Live stream: SPECS Launch 2026
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The next dates on the calendar — the full list holds the restConferenceDreamforce 2026Salesforce fills Moscone Center for three days on the agentic enterprise, and what puts it on this calendar is Agentic Enterprise City: Salesforce says Snap SPECS run an agentic concierge inside it, taking visitors from discovery through support. A consumer AR pair working an enterprise show floor rather than a launch stage. The programme also streams free on Salesforce plus for anyone not in San Francisco.San Francisco, USA · Online
ConferenceSPECS Launch 2026Announced in newsroom.snap.com: “See for Yourself: Watch the SPECS Launch on September 16”. Programme and registration are on the organiser's page.All Snap coverage →Los Angeles, USA · Online
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