The Institute of Travel Management (ITM) will hold its annual conference at the Edinburgh International Convention Centre 21-23 March. Over 350 business travel buyers, suppliers and intermediaries are expected to attend, and for the first time the conference is available to non-member business travel buyers. This year the focus is on ”responsible travel management,” including Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Duty of Care, sustainable travel and the latest initiatives in the industry.
The conference programme includes educational and plenary seminar sessions and debates, covering CSR, what the travel procurement did next, expense management, the benefits of consolidation and the value of the agent. GMTV”s John Stapleton is to be the conference facilitator, and keynote speakers include easyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou and Forum for the Future”s Jonathon Porritt.