Plan Your Time at GBTA Canada Conference 2025 | Toronto
Make the most of your time and ensure that you attend the sessions and events that are most relevant and beneficial to you. Block out time for one-on-one meetings or networking opportunities that you may have planned with other attendees or exhibitors.
Monday April 28, 2025
Connect 1st Networking Session
Whether it is your first time attending, it has been a few years, or an industry Veteran, this session not only gives the opportunity to network but also gain valuable guidance on how to make the most of this year’s conference. Connect with industry leaders, explore new opportunities, and deepen your knowledge. This session can set the stage for a successful and impactful conference experience.
Buyer Only Direct Talk Session
This one-hour session provides a unique opportunity to connect with fellow Travel Buyers from across Canada. Designed as an open dialogue, this session encourages you to actively contribute to and benefit from the collective expertise of the group. It is a chance to build relationships, share insights, exchange ideas, explore best practices, and seek guidance with those unique scenarios we deal with.
Main Stage
Opening main stage will include two highly innovative main stage sessions, including “The Passenger Journey: How Can the Canadian Travel Ecosystem Work Better Together?” with confirmed panelists from the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA), and Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA).
EXPO
Do not miss your first opportunity to connect with our exhibitors who will showcase their new services and products with business travel professionals in the Expo Hall. Buyers and suppliers will have ample opportunity for face-to-face meetings, to maintain industry relationships, forge new ones, and discover new business opportunities withing the business travel space.
Welcome Reception
Whether you are attending solo or with a group, this is the perfect chance to make new connections and ease into the festivities. We cannot wait to meet you and kick off the GBTA Canada Conference | 2025 together!
Tuesday April 29, 2025
Morning Wellness Activity
Main Stage
Join us for an exclusive fireside chat with Steve Singh, interviewed by GBTA CEO Suzanne Neufang. From a small village in India to shaping transformational companies in Silicon Valley, Steve’s journey is nothing short of inspiring.
Education Sessions
Education Sessions are a staple at GBTA Conferences and provide attendees with the opportunity to learn about new developments, best practices, and industry trends from leading experts in their field. No doubt you will find an education session to fill your curiosity and needs.
Expo
Join us in Expo and connect with our exhibitors who will showcase new services and products with business travel professionals in the Expo Hall. Buyers and suppliers will have ample opportunity for face-to-face meetings, to maintain industry relationships, forge new ones, and discover new business opportunities withing the business travel space.
Big Night Out
The Big Night Out is the highly anticipated networking event of the conference! Join your fellow attendees off-site for an after-hours event to relax, have fun, and continue making connections! Keep an eye out, our theme to be announced soon!
Wednesday April 30, 2025
“Buyer Only Session Breakfast – Bridging the Gap: A Therapeutic Session for Buyers and Providers
Allied Only Session – Bridging the Gap: A Therapeutic Session for Buyers and Providers
This session aims to foster mutual understanding between buyers and suppliers, focusing on their unique needs, expectations, and challenges.
Expo
Be sure not to miss out on our last Expo opportunity to reconnect with exhibitors who are showcasing new services and products with business travel professionals in the Expo Hall. Buyers and suppliers will have ample opportunity for face-to-face meetings, to maintain industry relationships, forge new ones, and discover new business opportunities withing the business travel space.
Main Stage
Current State of Business Travel & BTI with GBTA CEO Suzanne Neufang
Keynote Speaker: We are thrilled to have Inspirational speaker Tyler Smith, survivor of the 2018 Humboldt Broncos bus crash as our closing main stage speaker, who will inspire individuals and communities to embrace vulnerability, build connections, and create safe spaces.
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