The Role of Australian CFOs in Redefining the Future of Finance
Agentic AI offers an opportunity for finance teams to transform their role and ways of working. The challenge for CFOs is understanding how to start that reinvention today.
Technology Innovation
Spotlight on the enterprise technologies that are changing the way we work.
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Are You Using AI as a Crutch? How to Rethink Your Approach to Digital Transformation
To move fast and deliver value from AI investments, Australian CIOs need to shift from multi-year digital transformation cycles, to a mindset of continuous, governed evolution.
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Workday Recognized as a Visionary in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Contract Lifecycle Management
AI-powered CLM is reshaping how organizations work, turning contracts into strategic assets that drive speed, clarity, and smarter decisions.
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7 Applications of Generative AI in Corporate Finance
Generative AI is ready to partner with your finance team, boosting efficiency and insight across corporate finance. Let's explore the top ways finance leaders are deploying it to drive measurable impact.
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Data Readiness Is the Secret Weapon for Successful AI Agents
For autonomous AI agents to be true partners, we have to give them the best tools—and that starts with data.
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Why AI's Future Depends on Humanity
Workday’s Kathy Pham and Salesforce’s Paula Goldman discuss moving from theoretical discussions to practical frameworks for ethical technology and a human-centered future of work.
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How Australian Public Servants Can Start to Build AI Muscle
AI presents a powerful opportunity for Australia’s public servants to rapidly boost productivity and improve citizen services – but you have to know where and how to start.
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Why Australia’s Financial Services Leaders Need to Accelerate their Digital Transformation
Discover what maintaining legacy back-office systems is really costing Australian financial institutions, and what they risk from delaying a digital transformation.
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Workday AI Masterclass: Why Your Legal Team is the Key to Unlocking Trust and Adoption
Workday Vice President and Deputy General Counsel for Product and Technology Andy Cannon shares how embedding legal and compliance into product development from day one can accelerate timelines, reduce friction, and build customer trust.
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How JLL is Creating a Culture of Innovation with Humans at its Heart
Ajay Pimpalshende, HR transformation leader at JLL Technology, shares his five principles for fostering a culture of innovation in an AI-powered workplace.
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C-Suite Playbook: 3 Simple Steps for AI Success
Increasingly, it’s necessary to have a practical, actionable framework to help organizations navigate the initial phases of AI integration and realize its full value.
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Should CIOs Treat AI Agents as Apps or Digital Employees?
The way you approach agentic AI within your tech stack can impact the value you realise from your investment. Before you make the call, here are a few things to consider.
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How Generative AI Is Reinventing Scenario Planning
Generative AI puts agility at the center of scenario planning. By delivering dynamic models built to adapt in the moment, it gives leaders the foresight to act in real-time and stay resilient when markets change.
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The Future of Work Is Human: Insights From Workday and Deloitte Leaders
Workday’s Emma Chalwin and Deloitte's Jannine Zucker explore the evolution of leadership, the growing emphasis on human potential, and the ethical implications of AI in creating a more human and impactful workplace.
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How the Cloud Has Transformed Enterprise Architecture
Traditional enterprise architecture wasn't built for today's fast-paced cloud environments. To keep pace, teams need to rethink how they operate and ensure their architecture framework is equipped for the future.
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Digital Transformation Strategies for Enterprise Architects
Enterprise architects are evolving from technical designers to strategic leaders in digital transformation. Leverage proven frameworks to translate architectural vision into enterprise-wide impact.
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AI Agents in Education: Top Use Cases and Examples
Education is more tech-driven than ever, raising expectations for tailored instruction and streamlined administration. Learn 5 key ways AI agents are empowering educators to provide even more effective teaching.
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The Future of Work Requires Seamless Human-AI Collaboration
The real game-changing benefit of agentic AI requires AI to partner with humans and other technology tools.
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AI Agents for Financial Services: Top Use Cases and Examples
In today’s fast-moving financial markets, speed and precision are everything. AI agents for financial services bring real-time, autonomous decisioning to core workflows, ensuring your business stays ahead of the pace.
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How a Non-Traditional Career Path Gave Hungry Jack's CHRO an 'On-the-Job MBA'
Jenny McKie, Chief People Officer at beloved Australian restaurant chain Hungry Jack's, shares why she's challenging the traditional norms of career progression.
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Unleashing Humanity's Edge in the Age of AI
The future of work isn't about machines replacing people; it's about a dynamic partnership where AI augments human intellect, igniting unprecedented levels of innovation and strategic growth. Workday’s Vice President of AI Kathy Pham and MIT Research Scientist Kate Darling share how leaders can orchestrate this powerful synergy to usher in a human-centric era.
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The Performance-Driven Agent: Setting KPIs and Measuring AI Effectiveness
Managing a performance-driven AI agent involves setting relevant KPIs, implementing robust measurement strategies, and engaging in continuous iteration and optimization to maximize AI effectiveness.
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AI Agents in Finance: Top Use Cases and Examples
Agentic AI is reshaping finance, automating everything from reconciliation to risk management. Find out how leading businesses are deploying AI-powered agents across close, treasury, forecasting, and auditing.
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20 Trends Shaping the Future of Work
Explore 20 research-backed trends to guide us through how work will happen as we dive headfirst into the transformative age of AI.
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Workday CEO and Chief People Officer on Leading Through Disruption
Workday CEO Carl Eschenbach and Chief People Officer Ashley Goldsmith sit down with Chief Learning Officer Chris Ernst to discuss the changing role of leadership amidst the rise of AI, where one central truth emerged: It’s never been more important to have a values-driven, human-centric company.
