Press Release
For Immediate Release
1 May 2008
ACTE ROME POWERTALK BOASTS 51 PERCENT CORPORATE TRAVEL BUYER ATTENDANCE
Alexandria, Va. --
The recent PowerTalk held in Rome by the Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE) on 22 April 2008, boasted 64 attendees, with more than half of the audience (51 percent) consisting of corporate travel buyers, one of the association's highest for an education event in Europe.
"Italy is an important growth region in Europe for the business travel industry, which ACTE has recognized for some time," Susan Gurley, ACTE Global Executive Director, said. "Our membership in this country has grown significantly in the last year, and we have received unprecedented support from regional corporates and suppliers. In fact, a dedicated team from Italy developed this PowerTalk, and is helping to design our upcoming Global Education Conference in Rome. We are grateful for their expertise and enthusiasm in bringing ACTE educational programs to Europe."
In response to ACTE's continued growth in Europe, the association has increased its resources in the region with additional staff. The current team now includes:
- Pilar Sanchez Aita, Regional Manager, Southern, Western and West Central Europe
- Caroline Allen, Regional Director, Northern and East Central Europe and Russia
- Christine Dunton-Tinnus, Regional Director, Western, Southern and West Central Europe
- Jennifer Fitzgerald, Regional Manager, Northern and East Central Europe and Russia
Commented Daniela Gemelli, Purchasing Manager, Telecom Italia, "The ACTE PowerTalk in Rome was a valuable milestone in the education of travel managers. It was also a good opportunity to understand how others work and to exchange information."
"The ACTE event was an excellent opportunity for travel managers and buyers to exchange best practices and experiences, and also to learn how to develop travel management and procurement processes through the implementation of Balanced Scorecards," noted Luca Barducci, Travel Services Buyer, Bridgestone. "I personally look forward to attending the ACTE Global Education Conference in Rome this year to further network with my peers in the industry and build a solid community of like minds."
Balancing global insight with European vision, ACTE's biggest European event of the year, the Rome Global Education Conference, will take place 5-7 October 2008. Highlights of the conference include: the global economic outlook, the effect of immigrant populations in Europe, the U.S. war in Iraq and its impact on the world, corporate social responsibility, the state of the business travel industry, and many more topics of interest. Several of the speakers for the Rome conference currently live in Italy.
For more information on educational events in Europe, please visit the ACTE Global Calendar of Educational Events.
ABOUT ACTE:
The Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE) represents the global business travel industry through its international advocacy efforts, executive level educational programs, and independent industry research. ACTE's membership consists of senior travel industry executives from 82 countries representing the €200 billion business travel industry. With the support of sponsors from every major segment of the business travel industry, ACTE develops and delivers educational programs in key business centers throughout the world. ACTE has offices in Africa, Asia-Pacific, Canada, Europe, Latin America, Middle East and the United States. For more information on ACTE, please go to www.acte.org.
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