For years, “good enough” HCM meant stitching together disconnected systems and living with fragmented reporting. But that no longer holds up in today's climate. Leaders expect HCM investments to show clear, measurable impact on labor costs, productivity, retention, and how work actually gets done. In this session, learn how a single platform with real-time payroll, workforce, and operations data builds trust, strengthens accountability, and helps leaders make faster decisions the business can stand behind.

Speakers

• Akshara Naik Lopez, Senior Analyst, Forrester
• Jan Sythoff, Principal TEI Consultant, Forrester
• John Kostoulas, VP, Market Positioning & Strategy, Dayforce
• Brandy Garnero, Chief Human Capital Officer, Foundry Commercial

In this episode of Coffee Collab, we sit down with payroll pros to map out the journey to payroll maturity—and why getting there matters more than ever. Featuring Ian Giles (Global Payroll Sales Director, Dayforce), Christina Garza (Solution Oversight Director, HRchitect), and Nick Day (CEO, JGA Recruitment Group), this conversation dives into moving from manual chaos to strategic clarity. Whether you're stuck in the weeds or ready for next-level impact, this one's brewed for you.

Optimizing payroll and workforce management isn't just about streamlining processes—it's about driving strategic value through improved efficiency, reduced costs, and stronger alignment with organizational goals.

But how do you effectively plan and prioritize your HCM investments to achieve these results?

Join this webinar where we'll guide you through building strategic journey maps using maturity assessment. We'll explore how this framework enables HR, Payroll, and Operations leaders to collaborate, identify key areas for improvement, and maximize the impact of your payroll and WFM initiatives.

Our subject matter experts discussed how to:Build a digital transformation journey map focused on payroll.
Utilize a maturity assessment (MA) framework to identify areas for process improvement.
Prioritize HCM investments to maximize value and achieve organizational goals.

Speakers:
Darin Lowe, Global Payroll Lead, Advisory, Dayforce
Rakesh Shetty, Principal, Value Advisory, Dayforce 

Discover how a single Dayforce experience for pay and workforce management can streamline operations, reduce manual effort, and improve accuracy across your people processes.  

In this Solution Spotlight, we’ll show how a single scheduling, time, and payroll experience helps organizations boost efficiency, stay compliant, and create a smoother employee experience. 

Join experts to uncover today’s biggest global payroll problems – and how to solve themNavigating global payroll is more complex than ever. From managing local regulations to meeting unique workforce expectations across regions, staying compliant can feel like an endless challenge. Without the right approach, it can be a manual, time-consuming process.

Watch the session from Dayforce Virtual Summit to explore the best path forward to greater efficiency and accuracy in global payroll. Learn how standardization, automation, and technology can streamline your operations and support a cohesive global payroll strategy that sets your organization up for success.

Speakers:
Chris Wise, Director Finance Transformation Group, Hackett
Dave Momic, Sr. Director, Global Payroll, The Sherwin-Williams Company
Sunila Jethwa, SVP Global Payroll, Dayforce 

In this episode of Coffee Collab, we explore what flexibility really means to today’s workforce—and how employers can keep up without losing their edge. Join Charmy Ruparel (VP HRBP Americas, Dayforce) and Alexandra Levitt (Futurist and CEO, Inspiration at Work) as they unpack the nuances of remote work, hybrid models, and the dealbreakers that matter most to employees. It’s a timely conversation brewed with insights, balance, and just the right amount of future-focused thinking.

Want to learn how to keep your frontline workers engaged? Join experts to explore how to measure, improve, and sustain employee engagement.
Engaging frontline workers in today’s fast-changing world is an ongoing challenge. To drive real business impact, organizations must not only understand what engagement means but also why it matters.
Watch the session from Dayforce Virtual Summit to learn how to measure, increase, and improve employee engagement. Discover the role technology plays in building a more connected workforce and hear firsthand from Dayforce customer Longo’s on how they’re boosting employee engagement with technology.

