LMA Europe Conference 2025: Podcast Recordings
Recorded live in London | 2 July 2025
In collaboration with We Are Volume.
Relive the energy, innovation, and forward-thinking discussions from the Legal Marketing Association’s inaugural European Conference, recorded live in London.
In this special podcast series “The Problem with B2B” — produced by We Are Volume — we bring you exclusive insights straight from the event floor.
Join us as we explore the theme "Strategies for the Future" with leading voices in legal marketing. Together, they unpack how firms are tackling today’s toughest business development challenges — from digital transformation to AI adoption — and positioning for sustainable growth.
Podcast Host:
- Kevin Sutherland, Strategy Partner, We Are Volume
Featured Guests:
- Karen Morton, Chief Marketing Officer, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP and President, LMA Europe 2025
- Peter Skinner, Marketing & BD Director (CMO), Wedlake Bell, and LMA Europe 2026 President-Elect
- Michelle Holford, Chief Commercial Officer, Slaughter and May
- Owen Williams, Partner, Director of Marketing & BD, Simmons & Simmons
- Shirley Meyers, Head of Marketing, BDBF
- Vanessa Montero, Chief Communications Officer, Hogan Lovells
- Heather Vadgama, CMO, Walkers
- Raya Blakeley-Glover, Global Head of Business Development & Sales, Bird & Bird
- Mike Beswick, BD, Marketing & Communications Director, Taylor Wessing
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Speakers:
- Karen Morton, Chief Marketing Officer, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP and President, LMA Europe 2025
Speakers:
- Peter Skinner, Marketing & BD Director (CMO), Wedlake Bell, LMA and President-Elect, LMA Europe 2026
- Michelle Holford, Chief Commercial Officer, Slaughter and May
- Owen Williams, Partner, Director of Marketing & BD, Simmons & Simmons
Speakers:
- Shirley Meyers, Head of Marketing, BDBF, Treasurer-Elect, LMA Europe 2025
- Vanessa Montero, Chief Communications Officer, Hogan Lovells
Speakers:
- Heather Vadgama, CMO, Walkers, Director-At-Large, Regional Programming, LMA Europe 2025
- Raya Blakeley-Glover, Global Head of Business Development & Sales, Bird & Bird
- Mike Beswick, BD, Marketing & Communications Director, Taylor Wessing
About the LMA Europe
Launched in 2021, the Legal Marketing Association’s European Chapter (LMA Europe) brings together more than 250 legal marketing and business development professionals across the region. The community connects members to a wide range of regional initiatives — including mentoring, webinars, networking groups, social gatherings, and a regional conference — while also opening access to the LMA’s extensive global resources. These include thought leadership from across the world, tailored training in the Body of Knowledge, advanced learning opportunities through the Practising Law Institute, complimentary access to a library of more than 300 on-demand webinars and 350+ conference recordings, as well as access to content from the LMA Annual Conference hosted each year in the United States. Learn more about the LMA at: https://www.legalmarketing.org
About We Are Volume
We’re proud to have partnered with We Are Volume, experts in podcast and audio storytelling for the professional services sector. Their work brings clarity, depth, and engagement to complex conversations that matter.
VOLUME specialises in enabling businesses to get more value from their investment in owned media channels, content formats and thought leadership assets. We do this by transforming the way that content is planned, created, distributed and optimised to build audiences - and communities for our clients. And our networked talent model gives you access to specialist expertise on a cost-effective, fractional basis.
Our new venture LOUDER helps B2B brands to collaborate with influencers and creators that your audience trusts - effectively, seamlessly and with confidence. And we work with leadership teams to build their capability and confidence as in-house creators, to become more effective advocates on behalf of the business.