About GBTA APAC
Following the success of the inaugural GBTA APAC Conference in 2022, GBTA has been establishing a strong presence supporting business travel professionals within the APAC region.
GBTA APAC provides its members with a host of benefits including annual Conferences, events, online and in person training, access to resources, networking opportunities and much more.
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Why Join GBTA
We believe business travel is a fundamental force for good. Meeting face to face deepens relationships, fosters collaboration, and develops culture in ways that technology alone can never truly replicate. It drives progress for businesses, governments, economies, and people.
As the barriers and challenges facing business travel evolve and change, we must continue to innovate and set new standards as an industry, bringing many perspectives together under one roof. GBTA is the platform for all sides to come together to tackle how travel can adapt to and drive dynamic transformations in the workplace, from the changing way people work, to new attitudes towards managing risk, to improving sustainability.
Leadership
The Advisory Board is a group of appointed buyer and supplier members of the network with the goal of creating membership benefit strategy, ensuring GBTA APAC remains led by buyers and monitoring that any activity undertaken by the network is in line with created strategy and objectives.
Ewan Lim
Regional Chair, APAC, GBTA
Senior Manager Travel and Meetings Operations APAC and Emerging markets
GSK
Rahul Agarwal
Board Member
Senior Director – India Ops
Boston Consulting Group
Karen Goh
Board Member
Senior Director of Sales
BWH Hotels
Jonathan Kao
Board Member
Managing Director – North Asia
BCD Travel
Jessica Khoo-Ang
Board Member
Vice President, Corporate Sales – Middle East, Africa & Asia Pacific
Accor
Eric Lee
Board Member
Regional General Manager, Head of APAC
Uber for Business
Ewan Lim
Board Member
Senior Manager Travel and Meetings Operations APAC and Emerging markets
GSK
Sandhya Lokhande
Board Member
Regional Category Manager Travel – AMEA
Syngenta
Mike Orchard
Board Member
General Manager : APAC & Global Operations
FESTIVE ROAD
Tse Ling Soong
Board Member
Corporate Travel Manager, Asia Oceania
Shell Singapore
Timothy Tan
Board Member
Senior Vice President, Global Corporate Travel Management & Procurement
UOB Group
Nicola Winchester
Board Member
Global Travel, Meetings & Events Leader
EY
GBTA APAC Founding Partners
GBTA Partners 2026
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Contact GBTA APAC
Elle Ng-Darmawan
GBTA APAC Regional Director
Email Elle
+65 9125 2583
Catherine Logan
Regional Senior Vice President – Europe & APAC
Email Catherine
+44 (0) 7980 588 181
Dawn McCormick
Vice President, Event Operations – EMEA & APAC
Email Dawn
+44 (0) 7525241864
Debbie Iannaci
Vice President, Global Communications, PR & Research
Email Debbie
Eva Adams
Manager, Marketing
Email Eva
Melanie Garrett
SVP, Sales & Business Development
GBTA
Email Melanie
+44 (0) 7736 105 257
Jyothi Varma
Country Manager – India
Email Jyothi
Derek Sadubin
Country Manager – Australia
Email Derek
Syed Aidid
Manager, Business Development and Fulfillment – APAC
Email Syed
Fintan Hastings
Senior Manager, PR and Communications, EMEA and APAC
Email Fintan
Tan Wei Ching
Manager, Events and Operations – APAC
Email Ching
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