Speakers:
Andrew Garcia, Sr. Director Product Dayforce
Matt Finn, Senior Director of Rewards and Recognition, Longos 

Learn:

• The global trends redefining workforce compliance and pay transparency by 2026.
• How leading organizations balance global principles with local realities and culture.
• The biggest risks and hidden opportunities in this new era of transparency and scrutiny.

Leaders everywhere feel pressure to adopt AI. But moving too fast without a strategy? You risk leaving your workforce behind and wasting your workforce AI investment.

AI is reshaping jobs, workflows, and career paths in real time. Yet while 87% of executives already use AI at work, only 27% of employees do. The result is a widening gap that gets in the way of realizing true value from AI.

In our upcoming Coffee Collab, we’ll unpack insights from the 16th Annual Pulse of Talent – based on the perspectives of nearly 7,000 workers, managers, and executives worldwide – to explore how organizations can bridge this divide and turn AI from a source of disruption into a driver of growth.

In this conversation, our expert speakers will cover:

• The barriers nearly nine in 10 leaders face with AI adoption
• The surprising ways executives, managers, and workers differ in their AI use
• Three imperatives for unlocking AI ROI in your workforce

Organizations today are experiencing widespread challenges as the workforce becomes more diverse in roles and employment types with ongoing labor shortages and constantly shifting compliance requirements. Workforce productivity and retention starts with a workforce management system that offers flexible scheduling, prioritizes employee well-being, and helps your organization quickly adapt to change.
Dayforce Workforce Management optimizes your operations for a happier, more productive workforce —while maintaining compliance for the most complex pay scenarios.
Join this webinar to learn how Dayforce can help you:

Use the workforce insights dashboard as a one-stop shop to make smarter and more efficient decisions
Leverage the next gen Time experience to build trust across your workforce and maintain global compliance
Improve workforce scheduling with ML-powered demand forecasting and a shift marketplace to fill open shifts faster

Speakers:
Jenn Ardery, Lead Product Marketing Manger, Dayforce
Maggie Giumentaro, Solutions Advisor, Dayforce
Leah Small, Sr Director Strategic Initiatives Management, Dayforce 

For the first time ever, we’re bringing some of our most popular product sessions from Dayforce Discover in Las Vegas right to you — wherever you are.

Speakers:
Anegla Curtis, Sr. Director Product Management, Dayforce
Karen Wei, Director Product Management, Dayforce
Brad Wyland, Global VP Product Strategy, Dayforce

Join us for a closer look at the future of Dayforce Payroll and Dayforce Wallet. This session will take you through our product roadmap, uncovering key innovations and advancements that help make work life better.

HR leaders are under pressure to modernize Human Capital Management to meet business goals, but the best-laid transformation plans stall without a rock-solid business case. Join our Solution Showcase webinar to learn the "Case for Transformation" methodology—a CFO-ready framework that shifts the HCM conversation from cost to value. We'll show you how to build a tailored business case and implementation roadmap that positions your HCM investment as a catalyst for growth, ensuring you get the green light for your transformation program.

You will learn how to:
Audit your current processes to identify key project goals and value gaps.
Build a credible financial forecast for your project's TCO and ROI.
Create a phased plan for implementation, governance, and change management.

Speakers:
Rakesh Shetty, Value Advisor Principal, Dayforce
Faisal Hawa, Global Vice President, Dayforce Practice, LavaSource 

Get a closer look at the latest innovations in Dayforce Workforce Management. You’ll learn about the latest feature updates and get a sneak peek of our future product roadmap that will bring more efficiency and better experiences. 

In this webinar you will learn about the new pay run experience and how it can help:
Provide deeper visibility into employee data during pay cycles
Save time and reduce errors by highlighting employee groups that require special attention
Quickly identify and resolve errors by automatically categorizing them by root cause

Learn about the benefits of a unified solution for time and pay and  how Dayforce Payroll allows you to effectively manage your payroll processes, save time, and navigate complexity with confidence.In this webinar you will learn more about the new pay run experience and how it can help:

Speakers:
Camila Fellabom, Product Manager, Dayforce
Shelby Blank, Associate Product Manager, Dayforce