Programm
In verschiedenen Vortrags- und Breakout-Formaten wird sich bei der GBTA + VDR + ABTA Europe Conference 2026 alles um die Zukunft der geschäftlichen Mobilität drehen.
08.00-19.30 Uhr
Registration Open
08.30-12.00 Uhr
All Committee Meeting - invitation only
08.30-10.00 Uhr
Sustainability Leaders Workshop - GBTA Sustainability Partners Only
An exclusive forum for GBTA Sustainability Partners to align strategy, foster collaboration, and drive the initiatives that will shape the future of sustainable business travel.
09.00-12.00 Uhr
Venture Connect - invitation only
09.30-11.30 Uhr
GBTA Europe Partners Meeting - invitation only
11.30-12.00 Uhr
Connect First
Are you a first-time attendee? Have you recently transitioned into the business travel sector, or are you a returning professional? If so, we invite you to join Connect First with fellow attendees, seasoned leaders, and the GBTA community. This session is designed to ensure you make the most of your Conference experience and start your networking journey with the business travel community. We encourage anyone to use these resources and connection opportunities to ensure that your Conference experience will be a successful and memorable one. This is an inclusive, non-restrictive, no-sign-up type of programme. Feel free to email us at enquiries@gbta.org with any questions you may have.
12.00-13.00 Uhr | Expo
Expo & Lunch
13.00-13.05 Uhr | Main Stage
Main Stage [Opening] - Welcome Address
13.05-13.20 Uhr | Main Stage
Main Stage [Opening] - Summit Keynote Address: EU Sustainable Mobility Policy in the Global Context
13.20-13.45 Uhr | Main Stage
Pulse Check: Trends, Progress, and Who’s Leading
Main Stage [Opening] - Summit
Where is the business travel industry making the most progress on sustainability, and what can we learn from the leaders? Join GBTA Foundation for an exclusive first look at the latest insights from the Sustainability Acceleration Challenge, including emerging trends, key areas of progress, and opportunities to accelerate action. We'll also unveil the 2026 Acceleration Award winners and hear directly from the European winner in a fireside chat exploring their sustainability journey, successes, and lessons learned.
13.-45-14.15 Uhr | Main Stage
Breaking Through: How Leading Organisations are Defying the Headwinds
Main Stage - Summit
Economic uncertainty. Competing business priorities. Evolving regulations. Rising expectations for measurable impact. At a time when many sustainability efforts are slowing, some organizations are finding ways to accelerate. In this dynamic mainstage discussion, leaders from across the business travel ecosystem will share how they are maintaining momentum, securing executive support, and turning sustainability commitments into tangible business outcomes despite a challenging operating environment.More than a conversation about obstacles, this session is a look at what breakthrough leadership looks like today. Hear how leading organizations are overcoming resistance, unlocking collaboration across stakeholders, prioritizing high-impact initiatives, and creating lasting value for both their business and the planet. Attendees will leave with fresh ideas, practical strategies, and renewed confidence that meaningful progress remains possible, even when the path forward is anything but straightforward.
14.15-14.30 Uhr | Grab & Go Coffee
14.30-15.15 Uhr | Breakouts
Sustainability Summit Education Sessions - parallel
- EMPLOYEE MOBILITY BREAKOUT - WERC
- Engaging Travellers for High-Impact Emission
- SAF BREAKOUT #1
15.30-16.15 Uhr | Breakouts
Sustainability Summit Education Sessions - parallel
- SAF BREAKOUT #2
- Sustainability That Wins Business
- Turning Sustainability Goals into Travel Strategy: Introducing the GBTA Sustainability Toolkit 2.0 by the GBTA Sustainability Committee
From Emissions to Trust: How Standards and the EU EmpCo Directive Are Reshaping Sustainable Business Travel (Session auf Deutsch)
The new EU EmCo Directive requires companies to make clear, verifiable sustainability claims. For business travel management, this means that emissions data must be reliable, standards must be consistent, and communication must be credible. The panel will discuss how the industry can strengthen transparency and trust throughout the entire travel chain—from data collection and offsetting to customer communication.bought to you by CDR - German Stream
16.30-16.55 Uhr | Main Stage
Main stage [Closing] - The Revolving Door: From Travel Management to Sustainability Leadership
As sustainability becomes a core business priority, an increasing number of travel professionals are finding themselves at the forefront of climate strategy, ESG initiatives, supplier engagement, and organizational transformation. But what happens when a career rooted in managing travel programs evolves into one focused on driving sustainability outcomes?In this candid conversation, former travel leaders share how their experience in business travel prepared them to take on broader sustainability roles. They’ll reflect on the skills that translated, the challenges they faced, and the unique perspective travel professionals bring to advancing corporate sustainability goals. Attendees will gain insight into the growing intersection between travel and sustainability, the career opportunities emerging in this space, and how business travel can serve as a powerful platform for organizational change.
17.00-17.25 Uhr | Main Stage
Keynote: Sustainable by Design: Why Behavioural Science Works — Especially When Everything Else Doesn't
Sustainability commitments are easy to make and hard to keep, especially when organizations are navigating disruption, competing priorities, and decision fatigue at multiple levels. What if the missing ingredient isn't more commitment but smarter design? When the environment around a decision is built with intention, people make better choices. This is the quiet power of behavioral design, and it may be the most underused lever in corporate travel sustainability today. In this keynote, Milena Nikolova makes the case that sustainable behavior is not something you can train into people or mandate into existence. It has to be architected. Drawing on real-world cases across industries, she shows how intentional design of policies, booking environments, and service touchpoints can close the gap between what travelers know they should do and what they actually do — reliably, at scale, and without adding to anyone's workload.
17.25-17.30 Uhr | Main Stage
Main stage [Closing] - Closing Remarks
17.30-19.30 Uhr | Expo
Welcome Reception
Join us at the Conference Welcome Reception to reconnect with familiar faces, meet new colleagues, and network on day one.
