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

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.

Heidi Daniels
Committee Member
Senior Director, Global M&E Consulting
CWT Meetings & Events

Christy Graci
Committee Member
Travel and Events Manager
Positive Behavior Supports Corp

Christopher Hamilton
Committee Member
Manager
PwC

Kaaren Hamilton
Committee Member
AVP Commercial
Hyatt Hotels

Beth Hecquet, CMP, CMM
Committee Member
Strategic Sourcing Manager
The E.W. Scripps Company

Mary-Jo Lake, CMP, VEMM
Committee Member
Director of Global Strategic Partnerships, Meetings and Events
blueprint worldwide

Amanda Lash
Committee Member
Director, Travel Customer Service Office
University of Alaska Fairbanks

Frank Manchen
Committee Member
Senior Director, Sales Optimization
Hilton

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

Rob Scales, GTP
Committee Member
Vice President, Business Development
Reed & Mackay – A Navan Company

Rebecca Simon
Committee Member
Senior Sales Account Executive
Delta Air Lines

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

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 Implementation Manager
BCD Travel

Larissa Steinbäcker
Committee Member
Co-CEO
Proske

Melanie Newman
Committee Member
Meeting Services Manager
PwC

Bo Follaug
Committee Member
Global Meeting Leader
IKEA (Ingka group)

Pauline Houston
Committee Member
SVP Global Sales
Onyx CenterSource