An international, cross-industry career that has moved from corporate management to extensive research, advisory and capability development services to public, private and third sector organisations. Tim has lived and worked in the UK, France (3 years) and United States (20 years), building an impressive research and entrepreneurial record, with demonstrated commitment to delivering social benefit.

As Founder and President, World Commerce & Contracting (formerly International Association for Contract & Commercial Management), Tim has built a 72,000 member worldwide non-profit association which increasingly influences commercial policies and contracting practices in major corporations and governments. In September 2019, he was presented with the Financial Times ‘Market Shaper of the Year’ Award.

Tim was until recently Professor and Chair, International Commercial & Contract Management, University of Leeds, School of Law, where he taught and led development of inter-disciplinary commercial programs.

Prior to founding World Commerce & Contracting, Tim was on the Chairman’s staff at IBM Corporation and led the development of worldwide commercial processes and skills. His early career included management roles in banking, automotive and aerospace industries, where he led negotiations up to $1.5 billion in value. He has served in advisory roles for government departments in various countries, including the US, UK, Australia, Canada, and Japan.

Claude Marais, President at SirionLabs:

Claude has been a leader in the global sourcing domain for over two decades. Prior to SirionLabs, Claude pioneered ISG-TPI's supplier governance solution. Under his leadership, the practice grew to $11bn in managed TCV. Earlier, Claude was the global leader for contract management and strategic sourcing in GM's $3bn/year ITO organization. Before GM, Claude had leadership roles in the Procurement and IT organizations at The Coca-Cola Company. He is a Fellow and Honorary Vice Chairman of WorldCC.

Sally supports the World Commerce and Contracting global team in the pursuit of both the recognition of and excellence in Commercial and Contract Management. She is an experienced and accomplished commercial and contracts management professional, holding senior commercial positions at a range of corporate and multi-national organizations.

After gaining an Honors degree in Law, Sally spent her time in the house in the corporate sector, where she worked globally in the Telecomms and IT industries, before establishing her own legal and commercial consultancy in 2007. Sally is passionate about enabling business efficiency and growth through contracting and commercial excellence; she understands the need for robust business operations to drive these efficiencies, together with the requirement for effective communication and collaboration at all times. Whether in contract development, negotiation, training or general communications,

Sally has built a reputation for service excellence and responsiveness. Her focus is on the creation of positive and successful business relationships, constantly striving to ensure that businesses realize their true potential and value.

Michael Carter, AVP - Presales at SirionLabs:

Michael has over 25 years of experience as a solutions / presales expert helping Fortune 500 clients transform contract management and other enterprise functions. He has worked at leading technology companies including Oracle, Salesforce and Conga. Some of his areas of expertise include technical solutioning, pricing, customer requirements management and product demonstrations. Michael is based in Florida, United States.