Agenda

14 May 2026
InterContinental London – The O2

Lead the future of work with superintelligence for work – and charge your organisation forward. Throughout Workday Elevate, you’ll hear cutting-edge insights to take you into the new work day.

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08:30–09:30
Arrival and Refreshments
09:30–09:50
  • First Floor

  • Main Stage

Regional Welcome to Workday Elevate London

Angelique De Vries-Schipperijn

President EMEA

Dan Pell

Daniel Pell

VP and Country Manager UKI

09:50–10:40
  • First Floor

  • Main Stage

Innovation Keynote

Alastair Goss

HR Systems Lead, Formula 1®

Joel Hellermark

Joel Hellermark

General Manager, Sana

Enda Dowling

SVP, Product Engineering

Louise Gain

Senior Regional Sales Director UKI

10:40–11:10
Morning Refreshment Break
11:10–11:45
  • First Floor

  • Breakout 1

A New Work Day for HR

HR isn’t just evolving, it’s being redefined. As a leader, you’re the architect of its potential. Join us for a deep dive into how AI in HR is moving from a buzzword to a business-critical tool. We’ll showcase our latest AI innovations and ongoing core investments designed to help you build a future-ready organisation.

NDP

Nico Du Preez

Finance Modernisation Product Owner, Beazley

Richard Doherty

Richard Doherty

Sr. Director, Product Marketing

11:55–12:30
  • First Floor

  • Breakout 1

Unlocking the Human x Machine Advantage

Join Workday & Deloitte to explore 2026 HCM trends with practical guidance on staying ahead. We’ll be joined on stage by McLaren Racing for a real-world look at HR in action. Unlock the strategies you need to lead in this new era. 

Mark Crook

Director of Business and Systems Transformation, Darktrace

Kara Latham Saunders

Consumer HR Transformation Leader

Sarah Wilson

People Director – Commercial & People Technology, McLaren Racing

Carolyn Horne

Senior VP, Strategic Customer Engagements EMEA

12:30–13:40
Networking Lunch

Mark Crook

Director of Business and Systems Transformation, Darktrace

  • Expo Hall

The AI Opportunity With Workday – Five Essential Steps on How to Embrace It

The AI opportunity for Workday is here, but realising its' full potential requires the right approach. In this session, CloudRock walks through five essential steps every organisation can take to embrace superintelligence within Workday: from readiness to ROI. Leave equipped with a practical framework to accelerate your AI journey.

13:40–14:15
  • First Floor

  • Breakout 1

Redesigning Work In the Age of AI

The workplace is evolving, leaving you with a career-defining opportunity to step up and reshape it. It's time to take a fresh look at who does what, how they do it and how you can set your organisation up to adapt to change. Workday is your partner to make it happen – join this session to see how.

Mark Crook

Director of Business and Systems Transformation, Darktrace

Yolanda Naranjo

Director of HR Technology Service Management & Global HCM Product Owner, Smith + Nephew

Michelle Dawkins

Kirsty Archer

Director HR Strategy, Optimisation & Portfolio Enablement, Smith + Nephew

Michelle Dawkins

Michelle Dawkins

Vice President, Solution Consulting

14:25–15:00
  • First Floor

  • Breakout 1

Human x AI: Managing Squiggly Careers

The corporate ladder is now outdated. Resilient organisations are shifting toward ‘squiggly’ careers – agile, non-linear paths fuelled by learning, not titles. Join this exclusive Live POdcast Experience with the Squiggly Careers co-founder and podcast host, Helen Tupper, to explore how to decouple growth from management, boost internal mobility and rethink talent development to retain top talent and close skill gaps.

Mark Crook

Director of Business and Systems Transformation, Darktrace

Helen Tupper

Helen Tupper

Co-founder, Squiggly Careers

CEO, Amazing If

Vicky McNamara

VP, Marketing UKI

Workday

15:10–15:45
  • First Floor

  • Breakout 1

Hire, Grow, Retain: Mastering the AI-Driven Talent Revolution

Workday transforms talent management by infusing AI and automation into every stage of the employee lifecycle. Learn how to find great people, develop skills, create opportunities for growth and uncover the potential of each of your people with Workday. From precision hiring to dynamic development, discover how our skills-based approach replaces rigid processes with an agile framework.

