Meeting/Event Information

OVBTA March Meeting

Thursday, March 10, 2016

Hilton Cincinnati Airport

Wednesday, March 9

OVBTA Board of Directors Meeting: 4:30PM - 6:00PM

Networking Reception: 7:00PM - 9:00PM

Thursday, March 10

Registration & Continental Breakfast being at 8:00AM 

8:30  Welcome and Announcements

8:45  Direct Member Round Tables - Travel Hot Topics

8:45  Allied Member Round Tables - Travel Hot Topics

9:45  Morning Networking Break

10:00  A Macro View of Travel Risk Management: Industry Standards, Players and Pitfalls

Presented by Charles Brossman

A detailed presentation and discussion with author and travel risk management subject matter expert on best practice methodologies for TRM programs and policies, application of law to duty of care for U.S. companies (with case study), how TRM impacts enterprise risk management and business continuity (with additional case studies), and information that will help members to understand the importance of different stakeholders required for successful TRM strategies.

Charles Brossman is an internationally recognized expert, speaker and writer on corporate travel risk management programs.  A former travel manager and director of risk management products and services for global travel management companies (CWT and FCm Travel Solutions), he has served on the GBTA Risk Committee, the GBTA Foundation Risk Task Force, and sits on the advisory board for the Global Congress on Travel Risk Management.  Charles is also the author of “Building a Travel Risk Management Program:  Traveler Safety and Duty of Care for Any Organization,” to be released by Butterworth Heinemann in early 2016. 

Learn more about Charles at:

Blog – http://www.charlesbrossman.com

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brossman

Twitter - @travelcharles 

Email - [email protected]

Press Kit - https://www.presskit.to/charlesbrossman

11:00  Membership Overview - All Access

11:30  Member Spotlight

11:45  Networking Activity

12:00  Welcome from Host Hotel and Lunch

1:00  OVBTA Board Meeting

1:45  GBTA Legislative Update - Michael Higdon, Cornerstone Government Affairs

2:30  Maximizing Social Media in Managed Travel

Presented by Tim Hines

This presentation covers how business travelers are using social media and how these technologies are changing the corporate travel landscape. Travel managers will learn best practices on how to integrate social media into a travel program from real world examples. Suppliers will hear new tricks-of-the-trade on maximizing their social media voice.

Who is Time Hines? Tim Hines is a technology evangelist, consultant and keynote speaker specializing in social media, mobile technology and entrepreneurship. Based in San Francisco, Tim has been working in marketing, event ticketing and transportation industries for over ten years with companies such as Vendini, Tribune Company, TicketMaster and the CIA.

Tim has been very active in the business travel industry; he is a member of the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) and the Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE).

Tim has become a prominent connector in the entrepreneurship and technology community, where he serves as General Manager for Pitch Training Camp, coordinated Inspire Startups and is a graduate of the Startup Leadership Program. He also served on the Community Advisory Board for the Future Founders Foundation helping underserved youth explore entrepreneurship.

Tim obtained his degree in marketing from the University of Illinois at Chicago.

4:00  Closing Remarks and Raffle Drawing

Thank you to our meeting Sponsor:

This meeting is approved for 2.5 GTP Continuing Education Credits for GBTA