The future of HCM isn't just about HR - it's about strategic alignment across IT, Finance, and Operations. Join us for a dynamic session where we explore how Human Capital Management is evolving from a function-specific tool to a business-wide integration engine. Featuring new insights from an independent research firm, this conversation will spotlight key trends reshaping the HCM landscape, including spend, identity, and asset management integration. This session will also discuss how organizations like yours can lead with agility by making HCM the connective tissue across enterprise functions.
Meet the Presenters
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Shari Simpson
Shari Simpson is Senior Manager of Thought Leadership at Paylocity and a seasoned HR pro with 16+ years of experience under her belt. As a multi-talented HR expert, she brings a fresh and veteran perspective to a variety of subjects, from training and development to talent acquisition and employee relations. Shari rocks the mic on the HR Mixtape podcast, where she drops knowledge with other industry legends. But she doesn't stop there - Shari is always finding new ways to elevate HR, payroll, and business pros, whether it's through speaking at national conferences, collaborating with other leaders, or co-leading a women's employee resource group. Get ready to level up with Shari!
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Akshara Naik Lopez
Akshara Naik Lopez is a Senior Analyst at Forrester in the Enterprise Apps, Platforms & Services group. Her primary research coverage is enterprise resource planning (ERP) and human capital management (HCM) products and suites for the global markets; ERP and HCM implementation strategies and roadmaps; legacy ERP and HCM modernization to cloud; and services partners, specifically focusing on SAP, Oracle, and Workday services practice from the likes of Accenture, Capgemini, Deloitte, EY, IBM, Infosys, KPMG, PwC, TCS, and more. Her HCM coverage spans the entire gamut of core human resources, benefits, payroll, workforce management, talent management, learning, performance, workforce analytics, and additional ancillary modules. Akshara authors the HCM product Wave and the SAP, Oracle, and Workday services partner Wave evaluations. Her coverage also includes SAP, Oracle, and Workday third-party software support and contract negotiations. Akshara helps technology executives and technology buyers understand the competitive HCM and ERP landscape and implementation strategies along with cloud hosting options and SaaS alternatives, analyze the depth of the underlying product platform, select software and services partners, and manage vendor relationships with favorable contracts.
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