GBTA Sustainability Summit

Driving Action to Net Zero Business Travel

Brussels, 8 November 2022

Reducing emissions must be part of our game plan today to make sure we can still connect people and travel for business tomorrow.

GBTA will be hosting its first ever Global Sustainability Summit on 8 November 2022 in Brussels, focusing on Driving Action to Net Zero Business Travel.

This one-day, high-level event, will bring together experts, industry and policy leaders to outline concrete solutions to decarbonize business travel, in alignment with the Paris Climate Goals – and concurrently to the 27th UN Climate Summit (COP 27), taking place in Egypt from 7 to 18 November.

The Summit will foster connections and exchange by providing a forum for frank discussions about challenges and opportunities to drive climate action in the business travel sector.

The Race to Net Zero and COP27: how can industry lead the transformation
Decarbonizing business travel: opportunities for partnerships in driving impactful actions
Levelling the playing field: reducing fragmentation and delivering data transparency
Financing the transition: driving investments alongside ESG performance
Building climate resilience: how to prepare for the impact of climate change on our sector

GTP Credits

Attendees can earn 6 GTP® Recertification Credits.

Venue

Square – Brussels Convention Centre
Mont des Arts/Kunstberg B-1000 Brussels

Situated on the imposing Mont des Arts with a broad vista over Brussels, SQUARE sits in the historical and cultural heart of the city, very close to the centre of European government.

Programme

GBTA, the Global Business Travel Association, will host its first ever Sustainability Summit in Brussels on Tuesday 8th November 2022 – focusing on focusing on decarbonizing Business travel and effectively calculating, tracking and reducing emissions.

8:00am – 8:45am	Breakfast and registration
8:45am – 9:00am	Welcome Address Suzanne Neufang, CEO GBTA
9:00am – 9:20am	Keynote Speech Walter Goetz, Head of Cabinet for Transport Commissioner, European Commission Mark Cuschieri, GBTA, Vice President
9:20am – 10:00am	Opening Panel: Leading the Transition What to Expect from COP27, and what role can business play in leading the transformation? Moderator: Caroline Strachan, Managing Partner, Festive Road Panelists: Paul Abbott, CEO, American Express Global Business Travel MEP Ismail Ertug, Committee on Transport and Tourism, European Parliament Brune Poirson, Chief Sustainability Officer, Accor and Former French Secretary of State for the Environment Denise Auclair, Corporate Travel Campaign Manager, Transport & Environment
10:15am – 11:00am	Breakout 1: Green hospitality – how to navigate standards Moderator: Matthew Parsons, Corporate Travel Editor, Skift Panelist: Sally Davey, Chief Executive, Travalyst Randy Durband, Chief Executive Officer, GSTC Patrick O’Meara, Head of Business Development, Sustainable Hospitality Alliance
10:15am – 11:00am	Breakout 2: Electromobility – how to bridge the gap Moderator: Chris Pouney, Independent Consultant Panelist: Zlatko Kregar, Policy Officer, DG Mobility & Transport, Sustainable & Intelligent Transport Unit, European Commission Thomas Neumann, Policy Manager, AVERE Robin Loos, Sustainable Transport Officer, BEUC – The European Consumer Organisation
10:15 am – 11:00am	Breakout 3: Switching to rail – how to encourage the shift Moderator: Dr. Andrea Giuricin, Chief Executive Officer, TRA Consulting Panelist: Emmanuel Mounier, Secretary General, EU Travel Tech Raul Cazan, Presdient, 2Celsius Jacqueline Starr, Chief Executive, Rail Delivery Group
11:10am – 11:40am	Coffee/networking break
11:40am – 12:20pm	Increased scrutiny on scope 3.6 emissions – how to get accurate data? Moderator: Bev Fearis, Editor, The Business Travel Magazine Panelists: Michael Schneider, Assistant Director Aviation Environment, IATA Szymon Oscislowski, Deputy Head of Unit, DG MOVE, European Commission Dan Rutherford, Program Director, International Council on Clean Transportation Shelley Fletcher-Bryant, Senior Director, Sales & Client Relationship Management, Advito
12:20pm – 1:00pm	Decarbonizing business travel: best practices to cut emissions Moderator: Amon Cohen, Business Travel News Europe Panelist: René Rühl, ASG Mobility Lead & Mobility Sustainability Market Business Partner, Accenture Barbora Vosahlova, EMEIA Emerging Markets Travel, Meetings, & Events Operations Manager, Ernst & Young Albena Taseva, Nordic Strategic Sourcing Manager, Codan Forsikring
1:00pm – 2:00pm	Networking Lunch
2:00pm – 2:45pm	Net Zero Business Travel BEFORE 2050: can Sustainable Aviation Fuel really bring us there? Sponsor Introduction: Marieke Verhoeven, Carbon Solution Program Manager, Shell Aviation Moderator: John Harvey, Managing Partner, Globalyse Panelist: Kim Carnahan, Head of Secretariat, Sustainable Aviation Buyers Alliance (SABA) Maarten Dansen, Senior Manager, Corporate Responsibility, PwC NL Chris Truss, Sustainability Director, Reed & Mackay, A Trip Actions Company
2:45pm – 3:40pm	Think Tank Session (Part 1): Turning ambition into action – what’s next to green business travel? Interactive session to develop a climate action plan for our sector Moderator: Chris Elmitt, Chief Executive Officer, LIVVE Rapporteurs Measure: Hendrik Vordenbaeumen, Global VP Product Strategy & Head of Sustainability, SAP Concur Decarbonize: Catherine Dolton, Chief Sustainability Officer, IHG Hotels & Resorts Regenerate: Sara Digiesi, Chief Executive Officer, BWH Hotel Group Italia. Collaborate: Joel Fisher, VP of Product, Travelport Finance: Markus Trapp, Director & Head of Sales DACH, CWT
3:40pm – 4:10pm	Coffee and networking break
4:10pm – 4:25pm	Think Tank Session (Part 2): Debrief and highlights of our climate action plan Moderator: Chris Elmitt, Chief Executive Office, LIVVE
4:25pm – 5:10pm	Sponsor Introduction: Jason Long, Senior Vice President, Global Strategic Accounts, HRS Keynote speaker: Dr. Gabrielle Walker, Climate Change Writer and Ambassador for Client Earth
5:10pm – 5:15pm	Closing remarks Mark Cuschieri, GBTA Vice President
5:30pm – 7:30pm	Networking cocktail

