Wednesday, 22nd April, 2026 | 8am - 6pm
DEMOFEST West Coast
The first ever buyer enablement conference is heading to a city near you. Bringing you the same top thought leadership, practical training, and fresh research but this time - in person! Join us and your local presales community in San Francisco.
What to Expect
3 Reasons to Attend DEMOFEST
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Unlock GTM Alignment Secrets
Learn how top companies break down silos and turn presales into a strategic force that drives every department—marketing, sales, and customer success—toward the same goal: more wins, faster.
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Hands-On, Actionable Insights
Get ready for more than just big ideas—DEMOFESTx delivers practical frameworks and tools that you can start using right away to shorten sales cycles and boost revenue.
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Meet Your Next Big Opportunity
This isn’t your average networking event. Join an exclusive community of presales pros, GTM leaders, and decision-makers ready to connect, collaborate, and spark new opportunities in your local market.
Hear From Last Year's Attendees
“These events are so incredible impressive. Action packed with good content, and good presenters, nicely set up for networking, and overall super valuable.”
“Great mix of content, good locations, good speakers, and an excellent chance to exchange ideas with peers.”
“Amazing, amazing conference. It was the most engaging, informative, and applicable conference I have ever attended!”
Sessions
DEMOFEST West Coast 2026
Breakfast, Free Headshots & Dedicated Partner Marketplace Hour
Pacific Gallery
The Product is the Pitch: How the Buying Journey Just Rewrote the Rules of GTM
Pacific Hall
- Keynote
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Doug Johnson
CEO | Consensus
The New Rules of Revenue: How Consensus is Revolutionizing the GTM Playbook
Pacific Hall
- Keynote
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Todd Janzen
SVP of Buyer Enablement & Customer Success | Consensus
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Anand Subbiah
SVP, Product | Consensus
Presales as 4-D Chess: Scaling Impact Without Scaling Chaos
Coastal Hub South
Growth isn’t slowing. Product portfolios are expanding. Expectations are rising. Headcount isn’t. For presales leaders, the job isn’t just supporting deals — it’s solving a constantly shifting supply-and-demand puzzle.
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Jen DeFusco
Senior Director of Solution Consulting | Emburse
From Zero to Ecosystem: Building a Presales Tech Stack Without Waiting for Permission
Coastal Hub North
Own the Outcome: Scaling Your Impact in the Age of AI
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Matt McGowan
Global Presales Leader | Revvity Signals
The Future of GTM Agents Is Top-Down
Coastal Hub South
The first wave of revenue AI was about access. The next wave will be about architecture. Akash argues that the future of GTM agents is top-down: not isolated tools for individual productivity, but systems that encode leadership judgment, customer insight, and strategic priorities into coordinated execution across the revenue org.
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Akash Ganapathi
CEO | Opine
What Happens When Your Buyer Can Talk to Your Product
Coastal Hub North
Discover the insights, actions, and momentum you can unlock when you stop thinking about your static demos as a presentation and start using them as a conversation.
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Ben Henson
CRO & Co-Founder | Peel
Lunch and Dedicated Partner Marketplace Hour
Pacific Gallery
Unlocking Middle-of-Funnel Signals in Self-Directed Buying
Coastal Hub North
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Caleb Casady
Manager of Digital Marketing | Imperial PFS
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Blake Brock
CEO | NewEdge Growth
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Ryan Coval
GTM Engineer | NewEdge Growth
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Lara Nadat
AE | Consensus
Proving Demo ROI with AI: Turning Consensus Data into Sales Metrics that Matter
Coastal Hub South
In this session, walk through how Dayforce uses AI and simple prompts to combine Consensus and CRM data, uncover powerful metrics, and finally demonstrate demo impact to leadership without building complex BI dashboards.
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Jen Jones
Global VP, Solution Experience | Dayforce
Unlock SE Excellence: Automate, Scale, Succeed
Coastal Hub North
In this session, Trimble shows how to transform SEs from technical experts into unstoppable, deal-driving partners. Participants will walk away with a step-by-step plan to protect their team’s time, maximize revenue impact, and build a high-performing SE function that avoids burnout.
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Jennifer Strand
Director of Center of Excellence | Trimble
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Kristina Bidwell
Senior Sales Engineer of Demo Automation | Trimble
Build for Outcomes, Not Telemetry: How Planview Scales Presales and Accelerates Deals With Consensus
Coastal Hub South
Learn the exact playbook Planview used to reduce wasted presales time and unlock their SE team.
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Deric Merino
Director, Solutions Consulting | Planview
The Power of the Live Demo: Authentic Storytelling with Data That Wins Deals
Coastal Hub North
In a world of scripted demos and static environments, authenticity is what sets great presales teams apart. This session explores how to use real, dynamic demo data to tell compelling stories, build trust with buyers, and deliver live experiences that actually move deals forward.
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Justin McDonald
Co-Founder and CEO | Saleo
The 5 Common Demo Moments That Win (or Lose) Enterprise Deals
Coastal Hub South
In this session, we’ll break down five common demo moments that appear in virtually every enterprise software presentation and reveal the hidden story each should communicate. Using real transcript examples, we’ll contrast feature narration with influence-driven storytelling and demonstrate how subtle language shifts can materially change deal momentum.
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Chris White
Founder/CEO | Tech Sales Mastery
Burn the Deck: Selling When AI Has Already Briefed Your Buyer
Pacific Hall
- Keynote
AI gave your buyers superpowers. Sellers got more ways to sound like everyone else. The old playbook is breaking down. This session introduces a repeatable system to become the seller your buyers actually want to talk about when you leave the room.
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John Brunswick
CEO & Co-Founder | Storypath.ai
Networking Happy Hour in the Partner Marketplace
Pacific Gallery
Venue
Convene
Convene 100 Stockton
40 O'Farrell St, San Francisco, CA 94108, USA
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Presales Platform
An intuitive presales platform built on AI native architecture, revolutionizing how technical evaluations are analyzed and automated. -
Sales Automation
Presales and Post-Sales automation platform guided by AI. Execute sales and presales best practices at scale and develop true sales intelligence. -
Presales Workspace
AI-enabled presales platform built to supercharge productivity, drive revenue, and boost visibility. -
Live Demo Software
Live demo software that makes creating, customizing, and controlling demo data effortless.
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Sales and Presales Training
Soft skills training and detailed sales methodologies that help teams scale and improve.
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AI RFP Software
The first deal desk that automatically drafts high quality content for RFPs, security questionnaires, and more with AI. -
AI Knowledge Agents
AI powered knowledge agents for SEs, SAs, and CS teams. Instant, accurate technical answers within Slack for the full GTM team.
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Revenue Excellence Platform
Centralize sales enablement materials and facilitate use of playbooks, strategies, and templates across GTM teams.
Step Into the Leadership Lounge
Whether you’re exploring how Consensus drives ROI, optimizing buyer enablement, or curious about our product roadmap, our leaders are here to share their expertise. The Leadership Lounge at DEMOFEST is your chance to connect directly with the minds behind Consensus.
How does it work?
- Choose your topic
- Dive deep into your biggest challenges
- Leave with actionable insights tailored to your needs.
REGISTER HERE
LOCATION
Convene
Convene 100 Stockton
40 O'Farrell St, San Francisco, CA 94108, USA
