Carly Wilkinson

Carly is an accomplished organisational and leadership development specialist with over twenty years’ experience driving cultural transformation, strengthening leadership capability, and advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). She has worked with global clients across sectors including technology, financial services, logistics, healthcare, FMCG, and the development sector, partnering with organisations such as Facebook, Microsoft, Visa, Unilever, IAG, Credit Suisse, AMP, the United Nations, and the World Food Programme. Her work focuses on helping organisations build inclusive, future-ready cultures in rapidly evolving, technology-enabled environments.

Carly established and led the Digital and Innovation Team at Symmetra, driving a strategic shift toward scalable, technology-enabled learning. Her team developed impactful digital solutions that bridged face-to-face and virtual environments, including micro-learning, digital toolkits, curated learning pathways, triggered learning, and semi-synchronous facilitated experiences such as Inclusion Foundations. These approaches enabled organisations to embed behavioural and cultural change at scale and respond to digital transformation.

With formal qualifications in Digital Learning Design and a strong Human-Centred Design approach, Carly leverages data, human insight, and emerging and AI-enabled workplace technologies to create engaging and accessible learning experiences. She is passionate about inclusive and accessible design, applying universal principles to ensure leadership and learning programs support diverse users.
Carly also serves as Vice President of The Inclusion Circle and has worked internationally across the UK, USA, Asia, and the development sector. She lives in Sydney, Australia, with her family.