* agenda subject to change

Thank You to our Summit Sponsors!

Gold

Main Stage

Energy

Silver

Partner

Tabletop Sponsor

Exhibitors Guide

Meet our Sustainability Summit Exhibitors, 8:00 to 17:30 in the Foyer Area

Meet the experts	What they do
American Express GBT	From decarbonizing travel to championing diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunity in our workforce, we take our role as a member of the global community seriously. Learn about our commitment to our people, our customers, the environment, and more in our latest annual ESG report.
BCD Travel	At BCD Travel we ethically manage our environmental, social and financial responsibilities to ensure our ongoing business success—without limiting options for future generations. As part of that responsibility, we are committed to supporting our clients with products and services to help them build their own sustainable travel program initiatives.
BWH Hotel Group	BWH Hotel Group is a leading, global hospitality network comprised of three hotel companies, including WorldHotels® Collection, Best Western® Hotels & Resorts and SureStay Hotel Group®. This creates a global network of approximately 4,700 hotels across every chain scale segment, in over 100 countries and territories worldwide.
ClimatePartner	ClimatePartner is a leading solution provider for corporate climate action: We combine individual consulting with a cloud-based software that is unique on the market. We help our customers calculate and reduce carbon emissions and offset residual emissions. This renders products and companies carbon neutral.
Climeet	Developed by and for MICE professionals, Climeet is an all-in-one platform that enables you to understand, calculate, manage and offset the carbon footprint of your events. It was created by Green Evénements, major sustainable consulting firm in the MICE industry, and South Pole, global climate solutions provider.
CWT	At CWT we focus on business-to-business travel for employees. We make it our mission to bring the best customer experience to you and your employees. With our long history in travel we understand travelers and are continuously innovating our processes and tools to improve business travelers’ experiences.
Eurostar	Eurostar has been connecting people, places and businesses since we started operating over 27 years ago, offering fast and seamless connections between London and mainland Europe. With one flight the equivalent of up to 13 Eurostar journeys* when it comes to carbon emissions, we are proud to be the greener way to go.
HRS	HRS is reinventing the way businesses stay, work and pay in today’s dynamic global marketplace. HRS’ advanced platform technology is extending its reach beyond hospitality to meetings, office space management, payment efficiency and crisis recovery. HRS is also recognized for its award-winning Green Stay Initiative, technology that helps corporate hotel programs achieve their NetZero target.
SAP Concur	SAP Concur solutions delivers on a relentless pursuit of what’s possible into everyday travel, expense, and invoice processes – continuously providing new tools to automate and integrate them, so your people get more done and you get more control. With SAP Concur solutions, you’ll move beyond yesterday’s tedious tasks to keep your business running at its best every day.
SkyNRG	SkyNRG is a global leader in SAF since 2009. Our mission is to build up sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) capacity for aviation to meet its 2050 net zero commitment and in doing so, significantly reduce the industry’s impact on our environment.
Troop Travel	Plan your next in-person meeting in minutes.TROOP is a platform that beneﬁts everyone that is involved in arranging meetings by removing all the manual work that currently takes place to pull together pricing and availability and then supercharges it with sustainability & safety data, and much more.
Turkish Airlines	Established in 1933 with a fleet of five aircraft, Star Alliance member Turkish Airlines has a fleet of 389 (passenger and cargo) aircraft flying to 340 worldwide destinations as 287 international and 53 domestics in 129 countries.

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