GBTA Announces Executive Leadership Panel at GBTA Convention 2014
Executives to Share Views on Today’s Distribution Landscape
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The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA)—the voice of the global business travel
industry—today announced a new panel to be featured on Center Stage at the GBTA
Convention 2014, July 26-30, in Los Angeles: Executive Leadership Panel: A View
Across The Distribution Landscape.
Moderated by Michelle (Mick) Lee,
Founder & CEO, WINiT-WomenInTravel, Managing Director, Global Head of General
Services & Travel, Citi, the panel will feature prominent industry executive leaders
sharing their views on the challenges and opportunities facing the travel distribution
landscape today.
Panelists include:
- Donna Kelliher, President and CEO, GBTA; Director, Travel and Corporate Services, Dominion
- Pam Codispoti, Executive Vice President and GM, American Express
- Cindy Allen, Vice President, TMC Services, Concur
- Leslie Hunziker, Senior Vice President, Investor Relations, Hertz Global Holdings
- Dorothy Dowling, Senior Vice President, Best Western
"We are pleased to welcome this diverse, experienced and talented group of leaders to
this year's Convention," said Michael W. McCormick executive director and COO of
GBTA. "The panelists cover the gamut of the business travel industry representing
associations, a travel management company, payment, travel technology, ground
transportation and hotels. The panelists are sure to provide valuable insight for
attendees navigating the world of business travel as they discuss their respective paths
to leadership, the obstacles they have overcome and offer advice for tomorrow's
leaders."
Other Center Stage industry speakers at the GBTA Convention
2014 include U. S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Administrator John S.
Pistole; Chairman of the Board, President and CEO of United Airlines Jeffery A. Smisek;
Delta CEO Richard Anderson; Concur CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors Steve
Singh; and American Express Global Business Travel President and CEO Bill Glenn.
The 2014 Convention theme, Business in Motion, aptly describes
how the event will unfold as nearly 7,000 attendees from all facets of the business
travel industry come together for five days of continuous motion at the business travel
event of the year. GBTA will broadcast LIVE from the LA Convention Center, bringing you
world-class featured speakers, more than 80 industry-leading education sessions, the
largest business travel expo floor, a wide selection of professional development
opportunities and much more providing attendees the opportunity to build their careers
and get business done.
Attendee registration is still available.
For the agenda and a list of the many exciting programs and featured speakers, please
visit gbta.org/convention.
About GBTA
Convention
The GBTA Convention, with nearly 7,000 attendees, is the
largest, most comprehensive annual gathering of business travel and meetings
managers, meeting planners, procurement professionals and suppliers anywhere in the
world. The Business Travel Event of the Year ® features: more than 80 industry-leading
education sessions organized into 20+ specialized tracks geared to specific levels of
experience and a variety of disciplines; a 400+ company Exposition showcasing market
choices not available at other industry gatherings; sessions featuring world-renowned
speakers and industry leaders; a wide selection of professional development
opportunities; and, much more. For more information on the GBTA Convention, visit
gbta.org/convention.
ORGANIZATION
Global Business Travel Association (GBTA)
www.gbta.org/
107 S West St. Suite 762
USA
- Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: 703-684-0836
Fax: 703-342-4324
Email: info@nbta.org
Colleen Lerro Gallagher
Phone: +1 703 236 1133
Email: cgallagher@gbta.org