Hello Barcelona! The Kainos Guide to Workday Rising EMEA 2025
Attending Workday Rising EMEA 2025? Thousands of HR, finance, and IT leaders will come together for three days of AI innovation, hands-on learning, and meaningful networking. Whether it’s your first time at Rising or you’re a veteran, this guide will help you plan your visit effectively, highlight sessions you won’t want to miss, and show where to find Kainos-led workshops, demos, and interactive events so you leave with actionable insights and valuable contacts.
Where to find Kainos at Workday Rising
As a Platinum Sponsor, Kainos is hosting a range of sessions designed to help attendees get the most from Workday.
1-2-1 workshops
Book a personalised 30-minute session with Kainos experts to explore how to automate manual tasks, cut costs, and strengthen compliance. These hands-on sessions offer practical advice from experts who have helped hundreds of organisations optimise Workday automation, internal controls, and efficiency. Register now
Customer sessions
Learn from real-world examples of organisations leveraging Kainos solutions:
ING: Streamlining document management and driving HR transformation with automation.
Skyscanner: Scaling finance and HR systems while managing change with lean teams.
Spotify: Using Workday Extend to solve complex HR challenges and maximise Workday ROI.
Hargreaves Lansdown: How financial services can streamline workday change with marketplace apps.
ASML: See how Workday Extend and Marketplace apps can help businesses to innovate with Workday and support their people.
Hear how automated testing, data privacy, and internal controls enable innovation at scale.
Braindates
Join interactive Braindates with Kainos experts on essential Workday topics:
HR Document automation: Learn how to automate HR documents, manage local and global compliance, and centralise employee data within Workday.
Workday controls: Streamline user access reviews, detect Segregation of Duties conflicts, and strengthen audit readiness.
Automated testing: Discover how AI-driven automation can accelerate testing, reduce manual effort, and ensure compliance during Workday updates.
Product demos
See Workday Marketplace apps in action, discover how to increase efficiency, and explore solutions designed to make HR, finance, and IT processes more agile.
Agenda highlights and keynote speakers
With hundreds of sessions to choose from, Workday Rising Barcelona 2025 is a hub for insights, strategy, and practical takeaways for HR, finance, and IT leaders.
Can’t-miss keynotes:
Carl Eschenbach, CEO of Workday: Workday vision and the future of work
Hannah Waddingham, Emmy-winning actor: Insights on resilience, collaboration, and creativity
Gerrit Kazmaier, President of Product and Technology: Explore agentic AI and Workday’s AI platform for HR and finance
Hear inspiring stories from across the Workday community about driving business value, elevating people, and maximising Workday investments.
Make the most of your trip
Tailor your agenda with hands-on labs, deep-dive product sessions, Ask-an-Expert opportunities, and the Customer Experience Centre. Share ideas, make lasting connections, and learn from peers and experts alike.
Don’t miss the Welcome Reception on Tuesday November 18 from 5pm, the perfect start to your week. Wrap up at the Workday Customer Appreciation Party on Thursday November 20 from 7:30pm, for tapas, music, and unforgettable networking moments.