Calum is a multi-award-winning travel leader, currently the Managing Partner of BTC Global, a consultancy helping businesses optimise their travel programmes, specifically those without dedicated Travel Managers. With deep expertise in crisis management, policy design, and cost optimisation, Calum has spent years helping companies bring value to their travel programmes, most notably as the former Global Travel Manager for Endeavour Mining PLC.

Calum is a recognised and respected voice in the Corporate Travel Industry.

Calum is also currently the Chair of GBTA’s Transportation Committee Europe, a Visionary Board Member of GTE Executive, and active as both a moderator and a panellist across all travel based topics.

This week on Behind the Big Desk, Dani Ives is joined by young founder Justine Palefsky, CEO and co founder of Kindred, the global home swapping community giving members access to beautiful homes in more than 150 cities at a fraction of traditional travel costs. Justine shares how Kindred grew from idea to global community and why a new generation of entrepreneurs is putting human connection and trust back at the centre of travel

Abby is joined by co hosts Dan Hayward and Dani Ives to unpack what generational differences at work really look like from the big desk. Drawing on Dans conversation with recruitment expert Emma Gregory and Danis discussion with wellbeing specialist Aron Jamson, the three hosts share their own experiences of hiring, supporting and leading across age groups, and ask what needs to change if organisations are to work for every generation, not just some.