CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
Judging in progress.
Submissions have now closed for this year’s awards—thank you and good luck to all those who have entered! Finalists will be announced in August.
Save the dates.
Rise to the occasion, and let the submissions begin.
July 11, 2025
Customer Award nominations due.
August 2025
Winners notified.
September 15–18, 2025
Workday Rising in San Francisco, CA.
Global Workplace Transformation
For customers who leverage Workday to transform processes, empower productivity, and drive workforce agility globally.
Powering Innovation
For customers who drive groundbreaking innovation to build and shape new business capabilities.
Finance for the Future
For customers who stay one step ahead by automating financial and spend processes and delivering deeper insights to drive business growth.
Rapid Time to Value
For customers who have quickly realized tangible business results using rapid deployment approaches.
Forward Thinkers
For customers who are shaping the future with the help of Workday products.
Industry Innovation Awards
As a bonus, eligible customer award submissions will be automatically entered into the existing Industry Innovation Awards. These awards recognize tech innovators sharing best practices with their community, design partners working to address unique use cases, and much more.
Judging criteria and panel.
Here’s how submissions will be assessed by our judging panel of industry experts and Workday executives.
Innovative Approach
How compelling is the use case? Is it truly innovative and transformative?
Project Delivery
Has the project effectively solved a specific business challenge? What impact has it had?
Evidence of Success
Can the impact be quantified with return on investment and metrics?
judges
David Smoley
Tech Investor/Advisor, 2024 Workday Lifetime Customer Achievement Award Winner
Mickey North Rizza
Group Vice President, Enterprise Software, IDC
Ali Fuller
Senior Vice President, Experience, Workday
Get excited for the prizes.
Your exceptional accomplishments deserve to be rewarded.
Charitable Gift
A donation of $5,000 to a charity of your choice.
Award Recognition
On-stage recognition at Workday Rising in San Francisco.
Brand Exposure
Brand amplification on our website and social media.
Conference Pass
A free pass to Workday Rising in 2026.
Charitable Gift
A donation of $5,000 to a charity of your choice.
Award Recognition
On-stage recognition at Workday Rising in San Francisco.
Brand Exposure
Brand amplification on our website and social media.
Conference Pass
A free pass to Workday Rising in 2026.