Alexandria, VA - WINiT by GBTA, a network driving positive change for the career mobility of women in the travel-related industries, today announced speaker, author and change-agent Joanna Martinez will be a featured speaker at WINiT Summit 2019 - Chicago on August 3^rd at McCormick Place. Martinez will draw from experiences and lessons showcased in her book "A Guide to Positive Disruption" to navigate attendees through her proven process for driving positive change within organizations.

Her session "A Guide to Positive Disruption: Find and Implement Constructive Changes that Help Your Company and Yourself" will deliver change-oriented advice such as:

• Developing personal plans to help weather inevitable business turmoil
• Finding new ideas that will benefit companies
• Selling ideas within an organization by mastering basic negotiation techniques
• Standing apart to be ready for the next challenge

"WINiT has always been about equality in the workplace," said Scott Solombrino, GBTA executive director and COO. "The takeaways from this session and the entire Summit program will help attendees better understand how both men and women can come together to advance and empower women in the travel industry."

WINiT Summit 2019 - Chicago brings together professionals of all levels and across travel-related industries for the sole purpose of positively changing the careers and lives of women. GBTA Convention is the largest, most comprehensive annual gathering of business travel and meeting managers, meeting planners, procurement professionals and suppliers in the world and will be held in Chicago, August 3-7, 2019.

View the agenda for additional information on programming and stay tuned as more speakers will be released throughout 2019. Attendee registration is open now. WINiT Contributors will save $50 when registering for WINiT Summit 2019 - Chicago. Learn more about joining the WINiT Community. Save $100 when you register for both GBTA Convention 2019 and WINiT Summit.

Media registration is complimentary and available online - and also provides media access to GBTA Convention.

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