Events List

GBTA NORTH CENTRAL
2024 EDUCATION SUMMIT

 Join Us!
Thursday, May 9, 2024
7:30 AM to 4:00 PM

Location:

Rush Creek Golf Club
7801 County Road 101 N,
Maple Grove, MN 55311  
Rush Creek Golf Club website

Lodging:
Holiday Inn Maple Grove
May 8 & 9
Guest Room Block Available $159.00

Holiday Inn Maple Grove- GBTA Room Block

Sponsorship Opportunities Available!  Click here to learn more.

Agenda:

7:00am-7:30am               Vendor Move-In and Set Up
7:30am-9:00am               Registration, Breakfast and Tradeshow
9:00am-9:05am               President’s Welcome, Kari Bigot  
9:15am-9:45am               State of the Industry of Business Travel- Kevin Fliess, GBTA CMO
9:50am – 10:40am          Duty of Care Trends - Moderator - Cooper Kinney, International SOS & Panel
10:45am-11:00am           Morning Break
11:00am-11:45am            NDC & The Future- Fred Bowen – Sr. Director, Corporate Distribution & Global Business Accounts / GBTA Technology Committee member 
11:45am-1:00pm              Lunch and Supplier Trade Show- Announce New Board Members, Award Scholarships and President’s Awards to be mentioned. Lunch Sponsorship to be announced and introduction of panel.
1:00pm-2:30pm               Meetings & Events Roundtable and Moderated Panel  - “Blurring the lines between travel and meetings:  A reality with strategic importance”

Moderator: Kari Wendel, Vice President - Global Strategic Customer & Operations, CWT Meetings & Events Panel includes: Chris Johnson- Director, Global Events, Travel & Sports Partnership, Land O'Lakes, Chantal Courteau-Director, Global Travel, Expense and Meetings, 3M, Brittany Isaacs- Manager, Partnerships, Cvent, Andy Paschke- Assistant Managing Director of Sales, Hilton
2:30pm-2:45pm              Afternoon Break
2:45pm-2:50pm              Introduction of Keynote Speaker- Sponsor
2:50pm – 3:50pm           Keynote Speaker – Dr. Derreck Kayongo-   “Phenomenal speaker, engaging, inspiring, motivating, authentic.” Former CEO of the National Center for Civil and Human Rights and Founder of the Global Soap Project

President Jimmy Carter chose Kayongo to interview him as part of the National Archives Amending America Initiative.  He has done hundreds of interviews around the world and has been seen on CNN, the Christiana Amanpour Show, and BBC's Focus on Africa. In December 2015, Bo Emerson of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution referenced an earlier AJC article, writing that "In describing Kayongo's rhetorical skills, staff writer Matt Kempner wrote, 'This is his greatest strength: getting people inspired to see the bigger picture. Convincing them that even the little guy can do something big.'"

4:00pm- 5:00pm          Reception (More details to come!)

 EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION BEFORE APRIL 15^TH, 2024:

Pre-Paid Meetings: $0- Add

Member $135.00
Non-Member $150.00

 Registration April 15-May 1st:

Pre-paid Meetings: $0- Add

Member $150.00
Non-Member $175.00

 Register after May 1st, 2024

Pre-Paid Meetings: $0-Add

Member $200.00
Non-Member $250.00

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