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In collaboration with BATM, Belgian Association of Travel Managers
Can You Justify Your Travel Processes?
Brussels
17 February 2005
Travel Expense processes impact all departments in your company. Proper management of these processes are essential to your bottom line. This Brussels ACTE Executive Forum organized in collaboration with the Belgium Association of Travel Managers promises to be both controversial and challenging, but before the end of the day you will know what decisions to take to make justifiable travel management decisions.
Speakers from IBM and Ernst & Young will reveal how their company has approached procurement for the first and T&E; for the last. GDS Deregulation impact on the industry will be clarified by a GDS expert.
Online agency went from un-managed to Managed Travel. In this session, Expedia Corporate Travel Europe, will explore the strategies of online travel management companies as they strive to tackle managed travel for large corporations.
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Agenda |
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10:00 |
Registration & Table-top exhibition
Welcome Coffee
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10:30 |
Welcome and update by ACTE/BATM representatives
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10:40 |
The Increasing Importance of Procurement in Tomorrow's Company
Each year, IBM performs a global CEO's survey, enquiring about their major top priorities for the future.
The opening presentation will give you a valuable insight on what your CEO's future priority will be. Danny will further elaborate on how procurement and more specifically travel purchasing and management can contribute to meeting your CEO's expectations and how to adapt to your company's business model of the future.
Presenter:
Danny Pieters, Managing Consultant, Supply Chain Management, IBM Business
Consulting Services
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11:15
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Q & A
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11:30 |
GDS deregulation - Potential Scenarios and Their Impact
Preparing for the new travel procurement challenge.
Over the next year, the European GDS market is likely to be deregulated and corporations maybe be impacted as early as fall 2005.
Many procurement and travel professionals are still not sure why they should care.
This session will give participants an understanding of how the deregulated GDS market and the future shape of the GDS industry may directly impact your company.
The presenter will cover topics such as: Impacts on provider's negotiation, difficulties of securing complete routes coverage, the importance of evaluating your current Travel Management Company.
Presenter:
Alex Cruz, GDS expert, and managing director and a consultant at Alnad Limited
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12:15 |
Managing Travel and Expenses Reporting Online: The Ernst & Young experience
An increasing number of large companies are using self booking tools to manage their travel. Many companies are also calling on technology to streamline expense reporting. Integrating the two processes in a single system is complex. Integrated Travel and Expense solutions require the collaboration of different departments inside a company. It also involves sophisticated application's integration.
In this session we will learn how Ernst & Young has tamed these organisational intricacies to better managed T&E; processes and ultimately reduce their costs.
Part I: T&E; Integration at Ernst & Young: Context description
Presenter:
Herman Schepers, Partner Human Capital, Ernst & Young
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12:30
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Networking Lunch & Table-top exhibition
Networking Lunch is sponsored by AirPlus International
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14:00 |
Managing Travel and Expenses Reporting Online
Part II: T&E; Integration at Ernst & Young: How would you have dealt with it?
Round Table Discussion
Facilitator:
Jean-Michel Kadaner, President, Key Corporate Solutions
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14:30 |
Part II: T&E; Integration at Ernst & Young: How would you have dealt with it?
Round Table Discussion Wrap Up
Facilitator:
Jean-Michel Kadaner, President, Key Corporate Solutions
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14:45 |
Part III: T&E; Integration at Ernst & Young
Case study: Ernst & Young response to T&E; integration
Presenter:
Herman Schepers, Partner Human Capital, Ernst & Young
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15:15 |
Coffee Break & Table-top exhibition
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15:30 |
From Un-managed to Managed Travel: The Strategy of Online Travel Management Companies
Most of the so-called online travel management companies started offering un-managed travel services. Then, first in the US and now in Europe, these online players are courting corporates with promises of lower transaction fees than their traditional counterpart. The session will explore the strategies of online travel management companies as they strive to tackle managed travel for large corporations.
Presenter:
Christophe Pingard, COO, Expedia Corporate Travel Europe
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16:15 |
Closing Remarks
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16:35 |
Farewell Reception
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Planning Committee |
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Nora Buysschaert, BATM, Belgium
Pierre Guépet, GEAC, France
Francois Lagae, SN Brussels Airlines, Belgium
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Forum Location & Hotel Accommodations |
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Sofitel Brussels Toison d'Or
40, avenue de la Toison d'Or
1050
BRUSSELS BELGIUM
Tel :(+32)2/5142200
Fax :(+32)2/5145744
E-mail : [email protected]
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Networking Lunch Sponsor |
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