On Thursday 25 February 2021, BTN Group hosted the first Business Travel Show Europe Kick Off, a virtual event that brought members of the corporate travel community together to reconnect and stay up-to-date on the latest industry trends.

State of the Industry: Corporate Travel Megatrends

Chairperson: Elizabeth West, Editorial Director, BTN Group
Speakers: Bruce McIndoe, President, McIndoe Risk Advisory LLC, Carolyn Pearson, CEO, Maiden Voyage, Linda Bekoe, CEO, APLBC, Adrian Hyzler, Medical Officer, Healix, Gehan Colliander, Global Travel Director, BCG

Sustainability: Getting Back on the Road Smarter

Chairperson: David Meyer, Executive Director, Conference Content and Strategy, BTN Group
Speakers: Mark Corbett, Founder, Thrust Carbon,Toby Withnell, Director, Global Travel Services, ARM, Gehan Colliander, Global Travel Director, BCG

The Impact of Diversity, Equity and Human Rights on Travel Partnerships

ChairpersonJen Bankard Director, Content Solutions and Conferences, BTN Group
Speakers: Carolyn Pearson CEO, Maiden Voyage, Linda Bekoe CEO, APLBC, Jafles Pacheco Head of Indirect Material Spend, Oerlikon

Geopolitics and Corporate Travel

Speakers: Bruce McIndoe President, McIndoe Risk Advisory LLC, Roman Neumeister Travel Officer, OSCE

The Identity Crisis of Corporate Travel Agencies

Speaker: Ben Park Director Procurement & Travel, Parexel

Is Data the New Currency of Your Business?

Speaker: Ed Waite Head of Expense and T&E Commercial, Barclays

Looking Forward

Chairperson: Jen Bankard Director, Content Solutions and Conferences, BTN Group
Speaker: Richard Eades, Global Category Lead for Travel, Meetings and Events, BP

Travel Supplier CEOs Town Hall

Chairperson: Andy Hoskins Editor-in-Chief, BTN Europe, BTN Group
Speakers: Suzanne Horner CEO, Gray Dawes Travel, Ian Blackie EMEA Travel Manager, Bloomberg L.P., Katharina Navarro Global Category Manager - Travel and Meetings, Capgemini, Daniel Tallos Travel Manager EMEA, Nike, Chrissy Taylor President and CEO, Enterprise Holdings

Reviving your Travel Programme & Career

Chairperson: Scott Davies CEO, ITM
Speakers: Karen Hutchings Global Head of Travel. Meetings & Events, EY, Alison Rogan Head of Travel and Expense, Barclays

Climate Emergency: Post COVID-19 Learnings and Future Strategies For A Solid Sustainability Management In Our Eco-System

Chairperson: Willy Schnyder, Entrepreneur
Speakers: Xavier Tytleman, CEO - Aviation NXT, Marcela Navarro, CEO and Co-Founder - Project X Global, David Pisacane, Direct Procurement Manager - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne

Will Covid-19 Tests and Vaccination Certificates Be Key to Travel the World Again?

Chairperson: Corrado Simontacchi , Advisor and Independent Business Consultant
Speakers: "David Rutnam, Senior Manager, Industry Distribution Programs Adoption - IATA, Mieke Desbonnets, Head of Corporate Sales - Brussels Airlines Lufthansa Group

Travel Programmes In COVID-19 Turmoil

Chairperson: Pascal Jungfer, CEO - Areka Consulting
Speakers: " Yorick Charveriat, Deputy General Manager France - Amex GBT, Jonathan De Moor, Category Lead Buyer - chez Orange, Claude Lelièvre, Global Travel Manager, Philippe Vanasch, Group Travel Manager - Solvay

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