Agenda

Thursday, 21 May 2026
Sands Expo & Convention Centre
10 Bayfront Ave, Singapore 018956

Lead the future of work with clarity and vision – and a powerful AI platform to 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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9:00am–10:00am
Registration Opens

Discovery Zone (Expo Area)

Explore new possibilities for your business in the Workday Discovery Zone. See our products in action, chat with trusted experts, connect with our customer community, and learn how to take the next steps on your journey.

10:00am–10:10am
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Welcome

Yvonne Chan

Emcee, Former CNA News Anchor, Media Trainer

10:10am–10:20am
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Opening Address

Jess O'Reilly

General Manager, ASEAN
Workday

10:20am–10:55am
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Workday Innovation Keynote

Discover the future of productivity as Workday moves beyond point solutions to create a unified "front door to work." This session explores the shift from generic bots to AI built for work—systems rooted in deep business context, trusted data, and end-to-end workflows. Experience superintelligence for work, grounded in how your business really runs, as we redefine the boundaries of enterprise efficiency and human potential.

With Demos by Pei Woan Wong, Senior Director, Solution Consulting, ASEAN, Workday

Darren Koch

Vice President, Product Management &
General Manager, Workday GO
Workday

10:55am–11:30am
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Customer Panel

Moderated by Yvonne Chan 

This session features firsthand insights from our customer industry leaders across ASEAN where they will share how they are defining their "new work day" by leveraging a powerful, unified platform to unlock the potential of their people, money, and AI agents. Discover how they are navigating this change to build unstoppable organisations that are both technologically advanced and deeply human-centric.

Aurakanda  Attavipach

Chief People Officer
Minor International Public Company Limited

Ivan Ng

Chief Technology Officer
City Developments Limited

Judy Ng

Managing Director and Group Financial Controller
DBS Bank

11:30am–11:45am
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Customer Award Winner Announcement
11:45am–11:55am
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AM Plenary Close and Afternoon Programme Announcements

Yvonne Chan

Emcee, Former CNA News Anchor, Media Trainer

12:00pm–1:30pm
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Lunch and Networking

Discovery Zone & Theatre (Expo Area)

Meet the Workday subject matter experts in the Workday booth. Catch them in action at preview sessions in the Discovery Theatre.

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Leading Talent Acquisition in an Era of AI

12:10pm–12:25pm

Move beyond the hype to Strategic Talent Acquisition with AI.

The Agentic Shift: Learn how Talent Acquisition is moving to a Human & Agent Collaboration model. Specialised AI agents eliminate administrative friction by automating screening, interview scheduling, and driving internal mobility.

The Strategic Outcome: This collaboration drives a 35% efficiency boost, saving recruiters nearly 3 hours. Learn how this transitions the role of recruiters from a transactional resume-screener to a strategic partner focused on relationship building, talent strategy, curating experiences and process reinvention, aligning with your organisations strategic objectives.

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Proactive Procurement: Turning Contract Intelligence into Risk Immunity

12:30pm–12:45pm

Waiting for a contract breach to happen is a strategy of the past. To protect your supply chain, procurement needs to spot vulnerabilities before they escalate.

Join us for a fast-paced look at how Evisort leverages AI-driven Contract Intelligence to proactively eliminate risk. We will demonstrate how to automate compliance tracking, instantly audit legacy vendor agreements for modern regulatory standards, and gain total visibility into your contractual obligations—all in just 15 minutes.

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How Workday Success Plans (WSP) Enables your Workday AI Journey

12:50pm–1:05pm

WSP provides the authoritative delivery framework to help customers adopt Workday AI capabilities—guiding strategy, deployment, adoption, and optimisation to realise AI value faster. - Value proposition: Accelerates time-to-value with day-one guidance, expert-led planning, governance, change management, and ongoing operational support so organisations can deploy AI with confidence and drive measurable outcomes. - Outcomes: Builds internal AI expertise, improves operational confidence, and drives higher feature adoption—WSP customers adopt ~25% more Workday features than non-WSP customers.

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From Apps to Agents: Building AI‑Enabled Experiences on Workday

1:10pm–1:25pm

The session will highlight how Workday Extend enables the development of Workday‑native applications that leverage existing data, security, and user experience frameworks, and how Sana agents can be configured as governed, conversational interfaces on top of these solutions. Through a concise end‑to‑end example, attendees will see how this approach reduces manual effort, enhances employee and HR self‑service, and provides IT with a scalable, compliant way to operationalise AI on the Workday platform.

