GBTA Convention 2019 | Global Business Travel Association - GBTA | 3 August 2019 | McCormick Place, 2301 S King Dr, Chicago, IL 60616

The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) is the world’s largest professional association representing the $1.4 trillion business travel industry. Our global membership includes 9,000-plus business travel professionals from every continent. Collectively, our members directly control more than $345 billion of global business travel and meetings expenditures annually, and also represent every facet of the global travel industry marketplace.

Our focus is to equip our members with the knowledge and resources necessary to navigate the rapidly changing business travel landscape resulting in improved managed travel programs, top line business growth, and exemplary careers. We do this through the following:

2019 Speakers

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

Judi Holler
Chief, FearBoss

Jon Taffer
Host of Spike TV’s Bar Rescue, Author and Restaurateur

CONVENTION ARENA LUNCHEON SPEAKERS:

Bob Costas
Award-Winning Sportscaster, Broadcaster and Best-Selling Author

Andy Cohen
Host & Executive Producer, Bravo's "Watch What Happens Live"

Ashley Judd
Actress, Activist, Social Justice Humanitarian

Dennis Muilenburg
Chairman, President, and CEO, The Boeing Company

Scott Solombrino
Chief Operating Officer & Executive Director, GBTA

CENTER STAGE SPEAKERS:

Bhart Sarin
GBTA Board Chairman

Oscar Munoz
Chief Executive Officer, United Airlines

Mark Hoplamazian
President and CEO, Hyatt Hotels Corporation

Reggie Aggarwal
CEO and Founder, Cvent

Mickey Beyer-Clausen
CEO, Timeshifter® - The Jet Lag App®

Ali Bora Isbulan
CEO, TAV Operations Services CO.

Ariel Cohen
CEO and Co-Founder, TripActions

Rita Visser
GBTA Board Vice President

Ann Dery, GLP
Director, Global Travel & Meetings/Global Procurement, GBS, S&P Global

Jack J. Lever
Global Travel Manager, Booz Allen Hamilton

Yanik Hoyles
Director, Industry Distribution Programs, IATA

Ilia Kostov
Senior Vice President Global TMCs and Americas Business Travel Agencies, Amadeus

Jeff Lobl
Managing Director – Global Distribution and Omnichannel Strategy Delta, Delta Airlines

Dorothy Dowling
President, Allied Leadership Council GBTA

Si-Yeon Kim
Chief Compliance and Risk Officer, American Express Global Business Travel

Beth Kinerk
Senior Vice President, Sales, Avis Budget Group

Kristen Shovlin
Vice President, Sales Operations and Development, Delta Air Lines

Tony Wagner
Vice President, Americas & South Pacific Regions, CWT Meetings & Events

Karen Hutchings
Global Head of Travel, Meetings & Events and Brand Marketing Procurement, EY

Shawn Parker
Executive Director, Corporate Group Sales, Hilton Worldwide

Ron Shah
CEO, Bizly

2019 Sponsors and Partners

DIAMOND:
• BCD Travel
• Choice Hotels
• HRS
• Skyteam
• United for Business

GOLD:
• Amadeus
• American Airlines
• Global Business Travel
• Best Western
• CWT
• Sabre
• Star Challenge
• Travel Leaders Corporate

CONVENTION ARENA:
• American Airlines
• Enterprise National
• United for Business

PARTNERS:
• Accor
• Aviana Airlines
• Cvent
• Dav El
• Boston Coach
• Free Man
• Hertz
• Latam Airlines
• Lyft Business
• Ovation Travel Group
• Room It
• SAP Concur
• Southwest Corporate Travel
• Spot Hero
• Trip Actions
• Turkish Airlines
• UATP
• Uber for business

HOST CITY SPONSORS:
• Choose Chicago
• O'hare & Midway
• Union Carpenters & Contractors