What upcoming trends are likely to make an impact on corporate travel in 2019 and beyond? Join us for a discussion on how economic, industry, and technology factors may influence the managed travel space. Specifically, we'll explore major trends including traveler friction, consolidations, big data, duty of care, technological innovations, the advent of IATA"s New Distribution Capability (NDC) and its related, and more important, One Order. We will also discuss the income tax changes from the December 2017 tax legislation - some of which impacts travel.

Please join us for this informative presentation on issues of importance for all facets of our industry.

Speaker: Katharine Williams, President of Dots & Lines

Katharine Williams serves as President of Dots & Lines, a boutique marketing and communications consulting firm serving the corporate travel industry.

Dots & Lines provides services including marketing strategy, brand management, event marketing, and public relations, among others, to clients.

Katharine currently serves as the Chair of the GBTA Ladders Media & Communications Committee. She also previously served as a member of the WINiT Conference & Event Planning Committee and was a WINiT mentee.

Prior to taking the helm at Dots & Lines, Katharine served as the Director of Marketing and Communications for GoldSpring Consulting. She joined the company in June 2015 after receiving her MBA from Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C.

Prior to GoldSpring, Katharine held roles in marketing and communications within the higher education, professional sports, and special events sectors. Connect with Katharine on LinkedIn and Twitter and find more information on Dots & Lines at DotsandLinesConsulting.com and on LinkedIn and Twitter.