We’re just one day away from Facebook’s 2016 F8 developer conference. The two-day event kicks off Tuesday, April 12 in San Francisco and while we have no official word on what Facebook will announce this year, we are able to glean some of what might be on offer from the published schedule and various media reports.

Chatbots and a Live Chat API for Messenger

Facebook Messenger has hit 900 million monthly active users and the company recently rolled out new features to its chat app, including Messenger Codes, Messenger Links, and Messenger Usernames to make it easier for people and businesses to communicate.

According to reports, Facebook also intends to make it easier for businesses to employ canned responses using chatbots in its app. Rumored to already have provided developers with API tools to build chatbots and Live Chat plugins, Facebook is likely to announce support for bots in Messenger during tomorrow’s F8 keynote.

Chatbots are not groundbreaking and it was only a matter of time until Facebook rolled out support; apps like Telegram, WeChat, Skype, Line, Kik, and Slack already employ bots to allow users to perform tasks ranging from hailing a  ride to ordering Taco Bell. During Build 2016 Microsoft also announced new tools to let developers create AI bots, and Google is said to be developing a new messaging app with AI-powered chatbot support.

Video: Immersive and Live

Facebook rolled out a slew of new features to Facebook Live, its live video streaming feature, last week. The company is investing heavily in video — specifically live video — and we’re likely to hear more about this during the Future of Video on Facebook segment on the first day of F8. We do not expect to see more new Live features, but you never know.

What is likely to get a lot more attention — and possibly exciting announcements — are 360 videos. A number of sessions focus on the technology behind 360 video and optimizing videos for Oculus Rift, Facebook’s VR headset.

Instant Articles open to all publishers

Back in February Facebook announced that starting April 12 at F8, Instant Articles will be open to all publishers — “of any size, anywhere in the world.”

Facebook said it is already working with “a few hundred publishers” worldwide to bring their content directly into reader’s Facebook News Feed.

For those not in the know, Instant Articles, launched last May,  are intended to counter slow loading times on mobile web by putting content directly in a reader’s feed instead of linking to the source. Publishers are able to sell ads in articles and track data and traffic through comScore and other analytics tools.

Focus on monetization strategies for developers

A session on mobile monetization for publishers using the Facebook Audience Network and one on best practices for monetizing native ads, both scheduled for day two, point at a focus on helping developers earn more money building on top of Facebook’s tools and services — and possibly new features coming to Facebook’s ad platform.

Following news from Microsoft last month that Facebook will release universal Facebook, Instagram and Messenger apps for Windows 10 as well as extend its Facebook Audience Network and App Install SDK to Windows developers, we expect the social media giant to make this announcement official tomorrow.

You can view the full two-day F8 schedule online, or download the Android or iOS app to save sessions and get updates throughout the event. Also, check out the F8 Online Experience on Facebook.

SiliconANGLE will be on the ground at F8, so check back for important news.

Main image: Mark Zuckerberg at F8 2015 via Facebook