Joint GBTA – Bay Area and Silicon Valley Education Day

Travel Program of the Future – ESG 2023!
Balancing People, Planet and Profits

Learn how to integrate key elements of environmental, social, and corporate governance into your travel program. Is your travel program aligned with your company’s ESG targets?

Thursday, May 25, 2023
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pacific
Grand Bay Hotel San Francisco
223 Twin Dolphin Drive, Redwood City

 Agenda (Details subject to change)

10:00 a.m. Buyers Only Session
*A downloadable Copy of WTP Self-assessment Guide for ISO 31030 will be provided to each attendee of the buyer only session ($1,000 value). 

11:00 a.m. Check-in & Trade Show

12:00 p.m. Lunch & Keynote

1:30 p.m.  Trade Show & Networking

2:00 p.m. Travel Buyers Panel

3:00 p.m. Expert Panel

4:00 p.m. Networking reception

Keynote Speaker:

Matthew Patterson Sr. Director of Client Relationship Management, Advito and GBTA Aviation Committee Member

Buyer's Only Session

Buyer Panel: Frank Harrison, Regional Security Director of North America, World Travel Protection

Buyer Panel:  Ryan Pierce, Sr. Travel Manager, Amer/LACA | Salesforce 

Expert Panel – Moderator, Kevin Iwamoto 

Moderator of the Expert Panel, Kevin Iwamoto, Former President of GBTA 2001-2003 & Chief Customer Officer at Bizly: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-iwamoto/

Gary Murakami, Vice President of Sales and Industry Relations, Teneo Hospitality, GTP, GLP, CMP-Fellow, CMM, DES https://www.linkedin.com/in/garyymurakami/

Laura Bell, Sr. Director, Global Strategic Events, Coupa Software  https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurabellway/

Travel Manager Panel - Moderated by our Keynote Speaker, Matthew Patterson

Daryl Keiper, Sr. Manager, US Travel Program Genentech, Inc. https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryl-keiper-7b6b595/

Michele Fontaine, Director, Global Travel, Meeting + Events, OKTA  linkedin.com/in/michellefontaine02

The Grand Bay is offering a special $189 Rate, plus taxes.
https://res.windsurfercrs.com/ibe/details.aspx?propertyid=16991&nights=1&checkin=5/24/2023&group=ED481&lang=en-us

Sponsorships and Trade Show Tables available now! https://svbta.org/E_Day_Sponsorships

Registration is open!  Register now for early bird pricing!

• Register before 5pm on Friday May 12th
  $125 Chapter Member 
  $125 GBTA All Access 
  $160 Non-Member 
  
  
• Register after 5pm on Friday May 12th to 5pm on Friday May 19th
  $145 Chapter Member 
  $145 GBTA All Access 
  $180 Non-Member 
  
  
• Walkup-$190  (limited seats, no guarantees)

E-day Title Sponsor:

Gold Sponsors

Silver Sponsors

Buyer Session Sponsor

TRADE SHOW Sponsors

Climate Action is a 2023 US Priority Issue:

• SAF Grand Challenge Blueprint Race to NetZero
• Increased production of SAF
• The US National Blueprint for Transportation Decarbonization
  
  

As such, Bay Area Chapter will make a $10.00 donation for each ticket sale to our ESG Joint Education Day.