Education Sessions
ACTE believes that learning is a shared process with participants learning from each other. ACTE employs a variety of teaching methods designed to transfer knowledge in a flexible, hands-on, and practical manner. Our seminars are designed to allow for one-on-one interaction and meaningful dialog. We believe that ACTE’s programs do not just benefit our participants, but their organization as a whole.

Tracks:
ACTE Initiatives
Enhancing the Value Chain
Issue Summit
Program Expansion & Market Development
Technology as an Enabler
Value Creation
ACTE Initiatives

M106: Responsible Purchasing: Creating Sustainable Business:
Monday 11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Responsible purchasing tactics are one way in which corporate travel managers can bring socially responsible business practices into their company’s overall CSR strategy. A panel of industry consultants and green travel experts will present the practical benefits of green procurement and associated case studies to corporate travel managers and their suppliers. This session will enable participants to propose inexpensive but significant contributions to an organization’s CSR marketing and to illustrate to senior management the many valuable ways travel managers can contribute to an organization’s overall success and bottom line.
Sponsor: Carlson Wagonlit Travel

M206 Traveler Security
Monday 4:45 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Learn from the former Assistant Secretary in the US Department of Homeland Security his insights on:

  • the privatization of the registered traveler program
  • TSA performance scorecard
  • The chinks in our armor meant to protect

M207 The ROI of CSR
Monday 4:45 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
As Corporate Social Responsibility is becoming a larger concern within the corporate landscape, many companies ponder whether investing in socially responsible business practice will impact the bottom line. This session will explore case studies within corporations and the corporate travel department where a focus on CSR has led to larger profits.

T106 Pandemic Preparedness Practices
Tuesday 10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Advance planning to minimize the contagion risk from a possible pandemic of avian flu is being undertaken by many corporate travel departments and suppliers of business travel. A best in class case study will offer precautions proposed for both non essential business travel as well as mission-critical travel applicable for any health threat.  A health consultancy to the airline industry will also share its advice and findings.
Sponsor: Carlson Wagonlit Travel

T206 Preparation Not Panic
Tuesday 3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Advance planning to minimize the contagion risk from a possible pandemic of avian flu is being undertaken by many corporate travel departments and suppliers of business travel. A best in class case study will offer precautions proposed for both non essential business travel as well as mission-critical travel applicable for any health threat.  A health consultancy to the airline industry will also share its advice and findings.
Enhancing the Value Chain
M103 Air Turbulence
Monday 10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
This session will explore the future role and share of network carriers. A close inspection of alliances and the niches both categories of airlines are carving out for future growth and profits will provide necessary insight for defining corporate air programs.

M103 Optimizing Hotel Spend in a Seller’s Market
Monday 4:45 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
The suddenly shifting landscape of hotel sourcing characterized by a seller’s market, dynamic pricing and the growth of detailed spend data has radically changed the hotel procurement life cycle. With no signs of returning to a less volatile atmosphere, this session intends to prepare both buyers and sellers for the next round of hotel procurement.

T103 It’s All in the Cards
Tuesday 10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
This session will provide an overview of card economics and payment cards’ impact on distribution costs which very often outstrips GDS fees share. The discussion will then move into card RFPs, rewards programs, and at the end of the day who should own these costs?

T203 Smaller Meetings - Bigger Savings Opportunity?
Tuesday 3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Most corporations have made significant progress and already fulfilled ROI projections through implementing strategic meetings management. This session asks if it is worth seeking further efficiencies and savings by bringing their company’s unmanaged small meetings under the aegis of strategic meetings management.
Sponsor: Carlson Wagonlit Travel
Issue Summit
M105 Channeling for Content
Monday 10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
More than a few airlines have boldly announced their intentions to discriminate where their inventory is distributed in 2006 as their GDS agreements expire.  How can buyers prepare for such upheaval?  Will the GDS's adjust pricing to suit airline demands and avert this situation?  Are GNE’s workable alternatives in 2006? Responses to these and other distribution questions will be frankly discussed by industry stakeholders.
Sponsor: Amadeus

M205 Channeling for Content
Monday 4:45 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
More than a few airlines have boldly announced their intentions to discriminate where their inventory is distributed in 2006 as their GDS agreements expire.  How can buyers prepare for such upheaval?  Will the GDS's adjust pricing to suit airline demands and avert this situation?  Are GNE’s workable alternatives in 2006? Responses to these and other distribution questions will be frankly discussed by  industry stakeholders.
Sponsor: Amadeus

