Managing Business Travel in a New Era

Registration and Networking

Coffee served

Opening, Welcome ACTE & BATM

The Economics of Travel - Present and Future

This session will provide you insights into...

   • The interrelations of the current financial crisis
   • How it is impacting the wider economy and the business travel industry
   • Opportunities for direct and indirect cost efficiencies
   • Best practices and real life examples regarding further cost reduction
   • Budget control through Management Information and Payment systems

During this session results will be shared of a recent industry survey which was developed to assess the impact of the recent financial/economic crisis within the context of the corporate travel department and assess the impact through examination of the changes in practices, policy and compliance within travel programmes.

Presenters:
Erik Van Winkel, Manager, Edgar, Dunn & Company (EDC)
Nando Galazzo, Vice President Procurement, Borealis

Edgar, Dunn & Company (EDC) is an independent global financial services and payments consultancy. Founded in 1978, the firm is widely regarded as a trusted advisor to its clients, providing a full range of strategy consulting services, expertise and market insight. From offices in Atlanta, Frankfurt, London, Paris, San Francisco, Singapore and Sydney, EDC delivers actionable strategies, measurable results and a unique global perspective for clients in more than 35 countries on six continents.

Related to the travel industry, EDC has developed since many years expertise around travel payment solutions. This includes corporate payment solutions and travel cost optimization strategies as well as payment product strategy and development for the travel industry. As such, EDC has been working with major airlines and other travel suppliers around the world, as well as with corporate payment solutions providers and their corporate clients.

Questions and Answers

Moderator:
Jean-Michel Kadaner, President & Founding Partner of Key Corporate Solutions

Networking Lunch

Discover. Develop. Deliver.

For the first time ACTE and BATM have teamed up with the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL). CCL is a top-ranked, global provider of executive education that develops quality leaders through its exclusive focus on leadership education and research and was ranked No. 8 overall in the 2008 Financial Times worldwide survey of executive education.

This interactive session will explore:
• Discovering ways of cost and process optimizations/efficiencies
• Developing procurement strategies and travel management models to generate savings
• Delivering positive bottom-line results through leadership

Be prepared to examine and define new approaches during this session.

Facilitators:
• Hans Onderbeke, Senior Faculty Leader - CCL Europe, Middle East & Africa
• Michael Van Impe, Director , Markets & Client Solutions - CCL Europe, Middle East & Africa
• Caroline Griffith, Solutions Architect - CCL Europe, Middle East & Africa
• Jean-Michel Kadaner, President & Founding Partner of Key Corporate Solutions
• Erik Van Winkel, Manager, Edgar, Dunn & Company (EDC)

A Coffee Break is scheduled between workshop sessions

Thank you and Closing