Conference Agenda
Sunday, May 16 | |
1:00pm – 7:00pm | Registration |
4:00pm – 5:00pm | Welcome Reception in TransACTE |
5:15pm – 6:30pm | General Session Keynote Presentation, The Road Ahead-The Participation Revolution, by Andrew Zolli, Curator, Pop!Tech Fellow, National Geographic Whitepaper on behalf of AirPlus |
7:00pm – 9:00pm | Opening Night Reception |
Monday, May 17 | |
7:30am – 6:00pm | Registration |
7:30am - 8:30am | Europe Regional Breakfast (By Invitation Only) |
7:30am – 8:30am | Canada Regional Breakfast for Canadian Attendees |
8:00am - 8:30am | Continental Breakfast |
8:30am – 9:45am | General Session Keynote Presentation, Planning Beyond the Horizon, by Paul Laudicina, Managing Officer and Chairman of the Board A.T. Kearney, Inc. Industry Perspective on behalf of GetThere/Sabre Travel Network |
9:45am – 10:45am | Coffee Break in TransACTE |
10:45am - 12:00pm | General Session Keynote Discussion on Emerging Technologies in Business Travel - The Future User Experience for Business Travelers. Interviews with Robert Scoble, Blogger, Technical Evangelist and Author; Mark Spoonauer, Editor in Chief, Laptop Magazine; Darin Yug, Partner & Co-leader, Transportation and Travel Services, Diamond Management & Technology Consultants Industry Perspective on behalf of Amadeus |
12:15pm – 1:15pm | Education Sessions · Laying the Groundwork for Long-Term Success for Your Hotel Program · Meetings Spend in 2010 and Beyond · Applying Lean Six Sigma Principles to Travel Management (I) · Crisis Management & Duty of Care(I) · What’s Important to Finance |
1:15pm – 2:15pm | Networking Luncheon |
2:15pm - 4:15pm | Dessert in TransACTE |
4:15pm - 5:15pm | Education Sessions · When Gen Y Runs the Show · The Green Toolkit-Case Studies of Green Travel Programs · Meetings Spend in 2010 and Beyond · Crisis Management & Duty of Care (II): Every Ash Cloud has a Silver Lining |
Tuesday, May 18 | |
8:45am – 4:30pm | Registration |
9:00am – 9:30am | Continental Breakfast |
9:30am – 10:45am | General Session Facilitated by Second City Communications, Innovation through Improv Industry Perspective on behalf of Carlson Wagonlit Travel |
10:45am –11:15am | Coffee Break |
11:15am – 12:15pm | Education Sessions · How Do the Best in Class Do It? Lessons from Vanguard Travel Programs · Scorecarding the Business Traveler · Navigating Airline Alliances · Applying Lean Six Sigma Principles to Travel Management(II) |
12:30pm – 1:45pm | Networking Luncheon |
2:00pm – 3:00pm | Education Sessions · ACTE Mobile PechaKucha · Building a Successful Corporate Housing Program · Applying Scenario Planning Strategies to Travel Management |
3:15pm – 4:30pm | Keynote Discussion: Industry Experts Take on Controversial Ancillary Fees Moderated by Jim Davidson, President & CEO, Farelogix Panelists: Kelly Hart, Managing Director of Global Accounts, Continental Airlines. Cindy Heston, Manager Strategic Sourcing-Travel, WellPoint, Inc. Prashanth Kuchibhotla, Director, Advisory Services EMEA American Express Business Travel |
5:00pm – 7:00pm | Closing Night Reception |
