In this webinar Kate Boomer and Olivia Williamson pass on tips and tricks to maximise professional persuasiveness. Attendees will hear how professionals can make themselves more persuasive through small adjustments to their personal demeanour, their written and oral communications and their actions.

Meet the speakers

Kate Boomer | Barrister at Law

Kate Boomer is a Barrister at George Street Chambers and practices in the areas of commercial disputes and public law. She regularly appears led and unled in State and Federal Courts. Kate was called to the bar in 2022 after working as a commercial litigator for 13 years at top tier and international firms. Kate has expertise in the law of insurance contracts, directors’ and officers’ liability and professional negligence claims in the financial services, legal and construction industries. She also has experience in liability and regulatory issues associated with cyber incidents and data security breaches.

Kate has appeared on behalf of State and Federal Governments in public law matters. She has acted in, or provided advice in respect of, civil claims against government agencies. Her experience also includes industrial law, discrimination claims and debt recovery. Kate is a proud LawRight member.

She sits on the Queensland Bar Association’s Indigenous Affairs Committee, General Litigation Committee and New Bar Committee. In 2008, Kate was associate to Justice Martin AM in the Supreme Court of Queensland.

Olivia Williamson | Special Counsel, FEIANZ

Olivia Williamson specialises in town planning and environment law at HopgoodGanim Lawyers. In additional to extensive planning advisory and litigation experience, an integral part of her practice is advising clients on environmental management, approval and compliance issues including interactions with regulators, representation in environmental prosecution and enforcement proceedings.  

Olivia has been recognised in Doyle’s Guide as a Recommended – Leading Environment & Heritage Lawyer Queensland 2024 & 2025, Leading Planning & Development Lawyer Queensland 2024 and 2025 and included in the lists of The Best Lawyers in Australia 2021-2026 editions for Planning and Environmental Law.  

Olivia is a Fellow of the EIANZ and is passionate about collaboration and ongoing professional development.

This event will run off Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT) and will run for 1 hour. This webinar will be recorded and the recording will be made available to all registered attendees in the days after the webinar.

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