Adrian Furner has over 25 years’ experience in the design, implementation, and delivery of complex commercial transactions through novel business models. He has worked in a variety of sectors including defence and security, aviation, technology and is Managing Director of Kommercialize. Kommercialize is a practitioner-led organization focused on ‘Commercial Excellence’, supporting organizations in developing and leveraging their ‘commercial acumen’ to gain better business outcomes. This includes: raising their commercial awareness; designing and implementing innovation models; and deploying relational contracting to enhance business performance. Prior to founding Kommercialize, Adrian held a number of Director level commercial, procurement, and operations roles within BAE Systems, giving him significant experience including: multi-billion £, long-term Private Finance Initiative (PFI) bids; joint venture creation and management; outsourced training management; portfolio management; asset financing; civil aircraft sale, leasing and broking; and fully financed naval ship reactivations. Adrian is a member of the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET), and a Fellow of the International Association for Contract and Commercial Management (IACCM), where he is a former member elected Board Director. Adrian has contributed to a number of books on commercial and contract management and co-authored the recently published Professional Services Leadership Handbook (www.koganpage.com/pslh).

Starting her career as a failed research scientist, Angela moved to London in 2009 and quickly fell in love with conference production. Researching with people at the very top of their fields. Building something from nothing. The thrill of winning a sale. And of course, the final event, when the lights dimmed, the music started, and a hard-won keynote speak stepped onto the stage. In the years that followed she has held senior positions at a number of conference companies in London and New York, including Terrapinn, Kisaco Research and LSX. Angela is currently the Event Producer for APAC Region at WorldCC, and also runs an independent events consultancy based out of Western Australia.

Ben has nearly 20 years of experience in the recruitment industry with 15 years in the field of Commercial and Contract Management. In 2012 he founded Arguile Search which went on to become the market leading specialist Commercial and Contracts recruitment business. Ben leads an exceptional team of experienced recruiters who operate across various markets and geographies as well as both permanent and interim. Ben has a degree in Pharmacology from The University of Liverpool.

Ioana has over 7 years of experience in Contract Management, both on the sell and buy side. She worked across several industries, including IT in companies such as HP or Oracle and is currently working in the banking sector. In her role as Strategy & Planning Manager for the procurement department she is at the forefront of supporting strategic initiatives, leveraging her extensive background to drive efficiency and foster a forward-thinking approach to procurement.

Isabel is a partner in the Deloitte UK and North South Europe Legal Management Consulting and Legal Managed Services practice, and leads Deloitte Legal’s financial services industry sector group and Global Legal Generative AI group. Isabel originally trained as a project finance lawyer at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP. She moved out of practice to become the firm’s Chief Legal Innovation Officer, leading the firm’s client-facing digital product development on a global basis. Isabel is a recognised thought leader and writes and speaks extensively about change and innovation in the legal industry. Isabel has significant experience in delivering change and transformation programmes for legal departments in financial services organisations. Isabel’s experience includes legal operating model reviews, digital transformation strategy development, legal risk management framework development and legal technology strategy and implementation.

Announced late in 2021 as the inaugural supreme IFSEC Global Security Influencer of the year 2021-22, Jennie is currently full time consulting on health and safety and keynote speaking on security. Jennie made New Zealand her home over 25 years ago having forged a successful career in the UK as a commercial/business/IT lawyer with organisations like Slaughter & May, EMI Music, Pace Microtechnology, Comshare and Synthomer. In New Zealand, a long spell in the utility sector covering electricity, gas and telecommunications, gave Jennie a deep understanding of OT and IT enterprise risk management and related Board responsibilities. The last 8 years saw Jennie in the Association space, as a CEO and an ANZ Business Development Director for WorldCC. The common thread was thought leadership and connecting people in the Defence, Security and Infrastructure Sectors in both New Zealand and Australia and further afield. As a result of the IFSEC win, initially as the top Influencer in the Category- “Associations and Thought Leaders” and then as the Inaugural overall winner, Jennie has been using her position of influence to connect people and businesses and governments to secure better security and business outcomes for others. A lifetime and constant learner, Jennie has a Masters of Management, a Degree in Law, is admitted to practice law in the UK, Australia and New Zealand and is now studying Disruptive Technologies, Digital Transformation, Cyber Security and Art Appreciation. Further Awards in 2021/2022 include being a Finalist in the Inaugural 2022 New Zealand OSPAs Outstanding Female Security Professional Category and Co-winner of the 2021 New Zealand Security Sector Network (NZSSN) Women in Security Awards Aotearoa (WiSAA) ‘Thought Leader’ category.

