(M101 - M206)
The New Frontier: Corralling the Sacred Cows of Meetings Consolidation
The last frontier for consolidation - multi-million dollar meetings and events spend - is in the crosshairs at large and midsize corporations. Spurred by Sarbanes-Oxley, governmental or internal reforms, finance and procurement are increasingly targeting this area. Learn how to extend your management expertise to apply a unified strategy, defined system and central
point of control to consolidate your meeting spend. From three distinct best-in-class case studies, learn:
- How to make the business case and implement a meetingconsolidation initiative;
- The savings potential to include in your ROI;
- Ways to leverage meetings and travel;
- How to continually refine the process.
Objective: Following this session, the attendee will understand the myriad factors that influence meeting consolidation initiatives and be prepared to recommend policies and approaches to the corporation.
Moderator:
Mary Ann McNulty, Editor, StarCite, Inc.
Presenters:
Lori C. Phifer, Director, Travel Administration & Meeting Planning, Sony Music Entertainment
Mike Benedict,
Global Manager of Travel, Metro and Meeting Expense Data Systems,
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Lynn Ridzon,
Director,
Bristol-Myers Squibb