The Future of Managed Travel

Travel Management experts will present on the changing role of the travel manager, future of travel management, nuts and bolts of travel technology, and the economic outlook for the Asia-Pacific region and its impact on the Australian economy. Participants will receive the association's proprietary research documents on the perspective of CEOs and CFOs regarding business travel and a current industry wide economic survey.

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  Agenda
9.00 - 9.30 Registration & Refreshments

9.30 - 9.45 ACTE Welcome
Mark Williams, President, ACTE and Director, Travel & Meeting Management, PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP

9.45 - 10.00 ACTE Introduction and Update
Nancy Holtzman, Executive Director, ACTE

10.00 - 11.30 Self Booking Tools: Delivering on a Promise

This session will answer these questions:
  • ROI: Are companies receiving the financial benefits promised?

  • What are the new metrics for measuring the success and effectiveness of its use?
  • How do Australian companies fare against other key international markets in the deployment, depth of use of self-booking tools and ROI performance?

  • Are these tools effective in distributing the full spectrum of fares?

  • What about the ability to harness internet fares?

  • How can Australian corporations leverage the wider potential of self-booking tools to get maximum benefits for its international travel programmes?
Presenters:
Greg Rose
Director, Purchasing & Travel Asia-Pacific
Oracle Corporation

Sue Thaler
Regional Director - Real Estate
Procurement & Strategic Vendor Alliance
The Thomson Corporation (Australia) Pty Ltd.

11.30 - 11.45 Coffee Break

11.45 - 12.45 Roundtable Discussions - The Future of Managed Travel

12.45 - 14.30 Lunch and Keynote - Economic Outlook
Ian K. Perkin, Former Head Economics and Legal Affairs, Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce

14.30 - 14.45 Closing Remarks

14.45 - 15.45 Closing Reception

  Forum Location & Hotel Accommodations
Holiday Inn Melbourne
1-5 Spencer Street,
Melbourne, VIC, Australia