Paula is a lawyer with over 20 years’ experience of working in industry, having spent 13 of those years at IBM specialising in “as a Service” transactions, heading up the Cloud and Solutions legal team across Europe. In 2018, Paula left full-time lawyering to work with innovative organisations on the business side, initially joining late-stage start-up Globality as part of the legal services senior management team and then joining WorldCC as its Chief Legal Innovation Officer.

Today, Paula has her own consultancy PaLiDa Ltd and works as a legal innovation advisor to a broad base of clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to start-ups. She also works closely with Passera Designs on contract simplification and design.

Paula is passionate about better contracts and empathetic leadership.

Nada Alnajafi is an award-winning in-house attorney, blogger, author, and the Founder of Contract Nerds. She currently serves as Corporate Counsel for Franklin Templeton, a Fortune-500 global financial services organization. Previously, she served as in-house counsel for booming startups and large OEMs. With her dynamic legal and consulting background, she is more than just an attorney; she is a trusted advisor, business partner, project manager, creative problem-solver, and skilled negotiator. Nada is particularly passionate about contracts. She dedicates much of her time outside of work to creating resources about contracts for lawyers and contracts professionals, including via her blog Contract Nerds, her book Contract Redlining Etiquette, and her LinkedIn posts.

Katie McEwen is the Founder and CEO of The Procurement Girl. Katie is on a mission to change the perception of the procurement function and turn leaders into rock stars. After spending years working with some of the largest enterprises in the world - educating procurement teams and advocating for their success, she is sharing her experiences with anyone who is working to break out of the corporate procurement box. Katie delivers insights and anti-status-quo thought leadership to ensure that the work that procurement does today will live on long after leaders pass the baton to the next generation. As a procurement coach/cheerleader, motivational speaker, and brand ambassador for the best procurement technology and service providers on the planet, she brings a unique voice to the procurement function; providing energy and enthusiasm that will make practitioners proud to work in spend management and supply chain.

LinkedIn Sales Instructor and renowned professional negotiator, Julia Ewert, helps B2B companies establish highly effective and scalable sales functions by equipping them with a truly holistic sales system. Hence, Julia is also one of the most sought-after thought leaders on sales and negotiation, sharing her expertise on world’s best practice and FBI negotiation techniques.

She’s also a regular contributor to the media and has been featured in major national media vehicles, and a highly requested speaker in industry podcasts, conferences and seminars.