ACTE 2005 Awards Program
ACTE 2005 Awards Program ACTE Lifetime Achievement Award
Mary Kay Bellersen, VicePresident, Citigroup
The ACTE Lifetime Achievement Award is presented to a travel industry executive who has consistently worked to further the cause of the Association; has worked for the Association, serving on committees, planning groups, or as an officer; and to a colleague who strives for the highest ethics in business and who demonstrates those principles.
The ACTE Lifetime Achievement Award was presented posthumously to Mary Kay Bellersen, a former ACTE Board member and Senior Vice President for Citigroup. Her expertise and approach to challengers truly captured ACTE's spirit. Accepting the award on behalf of her family was friend and fellow industry colleague from her hometown of Tampa, Florida, Mark Williams.
ACTE Advancing the Industry Award
ACTE Asia-Pacific
Megan Stowe, Global Sourcing Manager,Travel, Intel
Megan Stowe was instrumental in identifying major travel industry issues in her region, and was the embodiment of networking in her efforts to share her expertise. She advanced the industry by making ACTE's educational mission part of her professional objective.
ACTE Canada
Connie Fabro, Travel Manager, University of British Columbia
Connie Fabro is a well respected business travel executive in both regional and global travel management circles. A strong voice on major industry issues, she is the model of volunteerism and has made significant contributions to various committees over the years.
ACTE EMEA
Terri Collins, EMEA Travel Manager, Motorola
Terri Collines established herself as the consummate travel management professional by consolidating her company's booking process from across Europe into a single booking centre, overcoming all of the change management issues, the technical implications, and the process complications that are inherent in such an undertaking.
ACTE United States
Debra Dayton, Global Head of Travel, Deutsche Bank AG, New York
Debra Dayton globalized a German financial institution's travel programme. She was responsible for driving additional cost saving in excess of 19 mission euros by consolidating agency partners in Europe, sourcing airline deals globally, deploying online booking in the U.S., restructuring the global tram, and reducing headcount by four.
ACTE Distinguished Fellow Awards
The ACTE Distinguished Fellow distinction is awarded to the individuals who present the highest-rated educational sessions at a global conference.
2005 Global Conference
May, Vancouver, BC, Canada
The award was presented to the panel that comprised "Streamlining Through Outsourcing" - the highest ranked education session at ACTE's Global Conference in Vancouver, Canada:
- Tony D'Astolfo, Vice President, Travel Services, Rearden Commerce
- Angela Naegele, Global Procurement Director, AT&T
- Mike Premo, President, TQ3Navigant Integrated Services, TQ3 Travel Solutions
- Barry Rogers, Senior Consultant, TCG Consulting
- Theresa Ryan, Associate Partner, IBM Consulting Services
The "Streamlining Through Outsourcing" session focused on the trend of corporations outsourcing their travel function and the implications the decision to do so may have. Many view outsourcing as a best practice for non-strategic activities to achieve a higher degree of cost management. The session explored the track record for outsourcing and what outsourced functions produce the greatest gains for the corporation.
Attendees from all sectors of the industry attended this session. According to ACTE's President, Greeley Koch, "The panelists were dynamic and knowledgeable. They captured people's interest by offering a clear, easy to understand presentation on a topic that can be complicated, but one that those engaged in business travel management need to become familiar."
While the high scores for this session were notable, the real value of the session for attendees was demonstrated in the subjective comments from its attendees, which included: "This was the best session of the entire conference," "Very informative, valuable, and insightful," "Best breakout session I've ever been to," "Excellent session - a lot of great feedback and ideas."
"These presenters have demonstrated the power of thinking outside the box, and how a compelling presentation can motivate an industry," said Koch. "This overwhelming response from attendees members indicates that our educational sessions are meeting ACTE's high expectations."