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GBTA Conference 2019 - Munich in Partnership with VDR will be held 19 - 21 November. For details of hotel accommodations available in Munich View Here>>

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GBTA Conference 2019 - Munich in Partnership with VDR - Agenda

Monday 18 November
Tuesday 19 November
Wednesday 20 November
Thursday 21 November

08h00-17h00	Fundamentals of Business Travel Management™ Made Possible by:

08h00-13h30	Fundamentals of Business Travel Management™ Made Possible by:
08h00-17h00	Expo Selection 2020
08h00-19h30	Registration is open
09h00-12h00	Committee Meetings (invitation only)
09h00-17h30	GBTA Broadcast Studio Made Possible by:
11h30-12h30	First Timers Made Possible by:
12h00-13h30	Lunch and Networking in the Expo (View the 2019 Expo Map)
13h30-15h00	Official Opening - Centre Stage
14h15-15h00	Opening Keynote Our opening keynote is a very special guest speaker - a former senior member of British Security Service. Drawing on their own experience of reshaping their organisation to meet the demands of a new world order they will speak on effective leadership in times of change. Made Possible by:
15h00-15h30	Move time
15h30-16h00	Education Sessions
16h00-16h15	Move time
16h15-16h45	Education Sessions
16h45-17h00	Move time
17h00-17h30	Education Sessions
17h30-19h30	Welcome Reception in the Expo (View the 2019 Expo Map)

08h00-18h00	Registration is open
08h30-17h00	Expo Selection 2020
09h00-17h30	GBTA Broadcast Studio Made Possible by:
08h00-09h00	Breakfast in Expo (View the 2019 Expo Map)
0900-1000	The Aviation Hour - Interview with Randy J. Tinseth, VP Commercial Marketing, The Boeing Company In this one-to-one interview Randy J. Tinseth, Vice President of Commercial Marketing, will share his perspectives on the future strategy of The Boeing Company, the outlook for the aviation sector and of course the latest update on the Boeing 737 Max. Moderator: Richard Tams, Director at Tailwind Advisory Ltd Speaker: Randy J Tinseth, Vice President of Commercial Marketing at The Boeing Company Made Possible by:
09h30 – 10h00	The Aviation Hour - Industry Panel Brexit; NDC; environmental issues and commercial headwinds are certainly causing a degree of turbulence for aviation. Hear from senior executives from Lufthansa and easyJet on how aviation is evolving in Europe and the impact for the business travel. Moderator: Richard Tams, Director at Tailwind Advisory Ltd Panelists: Thomas Haagensen, Managing Director of easyJet Europe Jürgen Siebenrock, Vice President Sales and Services Home Markets & Global Key Account Management Lufthansa Group Made Possible by:
1000-1030	C-Level Panel: The Changing Shape of the Accommodation Sector The sharing economy; bleisure; technology and demographics are all changing where; when and how business travellers stay when away with work. This C-level panel will look at how the accommodations sector is evolving; what is driving this change and what it means for the corporate travel manager. Panelists: Dorothy Dowling, Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer, BWH \| Hotel Group Xaveer Fluitman, Regional Director Booking.com for Business at Booking.com Tobias Ragge, CEO of the HRS Group Daniela Schade, Managing Director AccorHotels Deutschland GmbH & COO AccorHotels Central Europe at AccorHotels
10h30-11h15	Networking break in Expo (View the 2019 Expo Map)
11h15-11h30	Move time
11h30-12h00	Education Sessions
12h15-12h45	Education Sessions
12h45-13h00	Move time
12h00-12h15	Move time
13h00-14h15	Arena Luncheon Made Possible by:
14h15-15h00	Dessert in Expo
15h00-16h00	The Big Idea How Can We Make Business Travel More Sustainable Sustainability is a key issue for all sectors of the economy. In this interactive session delegates will have the opportunity to consider how the industry should best respond to this challenge and what it means for buyers; suppliers and travellers. Speakers: Markus Trapp, Director of Sales DACH at CWT Made Possible by:
16h00-16h15	Move time
16h15-16h45	Education Sessions
17h00-17h30	Move time
18h00-19h30	Media Cocktail Party (invitation only)
19h30	Big Night Out Made Possible by:

08h00-14h00	Registration is open
08h30-12h00	Expo Selection 2020
08h30-09h30	Breakfast in Expo
09h00-14h00	GBTA Broadcast Studio Made Possible by:
09h30-10h00	Education Sessions
10h15-11h15	Knowledge Bazaar
11h15-12h00	Networking in Expo
12h00 – 12h30	Interesting Times The world is changing at an unprecedented rate - technology has transformed the way we live and now geo-political, economic and demographic forces are reshaping our world. In this session we will look at these macro forces and examine how they are impacting the business travel industry. Speaker: Svend Leirvaag, Vice President Industry Affairs at Amadeus Made Possible by:
12h30 – 13h00	Corporate Centricity: The Evolving Role of Travel in Organisations Travel has traditionally occupied a functional role within organisations - getting people from A to B and managing spend. But to deliver added value and play a greater strategic role, travel managers must work closely with other departments such as human resources, sustainability, procurement, and finance. Listen to what matters to these key stakeholders and how travel can engage with them using a 'corporate centric' approach.
13h00-14h00	Lunch in Expo