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Are you looking to take your career in travel to the next level? Do you know the secrets to advancement and success in the industry?! Join us for this exceptional meeting where we’ll focus on professional development and provide actionable insights on how to advance into higher-level roles within the corporate travel industry. This event will feature high-powered industry icons who have successfully navigated the path to leadership. Through their stories and strategies, you’ll gain:

• Practical advice on positioning yourself for promotion
• Insights into the skills and leadership qualities that make candidates stand out

• Proven methods to build your influence and expand opportunities in the travel sector

Event Highlights:

• Invaluable advice from industry icons on how to reach your full potential
• Interactive discussions with top-tier industry leaders
• Real-world strategies to move into senior positions
• Networking opportunities to connect with peers and mentors

Evening Prior Cocktail Reception

Food & Beverages will be available!

Keynote Speaker: Suzanne Neufang

CEO, GBTA

Suzanne Neufang was named CEO of GBTA in February 2021, where she leads the association’s mission, strategy, and programs to benefit stakeholders across the global business travel industry.  She is a transformation-focused executive who has led product, service and organizational innovation through times of great change – “connecting dots” across geographies, functions, people, and results. She’s held leadership roles within the travel industry for the past 20 years, including at HRS, GetThere, Travelocity and Sabre. Before travel, she was a leader in tech and telecom industries at Intuit, Verizon, and GTE. She’s been an active volunteer in the travel industry, including serving as board president of the former Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE).  Suzanne holds a masters degree from the University of Hawaii, and a bachelors degree from Minot State University in North Dakota. She and her husband, Ralf, live in New York City, and have two grown sons.

Powerful Leader Panel: Secret Sauces of Industry Professionals: 

Rita Visser

Director Global Travel Sourcing & GPO: Oracle 

Change agent and thought leader in the travel industry, including process, procurement and operations. I strive for change, not for the sake of change, but to drive efficiency and performance. This is a changing industry and I strive to be on the leading edge of those changes.

Greg Wilczek

Former Head of Travel, Google 

Travel and entertainment expense (T&E) expert with 30 years of experience in corporate services and procurement, concentrated in the art and science of travel management. Proud member of the Garner Network, called upon by CPOs and travel managers for engagements in benchmarking, strategy, options, RFPs, and project management. Co-founder of a travel startup in stealth mode! You asked for it, we’re building it - the industry’s only end-to-end solution for Guest Travel. Launching in early 2025. Subject matter expertise in travel and expense technology, start-ups, airlines, travel management companies (TMCs), online booking tools (OBTs), supplier negotiations RFPs, hospitality, lodging, hotels, payments, distribution, reimbursement, policy, and ground transportation.

Cassandra Rollins

Vice President, Product Management: Emburse

At Emburse, my focus is on delivering expense automation solutions that enhance our customers' time to value and cash flow. The goal is to simplify FinTech, a mission that draws on my extensive expertise across the Travel & PropTech verticals spanning over twenty years. My experiences at RealPage and Sabre honed my skills in P & L and global product management, contributing to significant revenue growth through delivery of innovative SaaS solutions. With a strategic approach to go-to-market delivery, I am committed to steering product roadmaps towards transformative outcomes for domestic and multinational enterprises.

2:45pm: Final Announcements & Drawing