Workday Rising 2026

Workday Rising 2026 runs 12-15 October 2026 across The Venetian Resort and Caesars Forum in Las Vegas, Nevada, with a parallel digital programme for people who cannot travel. Workday expects over 30,000 in-person and digital attendees and is running more than 400 sessions: role-based keynotes for HR, finance and IT, product strategy and vision sessions, customer showcases, hands-on labs and expert-led breakouts. The 2026 edition is explicitly an agentic AI event — Workday's framing is 'agentic HR and agentic finance', with AI agents demonstrated doing real work inside HR and finance processes, an early look at the product roadmap, and the Sana intelligent agents positioned to work alongside employees inside existing governance and security controls. Keynote speakers include co-founder, CEO and chair Aneel Bhusri, president of product and technology Gerrit Kazmaier, chief AI officer and Sana general manager Joel Hellermark, CTO Gabe Monroy, chief customer officer Sheri Rhodes and SVP of product Max Wessel. Kelly Clarkson headlines the Customer Appreciation Party.

Date

October 12–15, 2026

Location

The Venetian Resort and Caesars Forum, Las Vegas, Nevada

Format

Hybrid

Event Type

Conference

Status

Upcoming

Expected Attendance

30,000+

Pricing

Paid

Organizer

Workday

Added

Jul 3, 2026

Updated

Aug 13, 2026

• ✓CHRO and HR technology leaders
• ✓CFO, controllers and finance transformation leads
• ✓CIO / CTO and enterprise application owners
• ✓HRIS managers and Workday administrators
• ✓Financial planning and analysis leaders
• ✓Workday developers and extension builders
• ✓Systems integration and implementation partners

If your HR and finance systems run on Workday, this is the four days that determine what you can plan for next year: the roadmap is disclosed here, the agentic HR and finance capabilities are demonstrated against real processes, and the governance and security model for those agents is explained by the people who built it. A CHRO, CFO and CIO can attend together and each get a keynote pitched at their function, then converge on the same product sessions. Hands-on labs give your administrators build time with new capability before it lands in your tenant, and customer showcase sessions are where you find out which peers already deployed the thing you are being sold.

• ✓400+ sessions across four days
• ✓Role-based keynotes for HR, finance and IT
• ✓Opening keynote from co-founder and CEO Aneel Bhusri
• ✓Product strategy and vision sessions with Gerrit Kazmaier and Max Wessel
• ✓Sana intelligent agents and agentic HR / agentic finance demonstrations
• ✓Hands-on labs for administrators and developers
• ✓Customer showcase sessions and peer networking
• ✓Global Digital Essentials and digital All-Access pass options
• ✓Customer Appreciation Party headlined by Kelly Clarkson

• ★This is where the Workday product roadmap is set out for the year — if you run Workday, the sessions here decide what your 2027 platform plan can assume
• ★Agentic AI is demonstrated doing real work inside HR and finance processes rather than shown as a concept video, with the Sana agents framed against existing governance and security controls
• ★Role-based keynotes are split for HR, finance and IT, so three different functions from the same company get a programme aimed at each rather than one blended keynote
• ★More than 400 sessions including hands-on labs, so administrators and developers get build time rather than only strategy content
• ★A full digital pass programme runs alongside the in-person event, which makes it realistic to send one person to Las Vegas and put the rest of the team on a digital pass

Advance in-person rate $2,395, which Workday describes as a $200 saving and holds through 16 September 2026; it covers the full programme, keynotes, breakouts, labs, networking and the Customer Appreciation Party. Group discounts: $100 per pass off for corporate organisations buying 5+ passes, $200 per pass off for public sector and academic organisations buying 4+ passes, with a group purchasing deadline of 29 September 2026. Digital attendance is offered via a Global Digital Essentials Pass and a digital All-Access pass; Workday does not publish those prices on the public FAQ and directs enquiries to risingregistration@workday.events.

When is Workday Rising 2026?

Workday Rising 2026 takes place October 12–15, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Where is Workday Rising 2026 held?

Workday Rising 2026 is held in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event format is hybrid.

How much does Workday Rising 2026 cost?

Workday Rising 2026 is paid. Advance in-person rate $2,395, which Workday describes as a $200 saving and holds through 16 September 2026; it covers the full programme, keynotes, breakouts, labs, networking and the Customer Appreciation Party. Group discounts: $100 per pass off for corporate organisations buying 5+ passes, $200 per pass off for public sector and academic organisations buying 4+ passes, with a group purchasing deadline of 29 September 2026. Digital attendance is offered via a Global Digital Essentials Pass and a digital All-Access pass; Workday does not publish those prices on the public FAQ and directs enquiries to risingregistration@workday.events.

Who should attend Workday Rising 2026?

Workday Rising 2026 is aimed at CHRO and HR technology leaders, CFO, controllers and finance transformation leads, CIO / CTO and enterprise application owners, HRIS managers and Workday administrators, Financial planning and analysis leaders, Workday developers and extension builders, Systems integration and implementation partners.

What topics does Workday Rising 2026 cover?

Workday Rising 2026 covers Agentic AI in HR and finance, AI agent governance and security controls, Enterprise HR technology strategy, Financial management and planning automation, Workforce strategy and skills data, ERP and HCM platform roadmaps, AI adoption and change management, Data foundations for enterprise AI.

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