The mission of the GBTA Technology Committee is to review, develop, and share relevant information with GBTA Members regarding business travel management technology issues, trends, and developments.

  • Drive collaboration and facilitate networking
  • Create and deliver innovative educational initiatives
  • Uncover technology needs and expectations
  • Support the association’s education forums and chapter seminars
  • Represent the technology voice of GBTA members
  • Share best practices for technology implementation for business travel professionals

Applications to serve on a Committee are accepted year-round and open to any GBTA member. Members serve 2-year terms running from Convention to Convention. Each Committee will be in contact shortly after an application is received. Based on the application, the Committee may either conduct an interview, hold the application or decline the applicant. Committees must maintain a 51% Direct Member and 49% Allied Member ratio. Fill out the committee application form below.

Technology Committee Application
Europe Technology Committee Application

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Leadership

Katie Virtue
Chair
Client Solutions Lead
Festive Road

Mira Rosenzweig
Vice-Chair
Global Travel Manager
Pinterest

Members

Danielle Bilbao
Committee Member
Executive Director, Global Corporate Clients & Strategic Client Events
Accor

Fred Bowen
Committee Member
Sales Director
Amadeus

Felipe Cardona
Committee Member
Head of Travel Operations, Americas
Novartis

Mat Domaradzki
Committee Member
Travel Manager
Darmouth-Hitchock

Helder de Freitas
Committee Member
Technology Manager
Disney

Theresa Gehler
Committee Member
Director Global Travel
Walmart

Alison Guilbeaux-Brown
Committee Member
Director of Customer Success
Prime Numbers Technology

Ron Glickman
Committee Member
VP -North America
Snowfall

Joel Hanson
Committee Member
Advisor
FerskTech

Emilie Kopp
Committee Member
Director, Strategic Partnerships
Deem

Katie Loudon
Committee Member
Senior Manager Global Travel & Expense
Airbnb, Inc.

Chris Martin
Committee Member
SVP, Global Sales and Product Development
Wings Global Travel

Justin Morris
Committee Member
Director of Sales
Traxo

Amy Padgett
Committee Member
Vice President, Travel Marketing Strategy
SAP Concur

Laurie Scott
Committee Member
Corporate Travel Manager
Markel

Brian VanArsdale
Committee Member
CTO/Head of Product
Tripkicks

John Vawter
Committee Member
Corporate Travel Manager
ExxonMobil

Europe Technology Committee

Leadership

Christian Rosenbaum
Chair
Head of Strategic Vendor & Partner Relations
i:FAO Group

Paulina Moeller
Co-Chair
Global Meeting Leader
Ingka Group (IKEA)

Members

Jocelyn Aubry
Committee Member
VP Product Engineering
Egencia

Martin Biermann
Committee Member
VP Product Development
HRS

Annelies Glandor
Committee Member
Experience Programme Manager
Shell

Tauseef Hussain
Committee Member
Director of Data Science and Information Technology
Areka Consulting

Juliette Jackman
Committee Member
Regional Travel Manager – East
Wood.

Adrian Matt
Committee Member
Owner and Managing Director
travelBrain

Ian Spearing
Committee Member
Founder
Travel Evolution Consulting

Sarah Whiting
Committee Member
Channel Solutions Lead
Thrust Carbon

Jane Worrow
Committee Member
Director of Product Marketing
Hotelhub

Matthew Davis
Committee Member
Global Travel Procurement Manager
Nestle

Heinz Leonard Hornsby
Committee Member
Senior Manager travel & travel technology management
Deloitte

Lisa Weimer
Committee Member
Travel & Expense Manager
Allianz Services

Christopher Feuerecker
Committee Member
Global Travel & Fleet Manager
Innomotics GmbH