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Payroll at the Center—Connecting Data, Talent, Strategy
Your payroll data tells a bigger story. Discover how to build a team that spots emerging risks, connects the dots, and helps shape critical business decisions.
Meet Colin Brennan, CEO of Strada
Fragmented systems can hide workforce costs, compliance risks, and opportunities for growth. Strada CEO Colin Brennan explains how integrated payroll technology and AI can turn workforce data into actionable business intelligence.
AI SPECIAL SECTION: AI Is Raising the Bar for CEOs
AI can accelerate work, but automation alone won’t create lasting business value. Meet The People CEO Tim Ringel explains why leaders must reinvest AI-driven efficiencies in human creativity, sound judgment, and future-ready teams to build a lasting competitive advantage.
AI SPECIAL SECTION: Can AI Make Decisions?
As executives turn to AI for faster answers, collaboration risks becoming an afterthought. Learn how organizations can integrate AI into decision-making without sacrificing diverse perspectives, shared accountability, or human oversight. Read more.
CPO Connect — October 2026
Get inspired by the executives shaping the future of payroll. This section introduces influential payroll leaders, shares their perspectives on payroll’s strategic impact, and connects you to exclusive articles, videos, and podcasts that can help elevate your own leadership journey.
Payroll Is Evolving Into a More Strategic Role, Says ADP VP
Payroll data, AI, and automation are changing how organizations operate. Discover three findings from ADP’s global payroll survey that reveal new opportunities for payroll leaders to drive business impact.
AI, Talent, Trust Took Center Stage at Payroll’s Executive Summit
Investors see strategic value in payroll, but many payroll leaders still struggle to gain a seat at the executive table. Discover how industry executives are tackling AI readiness, system strategy, and the business case for payroll’s growing influence.
Payroll’s Strategic Value Being Presented at Finance Conference
During the November 18-19 FATE (Finance, Accounting, Technology Expo) conference in New York City, executive-level payroll industry speakers will speak to the conference’s CFO audience on “Payroll’s Strategic Value to the C-Suite.”
The Journey, Not the Distraction, to the C-Suite
The loudest campaign in payroll right now may be pointing at the wrong target. The call for payroll’s formal seat at the C-suite table is growing, and I understand it. Picture this: You have kept 50,000 people paid accurately, compliantly, and on time across multiple co…









