leader, SF Trailhead Ranger, SF Trailblazer Mentor, DF and TDX Speaker, Salesforce SME, Trailblazer Credential Ambassador and holding several SF certificates. Started to learn and work with IT since 1986 and with Salesforce since 2012. Find the game change when started my learning journey with Salesforce University, right away followed in love with the way we can create and provide value doing what we love, Code. Well not only code because Salesforce brings us a new way to work, at least in my point of view, facilitating how we work and where we can work.

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Anastasiia Matviichuk

I started my career as a Java developer and then switched to Salesforce. I have worked on various projects throughout my tenure at Redtag for the past few years.

I hold a bachelor's degree in Automation and Computer-Integrated Technology. Additionally, I am actively involved in the Redtag Salesforce Academy, where I serve as a lecturer, guiding newbie developers on implementing Salesforce. Apart from lecturing, I find great joy in being a friendly and inspiring mentor for trainees, and I am genuinely excited about this role.

Recently, I have taken on the responsibility of being a local "Women in Tech" Salesforce community group leader, and I am thrilled about organizing community events.

Moreover, I am a passionate traveler and enjoy attending technical conferences around the world.

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Tomas Queirós

Country Leader at asUgo Portugal. Strong expertise in Salesforce Technology.
Experienced with Organizations across Consumer Goods, Telecom, Banking, Industry, Advertisement and Real estate in national and international settings. Led teams of 50+ Element team.

Focused on helping customers find solutions through technology and creating a successful team focused on efficiency and pulling the best out of each individual, believing that focus, motivated team and recognition will lead to better results.

I am passionate about running because it requires discipline, focus and perseverance, which are key elements for success in life.

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Fátima Pérez Botón

Fátima is a Salesforce developer and analyst and 4x Salesforce Certified. Since she found out Salesforce in 2018, she has been learning about this platform that she loves. Who would say it to her? Salesforce has become her great passion together with the music!
She is always willing to learn and face new challenges. She also loves sharing what she learns so she has been speaking at several events including Developer Groups, dreamOlé and Dreamforce. Find her on Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/fatimaperezboton/) or Twitter/X (@FatPerBot).

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Marilo Meta

Salesforce MVP and Community Group Leader of the Salesforce & Slack Admin Groups in Tirana, Albania. CEO of LDA Digital Solutions a Salesforce Consulting partner company and also the President and Founder of LDA Europe, an NGO focused on Youth Development & Leadership. Organizer of the Albania Dreamin' conference for 4 consecutive years and spoke at various prestigious events like Dreamforce 18',19', TDX 23', 24', Kosovo Dreamin, North Africa Dreamin', Pakistan Dreamin', Cairo Dreamin' etc. My journey as a Trailblazer has been marked by dedication, innovation, and a relentless drive to empower others in the Salesforce community.

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Navin Aswani

Navin is a distinguished figure in the Salesforce and Analytics sector, serving as the Co-Leader in CRM Analytics User Group. He has a knack for building creative analytical (predictive) dashboards and storytelling using Einstein APIs. With a robust foundation as a Certified Application and System Architect, Navin is currently focused on achieving the designation of Salesforce Certified Technical Architect

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Fernando Braz

Bachelor's degree in Management, Fernando Braz is passionate about technology and driving companies and society through digital trends and innovation such as cloud computing, CRM business applications, Artificial Intelligence, and Analytics. Having started his career in major Portuguese companies such as the José de Mello Group or Millennium BCP Bank, Fernando Braz spent over 11 years at Oracle, where he held various roles and positions, from Health sector manager to Oracle Core area director, leading teams throughout the years. After spending 4 years at SAS as Executive Director, he returned to Oracle to commercially lead Analytics, Big Data, and Database Cloud offerings in the Iberian, BeNeLux, CEE, and more recently Southern Europe regions. Since May 2020, he has been leading Salesforce in Portugal as Country Leader.

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Amanda Perkins

Amanda Perkins is the founder of Amanda Perkins Consulting Inc., with over ten years of experience in Salesforce and nine certifications. She specializes in translating complex technical ideas into practical business solutions, aiding organizations in managing the changes that come with digital transformations. Amanda is dedicated to making technology accessible and relevant, driving efficiency and success for her clients. She is excited to share her insights and connect at the Salesforce event in Portugal.

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Thierry Trouin

Salesforce enthusiast, I'm within the ecosystem since 2011, I have mastered the entire chain from project management or gathering needs to training.
I lead projects as well as, operational monitoring, team skills development, integration and even specific configuration and developments.
Furthermore, I'm a certified instructor on the ADX201 training, I manage the Toulouse Salesforce User Group in France and I'm a co-organizer of the French Touch Dreamin, the Salesforce French event of the year organized by the French community, for the community.
I have also been a Salesforce MVP since 2021.

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Karine Iost

Salesforce Administrator certified since 2020, I work for several non-profit organizations and in 2022 I'm a part of Accenture Fondation in France.
In my job I'm in charge of new implementations and I manage enhancements for new and existing non-profit organizations.

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