Hillary Clinton and Klaus Schwab took to the stage to kick off an energetic — albeit far less sunny — second day of Dreamforce. I joined the masses of attendees in Moscone Center West's main keynote room to see what this elite duo had to say. After a warm introduction by Marc Benioff, Hillary Clinton opened her keynote address by expressing her desire to “talk about another side of Salesforce innovation.” She went on to commend salesforce.com not only for reinventing how companies do business, but for “reinventing how companies do philanthropy.” Indeed, this year’s Dreamforce boasts ambitious philanthropic goals: donate one million meals to feed the hungry, raise $8 million to benefit UCSF Children’s Hospital, and provide job training to more than 200 veterans.

Clinton goes on to highlight the work that salesforce.com does for young children in providing “the kind of opportunity we want for all of our young men and women: to experience the dignity and discipline of work, to launch them forward into productive careers.” She then launches into an anecdotal account of Chelsea Clinton as a baby, and how singing, reading, and talking was invaluable to Chelsea in very early childhood development. She also addressed the issue this presents for low-income children: children who come from less-affluent families and backgrounds are exposed to far fewer books and words children from well-off families, thereby creating a “word gap” between themselves and more affluent children. This word gap invariably leads to an “achievement gap,” which can have longterm consequences that resonate far beyond childhood. Here, she talked the efforts of organizations such as Too Small to Fail and talkreadsing.org to close this gap.

Klaus Schwab, founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum, joined Clinton onstage and interviewed her about the influence technology has on politics. To which she remarked, “We’re far less sexist, racist, or homophobic. We’re far more tolerant, but we won’t build relationships with those who disagree with us politically.” Clinton also expressed her appreciation and support for net neutrality, and that it was absolutely clear to her that “we have to keep the internet open.”

Of course, when Schwab brought up the elephant in the convention center and asked Clinton about her future presidential plans, she sidestepped the inquiry with a sly “I don’t want to make the news today.”

This keynote was a terrific conversation between some of the most forward-thinking leaders in the world today. Though I’ve seen Hillary Clinton speak before, her eloquence and energy never fails to inspire. Klaus Schwab was equally eloquent, and spoke with poignant intelligence and clarity. This was a standout session at Dreamforce this year.

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