Professor Sarah Green is a leading legal scholar, reformer and digital assets expert, globally recognised for shaping how law interacts with emerging technologies. She currently serves as Head of Digital Assets and Trade Finance at D2 Legal Technology and holds the academic appointment of Professor of Private Law at the University of Bristol. Her career bridges academia, government reform and industry, positioning her as a uniquely authoritative speaker on law, regulation and innovation.
Sarah’s professional journey began in legal academia. She held the chair of Professor of Obligations at the University of Oxford before moving to Bristol, where she has focused on combining private law principles with new challenges arising from digitisation. Her academic work has encompassed topics such as smart contracts, tokenisation, intermediated securities and the legal treatment of crypto and digital assets, allowing her to pioneer thinking in areas where law is still evolving.
Beyond academia, Sarah’s impact extends into legislative and regulatory reform. She served as a Law Commissioner for Commercial and Common Law (2020-2024), where she led major projects on digital assets, smart contracts and electronic trade documentation. She played a principal role in the creation and passage of the Electronic Trade Documents Act 2023, positioning the UK at the forefront of legal innovation in trade law. Her advice has been sought by governments, regulators and multinational institutions seeking to design future-ready legal frameworks.
As a speaker, Sarah brings rigour, credibility and visionary insight. She connects deep legal theory with actionable guidance, helping audiences understand how governance, risk and regulation will shape the future of technology and commerce. Her engagements typically cover digital law, regulation of crypto, legal infrastructure in Web3, trade finance reform, and dispute resolution in emerging markets. Organisations seeking to navigate legal complexity in innovation, finance or cross-border trade will find her insight indispensable.
Professor Sarah Green's official speaking topics are listed below:
- Legal frameworks for digital assets and tokenisation
- Reforming trade law in the age of blockchain
- Smart contracts and legal enforceability
- Challenges of regulation in innovation ecosystems
- Arbitration, dispute resolution & tech jurisdiction
- The future of regulation: balancing innovation, security and rights
- 2023 – Awarded ICC’s “Greatest Contribution to the Digitalisation of Trade”
- 2023 – Received Outstanding Individual Achievement Award, British Legal Technology Awards
- 2022 – Named on Women in Fintech Power List and Bloomberg “Who to Watch” Crypto List
- 2020-2024 – Law Commissioner for Commercial and Common Law, England & Wales
- 2023 – Principal witness to the Special Public Bill Committee on Electronic Trade Documents
- 2023 – Played key role in passage of Electronic Trade Documents Act
- 2017–present – Professor of Private Law, University of Bristol
- 2010–2017 – Professor of Obligations, University of Oxford
- Earlier – Lecturer at University of Birmingham; former IT consultant
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