Breakout Tracks

1:30pm–1:40pm
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Introduction of Track

Pei Woan Wong

Senior Director, Solution Consulting, ASEAN
Workday

1:40pm–2:10pm
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Strategy & Vision for the Office of the CHRO

HR isn’t just evolving—it’s being redefined. As a leader, you aren't just managing a workforce; 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 the latest Workday AI innovations and our ongoing core investments designed to help you build a future-ready organisation.

Katy Colletto

Vice President, oCHRO Product Marketing
Workday

2:10pm–2:30pm
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Customer Conversations with tiket.com and PropertyGuru Group

Dudi Arisandi

Chief People Officer
tiket.com

Ruth Kerr

Head of People & Culture
PropertyGuru Group

2:30pm–2:50pm
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AI-Native HR: How to elevate HR capabilities to create superior value?

Gaston Carrion

Managing Director Global HR, Reinvention Lead
Accenture

2:50pm–2:55pm
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Closing of Track
1:30pm–1:40pm
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Introduction of Track

Yeji Kim

Head of Solution Consulting, ASEAN
Workday

1:40pm–2:10pm
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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 us to explore the CFO agenda for 2026—from navigating uncertainty, providing actionable insights, and leveraging AI-powered capabilities to enhance enterprise value.

Paul Abeton

Principal Product Manager, oCFO Product Strategy
Workday

Luke Bebbington

Strategic Industry Advisor
Workday

2:10pm–2:30pm
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Beyond the Transaction: Scaling Global Finance on a Unified Platform

Patrick Loughnane

Accounting Systems Lead
Binance

2:30pm–2:50pm
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From Manual to Effortless Finance: Your Workday, Realized

Anirban Dass

Vice President - Payroll & Professional Services, APAC & ANZ
Strada

Wilson Halim

Finance Solution and Delivery Lead APAC
Strada

2:50pm–2:55pm
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Closing of Track
1:30pm–1:40pm
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Introduction of Track

Sanjay Nathoo

Regional Sales Director
Workday

1:40pm–2:10pm
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Office of the CIO Strategy and Vision: Accelerating Transformation with an AI-first Open Platform for Work

CIOs and IT leaders are now becoming the Enterprise Architects of tomorrow, uniquely positioned to fuse human ingenuity with machine intelligence to design the future of work. Hear from IT leaders as this keynote sets the scene to the IT track and reveals how Workday - the first open, AI-native platform with unparalleled People and Money intelligence - empowers you to unlock critical insights and foster seamless human-machine collaboration for quantifiable business impact.

With Demos by Alvin Leung, Senior Enterprise Architect, Workday

Shan Moorthy

Chief Technology Officer, Asia Pacific
Workday

2:10pm–2:30pm
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Customer Conversations with JLL

Ajay Pimpalshende

Director Product & Program Management
JLL

2:30pm–2:50pm
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AI Transformation : Industry 5.0 – The role of the CIO

Industry 5.0 is not about replacing humans with AI — it’s about augmenting human capability, redesigning work, and building adaptive organisations that can continuously learn, decide, and transform.

Kurt Proctor-Parker

Workday Lead Alliance Partner
Deloitte

2:50pm–2:55pm
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Closing of Track
2:55pm–4:05pm
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Tea Break and Networking

Discovery Zone & Theatre (Expo Area)

Meet the Workday subject matter experts in the Workday booth. Catch them in action at preview sessions in the Discovery Theatre.

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  • Discovery Theatre

Conversational FP&A: Unlocking Decision Intelligence with the Workday Planning Agent

3:00pm–3:15pm

Join us for a fast-paced, 15-minute demonstration of Workday Adaptive Planning to see how artificial intelligence is transforming modern FP&A. In this hands-on session, we will showcase the power of the new Planning Agent, utilising its discovery and variance analysis skills to instantly streamline reporting and surface hidden financial insights. You will also experience how intuitive, natural language interactions powered by Adaptive Decision Intelligence can seamlessly facilitate collaborative bottom-up planning across the enterprise, equipping your finance team with the agile decision support needed to drive strategic growth.

