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How to Fix AI Overload & Copy-Paste Chaos with Ray Wang

Evisort Co-Founder Jerry Ting and Constellation Research Chairman Ray Wang unpack the hidden chaos of the "copy and paste economy" stealing time from modern teams. Learn why adding more tools isn't the answer and how to map processes, fix data silos, and achieve AI ROI.
Jul 21

How Do You Build AI That Preserves Human Dignity?

Workday’s Chief Responsible AI Officer Kelly Trindel and Data Nutrition Project founder Kasia Chmielinski explore how to design and deploy AI in ways that protect human dignity rather than erode it. They dig into practical questions leaders face right now: how to keep humans truly “in the loop,” avoid blindly trusting AI, set meaningful guardrails, and use data responsibly while we shift from managing teams of people to teams of people and AI.
Jul 14

What Are the Hiring Rules for "The Great Stay"?

Workday’s Josh Secrest and Chad Moutray, Head of Research at the National Restaurant Association, dive into a new report uncovering the real financial impact of understaffing, and how technology empowers frontline managers. Together, they explore game-changing frontline metrics and explain how empowering managers with automated technology drives true operational growth.
Jul 7

Why AI is Legal’s New Competitive Advantage

Workday's Aine Lyons sits down with legal ops pioneer Mary O'Carroll to dive into the balance of innovation and risk in the legal profession. Together, they tackle what's really holding legal teams back, why bad data is the biggest barrier to ROI, and how the most forward-thinking legal leaders are building their competitive edge right now.
Jul 7

When You’re VP of CLM, with Sofya Mikhelson of Fairview Health Services

Contracting isn’t just legal paperwork - it’s one of the most important operational systems inside any organization. In this episode of Meeting of the Minds - The Legal AI Podcast, hosts Hal Marcus and Memme Onwudiwe sit down with Sofya Mikhelson, Vice President of Contract Lifecycle Management at Fairview Health Services, to explore how enterprise contracting can become more centralized, strategic, and technology-enabled. What You'll Learn: Why contract lifecycle management needs governance, technology, and operational ownership How to build contracting alignment across siloed departments Why contracts need to be designed with post-signature monitoring in mind How CLM and ERP integrations can close the gap between contract terms and financial execution Why AI can improve contract review without replacing human judgment How templates, playbooks, and decision trees can speed up contracting while keeping legal involved Why contracting professionals need to think like strategic business partners About the Guest: Sofya Mikhelson is Vice President of Contract Lifecycle Management at Fairview Health Services, a nonprofit health system serving communities across Minnesota. With over 25 years of contracting experience across nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and healthcare operations, Sofya brings a deeply practical view of how organizations can build contracting governance at scale. Her work focuses on centralizing contract lifecycle management, improving cross-functional collaboration, integrating CLM technology with enterprise systems, and positioning contracting as a strategic partner to the business. Episode Resources Sofya Mikhelson on LinkedIn: Sofya Mikhelson Fairview Health Services Website Workday Contract Management: Website Hal Marcus on LinkedIn: Hal Marcus Memme Onwudiwe on LinkedIn: Memme Onwudiwe Theme music: "Load" Copyright © 1996 by Hal Marcus.
Jul 7

Workday + Makse Group: Solving the Next Layer of Business Complexity - The Innovation Exchange Podcast

Host Mark Woollen sits down with Makse Group founder Kurt Makse to explore partner‑built apps on Workday, from native bank connectivity to open‑banking integrations that shrink manual work and speed financial close.
Jul 7

Workday + Incubane: The Future of Agent-Assisted Work - The Innovation Exchange Podcast

Incubane’s Rick Leunisse and Matt Komendołowicz join host Mark Woollen to unpack Workday‑native 360 feedback, AI‑powered goals, and governed AI agents that keep talent data secure while leveling up performance.
Jun 9

Workday CIO and CTO on Why the Agent Era Belongs to Platforms

As agentic AI accelerates software development to the speed of thought, how can tech leaders balance rapid innovation with absolute security for their core business engines? Workday CTO Gabe Monroy and CIO Rani Johnson sat down to discuss why forward-thinking organizations are dismantling traditional Agile workflows for "AI pods," and how native platform architecture allows trusted automation to run at full throttle.
Jun 30

A Conversation with Workday’s New Chief AI Officer

Michelle Dawkins sat down with Joel Hellermark to explore why simply putting an AI assistant on every desk won't deliver true transformation, and how organizations can escape the "copy-paste economy" that currently drains over seven hours of employee productivity every week.
Jun 23

The Human Cost of Disconnected AI Agents

Are you deploying powerful new AI agents, only to realize your employees are spending all their time trying to make them work together? In this episode, Laila Almounaier, Vice President of Connected Experiences at Workday, unpacks the hidden friction of the AI era. While specialized agents are excellent at individual tasks, true enterprise value requires an open architecture where technology naturally collaborates.

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