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The Role of Tomorrow's Travel Manager
The role of the Travel Manger is continuously evolving. Join this full day Executive Forum and you will gain
insight on the shifting responsibilities of travel management, the
importance of understanding technology contracts, optimizing
technology, as well as strategies in maximizing travel through meeting
consolidation.
Attending this event will put you in touch with
important issues facing your industry and it will keep you connected
to a community of your peers dedicated to professional advancement
through the constant identification of emerging trends.
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Agenda |
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8:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. |
Registration & Continental Breakfast |
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8:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. |
Welcome Remarks
Presenter:
Greeley Koch, ACTE US Regional Chair
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9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. |
A Look at the Future of Managed Travel
Traditional travel manager responsibilities are now being shifted and shared among different
areas of the organization. How will this musical chairs scenario end?
Presenter:
Jim Haddow, Director, Global Procurement, AT Kearney
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9:45 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. |
Technology Contracts for Global Travel
Presented from a legal perspective this presentation will highlight some of the fundamental
differences between software licenses and other contracts involving the purchase of goods
or services.
Presenter:
Laurence Smith, Esq.Wolff & Samson
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10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. |
Coffee Break
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11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
A Strategic Approach to Meetings Consolidation
This meeting consolidation case study with perspectives from three
stakeholders in the corporation—Corporate Travel, Procurement, and
Business Unit Management—you will learn how to reach consensus on
strategy and program as well as effective tools and vehicles that
increase opportunity for successful consolidation.
Moderator:
Helen Loh,
Vice President,
SeeUthere Technologies
Presenters:
Lisa Palmeri, Meeting Project Specialist, Corporate Travel & Meetings , Abbott Laboratories
Todd J. Grunert, C.P.M., Category Manager - Strategic Sourcing , Abbott Laboratories Corporate Purchasing
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12:00 p.m. -12:45 p.m. |
Lunch
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12:45 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. |
Keynote: Optimizing your company's total travel spend
This informative session will focus on how corporate travel managers
can most effectively extract value from their company's total travel
spend. We will examine where the real savings opportunities are; and
how companies can best leverage their spend, travel program
management, and traveler behavior to achieve measurable results.
Presenter:
Steve Shook, Vice-President CWT Solutions Group |
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Forum Location & Hotel Accommodations
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Wyndham Chicago
633 No. St. Clair Street
Chicago, IL 60611
A special ACTE room rate is available for $169.00 per night. Please contact Josephine at 312 274 4428 to make arrangements
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