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Today is already the Future
When you attend ACTE's all-new and expanded, full day 2003 Executive Forum Series you'll have more than a few "well-placed" friends helping your career along - you'll have the combined talents of ACTE's 2,500 international travel industry executives, all dedicated to your professional advancement through the constant identification of emerging issues, continuing education, and ongoing peer networking.
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Agenda |
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9:00 - 9:45
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Registration, Welcome Coffee and Table-top Exhibition
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9:45 - 10:00
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Welcome and ACTE Update
Nadine Dewart, Chair ACTE EMEA Regional Council
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10:00 - 11:30
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The Transition to Transaction Fees
Panel discussion and Q&A.;
Confronted with the sharp and unexpected reduction of corporate travel expenses, traditional travel management companies faced the reduction/disappearance of commissions as they simultaneously were challenged by increasing Internet competition. Compensation models have emerged that are non- commission dependent. The first model to appear--management fee--is slowly ceding ground to the transaction fee model. Using the new model clients will be billed by travel management agencies for the services they request. Learn what defines a transaction and how this new compensation scheme works.
Panel:
Christophe Derumez, VP Sales and Management, Havas Voyages American Express
Odile Courjon, Associate, Deloitte & Touche, France
Moderated by Corine Moriou, Journalist, L'Enterrprise
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11:30 - 12:00
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Coffee and Table Top Exhibition
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12:00 - 13:15
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Self-Booking Tools
Panel discussion with 10-min presentation and Q&A;
A few years following self-booking tools deployment in other regions, France's corporate travel industry is preparing to take off and fly the Web in 2003. Self-booking tools offer corporations a proven means to reduce their travel costs through the effective integration of corporate travel policies, seamless access to negotiated air, car and hotel rates and availability and last but not least the "visual guilt" component of the tools which prompts travellers to choose lower fares than would have been accepted over the phone with the travel agent. Learn why the time has come for their adoption in France.
Panel:
Christian Campion, Director Purchasing Department, General Electric
Paul Ponçon, Head of Sales and Marketing France, e-Travel France
Eric Meierhans, Director Internet Technology, Havas Voyages American Express
François Gautier, Vice President, General Manager, Europe American Express Global Interactive Travel Group
Moderated by Nicolas Arthur, T&E; Enterprise Solution Manager, SchlumbergerSema Consulting and Systems Intergration
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13:15 - 14:30
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Networking Lunch sponsored by AirPlus International
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14:30 - 16:00
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Low Cost Carriers
Panel discussion and Q&A;
Low cost businesses are seizing the day in many economic sectors. For the airline industry, the economic model followed by the low cost carriers is based on staff flexibility and multiple task performance, rapid turnarounds, aircraft uniformity, direct distribution, state-of-the-art computerisation, paid for on-board services, ticket usage restrictions. Learn if this recipe can become a success story for business travel.
Moderator
Bruno Trevedic,Editor in Chief for Tourism and Business, Les Echos
Panelists:
Hervé Joseph-Antoine, Director Air Sourcing, Carlson Wagonlit Travel Solutions, Europe
Sonia Basmadjian, Corporate Purchasing Manager, Total Elf Fina
Bruno Georgelin, VP Corporate Sales, Air France
Valérie Gateau, Ryanair
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16:00 - 16:30
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Coffee break and Table Top Exhibition
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16:30-17:50
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Best Practices in Contingency Planning
More than ever corporations must be prepared for natural and man-made disasters. How do corporations, and the supplier companies that support them, avoid risk and control recovery from catastrophe?
Participate in this discussion with representatives from companies that must continually plan for unexpected and learn where the gaps are in your contingency plans.
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17:50-18:00
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Closing Remarks
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Paris Forum Planning Committee |
Christoffel Couck, Multinational Corporate Account Manager, bmi british midland
Martha Constantinesco, Director of Communications, Havas Voyages American Express
Antoine Huet, Deputy Vice President Key Corporate Sales, Key Corporate Sales, Air France
Brigitte Jakubowski, Managing Director, JK Associates Consulting
Sylvain Labesse, Product Manager, Amadeus France
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Hotel Accommodations |
Hôtel Concorde La Fayette
3 Place du Général Koenig
75017 Paris
France
Tél: +33.1.40.68.50.68
Fax: +33.1.40.68.50.43
RATES
To secure your booking make sure you book your room before 28th of February 2003 and mention that you are an ACTE Forum delegate.
Special ACTE rates:
| Deluxe Room |
Single/Double room |
200 Euro (excl. breakfast) |
| Club La Fayette |
Single |
250 Euro (American buffet included) |
| Double |
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260 Euro (American buffet included) |
Above rates are per night, per room, all taxes included
Tél: +33.1.40.68.50.68
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Paris Forum Sponsors |
Eurostar - Official Carrier*
e-Travel France - Exhibitor
Traveldoo- Exhibitor
AirPlus International - Networking Lunch
Hotel Concorde La Fayette- Forum Host
BBT Online- Media Partner
Eurostar kindly offers 30% off business full fare tickets to ACTE delegates. To make a reservation in the UK, please call 0870 6000 777. To make a reservation from outside the UK, requests must be faxed at +44-(0)1233 617509. Please make sure to mention the reference number ES067/03.
Conditions: Tickets are subject to availability. Ticket prices are subject to change. Tickets are exchangeable once before each leg of departure. Cancellation policy is 50% prior to departure from UK. No refunds after departure.
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Comment |
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The Executive Forum in Paris will be held in French.
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