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.

Keld Jensen has consistently ranked in the Global Gurus Top 30, reaching #4 as a Global Guru on Negotiation worldwide in 2024. In 2016 he was recognized as one of the world’s 100 Top Thought Leaders in Trust. He is the creator of the world’s most awarded negotiation strategy, which has received accolades from The Organization of Public Procurement Officers and The World Commerce & Contracting Organization’s Innovation and Strategic Award, IACCM etc.

Keld's extensive background in management and his role as a former CEO of a publicly traded technology company, underline his leadership and strategic acumen. An associate professor, Keld teaches at top-ranked universities worldwide, including the Thunderbird School of Global Management at ASU, BMI Executive Institute in Lithuania, BMI/Louvain University in Belgium, and Denmark’s Aalborg University. He is the former chairman of the Centre for Negotiation at Copenhagen Business School.

With more than 200 international TV appearances, and hundreds of articles in major business publications across Europe, Asia Pacific, and the U.S., Keld has established himself as a global thought leader. He is a prolific author of 26 books, which have been translated into 16 languages and have reached over 3 million readers worldwide. Several of these works have received awards, marking him as a significant voice in international business literature.

He is the founder and head of The SMARTnership Negotiation Organization, a pivotal force in consulting and training for both the private sector and governmental bodies. His clientele includes industry giants such as Vestas, LEGO, ConocoPhillips, Novo Nordisk, Johnson & Johnson, Bechtel and leading organizations like UNICEF and World50, as well as the governments of Canada, Denmark, and Great Britain.

Keld is the Negotiation Expert in Residence at WorldCC.

Calvin is a senior partner and critical risk consultant.  He combines a background in resolving critical risk for governments, corporations, families, and individuals. He has managed crises, security operations and complex investigations in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, and Asia over the last three decades.   Calvin is a former Royal Canadian Mounted Police senior operations officer and United Nations veteran. As a former Senior Ops Officer for Transnational Organized Crime within the RCMP, Calvin led complex international investigations and intelligence operations throughout the world.  Calvin was also the Team Leader of Canada’s ‘International Negotiators Team’, which specialized in negotiating with terrorist and transnational organized crime networks relative to kidnaps and extortions. He has led complex negotiations, representing C-suites, corporations, governments, and NGOs throughout the world, navigating armed conflict, community conflicts, terrorists, cyber and resolving hostage situations.  He is a graduate of the FBI’s and Scotland Yard’s Hostage Negotiation Program. His experience includes working with Indigenous groups and other community groups. Calvin holds a BA in Justice and Law Enforcement, a second BA (Honors in Law), a Master’s in Laws – LLM, in Dispute Resolution and Negotiations, and recently completed Harvard University’s Executive Program for Cyber Security.  Due to his expertise in the field of conflict management and negotiations, Calvin was seconded to the Federal Government for several years to assist in managing numerous volatile disputes across Canada.  This included being requested to advise and consult on other international intractable conflicts. After 33 years of exemplary service, he received the 2016 ‘International Police Award’ from the Canadian Association of Police Chiefs for his work in transnational crime and crisis responses involving terrorist kidnaps.  

As a founder of the Critical Risk Team, he has been working with clients and enhancing their awareness of the world’s most acute and contemporary threat actors and activities.  This includes building solutions and resilience through integrating expertise, technology, and global networks to support clients’ needs. This includes focusing on threats and the changing threat activities clients face currently and in the coming years.  In addition, his unique exposure to asymmetrical and wicked problems in the security and risk space for three decades facilitated Calvin’s unique skills, networks, and ‘out of the box’ capacity in identifying solutions and strategies for mitigating these acute threats and risks.  He also possesses a significant international network of associates in the security and intelligence profession that are often part of the solutions CRT offers clients.  He often has accepted advisory board positions, including as a current Director of the Steering Committee for Project Seshat, an NGO-based entity focused on building leadership capacity to meet the challenges of global conflict and its security issues facing Western democracies.  Calvin continues to support clients worldwide, operating and residing in Vancouver, Canada.