How Workday Adopted AI and ML Internally

Thursday, May 18, 2023
1:00pm - 1:45pm ET
Webinar
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) are generating a ton of buzz in the market. With so much information being shared, it can be challenging to cut through the noise to understand where AI and ML can provide true value to your business.

At Workday, we believe in being early adopters of our own products, including AI and ML. In addition to our unique AI and ML approach, we’re committed to using our technology in an ethical way. We keep humans at the center—no decision is fully automated by Workday’s AI and ML technology, and our practices ensure that people are the final decision-makers.

Join Dave Sohigian, our Global CTO, as he hosts an engaging Fireside Chat with two of our "Workday on Workday" experts. You will hear how Workday implemented AI and ML, why we consider it a competitive advantage, and what hurdles were overcome to achieve improved business outcomes, including:

How Workday’s unique approach to AI and ML influenced the ability to adopt it
What was required to gain buy-in from legal and data privacy teams
How AI + Skills empowers our people for maximum performance
How intelligent automation with AI drives more efficient business and financial operations

Speakers

Dave Sohigian
Global CTO
Workday

Dave Sohigian is Global Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Workday, and tasked with helping customers to get the most out of Workday. He runs the Global Office of the CTO and his team is responsible for communicating Workday’s strategy to customers and prospects, and informing the development organization about market needs to influence future innovation. Dave joined Workday 13 years ago and most recently served as CTO for EMEA. Prior to joining Workday, he held a number of development and technical consulting roles and joined the organization as Principal Enterprise Architect. Dave holds a BSc degree in Fermentation Science from the University of California, Davis.

Ali Akbari
Director, Workday on Workday, Finance & Analytics
Workday

Ali Akbari is the Director of Workday on Workday (WoW) Financial Application and Analytics within our Business Technology organization. The "WoW" team has the privilege of being a customer of the products Workday develops. We view Workday as our first and best customer. Ali’s team also supports our business partners across Order to Cash, Source to Pay, Accounting, Professional Services, and FP&A. For Analytics, the team supports across all functional areas, including HR. Ali joined Workday 11 years ago and has held various roles within the Professional Services organization. Prior to joining Workday, Ali spent numerous years as a finance practitioner across various companies.

Nathan Stearns
Director, Workday on Workday, HCM
Workday
Speakers
Dave Sohigian
Global CTO
Workday
Ali Akbari
Director, Workday on Workday, Finance & Analytics
Workday
Nathan Stearns
Director, Workday on Workday, HCM
Workday