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.
- Podcast: The Evolving Landscape of Food & Beverage, the Servicing and Sustainability of Meetings & Events (December 10, 2021)
- Podcast: COP26 Series – Introduction: Review of COP26 goals and how they apply to the meetings and events industry (October 13, 2021)
- Meeting & Event Committee Resources are available to Members on the Hub
Leadership
Brenda Davis
Chair
Americas Travel Manager
International SOS
Shalini Iyer
Vice Chair
Director of Strategic Partnerships
hubli
Members
Grant Caplan
Committee Member
President
Procurigence, Inc.
Jason Cohen
Committee Member
Director of Global Accounts, Meetings and Incentives
Accor
Heidi Daniels
Committee Member
Senior Director, Global M&E Consulting
CWT Meetings & Events
Kaaren Hamilton
Committee Member
AVP Commercial
Hyatt Hotels
Beth Hecquet, CMP, CMM
Committee Member
Strategic Sourcing Manager
The E.W. Scripps Company
Stacey Nishikawa
Committee Member
Sales Manager – Meetings & Incentives
United Airlines
David O’Donohue
Committee Member
VP, Brand Engagement
Groups 360
Ruth Oren, CTE
Committee Member
Global Mobility Specialist
E-technology LLC
Brianna Ryan
Committee Member
Account Executive
Cvent
Rebecca Simon
Committee Member
Senior Sales Account Executive
Delta Air Lines
Ryan Tetz
Committee Member
Vice President
Team Travel Source
Maryellen Yeager, GTP, CCTE, GLP
Committee Member
Manager Corporate Travel
IGT
Europe Meetings & Events Committee
Leadership
Henrietta Balint
Chair
Global Procurement Commodity Management
Siemens Energy
Dan Humby
Co-Chair
Vice President, Sales – Europe
Groups360
Members
Gemma Bassett
Committee Member
Founder
Gem Meeting & Events Consulting Curation
Jane Dibble
Committee Member
Travel Manager
KPMG UK LLP
Leanne Fowler
Committee Member
Director of Account Management
Agiito
Jason Hart
Committee Member
Strategic Sourcing Manager,
EU HQ, UK & Ireland
Amgen
Pieter Kroos
Committee Member
Sales Director EMEA
BCD Meetings & Events
Jennifer Pape
Committee Member
Global Meetings and Events
Shell
Claus Vestergaard
Committee Member
Account Director
Radisson Hotels
Verónica Gonzalez G-N
Committee Member
Head of Business Development
Amadeus IT Group
Michelle Wheatley
Committee Member
Project Manager
Festive Road