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Hospitality Net
28-05-2025
- Business
- Hospitality Net
GBTA Establishes New Advisory Boards in India and China to Strengthen its Expanding Presence in Asia Pacific
SINGAPORE - The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), the world's premier business travel and meetings trade organization, is expanding its engagement with the business travel industry community in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region with the creation of two new GBTA advisory boards in India and China. Announced yesterday during the GBTA APAC Conference 2025 — held in partnership with the WERC® Regional Summit at the Raffles City Convention Centre — these new advisory boards bring together regional professionals from leading organizations to provide strategic advisement, industry knowledge, and local market insights as GBTA continues to expand its footprint across APAC. For GBTA India, Ajay Bhatt, Group Head, Corporate Services for Godrej Industries Group, will serve as Chairperson of the country's 15-member Advisory Board which includes: Siva Sankar Ala, Director- Travel & Hospitality, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd . . Sri Arardhi, Co-Founder, Fast Collab Systems Pvt Ltd. Rajan Bahadur, CEO, Tourism & Hospitality Skill Council of India THSC Monica Bhatnagar, Assistant Project Officer, World Bank Rajan Dua, Founder & Managing Director, Udaan India Private Limited Dev Karvat, Founder & CEO, Asego Amarnath Lal Das, India Travel Lead and Global Crisis and Compliance, Accenture Solutions PVT. LTD Manian SGS, Associate Director, Mindsprint Gaurav Shekhar Nagwekar, Head Travel Logistics & Corporate Service Administration, Reliance Industries Jehangir Press, VP - Strategic Accounts Management Group & Commercial Director Qmin, Indian Hotel Company Limited Sudha Prasad, Sr Manager - Compliance (Travel Industry), Mphasis Limited Prasad Shriyan, Vice President - Corporate Travel, Thomas Cook Santosh Sharma, Co-founder & CEO, Foresee Aviation Sakshi Vij, Managing Director, Carzonrent India Pvt Ltd. The 10-member Advisory Board for GBTA China includes: Jonathan Kao, Managing Director, North Asia, BCD Travel Becky Cao, Vice President - Sales and Marketing, China, Langham Hospitality Group Michael Du, Managing Director, CIBT Lingyun Fan, APAC Travel Manager, General Motors Anja Jia, General Manager of Client Success, Ibrahim Orhanli, General Manager, Eastern China, Turkish Airlines Liping Si, Travel Operations Lead - APJ, ExxonMobil Samuel Wang, Travel Manager, APAC, Adient Yoyo Wang, Regional Senior Sourcing Manager of General Service, MGS Commercial APMEA, Mars Sophie Xu, Global Procurement-Procurement Manager, BeiGene The addition of these boards follows the successful formation of a GBTA Advisory Board in Australia earlier this year. GBTA has also added local staff based in Singapore, Australia and India to better support members and partners, reinforcing its long-term commitment to the APAC region. Our mission in APAC is to empower the business travel community through meaningful connections and tailored support and offerings. By leveraging the insights of our advisory board members and fostering collaboration, we're able to address the unique needs of the region, ensuring that APAC remains a dynamic hub for business travel. Catherine Logan, GBTA Regional Senior Vice President for EMEA and APAC India and China represent essential and growing markets for business travel with immense potential for innovation,. Our regional initiatives such as our APAC Conference exemplify our commitment to dialogue and partnership in a region that plays a pivotal role in shaping the future of the industry. Elle Ng-Darmawan, GBTA Regional Director for APAC The GBTA APAC Conference 2025, taking place 27-28 May, is a platform for business travel professionals in APAC and beyond to network, gain insights from industry leaders and participate in peer-to-peer learning. For more information about the GBTA APAC Conference 2025, go to To learn more about GBTA APAC, visit the regional website here. About GBTA The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) is the world's premiere business travel and meetings trade organization headquartered in the Washington, D.C. area and serving stakeholders across six continents. GBTA and its 8,000+ members represent and advocate for the $1.48 trillion global travel business and meetings industry. GBTA and the GBTA Foundation deliver world-class education, events, research, advocacy and media to a growing global network of more than 28,000 travel professionals and 125,000 active contacts. For more information visit About the GBTA Foundation The mission of the GBTA Foundation, the US 501c3 charitable arm of the Global Business Travel Association, is to help the global business travel industry create a positive impact and better future for people and the planet. The GBTA Foundation focuses on the strategy and execution of GBTA's global sustainability programs, supporting initiatives related to climate action; diversity, equity and inclusion; and other talent-related topics via education, research and advocacy. For more information visit Debbie Iannaci GBTA Global Communications, PR & Research +1 305 301 7057 GBTA
Washington Post
23-05-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
PWHL plans further expansion, and eyes 2026 Olympics to broaden reach in Europe, Kasten tells AP
As impressive as the PWHL's growth has been less than two years since its launch, with the league blowing past initial attendance and revenue projections, and already into its first phase of expansion, Stan Kasten says you've seen nothing yet. The league's advisory board member laid out an ambitious vision of the PWHL's future during a phone interview with The Associated Press on Thursday.
