The Contract Value Imperative: Negotiating With Giants
Contracts are where commercial value is created and most often lost, and this risk is compounded when dealing with global digital giants. This session will examine how senior legal leaders protect contract value and manage risk when traditional leverage is constrained.
SPEAKERS
Per Hoffman, Group Function Legal Affairs & Compliance, Ericsson
Human, Skills & Agentic AI – The Rolls-Royce Story
In 2022, Rolls-Royce faced a critical juncture: multiple business units in the company were heading towards significant skills shortages in specific skillsets. To solve it, the organization didn’t just recruit; they fundamentally redesigned how work happens.
CHAIR
Misti Melville, NED/Chair Nominations & Remuneration Committee, Al Jammaz Group
SPEAKERS
Stuart Evans, Director – Future of Work & Digital Employee Experience, Rolls-Royce
Organisations are navigating a sustained period of disruption. M&A transactions now sit alongside restructures, regulatory shifts, technology modernisation, cost pressures, and geopolitical volatility. The cumulative effect is often underestimated: ‘organisational fatigue’ that undermines execution, decision-making, and long-term value creation.
SPEAKERS
Andy Radford, Associate General Counsel & M&A Lead, Smith & Nephew
