Presenters

Paul Shallard, Partner, Deloitte
Paul Shallard is a Deloitte Consulting Partner based in Auckland with over 18 years of experience with Deloitte in New Zealand and internationally on a wide range of projects. From improving service delivery and enhancing the customer experience, through to reducing operating costs, Paul works with his clients to design and implement changes to the way they operate as a way to increase enterprise value and to deliver better results. He specialises in sourcing and procurement, strategic cost transformation, and service outsourcing, across the public and private sectors.


Nicola Robbins, Senior Solicitor, Russell McVeagh
Nicola is a senior lawyer in Russell McVeagh's Corporate Advisory team, with a focus on complex and high-risk procurement of infrastructure and technology. Her experience includes direct involvement with multiple large procurement projects (working with both the procuring agency and the tenderer) and more generally advising on corporate governance. More recently, Nicola has been assisting the Ministry of Justice with the procurement of a new case management solution for the courts and tribunals. Nicola also chairs the Wellington branch of the Infrastructure Collective.


Mei Fern Johnson, Partner, Russell McVeagh
Mei Fern has almost 25 years' experience advising public and private sector clients on large procurement projects and complex commercial contracting, including on infrastructure, technology, transport and energy projects. She is experienced in tender evaluation and advises on a full range of Board and statutory risk management and governance matters. She was (Acting) General Counsel for ACC for 18 months, and is now a director of Crown Infrastructure Partners Limited and an independent member of Te Whatu Ora Health NZ's Capital and Infrastructure Board Committee.