NEW! Pre-Workshop Clinic
Creativity for Breakthrough Solutions*
Wednesday, 18 August
12.00 - 13.30



A special management clinic designed to increase the effectiveness of individuals' capacity to generate ideas that can be translated into creative solutions. The The Basadur Inventory was developed by Dr. Min Basadur, Michael G. DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University and Founder of the Basadur Applied Creativity. During this half-day clinic preconceived notions of how ideas are generated will be replaced with a new process that has delivered exceptional results to global companies like Pepsi Co, IBM, American Airlines and Canon. The technique has even recently been used by medical professionals such as Head Consultants/Surgeons to directors of nursing. Participants of the clinic will guided through the process and then put their new-found skill to the test by addressing a business travel management issue.

The clinic will be facilitated by Dr. Kirpal Singh, lead coordinator of the Creative Thinking Programme at the Singapore Management University. Dr. Singh is also the author of a bestseller "Thinking Hats & Coloured Turbans: Creativity Across Cultures."

*If attending the Workshop, ACTE Members are $59 USD and NonMembers are $79 USD. If not attending the Workshop, ACTE Members are $79 USD and NonMembers are $99 USD. Pre-registration is required as space is limited.



Welcome Reception
Wednesday, 18 August
17.30 - 19.30



Cap off the first day of the Asia-Pacific Training Workshop with an unforgettable reception you won't want to miss. We'll be serving up a delicious assortment of food and drink for you and your fellow attendees to enjoy. Take time to meet up with old colleagues and make time to introduce yourself to someone new. The Welcome Reception will be taking place inside the Technology Showcase enabling you to view the latest and greatest technology products being used by travel professionals around the world.



Technology Showcase
Wednesday, 18 August
10.30 - 12.00
17.30 - 19.30
Are you looking to reduce cost? Increase efficiency? Save time? Find solutions? If so, then you can't afford to miss the Technology Showcase being held during the Asia-Pacific Training Workshop. Organizations from around the world will come together for this event to share with you the power of tomorrow's technology. Find out which products allow you to optimize your travel spend, increase the value of your corporate travel data, facilitate decision making related to travel purchasing and much more!

Interested in signed up for booth space? Sign up now!



Roundtable Discussions



These dialogue sessions present a dynamic learning environment where the exchange of ideas and deliberation of mutual concerns between participants happen. ACTE's Roundtables form the basis of new benchmarks for the profession and the industry.

18 August 13:30 - 14:30
Corporate Social Responsibility
Continuing on the theme from the keynote on becoming good corporate citizens, this roundtable will explore common scenarios in business travel and ask attendees to assume role of both solicitor and judge and determine if a code of ethics has been breached.

19 August 10:30 - 11:30
Data Privacy & Protection
This roundtable will examine what the corporate travel professionals in Asia Pacific consider acceptable and unacceptable in terms of gathering and sharing corporate travel data by travel service providers through normal business travel transactions

19 August 16:15 - 17:15
What Do Strategic Travel Managers Look Like?
This hour will centre on ways to develop talent to meet the new demands for corporate travel management. Discussions will endeavour to identify career advancement strategies for the seasoned travel professional as well as new entrants to the field.