According to Article 19 of the WBF Statutes, the technical advisor of the WBF regarding matters related to the organisation and the rules and regulations of the bridge competitions is the High Level Players Commission.
According to Article 46 of the WBF By-Laws, The HLPC consists of not less than seven and not more than nine members, representing at least four ZCs. One member shall be appointed by the WBF Youth Committee and the others are appointed by the EC on the proposal of the President; those appointed by the EC shall include at least two males and two females and must be chosen from among the WBF World Grand or Life Masters who participated in a World Championship in the previous eight years. The HLPC shall advise the President and the EC on general matters concerning sport activity and carry out such other duties as may be assigned by the President and the EC.

The current High Level Player Commission consists of:

Members:
Ashley BACH
Irene BARONI
Catherine DRAPER
Chip MARTEL
Michael ROSENBERG
Wang WEN FEI