Event preview: The Business Travel Conference

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Corporate travelʼs must-attend event

– The Business Travel Conference 2019 – returns to the Hilton London Bankside this September.

The packed two-day programme brings together all the key players from the TMC and meetings sectors together with representatives from airlines, tech suppliers and hotels, and once again promises thought-provoking business sessions, entertaining speakers and valuable networking opportunities.

And with preparations well under way, we are pleased to confirm two of our keynote speakers.

Conservative MP Gillian Keegan will open the event on September 17, marking a return to the familiar. While she now represents the constituents of Chichester, Gillian spent much of her 27 years in business working in travel, including spells at Mastercard, Amadeus and Travelport.

A knight on the road

Having heard from a former industry insider, it makes sense that delegates learn more from someone on the client side of our business. And you wonʼt find many who have covered more business miles than

Sir Trevor McDonald.

The award-winning journalist will be our keynote speaker on September 18, and he is promising plenty of tales about his life on the road (and in airports!). During his career Sir Trevor has been present at some of the worldʼs major historic events, including the fall of the Berlin Wall and the release from prison of Nelson Mandela.

The veteran newsman has also sat across the table from Colonel Gaddafi and Saddam Hussein, meaning he's unlikely to be phased

Sir Trevor has sat across the table from Colonel Gaddafi and Saddam Hussein, meaning he is unlikely to be phased by any questions he might get from the audience!”

by any questions from the audience!

The Business Travel Conference is also pleased to announce our event charity – the London Taxi Drivers’ Charity for Children. Visitors will be able to find out more about its valuable work and we will be raising money through our raffle in the Tuesday Drinks and Canape reception.

Sign up today

Corporate buyers and arrangers can sign up for complimentary visitor passes at thebusinesstravelconference.com. Delegate feedback is helping shape the conference programme, which again will feature the popular ‘silent conference’ headphones so visitors can dip in and out of the sessions between meetings in the exhibition, which will feature more than 60 travel and meetings suppliers.