Registration is now open for the free BTS Europe Kick Off one-day virtual event on 25 February
Registration for Business Travel Show Europe’s Kick Off
event on 25 February is now open to all business travel industry personnel.
Buyers and suppliers alike can sign up to attend the free
one-day virtual event combining a first-class educational programme and networking
opportunities designed to reconnect the European corporate travel community.
Enjoy debates and panel discussions, listen to leading
supplier CEOs and get to grips with the latest business travel trends as the
industry prepares for recovery in 2021.
“This event will serve as a jumping-off point for the year, filling the
Business Travel Show’s historic February time slot now that the event has moved
to June, and enabling us to continue bringing the European corporate travel
community together to network and learn in 2021,” says BTN Group executive
director of conference content and strategy, David Meyer.
PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS
More information on the agenda is
available here, and details of confirmed speakers to date here
State of the industry: corporate travel megatrends
The Covid-19 pandemic has decimated the travel industry and
issues that may have previously registered only on the fringes have been
brought to the forefront. The world has changed and travel management may need
to change with it. Hear from an expert panel and discover State of the Industry
data that will point the way to travel management’s future.
Sustainability: getting back on the road smarter
Travel reductions in 2020 had a positive impact on the
environment. As business travel resumes, it’s critical to take meaningful
sustainability actions and align with your organisation’s sustainability
efforts.
Geopolitics and corporate travel
BTN’s State of the Industry Report found that, beyond
Covid-19, geopolitical issues were the greatest concern among travel managers
surveyed in autumn 2020. This session will present how this may affect the
corporate travel landscape – from border entry requirements to duty of care to
tax implications and everything in between.
The impact of diversity, equity and human rights on travel partnerships
2020 was not just about Covid-19, but a year when industries
including travel voiced an awakened sensitivity to systemic racism, unconscious
bias against minorities and LBGTQ communities and widespread social injustice.
Moving forward, companies will be examining these issues at all levels of their
organisation and using this to drive change which can potentially broaden the
net of candidates for travel industry recruitment and managed travel
partnerships.
Business travel stakeholders – how to deliver what they want
A panel of travel managers and key internal stakeholders
share the secrets on how buyers can best deliver value across their
organisation.
Travel supplier CEOs Town Hall
CEOs representing key hotel, ground transport, TMC and
airline companies talk with travel buyers about the state of their companies,
the industry and where they are headed.
• Presented by the BTN Group – publishers of Business Travel
News Europe – this event is a precursor to the two-day Business Travel Show
Europe which this year takes place on June 22-23 at London’s ExCel Centre. For more information see businesstravelshoweurope.com