Ron Wagner President ACTE

Ron Wagner's Speech

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ACTE is prepared to smooth the way. As the only industry association that regards its members, both corporate and suppliers, as equals, ACTE is uniquely positioned to provide the 'voice of reason platform' for solution-based discussion of industry issues by:

• providing information and education
• promoting open discussion
• striving for clarity
• encouraging networking

After all, we are an association that represents all segments of our industry and we respect all perspectives of an issue in developing solutions.

We recently witnessed the power of open discussion at the ACTE Executive Forum in New York earlier this year. The forum focused on an open discussion of IATA's Corporate ID proposal by bringing all parties and their respective opinions on the issue together.

After hearing the panel, IATA realized that the proposal required additional research and went back to the drawing board with much appreciation for the information they had gathered. Had it not been for ACTE's initiative in bring the parties together the proposal would have most likely been accepted.

I am pleased to announce that just before this conference IATA approached us again and asked if ACTE would chair an Industry Advisory Board in an effort to help IATA review the industry's concerns and to help identify a way forward on the CCIS-RP1778.

In addition ACTE will continue to discuss this issue proactively again at the London Forum on May 3. Other issues are looming:

• crowded skies
• supplier mergers
• safety
• service
• strikes

Our goal is to develop a constructive approach, a repeatable process for resolving industry issues.

As an issue driven association, ACTE will be there to facilitate, educate, and to help build the awareness. Again, open discussion, solutions focused and all perspectives represented.

Solutions and ultimately success come when people with different perspectives work together on the same problems and solve those problems together.

Finally, I hope that you have all had the opportunity to network with your fellow ACTE members while in Tampa and to share the valuable knowledge that you all possess.

We hope that this conference has armed you with some valuable tools to help you deal with the change and chaos that we all face everyday.

One of ACTE's challenges is to continue to sustain the synergy within the organization on an ongoing basis so that we can continue to bring value to you as members throughout the year.

I know that everyone at ACTE has worked very hard to make this conference a success. On behalf of ACTE and it's members I want to once again, thank all of our wonderful sponsors who help to make this event possible and thanks to all of our staff and volunteers who have also contributed.

Thank you for coming and I hope that the Tampa conference has been of value to you!

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