How Agentforce is Transforming Businesses in ASEAN with Sujith Abraham
Release Date: 02/02/2025
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info_outline"What's the point if it's a fast platform, but I still have to go somewhere else? And the last thing is speed. Right now, especially in our region, it's a land grab. When we think about some of the fastest-growing economies in the world—Indonesia, for example, Vietnam, the Philippines—you have hundreds of millions of people here. What we see in every customer I speak to is interest in how they use our platform to move faster, to deploy AI. They don't want to have to build a foundation level of AI, integrating all those elements themselves. They want to deploy it faster. When you think about our history, we have 250 petabytes of data being accessed by 150,000 customers every single day. When you take that set, we had to get this right. We had to because we have thousands of engineers focused on building these platforms so our customers don't have to—so they can deploy innovation and create truly unique and differentiated customer journeys." - Sujith Abraham
Fresh out of the studio, Sujith Abraham, Senior Vice President and General Manager, ASEAN at Salesforce, joins us to explore how Agentforce 2.0 is transforming enterprise AI. He shares his journey from automotive engineering to tech leadership, reflecting on the rise of AI agents that move beyond chatbots to take real-world actions. Sujith explains how Agentforce 2.0 integrates across Salesforce products like Slack and Tableau, helping businesses automate sales, customer service, and marketing. He highlights how banks, airlines, and telcos in Southeast Asia are leveraging AI for growth, alongside Salesforce’s shift to a pay-as-you-go model for easier adoption. Addressing AI trust and governance, he underscores data privacy and enterprise-grade AI security. Closing the conversation, Sujith shares his vision for AI-driven customer engagement and what great looks like for Salesforce & Agentforce 2.0 in ASEAN.
Profile: Sujith Abraham, Senior Vice President and General Manager, ASEAN for Salesforce, LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sujithabraham/
Audio Episode Highlights:
[00:46] Quote of the day by Sujith Abraham
[01:44] Introduction: Sujith Abraham, Senior Vice President and General Manager, ASEAN for Salesforce
[02:22] Sujith’s Career Journey
[03:51] Career Lessons from Sujith
[05:26] What is Salesforce & Its Mission?
[08:27] Definition of Generative AI & AI Agents in the context of enterprises
[11:22] Introduction to Agentforce 2.0
[15:37] AI Across Salesforce Products
[20:22] Enterprise AI Adoption & Challenges
[22:51] The Business Model of Agentforce
[24:07] Industry Use Cases in Southeast Asia
[25:47] AI Governance & Trust at Salesforce
[27:54] Choosing the Right Large Language Model (LLM)
[28:55] Advice for Business Leaders on AI Adoption
[30:60] The One Thing Sujith Knows About Salesforce & Agentforce in ASEAN That Very Few Do
[32:48] The One Question Sujith Wants More People to Ask: Why Salesforce?
[34:45] What Does Great Look Like for Salesforce?
[37:05] Closing
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