# Recent updates: Takeshi Hiratsuka

Recent public work by Takeshi Hiratsuka, newest first. Last reviewed: 2026-09-10.

- **Sep 9, 2026: Slack Community: Colombo Chapter.** Ask, don’t search: Practical Slackbot. 38 slides for Salesforce admins and developers on calendar actions, recurring tasks, Salesforce, Surfaces, and Data 360. 19:00–20:00 IST (UTC+05:30). [View deck](https://marreta27.me/colombo-slackbot/)

- **September 9, 2026: Selected as a Tableau Ambassador for 2026**. Selected as a Tableau Ambassador for 2026. [Profile](https://marreta27.me/#about)
- **Sep 2, 2026: Data 360 AI Lab Launch Meetup**. Founder of Data 360 AI Lab, an independent community. The launch program lists Takeshi for the Data 360 introduction, Slackbot integration, and a BI and data discussion. [Launch program](https://techplay.jp/event/998636)
- **Aug 28, 2026: What “the AI has grown” really means**. A session on the architecture connecting memory, skills, and enterprise data at Engineer Cafe, hosted by Alterbooth. [View deck](https://marreta27.me/what-ai-growth-really-means/)
- **August 26, 2026: Marketing & Commerce Innovation Day, Tokyo.** Joined the keynote panel, “Growing Stronger with AI: Putting Agentic Marketing & Commerce into Practice Today,” with Eric Zenz; Takafumi Shimada, Head of Agentforce Marketing, Japan at Salesforce; and Yuji Nakane, Executive Officer and General Manager, DX Strategy Department at Japan Post Insurance. [Official event page](https://invite.salesforce.com/aidaymcccinperson/) · [LinkedIn recap](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7498740839418880001/)
- **August 26, 2026: Salesforce Developer Group, Orlando (online).** “Why is their Slackbot so smart? Because they connect with Data 360.” [Primary event page](https://trailblazercommunitygroups.com/events/details/salesforce-salesforce-developer-group-orlando-united-states-presents-why-is-their-slackbot-so-smart-because-they-connect-with-data-360/) · [View deck](https://marreta27.me/slackbot-data360/)
- **July 29, 2026: Mita | Claude for Business, Tokyo.** Lightning talk: “Redesigning Business Systems for the AI Era with Claude Code.” [Primary event page](https://luma.com/claude-n7uq?tk=BeQlib) · [View deck](https://marreta27.me/vanilla-core/)
- **July 21, 2026: Community event, online.** “Don't Start with Data 360 Features. Start with a Business Problem” for the Salesforce Developer Group, Orlando. [Primary event page](https://trailblazercommunitygroups.com/events/details/salesforce-salesforce-developer-group-orlando-united-states-presents-dont-start-with-data-360-features-start-with-a-business-problem/)
- **July 11, 2026: Osaka Dreamin' 2026.** “Agentic Enterprise at Leave a Nest: Where AI Agent Adoption Stands Today.” [Primary event page](https://osaka-dreamin.connpass.com/event/390168/)
- **July 9, 2026: Salesforce Japan webinar.** “True Customer Understanding Beyond Online and Offline and How AI Expands the Marketer's Role,” with Wakana Hirayama. [On-demand webinar](https://www.salesforce.com/jp/events/webinars/aimarketer/)
- **June 2026: Salesforce Connections, Chicago.** “Access New B2B Innovation with Marketing Cloud Next.” [Watch on Salesforce+](https://www.salesforce.com/plus/experience/connections_2026/series/power_agentic_marketing_with_contextual_data_at_connections_2026/episode/episode-s1e9)
- **May 28, 2026: Tableau NOW! @ Osaka.** Community leadership with KTUG, covering Tableau Conference 2026, Tableau and generative AI, MCP demos, and group discussion. [Primary event page](https://techplay.jp/event/995214)
- **May 2026: Tableau Conference, San Diego.** “Propel Data-Driven Collaboration with Slack and Tableau,” with Austin Haag and Lara Niemela of Salesforce. [Primary session page](https://reg.salesforce.com/flow/plus/tc26/sessioncatalog/page/catalog/session/1768954363055001WQ0z)
- **April 15, 2026: TDX, San Francisco.** “Unify Tableau Analytics with Data 360.” [Primary session page](https://reg.salesforce.com/flow/plus/tdx26/sessioncatalog/page/catalog/session/1770215882649001buRu)

See the full [speaking record](https://marreta27.me/speaking.md) and [official profile](https://marreta27.me/).