Leveraging Agentic AI: Key Strategies with Workday’s Shan Moorthy

About this episode

Paul Spain interviews Shan Moorthy about the evolution of AI in the workplace and strategies for its integration.

Listen in as Paul Spain sits down with Shan Moorthy, Chief Technology Officer for APAC at Workday, for an in-depth conversation on the rapid evolution of AI in the workplace. They explore the latest trends around generative and agentic AI, discuss real-world successes and setbacks from AI adoption, and dig into strategies for organisations looking to leverage AI safely, efficiently, and at scale. This episode offers valuable insights on navigating the complexities of AI integration, covering everything from proof-of-concept pitfalls, governance and compliance to the future of hybrid human-agent workforces. A big thank you to our show partners One NZ, Spark, Workday, 2degrees, Fortinet and Gorilla Technology.

People in this episode

Host: Paul Spain

Guest: Shan Moorthy

Topics covered

• AI in the workplace
• generative AI
• agentic AI
• AI adoption
• AI integration strategies
• hybrid human-agent workforces

Keywords

• AI
• Workday
• agentic AI
• generative AI
• AI adoption
• workplace technology
• hybrid workforce

Sponsors

One NZ, Spark, Workday, 2degrees, Fortinet, Gorilla Technology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Workday

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