Celebrating 20 Years of Advancing the
European Business Travel Industry

Join the leaders of the global business travel industry at the ACTE Global Education Conference in Berlin, 3-5 October 2010 - the 20th Annual ACTE European Conference. This conference is the leading industry event dedicated to bringing together hundreds of senior level business travel executives from around the world to learn, share and network. It is the place to share new ways of thinking and successful strategies that distinguish those who lead from everyone else.

Newly Announced

In a special presentation following a renewed interest in the issue as a result of the volcanic ash cloud earlier this year, Veronica Manfrendi, Member of the Cabinet, Commissioner for Transport, European Commission, will offer clarification on EC261.

Fabio Sergio, Executive Creative Director at frog design, will give us a glimpse into the design mind, describe where design is going, and explain why it matters.

Conference Highlights

General Sessions - Click here to learn more!

The Transformative Power of Design Thinking

• Fabio Sergio, Executive Creative Director, frog design Milano
  

The Changing Economic Outlook and its Impact on Our Industry

• Bob Lange, Head of Aircraft Interiors Marketing, Airbus
  
• Linda Yueh, BBC Business Commentator & Economist

Re-evaluating Alternate Futures for the Travel Industry

• Drs. Jan Nekkers, Founder, Futureconsult & Master Class Instructors at Nyenrode

Could You Do More to Keep Your Travelers Safe?

• Mark Hide, Founder, Planet Wise & Regular contributor to the BBC, CNN & SkyNews

Education sessions - Click here to see descriptions!

• Adapting Communication Strategies to Fit a New Workplace
  
• Staying Grounded? Transportation Alternatives that are Simple, Efficient and Cost-effective
  
• Assessing the Value of Loyalty Programmes
  
• Sourcing Initiatives to Align Meetings & Transient Spend
  
• Roundtable: Establishing Rules for Travel Duty of Care
  
• Managing Multi-Country Programmes in a Legally Diverse Context
  
• Can the BAR Be Raised in Hotel Programmes?
  
• Market Update: Managed Travel Programmes in the Middle East
  
• Corporate Security’s Newest Risk: The Unaware Traveler
  
• Meetings & Events: Back to Growth, Transformation Ahead
  
• Defining the “Right” Amount of Travel Spend for Your Enterprise
  
• Point of Sale Intelligence: Guiding Travellers to Do the Right Thing
  
• Expanding the Portfolio of the Travel Manager
  
• Risk Management for Meetings & Events

Who Attends?

►Senior Level- 51% of conference delegates are Director-level and above

►Travel Buyers- Over 50% of the companies represented are buyer organizations

►Global- Attendees represent 25+ countries worldwide

Why Attend?

►97% of buyer delegates indicated that the conference was worth their time/money

►95% of buyer delegates rated their education experience as Good/Excellent

►100% of delegates indicated the networking was Good/Excellent

► View additional statistics/highlights from the:

o 2009 Global Education Conference in Washington DC

o 2009 Global Education Conference in Prague