


The pace of change has accelerated. Are you keeping up?
Dispense with pretense. Enhance your agility, vision and competitive advantage with knowledge and insight from corporate travel’s most experienced buyers featured in every Live LinkedIn Town Hall Episode.

Jay Campbell
Journalist & Co-founder
The Company Dime

David Jonas
Journalist & Co-founder
The Company Dime

Dan Booth
Journalist & Co-founder
The Company Dime
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17th Episode: The Year of Living Expectantly
From TMC consolidation to tech convergence, this BTE Town Hall centers on the complications and opportunities buyers are facing in 2026.
December 18, 2025
Guest Speakers:
Patrick O’Halleran
Kevin O’Malley

16th Episode: Take Charge of the Changes
Three travel managers counsel buyers to strive for trust but don’t surrender control in pursuit of content.
October 23, 2025
Guest Speakers:
Richard Clowes
Cathy Sharpe
Mark Ziegler

15th Episode: Onward & Upward: A Discussion of Career Mobility
How three travel buyers grew into leadership roles in areas like workplace culture, indirect sourcing and global administration.
August 27, 2025
Guest Speakers:
Nicki Leeds
Anna Price
Doug Weeks

14th Episode: Rent or Ride? That is the Question
Two senior travel buyers dig into corporate travel’s changing ground transportation mix
June 11, 2025
Guest Speakers:
Kelly Christner
Steven Mandelbaum

13th Episode: Closing the Policy Loop
A conversation centered on creating and updating travel policies – and how to keep travelers in the know.
April 16, 2025
Guest Speakers:
Nicole Del Sesto
Craig Banikowski

12th Episode: Beyond Spreadsheets: Making Data Meaningful
Takes a deep dive into corporate travel data and how to make it work for you and your stakeholders
February 12, 2025
Guest Speakers:
Megin Dressel
Maria Chevalier

11th Episode: Risk/Reward: Embracing Startups & Innovators in Corporate Travel
The successes, setbacks and trade-offs of working with new entrants
December 19, 2024
Guest Speakers:
Karoline Mayr
Pedro Ceron

10th Episode: Command & Control: Where Corporate Travel Buyers Hold Sway
Discovering the flexibility that comes from dividing and conquering
October 21, 2024
Guest Speakers:
David Weaver
Cindy Heston

9th Episode: New Challenges, New Thinking for Multinational Travel Management
Three leading corporate travel managers discuss global programs, data and the role of the TMC
August 26, 2024
Guest Speakers:
Faye Zeidlhack
Mark Cuschieri
Pedro Ceron

8th Episode: NDC: Step Back, Step Forward
Buyers share lessons learned from American Airlines’ content distribution experiment and explore paths forward
June 10, 2024
Guest Speakers:
Richard Clowes
Dorian Stonie
Anna Kershaw

7th Episode: People Skills, Technology Edge
To prepare for tomorrow, travel managers need to brush up on existing skill sets and acquire new ones
April 16, 2024
Guest Speakers:
Mat Domaradzki
Mihai Dinu
Lea McLeod

6th Episode: Overcoming Old and New Data Deficiencies
In the current fragmented information market, there’s hope for tidying things up but not many quick fixes
February 7, 2024
Guest Speakers:
Steven Mandelbaum
Mark Ziegler
Karoline Mayr
Maria Chevalier
Dan Pirnat

5th Episode: What Does and Doesn't Work in Traveler Engagement
Communicating effectively in today’s environment is part technology, part art
December 13, 2023
Guest Speakers:
Craig Banikowski
Yukari Tortorich

4th Episode: Travel Policy in a New Age
Employee wellness, the hybrid work environment, expense reporting and ROI are driving changes across travel programs and policies
October 4, 2023
Guest Speakers:
Danielle Amoroso
Lindsay Balram
Pedro Ceron

3rd Episode: Buyers & Suppliers: The Connection Still Matters
New strategies from travel providers complicate relationships for travel managers and their programs
August 2, 2023
Guest Speakers:
Mark Windsor
David McDonald

2nd Episode: Managing Travel: A Clear Value Story
Three corporate travel professionals offer insights into the current and future merits of travel management and TMCs
June 12, 2023
Guest Speakers:
Sean Parham
Nicole Del Sesto
Martin Wagner

1st Episode: Grappling with Changing Supplier Models and Platforms
A conversation about the changes in the way air travel is shopped and bought in the age of NDC
April 18, 2023
Guest Speakers:
Diane Lundeen Smith
David Weaver