Mark Crook

Director of Business and Systems Transformation, Darktrace

Irena Alsopova

Irena Alsopova

Global HRIS Leader, Belron

Bernie Foley

Bernie Foley

Vice President, Product Management

11:10–11:45
  • First Floor

  • Breakout 5

Strategy & Vision: Accelerating Transformation with an AI-First Open Platform for Work

CIOs and IT leaders are the enterprise architects of tomorrow, positioned to fuse human ingenuity with machine intelligence for the future of work. Hear from IT leaders and discover how Workday and our open AI-native platform empowers technology leaders to unlock critical insights and foster seamless human-agent collaboration for quantifiable business impact.

NDP

Nico Du Preez

Finance Modernisation Product Owner, Beazley

Sharon Peters

Global CDIO, Boldyn Networks

Dinesh Krishnan

Dinesh Krishnan

Executive Director - IT Functions

Clare Hickie

Clare Hickie

CTO - EMEA, Workday

Tom Girdler

Tom Girdler

Product Marketing Director, Workday

11:55–12:30
  • First Floor

  • Breakout 5

Sana Enterprise: The AI Orchestration Layer for the Modern Tech Stack

Sana Enterprise is your unified AI platform for Workday HCM and Workday Financial Management – plus the rest of your stack. Join this session to learn how Sana unifies Workday‑native, third‑party and custom agents behind one conversational front door, using Workday governance and your connected apps to automate end‑to‑end HR and finance journeys.

NDP

Nico Du Preez

Finance Modernisation Product Owner, Beazley

Giulia Scalzini

Giulia Scalzini

GTM Manager

12:30–13:40
Networking Lunch
NDP

Nico Du Preez

Finance Modernisation Product Owner, Beazley

  • Expo Hall

The AI Opportunity With Workday – Five Essential Steps on How to Embrace It

The AI opportunity for Workday is here, but realising its' full potential requires the right approach. In this session, CloudRock walks through five essential steps every organisation can take to embrace superintelligence within Workday: from readiness to ROI. Leave equipped with a practical framework to accelerate your AI journey.

13:40–14:15
  • First Floor

  • Breakout 5

The Agentic Imperative: Managing and Deploying Agents Securely and at Scale

With the speed agentic AI is advancing at, it is imperative to understand how to bring the agentic workforce into the enterprise in a safe and secure manner. Discover the Workday agentic AI roadmap and learn how the Agent System of Record enables customers to secure, track, manage and evaluate agents across the enterprise. Take a deeper look into how agents communicate through market standardised interoperability protocols (MCP/A2A), and where those standards fit into Workdays agentic ecosystem.

NDP

Nico Du Preez

Finance Modernisation Product Owner, Beazley

Auralia Edwards

Auralia Edwards

Sr Enterprise Architect

14:25–15:00
  • First Floor

  • Breakout 5

Workday Build: Accelerating Innovation With Secure, AI-Ready Agents and Apps

Take the power of Workday even further. The Workday Build developer platform unifies AI tools, certified partner solutions and a thriving developer community to help you build and take action on our open platform. Discover how to build custom agents, apps and orchestrations that natively inherit our enterprise-grade security, meeting your changing business demands with speed and confidence.

NDP

Nico Du Preez

Finance Modernisation Product Owner, Beazley

Brad Bush

Brad Bush

Director of Workday Extend & Products

Peter Bateson

Peter Bateson

Enterprise Architect

15:10–15:45
  • First Floor

  • Breakout 5

The Open Platform Advantage: Elevate People & Money Data Across the Enterprise with Data Cloud

Unlock people and money data with bi-directional, zero-copy access between Workday and selected partner platforms. Eliminate risky ETLs to power advanced AI, analytics and innovation. Discover the open platform advantage: connect disparate systems to elevate enterprise value, optimise workforce planning and drive financial agility – transforming data into a unified engine for growth.

