As Global CEO of one of the world’s fastest growing non-profits, Sally’s mission is to inspire and support the World Commerce & Contracting (WorldCC) team and global community to collectively drive recognition 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. Her focus is on the creation of positive and successful business relationships, constantly striving to ensure that businesses realize their true potential and value.

In 2019 Sally was invited to become Chair of the Board for the Open Contracting Partnership (OCP) and in 2021 she was appointed Professor in Practice in Strategy and Innovation at the University of Durham Business School.

Else Bright has 29 years of experience as Commercial and Contracts Management practitioner specialising in Defence and IT industries in acquisition, services and as-a-service contracting, most recently working for BAE Systems’ Aircraft Sustainment and Training line of business in Williamtown, NSW focusing on the Joint Strike Fighter Program. Else has been a member of WorldCC for many years, and a WorldCC Council Member in Australia representing Aerospace and Defence. Else commenced her role as Senior Director Member Engagement ANZ in April 2022.

Judy is a procurement and contracting specialist, with a background in logistics having served for a number of years as a Logistics Officer in the Royal Australian Air Force. With extensive experience in the Defence sector, both in uniform and out, Judy’s area of expertise is in strategic procurement and contract management, and she has a deep understanding of collaborative contracting. Judy has worked across all three Services and in a number of Defence Groups, and has experience in capital acquisition, sustainment as well as logistics and training services contracts. Judy has a Bachelor of Arts, a Graduate Diploma in Education and a Master of Philosophy in Business, where she researched how to improve the effectiveness of Defence logistics contracts.

A senior Commercial leader with over 25 years legal and commercial experience in the IT, telecommunications and media industries. Karen leads a team of over 70 Senior Commercial Managers and Contract Managers in Telstra Enterprise, to help Telstra achieve its financial goals, minimise risk, and deliver for its customers.  Karen utilises leading edge contract management technologies, so anyone in Telstra can easily access contract information, help drive Sales, digitally track delivery obligations, and provide key contractual insights to senior Executive Team and Board, to make better decisions. 

Jes is a senior commercial assurance and governance professional with experience across Government, Corporate and Not For Profit sectors. She has a particular focus on IT & Technology, and a passion for social equality.
Jes started her career in technology and has focused on uplifting business performance, with a particular emphasis on how commercial agreements integrate into best practice business management. Presently, her primary focus lies in the Government and Financial Services sectors delivering Contract Assurance across NSW. Within these domains she elevates third-party cyber risk management frameworks, while also delving into the integration of AI within the Contract Management lifecycle.

Charles is the General Counsel of NSW Treasury and heads up the Office of the General Counsel (OGC). NSW Treasury is the NSW Government’s principal whole-of-government financial and economic adviser. Treasury provides advice to inform budget decision-making; manages the State’s principal financial assets and liabilities; monitors the performance of its commercial agencies; advises on performance and financial management policies; and supports the development of policy advice and implementation of programs focused on energy, climate-change mitigation and adaptation, and the transformation to a new low-cost, clean-energy economy.

The OGC provides the Treasurer, other Cluster Ministers and NSW Treasury with strategic legal advice and a ‘legal lens’ on its policies and programs.

Prior to joining Treasury Charles was in private practice at a leading international law firm for nearly two decades focusing on general corporate, M&A, financial services, procurement, information technology and commissioning and outsourcing matters.

He has been listed as a leading Australian lawyer in Best Lawyer and also nominated in Doyle’s Guide, Legal 500 Asia Pacific and Australasian Lawyer In-House Leaders.

The Treasury OGC is a multi-award winning team having been awarded both the Government Team of the Year at the Lawyers Weekly Corporate Counsel Awards and the Australian In-House Team of the year at the Australasian Law Awards.

I have spent the last 30 years supporting clients to prepare for organisational transformation from a people, process and technology perspective. My area of specialisation is helping organisations redesign their support and back-office capability and redesigning alternative service delivery and operating models, including for a number of procurement and contracting functions. During this time I’ve supported organisations to transfer their back office, middle office and business operations, consider alternative procurement and contracting service delivery models, transformed service offerings and helped implement technology solutions including AI to deliver on strategic imperatives.

Myfanwy is currently completing a Fellowship at the Human Technology Institute, focussing on developing practical tools to operationalise AI Assurance Frameworks.?Building upon 20+ years’ experience in the legal information industry, her most significant achievement to date is the successful leadership of Regulatory Compliance Global at LexisNexis.?Myfanwy led a cross-functional team to ensure that the obligation register and alerting solution could be utilised by organisations as a practical way to understand and demonstrate their compliance with multiple and various legal frameworks.