My current role is Contract Manager at Schneider Electric. Schneider Electric is a French multinational company that specialises in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, catering to homes, buildings, data centres, infrastructure and industries. As part of the global customer projects and services team, I support various business and project teams across all business units throughout tender and execution phases in all contract-related matters, identify and manage project risks and opportunities, manage variation claim processes and negotiations with customers and subcontractors. Prior to my current role at Schneider Electric, I started my career in legal practice and subsequently took on contract management roles in Accenture and Oracle – consulting and IT industries, before moving to my current role.

Jessica (JZ) is an experienced Contract Management professional with years of experience in this area. During her tenure with Accenture and previous companies, she has had the opportunity to work with a variety of clients and projects, ranging from small, single operations to large, complex, international and/or multi-function deals, as well as set up Contract Management Lifecycle process from A to Z.

20 years experience in Rolls-Royce, working across Civil Aerospace. Experienced commercial professional and contract account manager, having worked with customers, suppliers and partners in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas. Led a number of organisational change programmes within Rolls-Royce, including the creation of a Commercial Shared Service (providing transactional support to the General Counsel teams). Created a Digital Solutions Team within General Counsel, responsible for new technology improvements. Currently lead the General Counsel Capability Centre, accountable for early career strategy, commercial degree apprenticeships, training, outsourcing and digital solutions, business transformation and policy/process.

A senior Commercial leader with over 25 years legal and commercial experience in the IT, telecommunications and media industries. I lead a team of over 90 Senior Commercial Managers and Contract Managers in Telstra Enterprise, to help Telstra achieve our financial goals, minimise risk, and deliver for our customers. I'm transforming the way we manage our 30,000 customer contracts in TE, utilising leading edge contract management technologies, so anyone in Telstra can easily access contract information, that helps us drive Sales, digitally track our delivery obligations, and provide key contractual insights to our senior Executive Team and Board, to make better decisions. Over the last year, I've led the implementation of Telstra's restructure throughout Telstra Enterprise, and also the consumer law compliance uplift program to meet ever changing regulatory requirements.

Linda is an Executive Vice President and Group Head of Commercial & Contract Management for Capgemini. In her role she leads Commercial and Contract Management functions across various countries. Her key mission is to ensure that CCM brings commercial and contract excellence to the business helping to enable Capgemini’s clients to receive innovative services that deliver real business value. Linda’s earlier career with Capgemini included technical, delivery, sales and account management roles, giving her insights into client needs from varied perspectives. Before joining Capgemini in 1992 via an outsourcing contract, she worked for the Granada Group where she held a number of business analysis and technical IT roles.

A professional currently employed with Capgemini in the Commercial and Contract Management team, located in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. I pursued Masters in Law (LLM) specializing in Corporate and Commercial Laws, and I bring four years of valuable experience in the field of Contract Management to my role. In my leisure time, I find joy in activities such as dancing, traveling, and indulging in the pleasure of reading books. Also, I love spending time with family especially with my two brothers.

Rod Wade, Vice President Contract Management & Procurement is an executive team member at MedImpact Healthcare Systems, Inc. in San Diego, California reporting to MedImpact’s CFO and is responsible for all corporate contracting, procurement and negotiation activities. Rod leads teams that support sales and buy-side contracting, as well as MedImpact’s procurement and vendor relations operations. Rod’s teams provide support to MedImpact’s Sales, Account, Finance, Legal, Regulatory, Network, International, IT, Health Services, Government Services, M&A and affiliate/subsidiary companies. Prior to joining MedImpact, Rod was Senior Manager, Contracts at American Specialty Health, Inc. in San Diego and prior to that was Senior Contract Consultant/Assistant Secretary for Prudential Insurance Company of America, Prudential Health Care Plan, Inc., and Prudential HealthCare Plan of California, Inc. in Los Angeles, California. Rod attended the University of California Berkeley, received a bachelor’s degree in Journalism from California State University Northridge and a Master of Business Administration degree from California Lutheran University.

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.

Sharyn County holds a Masters of Commercial Law (MComLaw) and Business Administration (MBA) and is a Member Australian Institute of Company Directors (MAICD). She also holds a number of World CC accreditations including Contract and Commercial Management Expert (CCME), Supplier Relationship Management Practitioner (SRMP) and Fellow. Sharyn's career has spanned more than 20 years in senior commercial roles across the energy, technology, engineering, construction, outsourcing and services industries. In addition to solid leadership skills, Sharyn brings a passion for, and demonstrated ability to deliver transformation and sustainable outcomes across the business, commercial and contracting lifecycle.

As the Executive Director for the Centre of Legal Innovation (Australia, New Zealand and Asia) at the College of Law (CLI), Terri collaborates internationally with legal business leaders, supporting them in identifying trends, developing strategies, and transforming their capabilities and practices to deliver legal services/products/solutions in the new legal ecosystem. She leads CLI’s global initiatives, networks, and programs including the Generative AI in Legal Practice Initiative, the AI for Legal Series and the global Legal Generative AI Summit 2023 (October). Terri is a passionate proponent of people centred legal practice innovation.

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.