GBTA’s Meetings & Events Committee is the strategic partner for the business travel community and provides guidance on the following:
• Business events best practices
• Education
• Resources
• Innovation

  • Serve as the preeminent source of knowledge, resources and strategy on the state of meetings management for the global business travel industry.
  • Develop and maintain educational materials around the fundamentals and best practices of meetings management.
  • Produce, share, and disseminate high-quality content on emerging trends in meetings management with GBTA members.

Applications to serve on a Committee are accepted year-round and open to any GBTA member. Members serve 2-year terms running from Convention to Convention. Each Committee will be in contact shortly after an application is received. Based on the application, the Committee may either conduct an interview, hold the application or decline the applicant. Committees must maintain a 51% Direct Member and 49% Allied Member ratio. Fill out the committee application form below.

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Leadership

Deborah Borak, CMM, SMMC
Chair
Vice President/Team Director
Conference Direct

Shawn Parker
Vice Chair
Executive Director, Corporate Group Sales Hilton

Members

Jaime Coffey
Committee Member
Associate Director I Supply Chain Services I Travel Meetings & Events
Ernst & Young, LLP

Jason Cohen
Committee Member
Director of Global Accounts, Meetings and Incentives
Accor

Brenda Crocker-Pierce
Committee Member
GE SmartMeetings-Senior Manager
GE

Brenda Davis
Committee Member
Americas Travel Manager
International SOS

Kaaren Hamilton
Committee Member
AVP Commercial
Hyatt Hotels

Stacey Nishikawa
Committee Member
Sales Manager – Meetings & Incentives
United Airlines

David O’Donohue
Committee Member
VP, Brand Engagement
Groups 360

Brianna Ryan
Committee Member
Account Executive
Cvent

Shannon Sessoms
Committee Member
Sr. Account Executive
Kapow! Events Management

Shauna Whitehead
Committee Member
VP, Global Account Management
BCD Meetings & Events

Europe Meetings & Events Committee

Leadership

Henrietta Balint
Chair
Director
Radius Travel

Dan Humby
Co-Chair
Vice President, Sales – Europe
Groups360

Members

Alastair Cotton
Committee Member
Director & Lead for Global Commercial Meetings & Events Gilead Sciences

Leanne Fowler
Committee Member
Director of Account Management
Agiito

Jason Hart
Committee Member
Strategic Sourcing Manager,
EU HQ, UK & Ireland
Amgen

Aurelie Krau
Committee Member
Head of Customer Experience
Hubli

Jennifer Pape
Committee Member
Global Meetings and Events
Shell

Larissa Steinbäcker
Committee Member
Co-CEO
Proske

Pieter Kroos
Committee Member
Sales Director EMEA
BCD Meetings & Events

Jane Dibble
Committee Member
Travel Manager
KPMG UK LLP

Claus Vestergaard
Committee Member
Account Director
Radisson Hotels