GPN Partners with Busworld Academy for a Webinar Focused on Coach Industry during COVID-19

April 28, 2020 - PRLog -- The webinar was a huge success with over 950 registrations from around the world and an attendance rate of over 50%.

The purpose of the webinar was for top-level managers in coach operating companies to share their experiences and actions during these unprecedented and challenging times.

Five of the speakers were members of GPN from various countries from around the world:
• Mr. Mark Anderson - CEO @ Anderson Travel, UK – GPN member UK
• Mr. Trinh Gia Hien - Executive Assistant @ HAIVAN Group, Vietnam – GPN member Vietnam
• Mr. Luis A. Pedrero - CEO @ Car Tour, Spain – GPN member Spain
• Ms. Bronwyn Wilson - President @ IMG (International Motorcoach Group), USA – GPN member USA
• Mr. Thami Mourad - Vice President @ GM2 Tours, Morocco – GPN member Morocco
• Mr. Mohammed A. Afzal - Chairman & Managing Director @ AB Business Enterprises - The Parveen Group, India
• Mr Jan Deman, - Director for the Busworld Foundation, was the moderator

In regards to this partnership with Busworld Academy, Agnes Pastuszak, Chairman of GPN, said: "For all of us in the coach industry, initiatives undertaken, like the webinar organized by Busworld Academy, helps bring us all closer. Through these initiatives we have the opportunity to exchange views and ideas that may help us face this crisis. GPN is a family of coach operators from around the world and we take pride in sharing our experiences, views and ideas amongst our family members. In view of this, it was an honor for us to be a part of such an important initiative and partnering with Busworld Academy with such great success. We look forward to the next webinars which will also include interesting topics."

Jan Deman, Director of Busworld Academy, added "The Busworld Academy webinars and seminars focus on the industry itself.  Key speakers in our initiatives are operators, bus manufacturers, suppliers, etc. That is why we appreciate this cooperation with GPN so much.  Our joint thinking starts from the strength of the sector itself, and from the services we can provide to society. We work closely with authorities at all levels and are glad to represent the voice of the private bus & coach industry in this."

For those that did not have the opportunity to attend the webinar live, they can still view it online at the link: https://youtu.be/GaOlPxY8T54