Slack just had its most ambitious update ever — 30+ new AI capabilities that transform it from a messaging platform into the operating system for work. AI interface, agent orchestration, reusable AI Skills, native CRM, desktop agent, and more. We're exploring all of it, live, hands-on, in Manila.

Slack just had its most significant update since the Salesforce acquisition — and it changes everything. This isn't just a new feature drop. Salesforce has effectively declared Slack the new "interface for work": the single place where your people, your AI agents, your data, and your apps all come together to get things done.

Join Slack Community Manila for an interactive, hands-on session where we explore the full scope of what's new — from the redesigned AI-powered interface to Slackbot's new role as your enterprise's agent orchestration layer, to native CRM, reusable AI Skills, and a desktop agent that follows you across every app you use.

This will be a practical and engaging session where you can click, explore, and learn alongside the community. Come ready to participate.

⚡ Why this matters right now

30+ new AI capabilities in a single update

20 hrs saved per week by Salesforce employees using Slackbot

8,600+ apps orchestratable from a single Slack conversation

Engine built their first AI agent in 12 days. It now autonomously resolves 50%+ of customer travel cases with zero human intervention and runs sentiment analysis on 100% of calls — up from 1%.

🔍 What we'll explore

The biggest capabilities from the Salesforce + Slack joint keynote, April 2026

• The new Slack AI-powered interface

  Slack has been redesigned from the ground up — surfacing the right conversations, files, and decisions proactively through AI.

• Slackbot as agent orchestration layer

  As an MCP client, Slackbot can now orchestrate 8,600+ apps across the Slack and Salesforce ecosystems from one conversation.

• Reusable AI Skills

  Define a workflow once and let anyone in your org run it on demand — what one person builds becomes the standard for everyone.

• Desktop agent & meeting intelligence

  Slackbot follows you across every app on your desktop, captures meeting decisions in real time, and updates Salesforce the moment a call ends.

• Deep Research & Memory

  Search across Slack, Google Drive, OneDrive, and the web in one go — and a Slackbot that gets smarter and more personalised over time.

• Native CRM & Agentforce Sales in Slack

  Salesforce CRM is now built directly into Slack — no logins, no migrations, no context switching. Anthropic's sales team saw a 60% reduction in deal cycle time.

🗓️ Event Agenda

Meet the new Slack · Manila

6:00 PM – 6:10 PM

👋 Welcome and community intro

A quick welcome from Slack Community Manila and an overview of what to expect from the session.

6:10 PM – 6:30 PM

🚀 The new Slack: what changed and why it matters

A guided walkthrough of the new AI-powered interface, the full scope of 30+ new capabilities, and what this shift means for teams in the Philippines — with live demos of the key features.

6:30 PM – 7:00 PM

🛠 Hands-on: exploring the new Slack together

Guided hands-on activities using Slackbot's new capabilities — AI Skills, agent orchestration, meeting notes, and Deep Research. Real examples, real tasks, and time to explore at your own pace alongside the community.

7:00 PM – 7:20 PM

💡 Tips, use cases, and best practices

See how real teams — from sales to ops to engineering — are already using the new Slack capabilities. Practical tips you can apply in your own workspace starting this week.

7:20 PM – 7:30 PM

🎁 Q and A, swag, and wrap up

Open discussion, final questions, and a chance to win Slackbot and Slack swag.

Bring your laptop — the hands-on session is interactive and you'll want to explore alongside the facilitators.

✅ What to expect

During this session, we will:

• Introduce the new Slack AI-powered interface and everything that has changed

• Walk through the updated Slackbot experience and its new role as agent orchestration layer across your entire enterprise app stack

• Show real examples of how AI Skills, Deep Research, Desktop Agent, and native CRM work in practice

• Guide attendees through hands-on activities to experience the new capabilities firsthand

• Share tips and best practices so you can act on what you learn starting this week

🙋 Who should attend

This event is great for:

Slack users

Anyone who wants to work more efficiently and get more out of Slack every day

Slack admins and builders

Learn which MCP servers to connect, which AI Skills to build first, and what to configure this week

Sales and ops teams

See how Agentforce Sales agents and native CRM in Slack eliminate admin work and accelerate pipelines

Anyone curious about AI at work

No advanced technical experience required. Come curious, leave with a concrete action plan.