T105 Corporate Chat
Tuesday 10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
This moderated session limited to 50 corporate participants, provides the opportunity for corporate procurement and management attendees from like industries to discuss issues of common interest and exchange tried solutions at roundtables. (Exclusively for representatives of the Financial, Consulting, Healthcare & Pharmaceutical industries)

T205 Corporate Chat
Tuesday 3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
This guided session limited to 50 participants, provides the opportunity for corporate procurement and management attendees industries to discuss issues of common interest. (Open to corporate representatives of all industries)
Program Expansion & Market Development
M102 The Red Tape of Global Programs Examined
Monday 10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Local customs related to human resources, legal and local business practices can often challenge globalization efforts. Learn the red flags for the travel program and workable solutions in these areas as you prepare for consolidation and globalization of your program.
Sponsor: Carlson Wagonlit Travel

M202 Assessing Distribution in the Latin American Market
Monday 4:45 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Travel distribution in the Latin American has many influencers—ranging from regulatory to Internet access and high cost of technology integration.  This area requires close attention for corporate travel programs that are expanding into this dynamic region.  This presentation will provide an understanding of the realities of distribution in Latin America.

T102 Assessing Challenges in the Asian Market for a Global Program
Tuesday 10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
This session will identify those components that can become stumbling blocks to expansion or consolidation of the travel program in the Asian market and provide insight into solutions that  mitigate these obstacles.
Sponsor: Carlson Wagonlit Travel

T202 Business Travel Management in the Middle East & Gulf Region
Tuesday 3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Despite political upheavals in areas of the Middle East, many countries have seen their economies blossom and diversify over the last decades.  This session will explore how the region is approaching travel management differently than Western Europe or North America and why travel management companies in that region are likely to continue to see their travel budgets grow in the coming year.
Sponsor: Jumeirah
Technology as an Enabler
M101 Tools for Enabling Travel Policy and Planning
Monday 10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
This session will survey the tools available for improved policy, profile management and tracking and also the latest features in  self booking tools :

M201 Enabling Traveler Productivity Through Technology
Monday 4:45 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
This session will survey tools and services that can improve productivity and make life easier for the traveler before, during and after the business trip. Travel managers will learn about technologies that can help them manage that fine line between procurement focused results and end user delight, and how delivering great service doesn't have to mean spending more. For Suppliers, the session will discuss technology trends that could help keep that most valued of all customers, the "road warrior", happy and loyal.
Sponsor: US Bank

T101 Solutions That Support the Procurement Function
Tuesday 10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Online applications for RFPs, tools for contract fulfillment management and reporting for vendor negotiations will be surveyed in this session focused on  technology that supports the procurement function.

T201 Optimizing Reporting and Travel Spend Through Technology
Tuesday 3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Technology enablers that provide financial travel intelligence to the organization that including budgeting systems, expense reporting and other reporting tools will be reviewed and assessed for their ability to provide concise and valuable information about business travel to the organization.
Value Creation
M104  Jury Selection for Moot Court
Monday 10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
This session will provide both an evidence gathering opportunity and a “voir dire” for populating the jury that will render a decision at the closing session’s moot court.
Limited to 50 participants expect to give testimony on whether the future role of travel managers will continue to be necessary or obsolesced.

M204 ROI of a Global Travel Program
Monday 4:45 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
What areas are worth globalizing to produce the greatest efficiencies, optimize service and reduce costs and what is better left alone? This session will scrutinize the industry’s experience in efforts to globalize travel and identify both benefits and challenges that have been realized.
Sponsor: Boston Coach

T104 Measurement and Communication
Tuesday 10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Learn best practices for quantifying the travel program’s value and  effective communication to the company’s stakeholders.
Sponsor: Carlson Wagonlit Travel

T204  New Concepts  & Best Practices in  Risk Management
Tuesday 3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
What areas are worth consolidating on a global basis to produce the greatest efficiencies, optimize service and reduce costs and what is better left alone? This session will scrutinize the industry’s experience in efforts to consolidate and reduce vendors and eliminate perceived redundancies.