Conference Agenda

Sunday, May 16

1:00pm – 7:00pm

Registration
ACTE Business Center

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
River East Art Center
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Monday, May 17

7:30am – 6:00pm

Registration
ACTE Business Center

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
ACTE Business Center

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
The Club at 151 in the Hyatt Regency Chicago, East Tower Lobby