September Dinner Meeting
Thursday, September 21
5:30-8:00PM Pacific
Palace Hotel, A Luxury Collection Hotel
2 New Montgomery Street, SF

Technology and Innovation Fireside Chat:
The Startup Landscape, Women Leaders & Innovators in Business Travel

Fresh from GBTA in Dallas, join us for our September fireside chat and networking dinner at The Palace Hotel. Cara Whitehill will be discussing innovation trends in travel technology, the startup ecosystem, and Women Leaders & Innovators in Technology. Tickets are limited for this event, so book early to secure your place. The event runs from 5.30pm – 8pm. We look forward to seeing you there!  SPACE LIMITED TO 60, Register Early!

Presenter:

About Cara Whitehill:

• Cara is a Go-To-Market exec for B2B SaaS companies, helping catalyze growth through commercially-driven product marketing strategy to scale the business post-product/market fit. She has taken early-stage startups from 0-1 and larger organizations from $10m-$100m+ in revenue growth.

• As a former leader at Expedia, Travelocity, Deem and venture-backed tech startup Traxo, she has deep expertise running GTM functions for organizations of all sizes, spanning Business Development, Strategic Partnerships, Sales & Account Success, Product Marketing, and Product Management. She is a strong team builder, coach, and mentor who cultivates a collaborative work environment built on a foundation of creativity, curiosity, and innovation.

• An established thought leader in the travel & hospitality technology sector and a frequent speaker and panelist at industry events, Cara is a Phocuswright Innovation Summit judge and LeadHER mentor, a Phocuswire contributor and was honored as a 2018 “Woman You Should Know” by Business Travel News.

• Outside of the travel tech industry, Cara is an early-stage angel investor and founder of Unlock Advisors, backing pre-seed and seed-stage startups in the Travel & Hospitality, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, and Fintech sectors. She is active in investor communities including On Deck, Queen City Angels, and Thayer Ventures.

$70 Members/$90 Non Members Early Reg: The BABTA community relies on the generosity of sponsors, guests and members to help us secure and fund some of the best programming content and networking opportunities in our community.  Funds will go to the general BABTA fund to support the ongoing costs of our non-profit organization.

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