8 Unmissable Workday Rising San Francisco 2025 talks for HR, Finance, and IT leaders
Workday Rising 2025: The sessions you can’t miss
With Workday Rising 2025 just around the corner, thousands of HR, finance, and IT professionals will gather in San Francisco to share, learn, and lead the next chapter of Workday transformation. This year’s agenda is packed with forward-thinking speakers from global brands and high-growth companies. From managing security risk to accelerating innovation with AI and automation, here are the can’t-miss talks for anyone who wants more from Workday.
Automating Workday Operations for Confidence and Control: A Genesys Story, Presented by Kainos
Join this session to learn how you can automate your critical operational areas of Workday. Hear how Genesys has slashed time-consuming manual tasks across testing, compliance, HR document management, and more for faster, more reliable Workday operations.
Ravindra Sunku, Sr. IT Director - FinTech, Genesys
Kim Freestone, Principal Product Manager, Kainos
How Wells Fargo Implemented a Test-Automation Strategy for its Workday Environment, Presented by Kainos
Discover how Wells Fargo approached the challenge of testing in Workday using Kainos to streamline its testing processes, reduce manual workloads, and support teams in focusing more on innovation. This session offers practical insights into how to implement the test automation journey to help manage risk in a complex enterprise environment.
Kendall Larson, Software Engineering Manager | HR Technology Engineering, Wells Fargo Geoff McMinn, Chief Product Officer - Smart Test, Kainos
People-First Innovation: Sabre's Employee Document Transformation, Inside Workday
Discover how travel tech leader Sabre are transforming HR with Kainos Employee Document Management, cutting manual effort, boosting compliance, and enabling global self-service. Learn how this Built on Workday innovation is reshaping HR operations by transforming the employee experience.
Becky Carson, Sr Director Global Team Member Services, Payroll, and Strategic Programs, Sabre
Damien Taylor, Kainos
Managing Workday Change Through M&A: Tips & Tricks from Rentokil-Terminix
Terminix, a Workday customer since 2016, merged with Rentokil in 2021. Automation enabled a scalable M&A process, standard payroll, validated data, and system stability for more than 22,000 employees. Learn how the organization achieved transformation without disruption.
Tim Faith, Industry Advisor, Professional and Business Services, US, Workday
Michael Dean, Senior Manager, Workday Development, Security and Quality Assurance, Rentokil-Terminix
Secure Data, Max Efficiency, and AI-Powered Innovation in Professional and Business Services
West Monroe traded siloed HR and finance and manual risk for Workday efficiency. A rapid, phased agile deployment with automated testing cut errors. Now, unified data, AI tools, and fortnightly releases drive security, fast value, and continuous innovation.
Marc Dahnert, Sr. Manager, IT, West Monroe
Tim Faith, Industry Advisor, Professional and Business Services, US, Workday
Work That Matters: Test Automation for Nonprofit Efficiency
Learn how World Wildlife Fund uses Kainos test automation to save time on key roadmap projects and routine system reviews, ensuring that its global workforce has more time for "work that matters" on a sustainable platform with Workday.
Viji Thatai, Director of Enterprise Application Solutions, WWF
Michelle Adams O'Regan, Director, Solution Marketing- Public Sector & Education, Workday
Built for the Future: How Kainos and Workday Marketplace Solutions Deliver Lasting Value
In this session, learn how Kainos is redefining return on investment through a new generation of AI-powered marketplace apps built on Workday that are designed to scale operations effortlessly, cut risk and cost, and support your long-term business growth.
Damien Taylor, Kainos
Why these talks matter
These sessions share powerful stories of transformation, real Workday customers solving real challenges across security, testing, compliance, and automation. Whether you're launching Workday or scaling globally, these sessions offer the playbook for success. Don’t miss your chance to learn from the best and bring home ideas that work.
Don’t miss out. Check the Workday Rising session catalogue to reserve your spot.