The National Business Travel Association – Canada, revealed that the NBTA-Canada Annual Conference & Exhibitor Showcase, held in Toronto, had the highest number of registrations and exhibitors in the…
The National Business Travel Association – Canada, revealed that the NBTA-Canada Annual Conference & Exhibitor Showcase, held in Toronto, had the highest number of registrations and exhibitors in the event’s history.
More than 200 attendees and 30 exhibiting companies took part in the event. The record-setting, sell-out conference also represents the largest gathering of travel buyers in Canada this year.
“The growth we are experience in the annual conference is thrilling, and it is reflective of the NBTA-Canada dedication to providing gold-standard corporate travel education and networking in a buyer-driven, Canadian-focused format,” said NBTA-Canada President, Tanya Racz, CCTE.
Conference presenters have included the following:
- Bruce Bishins, CTC, Airline Training Council, Executive Director
- Michelle Dereux, UNIGLOBE Travel (Western Canada), Inc., President
- Aron Gampel, Scotiabank, Vice President & Deputy Chief Economist, who closed the official program on the first day
- Michael B. Gerbis, P. Eng., The Delphi Group, President, who will address “The ‘Greener’ Side of Business Travel”
- Kevin Iwamoto, Hewlett-Packard, Global Commodity Manager, Corporate Card, Hotels, and Meetings
- Kari Knoll Kesler, Honeywell International, Inc., Honeywell Meeting Solutions, Global Manager
- Robert Kokonis, AirTrav, Inc., President
- Richard St. John, Success Analyst and Author of Stupid, Ugly, Unlucky, and RICH!
- Damon Brenner, Control Risks, Vice President, who spoke on implementing an effective corporate travel security management program
- Tracey Wilt, Xerox Corporation, Manager, Global Travel Operations
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