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 is also Professor and Chair, International Commercial & Contract Management, University of Leeds, School of Law, where he leads 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.

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.

Stefania Passera, Contract Designer in Residence (World Commerce & Contracting), Assistant Professor of Business Law (University of Vaasa, Finland), CEO (Passera Design)

Stefania Passera is a contract design and simplification expert based in Espoo, Finland. She runs her one-woman consultancy Passera Design, and is Contract Designer in Residence at World Commerce & Contracting. In these roles, she helps organizations transform their contracts and policies into user-friendly, effective tools that work for business.

Stefania is an all-rounder, backing her design expertise with a solid academic background. She is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Vaasa, Department of Business Law, and has earned her doctoral degree from Aalto University School of Science. She has guest lectured at prestigious institutions such as Stanford University, Bucerius Center on the Legal Profession, KU Leuven, UC Louvain, European University Institute, ESADE Law School, and California Western School of Law.

She is a co-founder of the Legal Design Alliance, a co-author of the Legal Design Manifesto, and the creator of Legal Design Jam. In 2020, she has received the European Women of Legal Tech Award.

Nacido en Mar del Plata, Argentina, Pablo cuenta con una trayectoria legal y contractual en posiciones en Sudamérica (Argentina) y Europa (España).

Es abogado, Master en Derecho Empresario, especializado en la gestión de contratos comerciales en varias jurisdicciones, habiéndose trasladado de Argentina a Madrid en el inicio de los años 2000, donde dirigió aspectos legales y contractuales a nivel EMEA para una empresa de software con matriz en Nueva York, finalmente adquirida por Microsoft Corp.

De regreso en Buenos Aires, Pablo ha continuado involucrado en temas de negociación y de gestión contractual y particularmente se ha integrado académicamente a la World Commerce and Contracting (antes llamada IACCM) donde luego de obtener su certificación académica, constituyó y desarrolló la comunidad hispanoparlante.
En julio de 2015 fue designado “Director Southern Europe, South and Central America” para liderar la expansión de la asociación en la región.

Mahfuzul is the Co-founder and CTO of Trakti. Since 2012 he has been in charge of European and national project research and development projects on distributed systems and served as lead developer in eXrade srl. Mahfuzul is graduated in Computer Science & Engineering from American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB). Following his graduation he worked as Software Engineer in Code71 Bangladesh Ltd. for two years. He won a scholarship from the University of Trento and obtained his MSc in Computer Science in Italy.

Zaira Burlo is the SVP Customer Support, Services & Training Director of Leonardo. She graduated in Physics at the University of Trieste and attained an Executive Master degree at the European Business School in Munich.
She started her career as a Scientific Collaborator and IT consultant. In 1999 she joined Finmeccanica (now Leonardo) working in Training & Simulation on important Italian and European programs, being seconded in international companies such as Thales, Indra and Airbus. Since 2007 she assumed responsibilities in different functions of the Group as IPR, product strategies for cross-divisional projects, M&A and JV, then moving onto Strategic Planning and Strategic Marketing and participating in the definition of important commercial partnerships. In 2017 she assumed responsibility for the governance of the central Customer Support Services and Training unit.

Gerardo Tedesco is the Vice President Contracts & Bid Coordination for Aicraft Division of Leonardo since 2021. He graduated in Aeronautical Engineering at Politecnico di Milano and is PMP® certified since July 2012.
He started his career in 1998 as Professional Consultant for an international European Space Agency’s project in the field of satellite communications. In 1998 he joined the Alenia Aeronautica (now Aircraft Division of Leonardo) working in the Engineering Department for the Eurofighter aircraft program. In year 2000 he joined the Leonardo Program Office in Toulouse for the Airbus A380 aircraft development phase as project manager and in 2002 he was assigned the responsibility for the European Programs Sales and in 2007 he assumed the responsibility of the Sales of all Commercial Aircraft business in the Aerostructures Business Unit, leading several IPT for some important projects.
In 2014 he was assigned as Vice President Customer Support Sales of the Leonardo Aircraft Division and in 2021 he assumed the current role of Vice President Contracts and Bid Coordination for the Aircraft Division.

Pierpaolo Puccio is the Head of Integrated Product Support in the Leonardo corporate Customer Support, Services & Training, working in several multidivisional projects to enhance business and capabilities. He is an accomplished Senior Manager with a wealth of comprehensive experience in the setup of new Customer Services solutions taking business start-ups to early and sustained profitability. Skilled in Negotiation, Operations Management, Management, Aeronautics, and Contract Management. Held positions in the Customer Support, Services, Logistics and Material Management over 20 year’s career in the Air Transport industry/MRO and in the Aerospace & Defence field.

Graduated in Aerospace Engineering worked in MRO specialized companies where he covered different roles in quality, production, logistics and material management. Then he had the opportunity to be part of the start-up in an international program for a brand new regional aircraft project where, where working in a multicultural environment, was responsible to set up the full integrated logistic infrastructure devoted to support customers worldwide, managing the entire after sales supply chain.

