CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
The Customer Awards are just around the corner.
Find out who wins live during the Community Keynote on Wednesday, September 17, 2025.
FINALISTS
Meet our forward-thinking finalists.
Global Workplace Transformation
Finalists who leveraged Workday to transform processes, empower productivity, and drive workforce agility globally.
Powering Innovation
Finalists who drove groundbreaking innovation to build and shape new business capabilities.
Finance for the Future
Finalists who stayed one step ahead by automating financial and spend processes and delivering deeper insights to drive business growth.
Rapid Time to Value
Finalists who have quickly realized tangible business results using rapid deployment approaches.
Future-Ready
Finalists who are shaping the future of their business with the help of Workday products.
Save the dates.
We’re on the edge of our seats! Get ready to cheer on the brightest minds illuminating the future of work.
August 2025
Winners notified.
September 15–18, 2025
Workday Rising in San Francisco, CA.
September 17, 2025
Customer Awards live at the Community Keynote.
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.
Celebrating our customers is our jam.
Join our brilliant community at Workday Rising, and let the celebrations begin!