Willie Walsh - chief executive of IAG and president of London Chamber of Commerce - will officially open the Business Travel Show next week.

Walsh will present a welcome address to thousands of corporate travel buyers and suppliers at 09:45 Tuesday February 5th on the show’s Centre Stage.

This will be followed by an open Q&A session.

The Business Travel Show, taking place in London on February 5th-6th 2013, is Europe’s main exhibition and conference for more than 6,000 corporate travel buyers, managers and bookers to source from more than 200 suppliers (including more than 30 airlines), learn and network.

“We are incredibly excited that Willie Walsh is opening the 19th Business Travel Show – he’s such a well-respected and interesting figure in the travel industry, and it’s a rare and valuable opportunity for corporate travel buyers to put their questions directly to him,” commented David Chapple, Business Travel Show event director.