Speakers

Following the sudden death of her husband, Nigel Wardropper (founder of btTB/PASA) in October 2020, Lesley took over as Managing Director/Owner, with the aim of building upon the great legacy that Nigel left the procurement community. 

Tony represents the GBTA in Australia and New Zealand. He is the MD of Butler Caroye, the region's leading independent management consultancy specialising in the corporate travel supply chain.

Kunal is a dynamic, results-oriented leader with a strong track record of performance in growing high-paced organisations. He has 20 years of experience in consumer facing businesses driven by technology. 

Johnny will be well known to many of you. Based in Silicon Valley, Johnny is perhaps the world’s leading travel industry entrepreneur and futurist, having successfully launched several globally successful technologies and ventures. He is now spearheading Spotnana, the new generation travel management platform.

Bridget is one of the best known travel category specialists in Australia, having managed travel Xstrata, Asciano, NSW Government and now IAG. Across that portfolio, she has created many innovations and improvements, especially in the areas of sustainability, stakeholder management, strategy and compliance.

Since he founded Travel Analytics in 1999, Scott has been one of the most prominent industry advisors and analysts. Based in the US, he is a graduate of the Booth School of Booth at the University of Chicago. He has also had senior roles at TRX and ARC. His book “Gillespie’s Guide to Travel Innovation” is regarded as a “must read” by the business travel community

David is one of the foremost business travel journalists and industry thought leaders globally. He co-founded business media firm ProMedia.travel in 2006 after 10 years as a journalist with Business Travel News. His primary publication, Company Dime, is the must-read editorial and news service across the industry in the Northern hemisphere. David has a degree in communications from Cornell University.

A long-time contributor to the conference, Dorina is a leading procurement Travel category manager with over 19 years of experience in corporate travel programs across a wide variety of organisations including private and public sector. She regularly provides strategic and practical advice and oversight to clients on how to achieve the best value from their program and suppliers.

Serko is a technology company focused on innovative solutions that address the challenges of corporate travel and expense management. Serko’s online solutions are used by travel management companies and corporate customers across the globe.

Ignacio is one of the country’s most experienced and qualified procurement managers, with a background in finance, and several years in the airline industry. He currently oversees the large and complex NSW Government travel program.

Will has been advising and assisting governments and Fortune 500 companies with travel management for over twenty years. He is regarded as a champion of innovation. Goldspring Consulting is the largest and most established independent business travel consulting firm in the US and Europe.