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PAULA SLIER

PAULA SLIER

Powerful Stories from the Frontlines of Conflict, Crisis and Change

 
Drawing on more than three decades of reporting from the world’s most volatile conflict zones and global crises, and experience across more than 40 conflict zones, Paula Slier helps audiences navigate uncertainty, understand influence and make sense of a rapidly changing world.
 
Those experiences taught me that facts alone rarely shape outcomes. Perception, narratives, trust and human behaviour often matter just as much.
 
Today, I combine journalism, teaching, professional speaking and executive education to help audiences better understand the forces shaping our rapidly changing world.
 

SPEAKING

Making Sense of a Complex World

Why Paula?

ew speakers have spent more than three decades reporting from the world’s most volatile conflict zones and global crises.

From Gaza, Syria and Libya to political upheavals, humanitarian disasters and information battles, Paula has witnessed firsthand how people think, decide and lead when the stakes are highest.

Whether reporting from war zones, examining information warfare or sharing her own story of reinvention, Paula explores how people think, decide and adapt when certainty disappears. Her keynotes combine powerful storytelling, hard-won insights and a journalist’s curiosity about what drives human behaviour under pressure – helping audiences better understand uncertainty, influence, resilience and change.

I DIDN'T SET OUT TO COVER WARS.
I SET OUT TO UNDERSTAND PEOPLE

From Gaza, Syria and Libya to political upheavals, humanitarian disasters and information battles, Paula has witnessed firsthand how people think, decide and lead when the stakes are highest.

BOOK PAULA

Decisions
Under Fire

How do we make good decisions when information is incomplete and certainty is impossible? 

From Boots on the Ground to Bots on the Screen

How does propaganda, artificial intelligence, and competing narratives shape what we believe? 

Behind the Frontline: The War You Don't See

What can ordinary people teach us about courage, resilience and hope? 

Fearless & Female : Breaking Barriers on the Frontline

What does it take to thrive in environments where you are underestimated, outnumbered or overlooked? 

The Bullet I Didn't Dodge

What happens when the greatest threat isn’t the one you see coming? A deeply personal story of reinvention, resilience and rebuilding after betrayal and loss.