Workday Rising EMEA 2026

Workday Rising EMEA 2026 is Workday's annual European customer conference, held 17-19 November 2026 at Fira Gran Via Nord in Barcelona, Spain. It is the EMEA counterpart to Workday Rising in the United States, and this edition is built almost entirely around the company's AI push: Workday markets it as 'the AI event of the year' and centres the programme on Sana, its AI assistant, and on what it calls teams of agents working across HR and finance. The agenda runs an Innovation Keynote, Product Strategy and Vision sessions, breakout sessions, hands-on labs and a Community Keynote, plus the Rising Central expo floor and a customer appreciation party. The session catalogue is published ahead of the event and updated daily. Joel Hellermark, Workday's Chief AI Officer, is a featured speaker, and partners including Accenture and PwC run their own client programmes alongside it.

• Early-bird registration deadlineSep 3, 2026
• Full-refund cancellation deadlineOct 16, 2026
• 50% refund cancellation deadlineNov 14, 2026

Date

November 17–19, 2026

Location

Fira Gran Via Nord, Barcelona, Spain

Format

In-Person

Event Type

Conference

Status

Upcoming

Pricing

Paid

Organizer

Workday

Added

Aug 29, 2026

Updated

Aug 29, 2026

• ✓CHROs and HR technology leaders
• ✓CFOs and finance transformation leads
• ✓CIOs and enterprise application owners
• ✓Workday platform administrators and solution architects
• ✓Systems integrator and implementation partner consultants
• ✓Payroll and workforce planning leaders

For any organisation already running Workday HCM or Financials, this is the one European event where roadmap, agent strategy and licensing questions can be put to product leadership and to the systems integrators in the same three days. CHROs and CFOs get the vendor's own productivity claims stated on the record, with a room full of peers who have tried them. Administrators and architects leave from the hands-on labs having configured something rather than watched a demo. Accenture and PwC both host client sessions here, so an implementation-partner shortlist can be started and narrowed in one trip instead of three vendor calls.

• ✓Innovation Keynote
• ✓Community Keynote
• ✓Product Strategy and Vision sessions
• ✓Breakout sessions across HR, finance and platform topics
• ✓Hands-on Labs
• ✓Rising Central expo experience
• ✓Customer Appreciation Party
• ✓Published session catalogue, updated daily ahead of the event

• ★Workday's only EMEA-wide customer conference, and the European counterpart to Workday Rising in the United States
• ★The 2026 programme is organised around Sana, Workday's AI assistant, with the vendor claiming outcomes from 20% higher productivity to 95% frontline hiring automation
• ★Joel Hellermark, Workday's Chief AI Officer, is a featured speaker rather than the AI story being left to product marketing
• ★Hands-on labs and a daily-updated session catalogue, so attendees can plan a working agenda instead of a keynote-only schedule
• ★Major systems integrators including Accenture and PwC run their own client sessions and receptions around the event, making it a practical place to shortlist an implementation partner

Early-bird registration is EUR 1,795, a EUR 200 saving, with the early rate extended through 3 September 2026; standard pricing applies afterwards. The pass covers keynotes, sessions, networking, the Rising Central expo experience and the Customer Appreciation Party. Cancellation of an in-person pass before 16 October 2026 is refunded less a EUR 150 fee, 50% is refunded up to 14 November 2026, and no refund is given after that date.

When is Workday Rising EMEA 2026?

Workday Rising EMEA 2026 takes place November 17–19, 2026 in Barcelona, Spain.

Where is Workday Rising EMEA 2026 held?

Workday Rising EMEA 2026 is held in Barcelona, Spain. The event format is in-person.

What is the Workday Rising EMEA 2026 submission deadline?

The next Workday Rising EMEA 2026 deadline is early-bird registration deadline on Sep 3, 2026. Remaining dates: Full-refund cancellation deadline — Oct 16, 2026; 50% refund cancellation deadline — Nov 14, 2026.

How much does Workday Rising EMEA 2026 cost?

Workday Rising EMEA 2026 is paid. Early-bird registration is EUR 1,795, a EUR 200 saving, with the early rate extended through 3 September 2026; standard pricing applies afterwards. The pass covers keynotes, sessions, networking, the Rising Central expo experience and the Customer Appreciation Party. Cancellation of an in-person pass before 16 October 2026 is refunded less a EUR 150 fee, 50% is refunded up to 14 November 2026, and no refund is given after that date.

Who should attend Workday Rising EMEA 2026?

Workday Rising EMEA 2026 is aimed at CHROs and HR technology leaders, CFOs and finance transformation leads, CIOs and enterprise application owners, Workday platform administrators and solution architects, Systems integrator and implementation partner consultants, Payroll and workforce planning leaders.

What topics does Workday Rising EMEA 2026 cover?

Workday Rising EMEA 2026 covers AI agents in the enterprise, AI assistants for HR and finance, HR technology and talent management, Finance transformation, Workforce planning, Hiring automation, Enterprise application strategy, Employee productivity measurement.

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