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
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