Nicole Willams is a lawyer, futurist, and passionate pioneer, unlocking new opportunities and aspirations to make work better for humans and humans better at work. With more than twenty years" cross industry and global experience in Information Technology Services, Total Talent Management, Culture Transformation, Change Management, Leadership Development, Human Capital Advisory, and Mergers & Acquisitions. Nic works with businesses and governments to reimagine the future vision and inspire business, technology, and workforce strategies to adapt to the constantly evolving new realities of work and realize the new value that the lightning-fast advancements in AI and technology innovation can create. Nic is based in Tokyo and is Deloitte’s Global Future of Work Leader. Her work frequently involves helping clients understand and explore the "art of the possible" in today"s world of perpetual disruption. This includes unleashing untapped opportunities for global transformation by harnessing global capabilities, experiences, and relationships to drive sustainable transformation. Nic embraces a holistic approach that aligns work, workforce, and workplace strategies along with the organization structure, operating model, and culture, to help clients enable and accelerate a future focused vision and business strategy. Nic is especially passionate about multilateralism and the need for collective action across governments, the private sector, and civil society, to create a more sustainable, equitable, and inclusive world of work

Leading eminence activities around the Work Agenda is core to Nic"s focus. As well as research and authoring publications on the Future of Work topic, such as Deloitte’s Global Human Capital Trends Report and Generative AI and the Future of Work, Nic is a regular speaker at conferences and facilitator of board and executive strategy workshops.