Industry Experts to Share Insight and Expertise on International Event Best Practices
Annapolis, Maryland - July 22, 2008
Bruce McIndoe, President of iJET Intelligent Risk Systems, a leading provider of global intelligence and business resiliency services, will moderate a panel on travel and event risk management focused on global events, such as the 2008 Olympic Games, at the 2008 NBTA International Convention & Exposition. The panel, 2008 Olympics:“Travel & Event Risk Management - Take Home the Gold,” will provide insight on best practices in travel and event risk management for large-scale, international occasions.
Consisting of seasoned travel managers, event planners and corporate security personnel from leading global corporations, the panel will offer practical advice on policy development as well as pre- and post- assessments and tools. Using the upcoming Olympic Games as an example, attendees will walk away with the knowledge, tips, and advice necessary to benchmark their own risk management and preparedness programs necessary for safety and security during international events.
- WHAT – 2008 Olympics: “Travel and Event Risk Management - Take Home the Gold”
- WHERE – NBTA International Convention & Exposition 2008
Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA - WHEN – Monday, July 28, 2008 at 9:45 a.m.
- WHO – Bruce McIndoe, President of iJET Intelligent Risk Systems, Moderator Scheduled Panelists Include:
- Mary Bastrentaz, Senior Director, Global Travel & Events, Accenture
- Alan Orlob, Vice President of Loss Prevention, Marriott International
- Lou Reigel, Vice President of Security, ARAMARK
The 2008 NBTA International Convention & Exposition, held July 27 to 30 in Los Angeles, is expected to draw 6,500-plus participants consisting of corporate travel managers and travel suppliers representing the leading corporations of the global Fortune 500 and European Financial Times 50.
About NBTA
The National Business Travel Association (NBTA) is the world’s premier business travel and corporate meetings organization. NBTA and its regional affiliates – NBTA Asia Pacific, NBTA Canada, NBTA Mexico and NBTA USA – serve a network of more than 13,000 business travel professionals around the globe with industry-leading events, networking, education and professional development, research, news and information, and advocacy. NBTA members, numbering more than 3,200 in 30 nations, are corporate and government travel and meeting managers, as well as travel service providers. They collectively manage and direct more than US$170 billion of global business travel and meetings expenditures annually on behalf of more than 10 million business travelers within their organizations.
