Kevin Iwamoto
Kevin Iwamoto, Senior Consultant at GoldSpring Consulting, an independent travel management consultancy, brings more than 35 years of experience in corporate travel and meetings management to clients.
Prior to joining GoldSpring, Iwamoto served as VP of Industry Strategy at Lanyon, where he was responsible for guiding global marketplace strategies. He also works with global influencers across industries raising awareness of the benefits of Strategic Meetings Management (SMM). He is one of the original founders of SMM and is acknowledged globally as a leading subject matter expert in the discipline.
Iwamoto is a former President & CEO of the Board of Directors for the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA). He has served on numerous association boards, most recently as a Board member of the US Council for the MPI Foundation.
He's been honored with every major business travel and meetings industry accolade, most recently in 2016, the MPI Rise Award for Meetings Industry Leadership and the Top 25 Changemakers Award for MeetingsNet where he was also featured on the magazine's cover.
He has two published books, Strategic Meetings Management: From Theory to Practice published in April, 2011 and most recently, Your Personal Brand: Your Power Tool to Build Career Integrity, published in October of 2016. He also maintains a popular Industry Insights blog (2015 Gold Magellan Award for Best Industry Blog from Travel Weekly), published though Meetings & Conventions online.
Prior to Lanyon, Iwamoto was senior global category manager in the Hewlett-Packard Global Procurement Travel and Meetings Team. He has also served as a senior travel account manager with the Walt Disney Company, as well as a corporate sales manager with Northwest Airlines.
Kevin Iwamoto, Senior Consultant at GoldSpring Consulting, an independent travel management consultancy, brings more than 35 years of experience in corporate travel and meetings management to clients.
Prior to joining GoldSpring, Iwamoto served as VP of Industry Strategy at Lanyon, where he was responsible for guiding global marketplace strategies. He also works with global influencers across industries raising awareness of the benefits of Strategic Meetings Management (SMM). He is one of the original founders of SMM and is acknowledged globally as a leading subject matter expert in the discipline.
Iwamoto is a former President & CEO of the Board of Directors for the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA). He has served on numerous association boards, most recently as a Board member of the US Council for the MPI Foundation.
He's been honored with every major business travel and meetings industry accolade, most recently in 2016, the MPI Rise Award for Meetings Industry Leadership and the Top 25 Changemakers Award for MeetingsNet where he was also featured on the magazine's cover.
He has two published books, Strategic Meetings Management: From Theory to Practice published in April, 2011 and most recently, Your Personal Brand: Your Power Tool to Build Career Integrity, published in October of 2016. He also maintains a popular Industry Insights blog (2015 Gold Magellan Award for Best Industry Blog from Travel Weekly), published though Meetings & Conventions online.
Prior to Lanyon, Iwamoto was senior global category manager in the Hewlett-Packard Global Procurement Travel and Meetings Team. He has also served as a senior travel account manager with the Walt Disney Company, as well as a corporate sales manager with Northwest Airlines.
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