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Data Governance Automation: Benefits and Use Cases
Reliable data fuels every strategic decision, yet traditional governance struggles with modern demands. Discover how AI-powered data governance automation integrates quality, lineage, and compliance, building continuous data trust.
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The Paradox of AI: Can AI Make Us More Human?
As AI takes on more tasks, human skills are becoming more valuable than ever. Discover how focusing on connection, emotional intelligence, and empathy isn't just "soft"—it's your sharpest competitive edge in the age of AI.
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AI Agents for HR: Top Use Cases and Examples
AI agents are helping HR teams move faster, work smarter, and support employees with more context and care. Learn how agents are redefining what it means to deliver human-centered HR at scale.
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Quantifying Agentic ROI: Measuring the Tangible Benefits of AI Teams
Understanding how to determine the true value of agentic AI and AI teams will provide organizations the competitive advantage to make the most of its investments in technology—and power growth well into the future.
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Continuous Learning: Adapting AI Agents to Evolving Business Needs
In a fast-paced world, AI needs to learn, adjust, and constantly improve. Explore how dynamic strategies ensure your agents remain valuable partners, ready for new challenges.
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Manager and Architect: The Evolving Journey of the CIO in the Era of Agents
The modern CIO is embracing a smarter, more collaborative future. Discover how their role is changing and driving a future where humans and AI work together.
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Navigating the Aged Care Act: Key Priorities for Providers in 2025
The new Aged Care Act offers a rare opportunity to simplify and streamline your technology, financial systems and HR processes, so your organisation can continue to give older Australians the respect and quality of life they deserve.
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Building Enterprise Intelligence: A Guide to AI Agent Protocols for Multi-Agent Systems
Discover how new agent protocols are transforming enterprise intelligence and why understanding them is crucial to unlocking advantages for your organization.
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3 Forward-Thinking HR Strategies to Future-Proof Your Workforce
If we can't predict the future, how do we prepare for it? Explore the HR trends impacting Australian workforces in 2025, and discover strategies to help you improve strategic workforce planning and adapt to whatever comes next.
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Aligning Finance and IT: The Key to Unlocking Enterprise Value
To create robust, sustainable growth, organizations must strategically align their finance and IT departments, moving beyond traditional silos to enable better insights.
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Top of Mind: Key AI Trends That Are Reshaping Business
Understand the current landscape and future trajectory of AI in the enterprise, focusing on the trends driving transformation.
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Digital Ally: Unlocking Human Potential and Agility With Practical AI
AI is becoming an essential digital collaborative tool, empowering employees across industries. Explore real-world examples of how practical AI use transforms teams.
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10 Hard Truths About Enterprise AI Adoption (and How to Get It Right)
Real AI adoption isn't just about tech; it's about smart scaling, proving value, and solving real business problems. Uncover 10 essential tips that will help you get it right.
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AI Agents in Healthcare: Top Trends and Use Cases
Agentic AI is changing how decisions happen in healthcare—bringing real-time reasoning to clinical and operational workflows. Learn how leading organizations are moving from experimentation to execution, and where AI agents make the most impact.
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The Paradox of AI and the Human Future of Work
Discover why AI isn’t replacing human connection—it’s making it more essential than ever. Explore how leaders can close the empathy gap and build a more human future of work.
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A Workforce Reimagined: How AI Agents Are Reshaping Work, Roles, and Strategy
AI agents are here, and they are reshaping how work gets done. However, scaling them isn’t just a technical challenge, it’s an organizational one. In this Future of Work episode, Workday’s David Somers sits down with Dan Priest, chief AI officer at PwC, to explore how forward-thinking enterprises are integrating agentic AI across business functions.
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Work Enters a New Era: AI Takes Center Stage at Innovation Summit
Artificial intelligence took the spotlight at the Workday Innovation Summit, where the company outlined its vision for the future.
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Top AI Agent Examples and Industry Use Cases
AI agents are fast becoming a major imperative across industries. Leading companies are fueling agentic adoption, going beyond automation, and pinpointing key areas where agentic AI can make an impact.
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How to Implement Data Governance: Best Practices
Enterprise data is growing faster than many governance strategies can keep up. For data leaders, implementing the right strategy—and the right technology to support it—can make all the difference.
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Finance Digital Transformation: What Does It Even Mean?
Finance teams today face more pressure than ever to deliver speed, accuracy, and insight. Digital transformation in finance is how leading organizations are closing the gap between rising expectations and outdated processes.
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Why Skills-Based Hiring Is so Revolutionary
The rise of skills-based hiring has turned recruitment on its head. But why has it proved so revolutionary compared to traditional hiring, and how can your business ensure it stays ahead of the curve?
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How Generative AI Will Impact the Future of Work
Generative AI will change the way we work and leaders need to be prepared for an AI-driven future. Discover how businesses and leaders can stay ahead of the curve.
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Driving Successful AI Adoption: Insights from Workday's CIO
Get valuable insights on driving AI adoption from Workday CIO Rani Johnson. Discover practical frameworks, the evolving role of IT, and building an AI-first culture.
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How to Build Culture, Trust, and Ethics Into AI Systems
In this episode of AI Horizons, Reggie Townsend, vice president of the data ethics practice at SAS and member of the U.S. National AI Advisory Committee, joins Kathy Pham, Workday’s vice president of artificial intelligence, to break down what AI readiness really means, from building cultural trust and ethical frameworks to preparing infrastructure and governance for agentic AI.
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AFR Workforce Summit Highlights Disruption and Opportunity for Australian HR Leaders
Australian HR leaders gathered at the 2025 Australian Financial Review (AFR) Workforce Summit, to discuss the trends bringing unprecedented disruption and opportunity.
