The High-Wire Art of Strategic Alliances, Value Creation, Solutions and Meetings Management

Open Registration

Welcome and Opening Remarks by Joanne Lloyd, Regional Director EMEA, Planning Committee, Welcoming Remarks from Renaissance

Keynote Speaker:

John Fentener van Vlissingen, President commissioner, BCD holdings N.V. John will be presenting on his own view of the decision making process of why he decided to stay in the Business Travel industry and what future visions he sees for the industry in the coming years. This topic was posed by the Travel Manager members of the planning committee team. We will hear about the project of 2005 and the top 10 reasons why he decided to stay in the business travel industry. Followed by Q and A

Presenter:
Mr John Fentener van Vlissingen, President, BCD Holdings

Best Practices of Corporate Payment Solution Sourcing

This session will provide insight gained from a recent comprehensive study of procurement practices for payment solutions and review the best practices identified from the research.

Presenter:
Christian Gall, Executive Director Global Markets, AirPlus

Coffee Break

Calculating Cost of Flight delays and Cancellations: What you are not saving on the bottom line?

More than 25% of all scheduled commercial flights have service interruptions--delays or cancellations. The impact on business where time is money and on business travel in particular is enormous. For an airport like Amsterdam’s Schiphol that means an average of 1000 passengers daily fail to reach their intended destination. 90% of cancelled flights occur on business routes, so there’s a fairly good chance that when flights cancel, your company will have an employee, who will be unable to meet with new customers, make a sale or close a deal today. Learn about the added costs to doing business that service interruptions bring as well as how corporate travel managers are proactively addressing this situation with non-performance clauses in their airline agreements.

Moderator:
Herman Mensink, Vice President, PRISM group

Presenter:
Hendrik J. Noorderhaven, Flightstats Europe

Presenter:
Peter Sijbers, Global Commodity Manager Philips Electronics

Presenter:
Pim de Vos, De Vos & Partners Advocaten

Luncheon and Table Top Exhibit

International Hub’s and Strategies: What does it mean to you?

This session will focus on Schiphol Airport and first examine its plans for facilitating access to the airport and its approach to ensuring safety and security for travelers. The session will then look at Schiphol as a model for an international airport that serves as a primary transit point for a hub carrier and the strategies the airport authority develops to address both the growing presence of the hub and non-hub carriers.

Panel:
Mr. Just Kerckhoff, Director Strategy and Schiphol projects, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines N.V
Heike Birlenbach, MD and LH in the BeneLux

Moderator:
Richard Adler, Managing Director, Rooster

Presenter:
Drs. Joop Krul, Director Airport Development, Schiphol Group

The 30k Foot View of Strategic Meetings Management

This session will examine the benefits of a Strategic Meetings Management program applied to a corporation’s meetings, including first year savings from implementing a meetings policy. You will learn from industry experts the necessary steps for implementing a strategic meetings management program. Q and A to follow

Moderator:
Nora Buysschaert, President, BATM

Presenter:
Genevieve Sulway, Global Travel Manager, Nokia

Presenter:
Ian Flint, President, Ian Flint and Associates

Presenter:
Jan Willem Dekker, Executive Vice President, Carlson Wagonlit Events EMEA

Thank You and Closing Reception