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.

Bernadette Bulacan is a frequent speaker regarding the digital transformation of global enterprises. As Vice President and Lead Global Evangelist for Icertis, the recognized leader in enterprise contract lifecycle management, she is charged with sharing contract management best practices with legal and contracting teams and evangelizing the use of innovative technologies like AI/ML and blockchain. Prior to Icertis, Bernadette was a co-founder and Assistant General Counsel of Serengeti Law, which created e-billing and matter management platform, Serengeti Tracker (acquired by Thomson Reuters.) She held leadership roles at Thomson Reuters and QuantAI, an intellectual property AI analytics start-up. Bernadette was recently named 2020 Women of LegalTech by the American Bar Association. Bernadette advised start-up technology companies at Graham & Dunn, a Seattle firm and Venture Law Group, a Silicon Valley firm. Bernadette received her undergraduate degree from Yale University and her law degree and LL.M from the University of Washington.

Kathrin is the Deputy Executive Director and Gavin’s co-pilot in leading the Open Contracting Partnership. Kathrin’s journey as a social entrepreneur started in an unlikely place – the World Bank Institute, the incubation lab of the World Bank. Kathrin worked in countries such as Nigeria, Uganda, and Mongolia on challenging but potentially transformative sectors including mining, construction, and service delivery. Once she realized the potentially massive impact that more accountable procurement processes could have, there was no turning back. 

While still at the World Bank, Kathrin and her team there began a user-centered iterative process to create a global organization that was better equipped than the World Bank to work across stakeholder groups in developed and developing countries to open up government contracting. Kathrin now co-manages the Partnership with Gavin where she is still thrilled by the daily opportunity to change how contracting can deliver value for everyone. 

Before working at the World Bank for ten years, she got a Masters in Advanced International Relations from the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies of Johns Hopkins University and a BA in Economics from the University of Vienna. Kathrin is a 2021 Fellow of World Commerce & Contracting for making significant contributions to the development of commercial and contract management.

Leah Molatseli is a Legal Technology and Innovation Consultant and the Country Liaison for South Africa at Saga , where she works with leading law firms and corporate legal teams to drive responsible, measurable adoption of legal AI and legal technology.
 

With over a decade of experience across legal practice, legal operations, and technology, Leah specialises in helping legal and contracts teams move from experimentation to implementation, embedding AI, automation, and data into everyday legal and contracting workflows in a way that improves efficiency, governance, and business outcomes.
 

She is the convener of the Legal Tech Bootcamp series, a council member at the University of the Free State, a published author,  Advisory board member at the Global Legal Tech Hub. She has advised and trained hundreds of legal professionals across Africa and internationally on legal operations, AI governance, legal data strategy, and technology-enabled contracting.
 

Leah is recognised globally for her work in legal innovation, including being named an honouree by the American Bar Association Women of Legal Tech,  the International Legal Technology Association and WCC Inspiring Women recipient of 2025. Her work is grounded in real legal and contracting environments, globally benchmarked, and focused on helping organisations make legal innovation actually work.
 

Inna Stets serves as Chief Operating Officer of the DREAM Project Office, responsible for the development and support of Ukraine’s national public investment management system.

Born in the Kherson region- territory that is currently temporarily occupied by russia - Inna graduated from Kherson State University and began her career at an Ukrainian IT company. She started as Head of the Quality Control Department and later advanced to lead the e-commerce division.
 

In 2023, Inna joined the DREAM Project Office as a Project Manager. Drawing on her extensive experience in product leadership, she soon took responsibility for shaping the product direction and now coordinates a cross-functional team responsible for system development, integration, and user engagement.
Inna’s leadership has been instrumental in transforming DREAM from a wartime pilot initiative into a national digital system used by over 1,300 municipalities, all 24 regional administrations, and multiple government institutions. Her strategic vision, combined with a people-first management approach, has fostered a culture of transparency, innovation, and accountability.
 

Her team reflects these values - diverse, mission-driven, and resilient.
Today, Inna is focused on fully integrating Ukraine’s public investment management (PIM) reform into a unified digital system accessible to every citizen. She leads the ongoing integration of DREAM with key platforms such as Prozorro, enabling end-to-end planning, procurement, and monitoring of public investment projects.
Her work exemplifies leadership rooted in values and guided by vision. Through her approach, Inna has helped build not only a digital system, but a national standard for transparency in public investment.
 

Naomi Thompson is an award-winning Legal Innovation and Technology Strategist. She is the Managing Director and Founder of CatalyNT, a boutique consultancy that advises organisations and executives on AI adoption and digital transformation at the intersection of business, law, and technology. 

Her career spans in-house legal advisory, business strategy development, and execution for multinational corporations, extending to leading client and business development initiatives. Naomi is a sought-after thought leader driving the transformation of the legal sector and is frequently invited to speak at both global and local conferences, seminars, and panel discussions. 

Recognised by the International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) as one of the Top 5 Global Voices Shaping the Future of Legal Innovation and as a Harvard South Africa Fellow, Naomi completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School. She regularly speaks on the future of law, leadership, and technology. 

Naomi serves on several boards and holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) and an MBA from Hult International Business School (Boston). She also hosts In Conversation with Naomi, a podcast amplifying African leadership and innovation on the global stage. A published author and passionate advocate for driving innovation within the legal profession, Naomi’s work continues to bridge business, law, and technology across Africa and beyond. 

From humble beginnings in a small South African town, where university once seemed impossible, to becoming a lawyer and self-funding an international MBA, Naomi’s journey embodies her belief that no dream is too big to achieve. 

Volunteer Roles 

• President, Harvard University Alumni Association of South Africa (HUASA) – 2024 to present
• Director, A Million Girls Foundation NPO – 2021 to present
• Mentor, Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice – Advancing Women in the Workplace
• Program, 2023