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From Insight to Action: How Agentic Finance Transforms the Office of the CFO

3:20pm–3:40pm

In this session, discover how Workday’s Agentic Finance reimagines the way accounting, FP&A, and procurement work gets done. Built on a unified, AI-native platform with your people, processes, and data at the core, Workday’s finance agents move beyond generic AI to understand your business, anticipate needs, and take action with confidence. We will showcase how finance teams can surface insights at the speed of conversation, collaborate with agents to automate routine work, and continuously audit and control risk across people and money—all on one open, intelligent platform.

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The New Front Door to Work Powered by Sana

3:45pm–4:05pm

This session showcases “Sana as the New Front Door to Work” through a modern, Day‑in‑the‑Life HCM experience. We’ll explore how leaders, managers, and employees can use conversational AI to quickly access insights, take action in Workday, and prepare more effectively for the moments that matter. See how Sana streamlines everyday workflows, connects people to the right data and tools at the right time, and unlocks a more intuitive, intelligent way of working.

Deep Dive Sessions

3:15pm–4:10pm
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Sana: The AI-Powered Front Door to Learning and Work

While Sana Enterprise unifies your entire tech stack behind one conversational interface, the true game-changer for talent development is Sana Learn. Join this session to discover how our AI platform integrates seamlessly with Workday to transform institutional knowledge into engaging, personalised learning. Discover how to break down information silos, accelerate employee onboarding, and close critical skill gaps—all within your existing Workday governance.

Andy Prachuablarb

Sana APAC Lead
Sana Labs

Audrey Chan

Sana APAC Founding Go-To-Market (GTM) Manager
Sana Labs

Isabel Gao

Principal Solution Consultant, HCM
Workday

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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 Workday’s enterprise-grade security, meeting your changing business demands with speed and confidence.

Chariya Suthinoon

Principal, Enterprise Architect
Workday

Jiten Khemlani

Product Specialist
Workday

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Strengthening Public Sector Trust: From Reactive Compliance to Preventative Governance with Workday

By Invitation for Singapore Public Sector Only

Discover how Singapore public sector agencies can harness AI-powered intelligence and a unified system of record to close Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) gaps before they happen. The session will showcase how Workday, Evisort, and Sana, the superintelligence that puts AI agents across your organisation to work together to automate obligations monitoring, surface anomalies, create robust digital audit trails, and turn complex governance requirements into everyday, actionable workflows.

Eunice Lim

Director, Corporate Affairs, APAC & Japan
Workday

Sanjay Nathoo

Regional Sales Director
Workday

Dominic Chia

Senior Principal, Solution Consultant
Workday

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From Vision to Reality: Gaining Stakeholder Buy-In for Transformation

Recommended for Prospective Customers only

Want to ensure your transformation project gets the green light? This session focuses on articulating clear business value, a crucial first step for success, whether you are from a larger enterprise or a growing SME starting out with Workday GO. Join us to discuss strategies for gaining buy-in from your cross-functional stakeholders and the Board of Directors. You'll leave with actionable steps to craft the perfect pitch and set your project up for success.

Naviti Mardia

Senior Value Manager
Workday

Linh Chu

Senior Value Manager
Workday

4:15pm–5:00pm
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Closing Keynote: The Master Prompt - Leadership Lessons from Orchestrating for an AI World

Jason Lai resonates by reframing the conductor as the ultimate orchestrator of talent. In an agentic AI world, leadership shifts from "doing" to "directing," transforming the podium into a masterclass in modern management. By prioritising strategic intent over execution, Jason shows how a baton acts as a master prompt, by providing vision for creative output. Ultimately through conducting the orchestra, Jason proves that while AI processes data, leaders provide the "soul" and resonance that no algorithm can replicate.

Jason Lai

Principal Conductor of the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory
Former Associate Conductor of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra and Hong Kong Sinfonietta

5:00pm–5:45pm
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Networking Cocktail Reception and Lucky Draw

Don't miss the ultimate networking event! Join us in the discovery zone for an evening of drinks, delicious bites, and entertainment. Relax, unwind, and connect with peers, partners, and Workday leaders as we close the day.

Yvonne Chan

Emcee, Former CNA News Anchor, Media Trainer

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