Ahead of the event, Salesforce co-founder and CEO Marc Benioff tossed his support behind President Trump in a New York Times interview. He said the president is doing a great job and that he would be open to the National Guard being sent to San Francisco to address ongoing crime.

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said that "face-to-face communication" was still needed in sales. He recently hired between 3,000 and 5,000 salespeople.

New revelations about efforts by his company, Salesforce, to work with the Trump administration is getting heat from San Francisco officials and now allies.

Salesforce chief Marc Benioff apologised for backing Donald Trump’s plan to deploy troops to San Francisco, following employee uproar and the resignation of a top venture capitalist from the company’s philanthropic arm.