NDP

Nico Du Preez

Finance Modernisation Product Owner, Beazley

Neil Fromow

Neil Fromow

Sr. Principal Solution Consultant

Neil Fromow

Tom Cannon

Data Ecosystem Innovation Lead, Google Cloud

11:10–11:45
  • First Floor

  • Breakout 3

CFO Strategy 2026: Leading Enterprise Value in an Era of Constant Change

In an era of volatility, transformation and rising expectations, CFOs are central to enterprise value creation. Join finance leaders to explore the CFO agenda for 2026 – from navigating uncertainty, providing actionable insights and leveraging AI-powered capabilities to enhance enterprise value. 

NDP

Nico Du Preez

Finance Modernisation Product Owner, Beazley

Tim Wakeford

Tim Wakeford

VP, Product Management

Stepanie Diep

Stephanie Diep

Sr Associate Solution Consultant

11:55–12:30
  • First Floor

  • Breakout 3

SNG’s Blueprint for a Unified, Data-Driven Finance Function

In the wake of its merger, Sovereign Network Group (SNG) saw an opportunity to do more than consolidate systems – it set out to future‑proof the enterprise. Partnering with PwC and Workday, SNG replaced 19 legacy HR and finance systems with a single, flexible platform. Hear directly from experts at SNG and PwC as they share how an adopt‑over‑adapt strategy and a redesigned Chart of Accounts created a scalable engine for growth, empowering teams to shift from manual processing to higher‑value service delivery. We'll explore how they turned a complex post‑merger integration into a strategic investment in a unified, trusted source of data across HR, payroll, procurement and finance – the foundation for next‑generation AI, automation and analytics.

NDP

Nico Du Preez

Finance Modernisation Product Owner, Beazley

Mohit Jain

Director of Finance Transformation

Sam Dart

Technology Director

Sophie Contzen

Consulting Partner

Marion Carr

Marion Carr

Product Marketing Director

12:30–13:40
Networking Lunch
NDP

Nico Du Preez

Finance Modernisation Product Owner, Beazley

  • Expo Hall

The AI Opportunity With Workday – Five Essential Steps on How to Embrace It

The AI opportunity for Workday is here, but realising its' full potential requires the right approach. In this session, CloudRock walks through five essential steps every organisation can take to embrace superintelligence within Workday: from readiness to ROI. Leave equipped with a practical framework to accelerate your AI journey.

13:40–14:15
  • First Floor

  • Breakout 3

Strategy & Vision: Shape the Future With Workday Adaptive Planning

In unpredictable times, unified planning builds resilience. Discover how agentic AI drives smarter, faster decision-making across finance, HR and operations. Learn from the success stories of leaders adopting AI into their organisations and get a firsthand look at upcoming innovations in Workday Adaptive Planning.

NDP

Nico Du Preez

Finance Modernisation Product Owner, Beazley

Melissa Britton

Head of FP&A – Strategy & Group, NFU Mutual

Marion Carr

Kelsea Vaughan

Product Marketing Manager

Alex Garach

Alex Garach

Product Manager

14:25–15:00
  • First Floor

  • Breakout 3

Unlock Hidden Contract Value, Savings and Opportunities With Workday Contract Lifecycle Management

Are your contracts working for you? Discover how Workday Contract Lifecycle Management, powered by Evisort AI, serves as a competitive advantage for your organisation. See how it transforms slow, manual processes into a high-speed engine that unlocks opportunities, ensures compliance and fuels growth.

NDP

Nico Du Preez

Finance Modernisation Product Owner, Beazley

Marion Carr

Ian Cassidy

Product Marketing Manager

Marion Carr

John-Paul Bell

Sr Solution Consultant

15:10–15:45
  • First Floor

  • Breakout 3

Getting Your Data Right for AI with Workday Intelligent Data Core

AI is only as intelligent as the data that fuels it. To move beyond experimentation and achieve real transformation, organisations need a unified, trusted data foundation. Join us to learn how the Workday Intelligent Data Core provides the backbone for reliable, AI-ready data across finance. In this session, we’ll explore the evolution of Intelligent Data Core and highlight the latest innovations, including Cost and Profitability, Workday Data Cloud and the Financial Analysis Agent, showing how they work together to help you unlock more accurate insights, automate analysis and power the next generation of AI-driven decision-making.

