SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18

Partner & Product Expo
4:00 - 7:00pm
Visit with 15 of Workday's most important business partners at our Partner & Product Expo. These companies help make up the Workday eco-system and will share with you their vision for SaaS, offer implementation and integration strategies, and discuss specialized product functionality. Workday will also have product and services experts available at the Expo for in-depth product discussions and demontrations.

Welcome Reception
7:00 - 9:00pm
Kick off Workday Rising and your visit to San Francisco with a culinary tour of The City, sponsored by our partner Accenture. We'll start with a social hour in the Partner & Product Expo then move downstairs to the Gold Ballroom for a variety of delectable buffet stations representing the different cultures and neighborhoods of San Francisco. Get acquainted with the people with whom you'll spend your time at Workday Rising, and be sure to get a souvenir picture taken in front of a backdrop of a famous San Francisco landmark at partner Collaborative Solutions' photo booth.

After Hours with Wrokday
9:00pm
If you're not quite ready to call it a day after the Welcome Reception, head across the street to the House of Shields, where our in-house band Wrokday will entertain with a lively set of classic rock songs. You'll recognize some of the band members as presenters in sessions during the following days. But first, come see our fun side!

MONDAY, OCTOBER 19

Opening Keynote
Presenter(s): Dave Duffield and Aneel Bhusri, Workday Co-Founders
8:00 - 9:30am
Workday Rising always opens with a lively, informative, and strategic company overview with Workday CEO Dave Duffield and President Aneel Bhusri. Dave will review the results of an annual executive sponsor survey and share where our customers think we're on the mark and where we can do better. Aneel will introduce new Workday initiatives and give an always-intriguing look at the industry and the undeniable momentum of SaaS and Workday. They'll both set the stage for the rest of the conference and get you fired up for a thought-provoking, energizing, unforgettable Workday Rising experience.

Enterprise Applications in the Era of The Cloud and Web 2.0
Presenter(s): R "Ray" Wang, Partner, Altimeter Group
9:45 - 10:45am
The proliferation of and access to emerging technologies by business users challenges organizations to rethink their enterprise technology strategy. Join Ray for a lively discussion of the future of enterprise applications, and what business leaders should be doing to bridge the divide between the bygone world of traditional business apps and the social world of consumer tech, Web 2.0, and Software-as-a-Service.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22

The New Workplace: "Preparing Your Organization for the Future"
Panelists: Eric Lane, Intuit; Debi Hirshlag, Flextronics; Jennifer Fitzpatrick, Chiquita Brands
8:00 - 9:15am
Join executives from Workday customers in a lively discussion on the emerging workplace trends destined to influence the life of any organization. Hear what these executives are doing to manage through today's biggest challenges and learn what strategies they have adopted to manage risk and uncertainty in an ever-changing workplace. Discussion topics will include trends such as the on-demand workforce, globalization, the multi-generational workforce, and the shrinking labor pool. The panel will also address the impact of these trends on key workforce measures such as productivity, cost, engagement, and turnover.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21

Collaborate and Close
Presenter(s): Workday Executive Team
11:15-12:15pm
At this final session of the conference, the Workday executive team takes the stage to candidly field questions about Workday's strategy, future, and solutions.  Hear our summary of what we learned at the conference, and openly share your perspectives.  Constructive as well as positive feedback welcomed.