Business Travel Market (BTM), the conference & exhibition for European travel buyers, has announced that British Airways’ CEO Willie Walsh will deliver the key note speech to BTM delegates on Thursday 17th June 2010 at London’s ExCeL .

Mr. Walsh, who has led British Airways for the past 6 years, will be focusing on the post-recession landscape for business travel buyers and suppliers.  He will be available for a Q&A session following his speech.

Richard Tams, British Airways’ head of sales UK & Ireland, said: ‘In these challenging times the partnerships we have with the business travel buying community are critical to us. BTM gives us the ideal platform to engage with many key customers under one roof.”

Paul Robin, Business Travel Market’s event director said: ‘Together with other founding partners, British Airways have been instrumental in helping to shape the event. It’s a fantastic opportunity for all attending BTM to hear from one of the most experienced leaders in the industry. We are confident that this session will be very popular.’

Willie Walsh’s key note speech headlines a programme featuring over 90 speakers across 20 sessions specially tailored to meet the education needs of travel buyers and suppliers.