At The BTN Group's New York Business Travel Trends & Forecasts conference on Monday, BTN announced the 2016 25 Most Influential:
- Akbar Al Baker, Qatar Airways CEO
- Simon Barker, Conferma founder and CEO
- Lex Bayer, Airbnb group head of business development, payments and Airbnb for Business
- Sebastien Bazin, AccorHotels chairman and CEO
- David Cameron, former prime minister of the United Kingdom
- Lawrence Coburn, DoubleDutch CEO
- Thorsten Eicke, Siemens vice president of global mobility services
- Dean Forbes, KDS CEO
- Anthony Foxx, U.S. secretary of transportation
- Bai Haibo, HNA Hospitality Group chairman & CEO
- Cindy Heston, Anthem director of travel and events
- Vera Jourova, EU commissioner for justice, consumers and gender equality
- Evan Konwiser, American Express Global Business Travel digital traveler vice president
- Pat McCrory, governor of North Carolina
- Christopher Nassetta, Hilton Worldwide president and CEO
- Peter Neffenger, administrator of the Transportation Security Administration
- Mike Qualantone, American Express Global Business Travel executive vice president of global supplier relations
- Tobias Ragge, HRS Global Hotel Solutions CEO
- Cathy Sharpe, ITW director of global T&E management services
- Robert Smith, Vista Equity Partners founder and CEO
- Bob Somers, Delta Air Lines senior vice president of global sales
- Arne Sorenson, Marriott International CEO
- Dorian Stonie, Salesforce senior manager of global travel and tech solutions
- Bradley Tilden, Alaska Airlines CEO
- Wu Xiaohui, Anbang chairman
Look for more coverage of these individuals and their influences on the corporate travel industry in the Dec. 19, 2016, issue of BTN.