Press Release
For Immediate Release
5 March 2009
ACTE MOVES TO THE FOREFRONT OF BUSINESS TRAVEL IN RUSSIA
Alexandria, Va --
The Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE) will hold its first education event in Moscow. The Executive Forum, At the Forefront of Business Travel in Russia, will take place on 3 April at the Hilton Leningradskaya. The event is relevant to corporate representatives (buyers and administrators of travel), suppliers of corporate travel and visa services in Russia.
“ACTE is pleased to hold its first education event in Russia, and we would like to thank our network of volunteers, from a variety of organisations, who have helped create an educational programme focused on solutions to the unique challenges that impact this region,” Caroline Allen, ACTE Regional Director, Northern & East Central Europe and Russia, said. “As business travel in Russia matures, the market has expressed a desire for a neutral platform for debate. Buyers and suppliers of corporate travel services are searching for best practice solutions to help develop a business travel management focus in the region.”
Sessions will outline and discuss issues surrounding the cost of business operations and finance in Russia; the introduction of BSP and the impact on credit lines, moving from commissions to fees, travel agency to TMC, productivity barriers, skills shortages, industry infrastructure and geographic challenges.
Corporate speakers include: Bernadette Basterfield, International Travel Manager, JP Morgan Chase; Irina Kuznetsova, Administrative Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and Oleg Voevodin, Travel Coordinator, Troika Dialog.
The day will culminate with a roundtable session to identify key priorities and discuss solutions to help develop corporate travel best practice in the region.
For more information and to register for the ACTE Moscow Executive Forum, please click HERE.
The 2009 ACTE Global Education Conference in Prague, 25-27 October, is an opportunity to gather with the greatest minds in business travel, procurement, purchasing, meetings, finance, academia, business and government to share benchmarking and best practices.
To register for the conference, please click HERE.
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 €463 billion business travel industry. Our members serve more than 12 million business travellers worldwide. 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 representation 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.
Innovators to the Business Travel Management Profession
“The Most Widely Adopted Standards in the Industry”
Education • CSR • Traveler Safety/Data Privacy • Advocacy
# # #
Contact:
Caroline Allen
Regional Director, Northern & East Central Europe and Russia
Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE)
t: +44 (0) 203-1756967
e: [email protected]
Kathleen Brannigan
Senior Director, Global Communications
Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE)
t: 1-703-683-5322
e: [email protected]
For more information, contact:
Debbie Flynn
CEO
Brighter Group
The Pod, London's Vertical Gateway
Bridges Wharf, Battersea
London SW11 3BE England
T: 020 7326 9880
F: 020 7326 9890
E: [email protected]
W: www.brightergroup.com