On 2018 he moved to Leonardo iwith the scope to enhance abroad the regional presence of the company, coordinate activities and share best practices among divisions.

Meet Adrien Grenat, Director – Presales, at Sirion. Armed with a rich experience in solution consulting, account planning, product workshops and demos, Adrien supports sales teams across geographies by devising solutions to cater to emerging customer needs. He collaborates and works with the Global Presales team to enable companies to contract smarter and leverage AI-powered CLM best strategies.

Tobia La Marca is a Senior Enterprise Sales Manager at Conga. He oversees the commercial activities in Southern & Eastern Europe.
He has been with Conga since 2021 and has experienced all the evolutions of the company - from a Salesforce ISV Partner to a full and independent Revenue Lifecycle Management company.

Alessandro joined Deloitte Legal in 2017, in 2019 has been appointed Head of Legal Management Consulting, and in 2023 has been appointed Chief Technology Officer.

Alessandro provides for multidisciplinary assistance and advice to several companies, national and multinational, on operating models, work-sourcing, legaltech and cost management of the legal department; assistance and consultancy for the definition and implementation of the management strategy of the internal legal department in accordance with the company's business model; assistance and advice for the best management of legal risk and containment of legal costs; assistance in the transformation process of the legal department, including through the use and adoption of the best practical and legaltech tools.

In 2005 he joined a leading international law firm where his focus was on the corporate and commercial practice in particular in the Life Science and TMT sectors. During this experience Alessandro has strengthened his skills on legal research and drafting legal agreements and commercial contracts as well as in the due diligence exercise.

Between 2012 and 2017, during his work as in-house counsel for a leading multinational pharmaceutical company, he gained experience in advising and assisting the company’s business units, giving legal support in pre-litigation issues and managing legal issues in the life sciences sector.

Solution Consultant and Project Manager with a history of proactive international IT projects design, delivery, and administration.
Part business analyst, part technologist, part sales person, I work closely with sales and implementation teams to understand strategic business issues and then craft and communicate solution strategies.

Giorgio Martellino is currently the General Counsel and Compliance Officer of Avio, a leading company in the space propulsion, listing on the STAR segment of the Italian Stock Exchange. Thanks to this current experience as General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and member of Compliance Committee 231 of Avio, he improved his skills in compliance matters leading projects on anticorruption, sustainability and risk management. He previously served as as General Counsel, acquired both in foreign Corporate Group (Abbott), Italian multinationals (Natuzzi and Cementir) and Italian Utility (Acquedotto Pugliese Spa). He possesses an in-depth knowledge of Corporate Governance systems (including listed companies). In general, especially during the last years, as Vice Chairman of the Italian In-House Counsel Association (AIGI) and Chairman of Italian Association for Transparency and Anticorruption (AITRA) he had the chance to create a strong network with his peers of other leading companies, both in private and public sectors, and to profitably discuss and convene with them on certain “best practices” in managing some of the most important processes within the Compliance area (also by using IT tools). He has been a speaker and opinion leader on Corporate and Compliance in several forums, congresses and workshops and a professor in those matters in the Master for In House Counsels at LUISS and LUMSA, both Universities based in Rome.

Since 2020 Renata Mele at Leonardo leads the sustainability and environmental strategy and the project portfolio at global level. Her career path is focused on sustainability and innovation in global business contexts, across different sectors, from energy to manufacturing.

Before joining Leonardo, she was appointed in different positions at Enel Group: as Head of Environment for the Key Infrastructural Projects, addressing environmental issues and building dissemination activities. As Deputy Director at Enel Foundation, the research and study center of the Enel Group, she was leading the research programs on sustainability and innovation, managing the whole project portfolio of Enel Foundation in Latin America. In 2018 she was appointed Head of Strategy at Enel X - e-City, the business line dedicated to energy and digital services for cities and public stakeholders.

She holds a PhD in theoretical physics from the University of Milan, is author of about 50 scientific papers on peer reviewed scientific journals, co-editor of two books, and inventor in patents on power and telecommunication systems.

Massimo Lombardi is a professional with a rich and diverse career spanning multiple industries.

After completing his degree in Mechanical Engineering, Massimo embarked on a career in the automotive sector, where he held various technical and commercial roles for a duration of six years. These formative years provided him with a solid foundation in engineering and a deep understanding of the automotive industry's intricacies.

Massimo's professional journey then took a significant turn as he joined Enel, a global energy corporation, where he has dedicated over two decades to various roles.

During his initial years at Enel, Massimo managed several projects within the public lighting domain, applying his engineering expertise to projects that directly improved communities and urban infrastructure.

Following this, Massimo assumed a key role in overseeing mergers and acquisitions within Enel's network division. This role afforded him a robust perspective on the complexities of business integration and strategic development.

In a subsequent chapter of his career, Massimo ventured into real estate within Enel's international division. Here, he contributed to projects involving the development and management of real estate assets across diverse global regions.
Approximately six years ago, Massimo made a significant shift in his career focus towards sustainability. Initially serving as a Head of Sustainability Project in Italy and today proudly contributes to the global team at Enel Green Power in building ecosystems in the entire energy sector value chain.