Anne Williams Dias, CXO 2.0 Conference Honoree, Featured In Times Square For HR Transformation And Leadership Excellence

Dubai, UAE – January 8, 2026 — Anne Williams Dias, Founder and CEO of WithAWill HR Consultancy Services LLP, was honored with the Business Leadership Excellence Award at the CXO 2.0 Conference. She was featured in New York’s Times Square in recognition of her contributions to human resources governance, leadership development, and large-scale business transformation. The three-day leadership summit, held from December 8–10, 2025, at the InterContinental DFC, Dubai, UAE, brought together senior executives, founders, board members, and industry leaders to examine leadership strategy, organizational performance, and enterprise resilience in evolving business environments.

Anne Williams Dias is an accomplished HR and business transformation strategist with over 30 years of leadership experience across the financial services and consulting industries. She has led large-scale HR governance, risk management, digital transformation, and culture-building initiatives, enabling scalable growth and inclusive leadership. Anne is the Founder of WithAWill, a people-centric advisory and coaching firm, and holds certifications as an ICF Associate Certified Coach (ACC), IICA Certified Independent Director, and Mind Mastery Mentor.

Across her corporate leadership roles, Anne has delivered measurable outcomes through strategic people and process initiatives—capabilities she now brings to organizations through WithAWill’s HR advisory, leadership development, and transformation programs. As Head of HR Operations at a leading NBFC, she led the digital transformation of core HR processes, transitioning the organization’s HRMS platform from version 1.0 to version 4.0. This shift resulted in significant reductions in processing time and improved operational efficiency during a period of rapid organizational scaling. The transformation also enabled enhanced employee engagement through digital initiatives such as leadership live chats, cross-location collaboration, online talent contests, and real-time feedback mechanisms.

During her tenure as Head of HR at a leading home finance company, Anne led the people strategy through a phase of accelerated market expansion, enabling the organization to double its geographical presence within 12 months. By redesigning talent acquisition and aligning workforce planning with business targets, the organization exceeded staffing benchmarks, improving from an average of 70 percent staffing against budget to over 105 percent within a year—an approach she now applies in helping growing organizations build resilient, future-ready human capital.

Anne’s work and leadership perspectives have been featured through industry publications, speaking engagements, and professional platforms focused on leadership development, inclusion, and organizational resilience. She is also the recipient of the Global Exceptional Women Awards 2024, reflecting her sustained contribution to leadership excellence and people-focused transformation.

This recognition highlights Anne’s impact in advancing strategic HR leadership, organizational resilience, and people-driven business transformation across complex enterprise environments.

About The CXO 2.0 Conference

The CXO 2.0 Conference is a three-day leadership summit for senior executives, founders, investors, and board members. The conference focuses on enterprise leadership, governance, and operational performance, alongside a recognition program honoring professionals whose work demonstrates measurable impact and strategic leadership. With editions hosted in Las Vegas, Singapore, and Dubai, the conference provides a platform for dialogue, insight exchange, and executive-level collaboration through keynotes and panel discussions. For more information about the conference, visit www.cxo2conf.com.

Anne Williams Dias Celebrated In Times Square