Payroll Strategic Value to the CFO

November 18, 2026 @ 3:40 pm - 4:05 pm

  • Theater 6

About Session

Explore how payroll is evolving beyond an operational function into a strategic business partner with growing influence at the executive level. This conversation highlights how payroll insights, technology, and emerging trends can support smarter decisions around compliance, cost management, workforce planning, and the employee experience.

Learning Objectives

  • Explain how payroll is evolving from an operational function to a strategic business partner with growing influence at the executive level.
  • Identify ways payroll data, analytics, and technology can inform organizational decisions related to workforce planning, compliance, cost management, and employee experience.
  • Discuss how emerging trends such as AI, the future of work, and changing pay expectations are reshaping payroll’s role.

Speakers

Davida Lara

Davida Lara

Executive Vice President, Payroll, Entertainment Partners
Brent Skinner

Brent Skinner

Executive Community Lead, HR.com

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