Workday Podcasts

Why Future CFOs Must Embrace Generative AI in Finance

Making the most of generative AI will require finance leaders to understand the potential benefits and pitfalls—and taking a hands-on approach can help. Riyaz Kasmani, senior director of data science at Workday, discusses how his team evaluates use cases, as well as other considerations for CFOs. https://blog.workday.com/en-us/2024/workday-podcast-future-cfos-must-embrace-generative-ai-finance.html

Everest and Beyond: What Businesses Leaders Need to Know about Gen Z

At the age of 20, Adriana Brownlee achieved her childhood ambition of climbing Everest. Four years later, she’s climbed 13 of the world’s 14 highest mountains and could become the youngest woman to climb them all when she takes on Shisha Pangma later this year.
On this episode of the Workday podcast, Adriana joins Patrick Evenden to talk about reaching the roof of the world, what motivates climbers to keep returning to the world’s most dangerous summits, misconceptions about Gen Z, and what business leaders can expect from the next generation.

What Finance Leaders Need to Start Exploring With Generative AI

Michael Schrage, a research fellow with the MIT Sloan School of Management’s Center for Digital Business, and Stacy Hilgendorf, chief accounting officer and corporate controller at Sprouts Farmers Market, talk about their approach to artificial intelligence and generative AI, as well as the technologies’ potential benefits for the future of the finance function. https://blog.workday.com/en-us/2024/workday-podcast-finance-leaders-exploring-generative-ai.html

Elevating MSP Contingent Workforce Programs with Strategic Partnerships

On this episode, Workday’s Jess Richter hosts a Q&A with two managed service provider (MSP) experts as they discuss the benefits of partnering with a vendor management system (VMS) on contingent workforce programs. https://blog.workday.com/en-us/2024/workday-podcast-elevating-msp-contingent-workforce-programs-with-strategic-partnerships.html

AI for Financial Services: Beyond the Comfort Zone

While other industries are starting to explore the potential of AI, financial services has been using this technology for years. In many ways, they’re ahead of the curve, since game-changing applications for AI and machine learning in fraud detection and BSA/AML are already broadly in use.
In this installment of the podcast series, Shift: Moving Financial Services Forward, we ask what’s next for AI in financial services, what’s possible, and how do we get ahead of the curve again? Vikas Agarwal, financial services risk and regulatory partner at PwC, and Nicole Carrillo, managing director for financial services at Workday, discuss how firms can apply AI to their organization, address the trust gap, and drive revenue streams. https://blog.workday.com/en-us/2024/ai-for-financial-services-beyond-the-comfort-zone.html

Future Forward HR: Middle Managers are Key Players in HR’s AI Evolution

Neil Jensen, Workday’s vice president of global product vision and strategy, and Kathy Pham, Workday's vice president of AI and machine learning, delve into HR's AI evolution and the pivotal role of middle managers on AI's impact. https://blog.workday.com/en-us/2024/video-future-forward-hr-middle-managers-key-players-hr-ai-evolution.html

The Benefits of Moving to the Public Cloud

On a daily basis, most of us may only think about the public-facing aspects of technology companies, but there are a plethora of behind-the-scenes concepts that make an impact on our everyday lives. On today’s episode, we talk about one of those areas—making the move from private to public cloud—with two experts. Jay Langhurst is principal IT architect for HR Systems at Salesforce, and Erik Anderson is principal solutions architect at Amazon Web Services. Tune in to learn more about why the public cloud makes such a big difference, what it means to their customers, and the role of Workday and AWS in the process. https://blog.workday.com/en-us/2024/workday-podcast-the-benefits-of-moving-to-the-public-cloud.html

Empowering Managers through Intuitive User Experiences

As organizations navigate the future of work, the responsibilities of managers have grown exponentially. Team dynamics, employee engagement, career development, and business impact are just a few areas where managers play a crucial role in the success of a company. In this episode, Jeff Gelfuso, chief product experience officer at Workday is joined by Aashna Kircher, Workday’s GM of talent. Together, they discuss Workday’s innovative approach to transforming the manager experience. https://blog.workday.com/en-us/2024/workday-podcast-empowering-managers-intuitive-user-experiences.html

HR Transformation at Philips: A Single Source of Truth Makes Innovation Possible

At Workday Rising EMEA in Barcelona, we sat down with Philips’ HRIS Solutions Architect, Efthymios Zindros, to discuss how digital transformation at the company enabled stakeholders at one of the world's leaders in medical technology to optimize business processes, manage change, and plan effectively as the company repositioned itself and grew through acquisitions over the course of 15 years.

DevTalk: Strategies for Enhancing Application Development

In this episode of Workday DevTalk, Workday’s head of developer relations Chris Bledsoe engages in conversation with Jason Miller, the lead software engineer at Chevron. Together, they explore the intersection of technology, innovation, and collaboration in the realm of application development. Their discussion highlights the challenges and triumphs of adopting new technologies and emphasizes the significance of teamwork to develop successful solutions. https://blog.workday.com/en-us/2024/workday-devtalk-strategies-enhancing-application-development.html