ACTE EMEA Holds Roundtable in Dubai
First Ever in Gulf Region

The Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE) would like to thank Jumeirah for hosting a Roundtable Discussion for ACTE members in the Gulf Region on January 19th at the Jumeirah Emirates Tower in Dubai. This was the first event held by ACTE in the region and was designed to give regional executives the chance to meet and discuss issues and opportunities in the Gulf and how ACTE can support their efforts.

This very successful "meeting of the minds" featured in-depth discussions and helped to narrow the focus on key issues. Representatives from a variety of travel industry professionals were in attendance as well as members of ACTE's Board of Directors.

ACTE's Global Education Conference in Atlanta, May 7 - 9, 2006 includes sessions that explore how the region is approaching travel management differently than Western Europe or North America and why travel management companies in that region are likely to continue to see their travel budgets grow in the coming year.

RoundTable Participants:

Sumit Acharya
Regional Manager
TQ3 Travel Solutions

Asim Arshad
General Manager
Orient Travel

Mohan Chandrea
Manager Dubai
Emirates

Imran Changezi
Assistant Director Sales - Corporate
Jumeirah

Dilly Taleb Gova
Regional Travel Manager - Middle East
KBR

Julia Kendrick
Key Accounts Development Manager
Emirates

Tricia Warwick
Group Sales Director
Jumeirah

ACTE Board Member and Staff Participants:

Greeley Koch (ACTE President)
Senior Vice President, Strategic Sales
TQ3 Travel Solutions

Brad Seitz (ACTE Treasurer)
President & CEO
Topaz International

Susan Gurley (ACTE Chief Staff Officer)
Executive Director
ACTE

Alisa Bornstein (At-large Board Member)
Sourcing Area Manager, Global Travel
Ericsson AB

Caro Cook (At-large Board Member)
Chief, Transportation Section
International Monetary Fund

Chris Crowley (At-large Board Member)
Head of Sales
The Travel Company

Susan Hopley (At-large Board Member)
Executive Vice President, Emerging Markets
TRX

Rick Robert (ACTE Canada Board Member)
Associate Director, Travel & Expense Management
Bell Canada

Megan Stowe (ACTE Asia-Pacific Board Member)
Global Sourcing Manager
Intel

Megan Costello
Deputy Executive Director
ACTE

Pat Stack
Strategic Governance
ACTE