Kimiya Shams is an executive lawyer with several years of work experience in international intellectual property law, new technologies and corporate transactions. Ms Shams has worked at international law firms and companies across Sweden, France, and the US. Ms Shams holds two Master of Laws (LLM) degrees from Stockholm University and Stanford Law School, specialising in law, science, and technology. She has also studied intellectual property law and economics at Harvard and Oxford. With extensive experience advising global companies - from start-ups to public firms - on intellectual property strategy and technology transactions, she is passionate about the intersection of law, technology, luxury goods, and business. Alongside her legal career, Ms Shams has published numerous articles on intellectual property in leading outlets like Forbes and The Business of Fashion. She is also a guest lecturer at Columbia Law School, HEC Paris, EDHEC Paris, and ESCP Paris.