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.

Chris has over 20 years’ experience in contract management working for BT managing major contracts with multi-national clients. He currently leads the contract management team for the Global Manufacturing sector within BT. He has extensive international experience working with clients and suppliers around the world to deliver BT’s cloud, networking, security, and collaboration services. He has a passion for partnership, collaboration, and relationship management in order to deliver effective contract outcomes.

Roy Anderson, has transformed Procurement teams to supply value activists, implementing leading procurement technology in multiple industries including Universities, Commercial and Military manufacturing, Insurance and Financial Services. He is currently a Supply Chain lecturer at Northeastern University and advisor to SC technology firms. Roy was the CPO at Tradeshift and Managing Director of Procurement startup GoProcure. Prior to GoProcure Roy was the Chief Procurement Officer for State Street Bank, MetLife, John Hancock, and a contract manager at Raytheon. Mr. Anderson holds a B.S. and an MBA from Babson College in Wellesley, MA.