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GBTA Announces American Airlines' Chief Doug Parker as Featured
Speaker During GBTA Convention 2014
ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 17, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Global
Business Travel Association (GBTA) - the voice of the global business
travel industry - today announced Doug Parker, CEO of American
Airlines Group and American Airlines, Inc. will be a featured speaker
at Center Stage during this year's GBTA Convention July 26-30 in Los
Angeles.
"GBTA is thrilled to add Doug as a speaker for this year's
convention," said Michael W. McCormick, executive director and COO,
GBTA. "An industry leader undertaking one of the largest mergers in
industry history, Doug will provide great insight for attendees
navigating the business travel industry."
Parker became CEO of American Airlines Group on Dec. 9, 2013 after the
successful close of the merger between US Airways and American
Airlines. Previously, Parker served as Chairman and CEO of US Airways
where he led the company to record revenue growth, operational
performance and profit margins that outpaced most industry peers.
Prior to the merger of US Airways and America West Airlines in 2005,
Parker was the Chairman, President and CEO of America West, taking the
role just ten days before Sept. 11, 2001, leading the carrier through
the difficult period.
Other Center Stage industry featured speakers at the GBTA Convention
2014 include U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
Administrator John S. Pistole; Chairman of the Board, President and
CEO of United Airlines Jeffery A. Smisek; and CEO of Delta Airlines
Richard Anderson.
The 2014 Convention theme, Business in Motion, aptly describes how the
event will unfold as nearly 7,000 attendees from all facets of the
business travel industry come together for five days of continuous
motion at the business travel event of the year. GBTA will broadcast
LIVE from the LA Convention Center, bringing world-class keynote
speakers, more than 70 industry-leading education sessions, the
largest business travel expo floor, a wide selection of professional
development opportunities and much more providing attendees the
opportunity to build their careers and get business done.
Attendee registration is open now. New programs and speakers will be
unveiled throughout 2014. For the latest developments and more
information, please visit gbta.org/convention.
Media registration is complimentary and available online.
About GBTA Convention The GBTA Convention, with nearly 7,000
attendees, is the largest, most comprehensive annual gathering of
business travel and meetings managers, meeting planners, procurement
professionals and suppliers anywhere in the world. The Business Travel
Event of the Year @ features: more than 70 industry-leading education
sessions organized into 20+ specialized tracks geared to specific
levels of experience and a variety of disciplines; a 400+ company
Exposition showcasing market choices not available at other industry
gatherings; sessions featuring world-renowned speakers and industry
leaders; a wide selection of professional development opportunities;
and, much more. For more information on the GBTA Convention, visit
gbta.org/convention.
About the Global Business Travel Association The Global Business
Travel Association (GBTA) is the world's premier business travel and
meetings organization. Collectively, GBTA's 6,000-plus members manage
over $340 billion of global business travel and meetings expenditures
annually. GBTA provides its network of 21,000 business and government
travel and meetings managers, as well as travel service providers,
with networking events, news, education & professional development,
research, and advocacy. For more information, visit gbta.org.
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