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Getting Agent Ready for Workday

The strategy and use cases to prioritize

September 30, 2026 | 12:00 p.m. ET

Workday’s agentic AI direction is becoming clearer. But what should customers do now?

Join Workday practitioners and industry voices for a candid, practical discussion about where AI can create value, which use cases deserve priority, and how organizations can prepare for what comes next.

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What we'll cover

What Workday has introduced so far
Where Workday’s AI and agent strategy is heading
How customers are using AI today
How to identify your best AI opportunities
What to prioritize now, and what can wait
How to select two or three high-value Workday use cases

Featured Speakers

Sandeep Prasad (Moderator)

Principal, Workday Practice Kastech, formerly E1 Consulting

Sandeep Prasad leads client success for Kastech’s Workday practice, formerly E1 Consulting. He advises Fortune 1000, mid-market, and public-sector organizations on Workday and enterprise application strategies spanning HR, payroll, finance, employee experience, and AI-enabled service delivery. Previously, Sandeep led enterprise technology and digital transformation programs at The Aspen Group, AIG, and Deloitte. His experience includes directing Workday implementations for more than 18,000 employees across 1,000 locations and managing global HR technology strategy and operations for workforces spanning more than 70 countries.

Mahesh Sampathkumar

Principal Solutions Architect Kastech, formerly E1 Consulting

Mahesh Sampathkumar is a Principal Architect with Kastech, formerly E1 Consulting, and serves as a Workday Extend architect and global technical lead. His expertise spans Workday HCM, Talent, Advanced Compensation, Recruiting, Benefits, Time Off, Payroll, Security, Reporting, integrations, and business-process improvement. He helps organizations envision, design, and deliver scalable solutions that connect technical innovation with practical business needs. Mahesh brings nearly 20 years of enterprise application experience, including previous roles as a Solutions Architect at SAP and a Workday-certified integration consultant at Wipro. His background encompasses Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, PeopleSoft, cloud platforms, APIs, web services, integration architecture, product development, and global implementations.

Mahdi Kafi

Co-Founder, Turbin

Mahdi Kafi is a certified Workday Architect with more than 10 years of experience helping organizations build effective Workday teams and capabilities. After becoming an independent consultant more than six years ago, he founded Turbin, the first Workday talent platform in the market, which helps customers and partners build and hire efficient Workday teams. Mahdi is also the co-founder of Daart ADS and brings extensive experience in entrepreneurship, growth strategy, customer acquisition, and digital marketing. His background includes leading user acquisition and retention initiatives for Spotify in the MENA region and advising major consumer brands on data-driven growth.

Harish Vashisht

Founder, PeopleFlow

Harish Vashisht is the founder of PeopleFlow, a Workday-focused consulting and automation company that helps enterprises simplify delivery, release management, testing, and post-go-live support. His work spans Workday HCM, Finance, Payroll, Integrations, and Reporting, with a focus on reducing manual effort and delivery risk through repeatable, automation-led practices. Harish is also the founder and CEO of Jove AI, where he is developing AI knowledge twins grounded in the experience of enterprise consultants and subject-matter experts. He brings nearly two decades of enterprise technology experience, including Workday and SAP consulting, integrations, implementations, data migration, and global delivery.

What you’ll take away

You’ll leave with a clearer view of Workday’s AI direction, practical ideas from current use cases, and a framework for identifying two or three opportunities your organization should prioritize.

Who should attend

Workday, HR, finance, IT, enterprise applications, data, AI, and business-transformation leaders and practitioners.

Find the right place to start

Becoming agent-ready begins with choosing the right business problems, not adopting AI for its own sake. Join us to explore where Workday-centered AI can deliver meaningful value and what your organization should do next.