ACTE 2006 Awards Program
ACTE Lifetime Achievement Award
Rolfe Shellenberger, President, Travel Management & Marketing
Consultancy
While at American Airlines, Shellenberger developed AA's credit card policy and systems and
created the first airline fly/drive tour program. He also introduced concepts
such as self-booking, e-mail reservations, ticket-less travel, and the
elimination of travel expense account forms as a Travel Management Consultant.
Throughout his career, Shellenberger's ideas and innovations greatly changed
and affected the business travel industry for the better.
"Writer, presenter, commentator, wit, and sage - few individuals have had the insight into our industry nor the impact of Rolfe Shellenberger during his 50-year career," said ACTE President Greeley Koch. "He has been a strong friend of this association from its inception."
ACTE Advancing the Industry Award
EMEA
Andreas Mutschler, EMEA Manager, Meeting & Travel Services, BearingPoint
Andreas conducted an integrated change management programme at BearingPoint to improve ROI across EMEA on their travel spend. The integrated programme which was conducted in a structured systematic way, focusing on two areas:
• Increasing transparency and cost-consciousness regarding business travel
• Providing tools to enable more effective and cost efficient travel planning for all traveling employees.
Within the past year, Mutscler reported significant increases in online booking tool adoption, an increase in average ticket price savings, and a positive impact on travel and other internal departments. Mutschler attributes effective communications with upper management as a key element in his change management strategy.
Asia-Pacific
Keiko Sund, Country Travel Representative, Cargill Japan Limited
Keiko
came forth as an invaluable source of information on doing business in Japan in the current economic climate, and strongly urged ACTE to address this subject in a regional forum. She played a pivotal role on the programme advisory committee for the 2006 Asia-Pacific Regional Education Conference, identifying industry leaders in Japan as presenters, discussing content, and organizing meetings.
Sund also set aside her own busy schedule to lend support to the presenting team at the conference. The result was a resoundingly successful educational session which delivered new-found knowledge for both regional and international constituents of the industry about the Japanese market.
ACTE Canada
Garth Jopling, Travel Manager, Canada,
Pricewaterhouse Coopers
A former ACTE President and Board Member, Garth Jopling dedicated his expertise
to a variety of issues, ranging from international security to the
globalization of the travel management function. Jopling was the driving force
behind the consolidation of the CBTA and ACTE in Canada, and presented the case
for expanded onboard traveler communications to the Canadian government. He was
a voice for accurate reporting during the SARS crisis in Toronto and played a
crucial role in bringing ACTE Canada into the international
limelight.
Alain
Legault, Manager, Travel & Relocation, NAV CANADA
Alain Legault made the advancement of the business travel management function in Canada his
personal crusade. He worked tirelessly to promote CBTA functions, recruit
members, and to amplify the voice of the business travel manager. Legault is
credited with making the CBTA a major player in the Canadian travel arena and
with being the first to take on government-related issues.
ACTE United States
Eric Boulter, Senior Group Manager & Category Leader, Travel,
PepsiCo Inc.
Eric Boulter launched a targeted-buy hotel program within Pepsi's preferred hotel
program. With hotel rates increasing and expected to remain high through 2008,
he targeted high traffic markets for special negotiated programs. Pepsi was
able to negotiate a reduced room rate in exchange for increased volume
commitment to specific hotels. With his highly unique approach to hotel
negotiation, Eric has established a new model within the industry which
provides business travel management and hotel procurement with additional
negotiating power.
ACTE Distinguished Fellows Award
The ACTE Distinguished Fellow distinction is awarded to the individuals who present the highest-rated educational sessions at a global conference.
2006 Global Conference
May 2006, Atlanta, GA, United States
The award was presented to the panel that comprised "Pandemic Preparedness
Practices" and "Optimizing Hotel Spend in a Seller's Market"- the highest
ranked education sessions at ACTE's Global Conference in Atlanta, GA:
Pandemic Preparedness Practices
- Mark Kaelin, Director of Technology, International SOS
- Peggy Luebbert, Infection and Epidemiology Consultant, Center of Biopreparedness
- Richard Martin, Managing Director, International Market Assessment Asia
- Mark Williams, Managing Consultant, IBM Consulting
Optimizing Hotel Spend in a Seller's Market
- John Asselta, Senior Vice President, Partnership Travel Consulting
- Maria Chevalier, Vice President, Hotel Relations & TPS Hotels, BCD Travel
- Brian Nichols, Hotel & Ground Transportation Programs Manager, Strategic Procurement Services, Deloitte Services LLP
- Steve Richard, Vice President, Global Sales Organization, Alliance Accounts and Latin America, Marriott International
The "Pandemic Preparedness Practices" session focused on one of the most critical topics discussed at the conference, while the presentation focusing on hotel spend was considered to be one of the industry's most hotly debated topics.