Duane has 38 years of experience in aviation, travel, and government sectors.  From the beginning of his career in 1974 as a professional pilot, Duane held progressively responsible executive and regulatory positions within the aviation and travel industry. This included managing fleets of jets, corporate travel departments, holding FAA regulatory positions as Director of Operations and Chief Pilot, and leading the development of, and serving as Director of Flight Operations, for a medically equipped Lockheed L-1011. The plane traveled the globe, providing free medical care to those in need.  In 1998, Duane was recruited by the senior leadership at Wal-Mart to manage the transition of the company's Aviation Department to an all-jet fleet. He reengineered the aircraft fleet, implemented organizational change, developed industry-leading training and standards programs, and applied sound fiscal controls. These successful results subsequently led to increased responsibilities and the creation of the Global Travel Division. Duane was accountable for the management of this division, which consisted of three operating units (Aviation, Corporate Travel and a retail Leisure Travel Services) as well as an administrative staff that included accounting/finance, marketing and business development. During his tenure at Wal-Mart, the travel team created the first-ever U.S. point-of-sale and multi-currency transaction model to facilitate international ticketing and financial settlement processes via the company's ARC-accredited CTD. As a result, the team won several awards for global innovation.  Under Duane's leadership, Wal-Mart's Aviation Department, which consisted of 29 jets, was named Flight Department of the Year in 2000 by Professional Pilot Magazine, and in 2006 Wal-Mart Travel was named Travel Department of the year by ARC. Business Travel News named Duane Travel Manager of the Year in 2006, and in 2007, one of the "25 Most Influential Travel Executives."  From 2008 to 2014 Duane served as Vice President of Global Government Programs for Sabre Travel Network. In his role at Sabre, Duane oversaw business and product development, strategy and marketing for Sabre's Global Government / Public Sector Programs that spanned North America, Latin America and EMEA,  Duane holds a Bachelor's Degree in Air Commerce from Florida Institute of Technology and is a 2003 graduate of the first class of "Emerging Leaders" at the University of Arkansas, Sam Walton College of Business. In addition, Duane holds an airline transport pilot certificate, has been flying corporate jets for over 35 years.

Paula is Vice President of Global Indirect Procurement reporting directly to Bacardi’s Chief Administrative Officer. Paula is based in New York City office but has responsibilities over more than $1BN of global spend over different categories: T&E, professional services, facilities management, within others. Paula has a team of around 25 people sitting in different geographies (Europe, NA, Latin America)  Paula is a results oriented senior executive with a global perspective. Broad leadership experience, both domestic and international. Cross functional career path in F&B, CPG, Entertainment and Spirits industries in the fields of Procurement, Supply Chain, IT and Finance. Solid track record of consistently exceeding corporate goals through strategic planning, business expansion, change and project management execution. Paula is a purchasing professional with strong competences in team/relationship building and training.  Paula is big on mentoring other women and has been involved in initiatives around the cause during her time at Colgate Palmolive, Mondelez and Viacom before joining Bacardi.  Paula’s strengths are around building high performance teams, strategic sourcing, project management, manufacturing operations and the creation of shared service organizations.

Colleen Hughes is the Director of Strategic Agency Relationships at ARC (Airline Reporting Corporation) in Arlington, VA.  She oversees 25 of the top 50 travel agencies in the USA, and her team oversees the remaining 10,000 ARC accredited travel agencies, cruise lines, tour operators, consolidators and such to ensure they are optimizing ARC’s offerings, have the best data possible, and is the liaison for other industry initiatives; such as EMD, NDC, or fraud.  Colleen’s passion has always been for anything travel related.  She was the Travel Manager at Mercedes-Benz, managed several agencies in California for Carlson Wagonlit Travel, sold global credit card programs for large companies at AirPlus, has done meetings’ management, and loves working with travel data tools and platforms.  It all began when she saved up her paper route money to buy her first ticket to visit her grandmother in West Palm Beach.  Her first goal was to be a travel lawyer but since reading is relaxing and heavily required in law, she felt that was not a good investment.  Then ideas as of being a flight attendant or cruise director quickly washed to sea once she worked with CWT, and Mercedes-Benz, and saw the corporate travel needs globally, and how she could help.  She’s a writer, piano player, animal lover, and enjoys meeting new people around the world.  A trivia fact:  Colleen’s family is the first to ever have 5 generations of family members attend Cornell University.  The history books were written, and her family was interviewed.  What an honor.

Paul Martin is Director-Strategic Account Sales for American Airlines.  He is responsible for American’s sales/relationship activities with large multi-national corporate accounts, including Fortune 500 companies and travel industry consultants.  With over 30 years with American Airlines, Paul has worked in a variety of positions in the Reservations, Marketing Automation and Sales departments.  He has worked in numerous leadership roles in the Passenger Sales Organization before becoming  Director—Strategic Account Sales.  Paul began his career at American's Eastern Reservation Office in Hartford, Connecticut in 1984.  He moved on to the Marketing Automation Department at American in the role of SABRE Specialist until joining Passenger Sales in 1987.  Since then, Paul has held sales management positions in Stamford, CT, Syracuse and New York, NY.  Paul holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Springfield College in Springfield Massachusetts.  He has served as a Board Member for the Travel and Tourism Department at SUNY.  Paul is currently Board Member for Creative Arts, a multi-arts summer program for children in New York City.    

