BCD Travel will be among nearly 7,000 business travel professionals at the 2019 Global Business Travel Association convention in Chicago, Aug. 3-7. Education sessions featuring BCD experts will cover topics from blockchain to data to sustainability. See session lists below. In addition, GBTA attendees can drop by Booth 2517 to demo the new TripSource®, meet SolutionSource® partners, discover new strategies for saving on hotels and more.
Know before you go
Time zone – Central Daylight Time
Currency – U.S. dollar
Languages spoken – English
Sunday, Aug. 4
Payment solutions committee – roundtable discussion
Mario Kriebel, Vice President Commercial Payment Solutions, BCD Travel
3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Monday, Aug. 5
Irina Matz, Senior Director, SolutionSource, BCD Travel
8 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
The air RFP is obsolete – What’s next?
Olivier Benoit, VP & Global Air Practice Leader, Advito
8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Irina Matz, Senior Director, SolutionSource, BCD Travel
8:45 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
Irina Matz, Senior Director, SolutionSource, BCD Travel
9:30 a.m. – 10 a.m.
4 reasons why travel should partner with human resources
Anja Turner, Vice President, Global Marketing & Events, BCD Travel
9:30 a.m. – 10 a.m.
GBTA Ladders: All stars part 3/3
Alexandria Prejean Smith, Senior Manager, Business Development, ERM, BCD Travel
9:30 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 6
Blockchain – A welcome disruptor for the hotel industry
Marwan Batrouni, Vice President, Supplier Relations, Global Hotel Strategy, BCD Travel
9:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Mastering the 6 disciplines of corporate travel with emerging technologies
Miriam Moscovici, Senior Director, Corporate Innovation, BCD Travel
9:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Mission Possible: Biometrics and virtual payments?
Mario Kriebel, Vice President Commercial Payment Solutions, BCD Travel
Presented by GBTA Payment Solutions Committee
10:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Data fundamentals: How to improve data quality and use it to drive success
Steve Raimand, Solutions Consulting, BCD Travel
10:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Beyond CSR: How sustainability practices in M&E can help save the world
John Kelly, Senior Director, Marketing EMEA, BCD M&E
10:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Innovation series finale made possible by BCD Travel
Irina Matz, Senior Director, SolutionSource, BCD Travel
10:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 7
Is your risk program a puzzle? How to fit the pieces together presented by GBTA risk committee
Kathy Bedell, Senior Vice President, BCD Travel
12 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Tech Trends 2019 1/2 presented by GBTA technology committee
Miriam Moscovici, Senior Director, Corporate Innovation, BCD Travel
12 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Tech Trends 2019 2/2 presented by GBTA technology committee
Miriam Moscovici, Senior Director, Corporate Innovation, BCD Travel
12:45 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
