The mission of the GBTA Technology Committee is to review, develop, and share relevant information with GBTA Members regarding business travel management technology issues, trends, and developments.

  • Drive collaboration and facilitate networking
  • Create and deliver innovative educational initiatives
  • Uncover technology needs and expectations
  • Support the association’s education forums and chapter seminars
  • Represent the technology voice of GBTA members
  • Share best practices for technology implementation for business travel professionals

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.

Technology Committee Application
Europe Technology Committee Application

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Leadership

Alison Guilbeaux-Brown
Chair
Director of Customer Success
Prime Numbers Technology

Helder de Freitas
Vice Chair
Technology Manager
Disney

Members

Danielle Bilbao
Committee Member
Executive Director, Global Corporate Clients & Strategic Client Events
Accor

Suzanne Boyan, GTP
Committee Member
Travel & Meeting Manager
ZS

Felipe Cardona
Committee Member

Ron Glickman
Committee Member
Head of Sales
Acai Travel

Rajeev Goswami
Committee Member
CEO and Co Founder
WWStay

Steven Harter
Committee Member
Chief Technology Officer
Cerebri AI

Emilie Kopp
Committee Member
Director, Strategic Partnerships
Deem

Steven Mandelbaum
Committee Member
Vice President
EAB

Stratton Penberthy
Committee Member
Director, Procurement & Travel
AAMC

Laurie Scott, GTP
Committee Member
Global Travel Manager
Markel

Alyssa Totoraitis
Committee Member
Travel Manager
Universities of Wisconsin

Europe Technology Committee

Leadership

Heinz Leonard Hornsby
Chair
Senior Manager travel & travel technology management
Deloitte

Sarah Whiting
Vice-Chair
Senior Director Global Solutions Engineering
BCD Travel

Members

Jocelyn Aubry
Committee Member
VP Product Engineering
Egencia

Martin Biermann
Committee Member
VP Product Development
HRS

Tauseef Hussain
Committee Member
Director of Data Science and Information Technology
Areka Consulting

Christopher Feuerecker
Committee Member
Global Travel & Fleet Manager
Innomotics GmbH

Matthew Davis
Committee Member
Global Travel Procurement Manager
Nestle

Christian Rosenbaum
Committee Member
Head of Strategic Partners
Cytric by Amadeus

Lisa Weimer
Committee Member
Travel & Expense Manager
Allianz Services

Stephen Lascelles
Commitee Member
EMEA & APAC Travel Manager
Willis Towers Watson

Adam Kerr
Committee Member
CEO
Tripism

Jane Worrow
Committee Member
Director of Product Marketing
HotelHub