Jan Mastran is the Global Corporate Travel Director of MAXIMUS, Inc. a global government contractor. In her position, Jan is responsible for all travel activities in North America, EMEA and APAC.  A 24 year veteran of MAXIMUS, Jan also retains oversight for the company’s ARC-accredited CTD, having lead the conversion in 2000.  Prior to MAXIMUS, Jan held various travel industry positions with three major airlines and a leisure travel agency.

As President and CEO, Mike Premo plans and leads the execution of ARC's overall corporate strategy. With the help of his Executive Team, he also oversees the company's operations in support of revenue growth and customer satisfaction.  Mr. Premo became ARC's President and CEO in June 2011 after serving as the company's Vice President of Business Development, where he managed and guided relationships with all ARC customer groups, including travel agents, Corporate Travel Departments (CTD), carriers, and third parties. In addition, Mr. Premo was responsible for growing ARC's sales program in support of the company's broad range of products and services.  Before joining ARC in 2006, Mr. Premo served as Senior Vice President - Global Network for TQ3 Travel Solutions, as well as holding senior executive positions at Navigant International, TQ3's parent company. He also served as President and CEO of SatoTravel from 1990-1999. Having grown up in Minnesota, Mr. Premo began his industry career at Northwest Airlines after which he first entered the agency business at Gelco Travel. He and his family live in Northern Virginia.

With more than a decade of experience in the meetings and events industry, Anil Punyapu is responsible for guiding the strategic direction of Cvent’s enterprise meetings solutions divisions as well as channel partnerships. Under Anil’s leadership, Cvent launched its enterprise solutions team in 2009, focusing on implementing its Strategic Meetings Management technology for organizations of all sizes. Today, Cvent is the leading SMM solution in the marketplace, helping many of the world’s largest pharmaceutical, financial, technology and healthcare organizations centrally manage enterprise-wide meetings spend and streamline meetings processes. With his technology expertise combined with his deep knowledge of the meetings and events industry he continuously helps shape the development of the company’s SMM product. He also leads the division’s strategic marketing initiatives, sales processes and training programs.  In addition, Anil oversees the management of Cvent’s relationships with industry-leading travel and meetings management companies across the globe and built the company’s partnership division, which currently includes American Express Meetings & Incentives, Carlson Wagonlit Travel, BCD Meetings & Events, and HelmsBriscoe. Under his leadership, the partnership team has grown to manage 24 of the top 25 meetings management companies and 50 of the top 100 travel management companies in the U.S. Prior to his current role, he also built Cvent's chapter sales division, which is focused on chapter-based associations, such as Meeting Professionals Internationals.  Prior to Cvent, Anil co-founded Entertainment Ventures, a hedge fund of funds based in the Greater Washington, D.C. area. Prior to that, he worked at Friedman Billings Ramsey (FBR), a full-services investment firm, assisting in the development and fundraising of investments for various asset management vehicles.  Anil holds a bachelor’s degree from Louisiana State University and a law degree – Juris Doctorate (J.D.) – from the University of Maryland School of Law, where he graduated with honors.

Martha Telander is Corporate Sales Director.   Martha is a part of Travelport’s global corporate direct team who’s responsibility is direct engagement and Business Development  with Corporations globally.   In addition Martha is responsible for managing and growing Travelport’s portfolio of CTD (Corporate Travel Department) customers.    In Martha’s role she engages with corporate customers and prospects with a consultative approach to ensure Travelport’s portfolio of products are positioned at the forefront when making decisions around their global travel programs.  Martha has 25 years of GDS experience working for both Worldspan and Galileo, and now Travelport -  with a focus on Corporate Managed Travel.  Prior to that Martha worked for Northwest Airlines in sales as an Automation Coordinator. She is an active member of ACTE as well as GBTA nationally. In additional she is also active with her local BTA chapter and has held various chapter board positions.  Martha also serves on the Supplier Advisory Council for the CTDA  (Corporate Travel Department Association). Martha resides with her family in Minneapolis, MN.

David Townshend is a forward-thinking and results-driven business professional.  His 38-year career with Marriott International is distinguished with success and recognition.  David joined Marriott in 1976.  For the first 11 years, he worked in a variety of on-property operations and sales & marketing positions.  The remaining 27 years were spent in numerous national and global account sales leadership roles.  In 1997, David, as Vice-President, developed and launched Marriott’s Alliance Accounts Sales Organization, the lodging industry’s first true strategic/total account management selling model. His work resulted in the company receiving the 2004 Strategic Account Management Program of the Year award from the Strategic Account Management Association (SAMA). This new and innovative sales approach paved the way for how Marriott (and the industry) deploys much of its sales force today.  From 2011 - 2015, David was Marriott’s Senior Vice President, Global Sales, responsible for providing strategic leadership and management oversight to Marriott’s worldwide global accounts organization.  With offices in more than 60 countries, a team of 450 sales professionals manage strategic, business-to-business relationships with Tier-1 multi-national corporations, international trade and professional associations, and third-party intermediaries that produce over $10 billion in system-wide sales to Marriott’s global brands, annually.  Over his years at Marriott, David was known for his passion for the business and for always putting the customer first, and for his proven track-record in building and leading high-performing global teams.  David has been active in several national industry associations including the Professional Convention Management Association and the Global Business Travel Association. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Virginia Hospital Center, the Virginia Hospital Center Foundation, and Meeting Play, LLC.  He graduated from the University of Denver with a Degree in Business Administration, majoring in Hotel & Restaurant Management.  David enjoys golf, snow skiing and water sports.  He lives in Arlington, Virginia with his wife and three adult children.