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Strategic Travel Supply Management: Moving Business Forward
Singapore
14 December 2007
Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel Singapore
Please be advised that ACTE Singapore Executive Forum now date changed to Friday, 14 December 2007. Venue remain unchanged.
ACTE Asia Pacific would like to welcome members of The American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore (AmCham Singapore). We are pleased to accord special member rate of USD39 to register for our upcoming forum by just including your membership number. Hope to see our AMCHAM members!
Member and AMCHAM Member - USD39
Non Member - USD59
Speaker Luncheon Only - USD35
Strategic management of Indirect spend has become a priority given the report that these categories account for 35 percent of corporate expenditure. Companies are constantly looking for cost control opportunities and reviews include the travel category . What do travel managers and travel procurement specialists need to consider in order to adopt and implement indirect spend management strategies? The forum presents the approach as it applies to the travel management, the pre-requisites for successful implementation before turning to a major challenge that will potentially test the effectiveness of strategic indirect spend management.
Agenda
| 10:00 – 10:30 |
Registration |
| 10:30 – 10:45 |
Welcome and Opening Remarks |
| 10:45 – 12:00 |
From Big Squeeze to Big PictureStrategic indirect spend management has been prescribed as the better approach to control costs in the travel category, improve supplier relationships and enable business travellers to be more productive. The speakers present the rationale for it and the opposing arguments so that participants can work out a balanced fr
Presenter Coleen Lee, Director - Corporate Travel Management Asia Pacific, Honeywell Pte Ltd Panelist Georgie Farmer, Vice President - Head of Travel, General Services Asia Pacific, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Stephanie Leung, Corporate Travel Manager - Asia Pacific, Shell Eastern Petroleum (Pte) Ltd
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| 12:00 – 14:00 |
Speaker Luncheon “Hotel Rates: Is there Room for Reality?”Hotel rates have made an impressive climb in 2007 and hotel executives are forecasting even more upside. In this session hotel managers present what room rates are likely to be in 2008 and highlight some non-negotiable areas for new contracts. Part of the reason for tough rate negotiations stems from the high opportunity cost of real estate leading asset managers to critically assess the attractiveness the hotel business ROI. What realistic expectations should corporate travel buyers and hoteliers hold on to and what are their ideas of realistic room rates? Presenter Charles Tee, Chief Executive Officer, T3E Global Pte Ltd Panelists Caroline Leong, Director - Travel & Hospitality Business, Singapore Tourism Board Tan Kim Seng, Senior Vice President, Millennium & Copthorne International Peter Koh, Regional Travel Manager - Asia Pacific, Japan, Symantec Asia Pacific Pte Ltd (Session starts as soon as dessert is served) |
Forum Location and Hotel Accommodations
Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel Singapore
Grand Ballroom 2, Level 4
392 Havelock Road
Singapore 169683
Tel - 65-6733 0880
Fax - 65-6737 8880
www.grandcopthorne.com.sg
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