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The workforce agenda is vital to the health of all organizations. In order to thrive in these disruptive times, organizations will need to develop adaptive leaders, new capabilities and agility.

Adam Lee Canwell

EY Oceania Workforce Advisory Leader

Excited to serve as a leader in the PAS business with over 25 years working to transform the businesses of our largest global clients. Problem solver and purposeful leader.

Adam leads People Consulting in Oceania. He has worked across industries building the skill of leaders to lead in complex times. He has also designed and led transformation programs in FTSE 100 equivalent organizations in Europe and Asia-Pacific.

Adam is a recognised thought leader on the impacts of Generative AI and the global lead on a three-year longitudinal study, in partnership with Oxford University, into how organisations can deliver successful transformation programs. He has a clear and considered understanding of both the broad strategic implications of Generative AI and the granular decisions that are key to unlocking its potential.

Adam has published extensively on leadership and workforce transformation in peer reviewed journals and the Harvard Business Review. He's a keen learner; a graduate in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) from the University of Oxford, and an MSc from HEC/Oxford University.

How Adam is building a better working world

“There is no more important agenda to building a better working world than the people agenda. I am constantly working on building a leading team of practitioners who are working on some of the toughest workforce agendas.

I am determined that we build a diverse team of excellent practitioners – who can bring their whole selves to the work we do. We thrive on inclusion – where we can bring our diverse perspectives and views to create impact with EY clients.”

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