NDP

Nico Du Preez

Finance Modernisation Product Owner, Beazley

Marion Carr

Brian Cohen

Sr Director, Product Management

Marion Carr

Daniel Pridham

Principal, Enterprise Architect

11:10–11:45
  • First Floor

  • Breakout 2

The Agility Mandate: Leading Through Market & Regulatory Volatility

Speed is the only currency when external environments shift daily. In this session, hear how one of our customers moved from ‘static’ to ‘continuous’ planning. Learn how a unified data core allows you to model ‘what-if’ scenarios in real-time and automate complex compliance reporting before the competition even starts their month-end.

NDP

Nico Du Preez

Finance Modernisation Product Owner, Beazley

Sophie Rigali

Senior Engineering Manager

Viren Patel

Viren Patel

Sr. Industry Advisor, Financial Services

11:55–12:30
  • First Floor

  • Breakout 2

From Skills to Agents: Concentrix’s Talent Playbook for Services

Learn how Concentrix leverages Workday Skills Cloud and AI-driven agents to forecast future skills, design career paths, and scale a people-centric services model in a rapidly evolving market.

NDP

Nico Du Preez

Finance Modernisation Product Owner, Beazley

Rupesh Ahluwalia

Rupesh Ahluwalia

Head of Global HRIS, Concentrix

Kyle Wilkinson

Kyle Wilkinson

Industry Advisor, Professional and Business Services

12:30–13:40
Networking Lunch
NDP

Nico Du Preez

Finance Modernisation Product Owner, Beazley

  • Expo Hall

The AI Opportunity With Workday – Five Essential Steps on How to Embrace It

The AI opportunity for Workday is here, but realising its' full potential requires the right approach. In this session, CloudRock walks through five essential steps every organisation can take to embrace superintelligence within Workday: from readiness to ROI. Leave equipped with a practical framework to accelerate your AI journey.

13:40–14:15
  • First Floor

  • Breakout 2

Mastering Agility and the Frontline Experience

Join our frontline workforce community to hear stories around transforming the ‘day-in-the-life’ of their deskless workers. We explore how to digitise everything from mobile-first scheduling to instant safety comms, removing the administrative friction that leads to burnout. See how a better employee experience directly translates to a better customer/passenger experience.

NDP

Nico Du Preez

Finance Modernisation Product Owner, Beazley

Kevin Green

Chief People Officer

Laurent Homeyer

Laurent Homeyer

Senior Industry Advisor

14:25–15:00
  • First Floor

  • Breakout 2

Re:State Presents: The Future of the UK’s Public Services

Charlotte Pickles, the Director of the respected think tank, Re:State, will talk about their latest report on what the public and public service leaders think about the UK’s public services. She'll explore what the public want prioritised, how their expectations are changing and what public service leaders see as the key priorities for delivering reform and strengthening the state in the years ahead.

NDP

Nico Du Preez

Finance Modernisation Product Owner, Beazley

Charlotte Pickles

Chief Executive, Re:State

15:10–15:45
  • First Floor

  • Breakout 2

Scaling Workday with Confidence: Bupa's Journey with Kainos

Organisations invest in Workday to drive continuous improvement and respond quickly to changing business needs. But for many, manual testing becomes a bottleneck that slows progress, limits innovation and increases risk. Join Kainos and Bupa to explore how a global organisation transformed its approach to testing to unlock faster, safer change in Workday. By embedding automated testing into release cycles and project delivery, Bupa has reduced risk, increased confidence and enabled teams to focus on strategic initiatives – accelerating continuous improvement and maximising the value of their Workday investment.

NDP

Nico Du Preez

Finance Modernisation Product Owner, Beazley

TW

Tim Woodall

Major Accounts Sales Executive

LS

Lorraine Sasikumar

Global Product Owner Workday, Bupa

DJ

Dave Jackson

Digital Innovation Specialist, Bupa

11:10–11:45
  • First Floor

  • Breakout 4

The Midsize Edge: How AI Simplifies Talent and Accelerates Growth

Midsize organisations implementing skills-based strategies struggle with manual processes and limited visibility, making it harder to execute those strategies, unlock workforce potential and drive business performance. Discover how Workday's AI platform leverages skills intelligence to increase business agility and scale your operations while supporting compliance. We’ll showcase Evolito’s journey, a powerful example of how Workday-powered innovation supports skills-based strategies that deliver a real competitive advantage.

