Meeting/Event Information

We are excited to host our 3rd Quarter 2026 meeting at Hotel Carmichael in Carmel, IN! We are currently finalizing our speaker lineup and will continue our AI Pulse series. The full agenda will be shared soon.

Based on positive feedback, we’ll be bringing back our Kahoot! quizzes in a fun and engaging way. We will also provide an update on our chapter’s progress toward the 2026 goals. As always, the day will be filled with valuable education, meaningful networking, and a strong return on your investment of time and membership.

This quarter, we’ve introduced a separate complimentary registration for the networking event. You only need to sign up for this if you are not attending the Education Day. If you are registered for Education Day, your networking attendance is already included—no need to register twice. We appreciate your patience as we continue improving our website to better meet our needs.

A sincere thank you to our annual sponsors, who will be featured on our banner display throughout the year and in our social media. We also extend our gratitude to Hotel Carmichael for their generous venue sponsorship. Additional sponsorship opportunities may be available—our communications reach an audience of over 800, so stay tuned if you're interested.

We look forward to seeing you in Carmel, IN this September!

OVBTA Q3 Meeting and Education Day & Tradeshow Meeting Registration

 

September 28, 2022
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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Embassy Suites Cleveland Rockside
5800 Rockside Woods BLVD North
Independence, OH 44131
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OVBTA Q3 Education Day and Tradeshow Embassy Suites Cleveland Rockside

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Embassy Suites Rockside, Embassy Suites Columbus, Dublin, Embassy Suites Cincinnati Rivercenter

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September 27, 28th

September 27th Tradeshow and Reception 6-8P 

Meeting Registration Education day Registration

Tradeshow Tables $500.00 / Tradeshow show table registration 

September 28th Tradeshow at designated times

September 28th Meeting & Education Day - Meeting approved for 4 GTP Credits

Booking Link for Embassy Suites is closed please contact hotel for best available rate

                                            Ohio Valley Business Travel Association

Annual Education Day  

Meeting Agenda, September 28th, 2022

The Embassy Suites, Independence, OH

Tuesday, September 27th, 2022

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Tradeshow/Reception

 

Wednesday, September 28th, 2022

8:00 am – 9:00 am

Networking Breakfast, Registration, Tradeshow

 

8:00 am – 8:30 am

Direct Member Breakout

 

8:45 am - 9:00 am

Welcome

 

9:00 am – 10:00 am

“TMC Sourcing 2.0”- Bryan Holmes, Founder and CEO of Bid Logic Solutions Inc

 

10:00 am – 10:15 am

Sponsor Spotlight -  United

 

10:15 am – 10:45 am

Morning Networking Break / Tradeshow

 

10:45am – 11:45am

“Why is NDC Important? The Breakthrough and The Future”- Fred Bowen, Sr. Sales Director, Amadeus

  

11:45 am – 12:00pm

Sponsor Spotlight- Embassy Suites

 

12:00pm - 1:00 pm

Lunch/Tradeshow

 

1:00 pm – 1:45 pm

“On To 2023- A Legislative Update-  Shane Downey, Vice President of Government and Community Relations, GBTA

 

1:45 pm – 2:15 pm

OVBTA Business Meeting

 

2:15 pm- 3:15 pm

“Team Search/Ability”- Jamie Meek, Director, BCD Travel; Amanda Mahan, National Account Manager, Southwest Airlines; Andrew Slaiby, Raytheon Technologies

 

3:15 pm – 3:30 pm

Closing

This meeting has been approved for 4 GTP Continuing Education Credits for GBTA

 

 

Tickets

$50.00 OVBTA Member Ticket

$100.00 OVBTA Guest

$60.00 GBTA All Access Member (must be all access with another chapter)

$50.00 BCD / UA, DL, AA Elite Sponsor

$50.00 Special Price for Pittsburgh Area Chapter Members