Rachael Wallwork

Rachael Wallwork

CHRO

Adrian Campomanes

Adrian Campomanes

Principal Product Marketing Manager

11:55–12:30
  • First Floor

  • Breakout 4

Day One Ready: Simplifying Payroll and Compliance for Midsize Organisations With Workday

Midsize organisations are finding they need to do more with less. To do so, they must remove administrative burdens, automate day-to-day tasks and focus on high-value work. Workday delivers a single source of truth for HR, payroll and finance for this outcome. Join us for a live product demonstration to see Workday in action, and learn how you can simplify your back office, boost operational efficiency and accelerate time-to-value.

Adrian Campomanes

Adrian Campomanes

Principal Product Marketing Manager

Chris Hall

Senior Solutions Consultant, Remote

12:30–13:40
Networking Lunch
  • Expo Hall

The AI Opportunity With Workday – Five Essential Steps on How to Embrace It

The AI opportunity for Workday is here, but realising its' full potential requires the right approach. In this session, CloudRock walks through five essential steps every organisation can take to embrace superintelligence within Workday: from readiness to ROI. Leave equipped with a practical framework to accelerate your AI journey.

13:40–14:15
  • First Floor

  • Breakout 4

Simplify Back Office Operations with AI from Workday

Modern organisations are under constant pressure to do more with less. To stay competitive, you must eliminate administrative friction and pivot your focus toward high-value work. Workday provides the unified foundation for HR, payroll and finance to make this possible. Join us to see a live demonstration of a soon-to-be-released Workday Agent and hear directly from a Workday customer on how they are leveraging our AI platform today, and how they plan to use our new agents to further optimize their back office and dramatically accelerate time-to-value.

Victoria Klein

Victoria Klein

Sr Solution Consultant

John Champion

John Champion

Sr Product Marketing Manager

Victoria Klein

Andrew Sandiford

Managing Partner, Bishop Fleming

14:25–15:00
  • First Floor

  • Breakout 4

Scaling Finance with Workday

Discover what makes Workday Financial Management unique – a system of action that anticipates needs, simplifies work and unifies HR and finance on one platform. By driving collaboration, stronger insights and faster, data-driven decisions, Workday transforms accounting into a strategic driver of growth, resilience and measurable enterprise value.

Callum McMahon

Callum McMahon

Finance Transformation Director

Fred Portal

Fred Portal

Product Marketing Sr. Director

15:10–15:45
  • First Floor

  • Breakout 4

Fast, Simple, Scalable: Unlock Workday GO and Maximise Business Value

For UKI midsize organisations, the future won’t wait. Discover how Workday GO preconfigured packages, accelerated by the Workday Deployment Agent and supported by our partner ecosystem, provide predictable activation. Achieve rapid time to value, stay on budget and scale your operations with complete confidence, without the complexity typically associated with enterprise software.

Dean Newman

Dean Newman

CIO, Minova

Victoria Klein

Victoria Klein

Sr Solution Consultant

Ben Carter

Ben Carter

Regional Vice President Sales, UKI & Ireland

15:45–16:30
Afternoon Refreshment Break
16:30–16:40
  • First Floor

  • Main Stage

Workday Future Ready Awards
16:40–17:15
  • First Floor

  • Main Stage

Closing Keynote with Guest Speaker: Jimmy Carr

Join Jimmy Carr for “The Business of Happiness”, a high‑energy finale that puts work, technology and human nature under the microscope. One of the world’s best‑known comedians, he’ll send you home laughing, thinking and ready to take on the new work day.

Jimmy Carr

Daniel Pell

VP and Country Manager UKI

17:20–18:15
Closing Drink
18:15–22:00
Workday Elevate London After Party at Toca Social

Workday Elevate London