ACTE New York City General Sessions
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Education will build upon the travel manager as the supporting hub, with each of the spokes representing the various components that must come together in a unified fashion for a successful travel programme. Key focus areas within each of these spokes will surround the evolving expectations and needs of the modern business traveller, and support to the travel managers with both today's challenges and tomorrow's future. |
Sunday, 23 April
1:00PM - 1:15PM - Find Your Spark
Author of ‘Non-Obvious’, and top-rated ACTE2016 keynote speaker Rohit Bhargava is back to share wisdom and inspirational techniques for collecting valuable nuggets of information, making key connections, spotting unexpected ideas that will ‘spark’ your thinking and enable you to capture the most value from your ACTE conference experience.
Speaker:
Rohit Bhargava, Founder + Chief Trend Curator, The Non-Obvious Company
1:15PM - 2:30PM - Vision of Corporate Travel's Future
Travel technology guru, Johnny Thorsen will lead the way with updates on the latest innovations in technology that can help shape travel programs in the foreseeable future. He will be joined by experienced buyers to debate the impact these innovations may have on the evolving role of the travel manager.
Speakers:
Pamela Aberg, Director, Sony Pictures Travel, Sony Pictures Entertainment
Cathy Sharpe, Director, Global Travel & Expense Management Services, Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Dorian Stonie, Senior Manager Global Travel, Salesforce
Johnny Thorsen, Senior Director, Value Solutions, SAP Mobile Services, and ACTE Board of Directors
Moderator:
Annemarie Reininger, Managing Director, A.Reininger Consulting
4:15PM - 4:45PM - Addressing YOUR Hot Topics
Following the buyers only round table, seasoned industry
buyers will join on stage to discuss the stand out topics affecting the global
industry from your perspective. Join the discussion to help
determine where you can find some solutions or contacts to
assist, throughout the conference.
Speakers:
Pamela Aberg, Director, Sony Pictures Travel, Sony Pictures Entertainment
Cathy Sharpe, Director, Global Travel & Expense Management Services, Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Dorian Stonie, Senior Manager Global Travel, Salesforce
Moderator:
Annemarie Reininger, Managing Director, A.Reininger Consulting
9:00AM - 10:00AM - The Future of the Industry's Essential Spokes: Part 1
Hear from the experts who will focus on the collaborate and ground spokes to share their visions for the future.Walk away with the insights needed to prepare for and embrace the changes coming that could excel your travel programme into the future.
Speakers:
David Baga, Chief Business Officer, Lyft
Sarah Weller, Marketing Manager, Steelcase Event Experiences
Industry Perspective Speaker:
Tobias Ragge, CEO, HRS - Global Hotel Solutions
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David Baga, Chief Business Officer, Lyft |
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Sarah Weller, Marketing Manager, Steelcase Event Experiences |
Industry Perspective Speaker:
Tobias Ragge, CEO, HRS - Global Hotel Solutions
1:30PM - 3:00PM - The Future of the Industry's Essential Spokes: Part 2
Hear from experts who will focus on the pay, book, sleep, support and fly spokes to share their visions for the future. Walk away with the insights needed to prepare for and embrace the changes coming that could excel your travel programme into the future.
Speakers:
Cheryl Benjamin, Travel Manager, Dart Container Corporation
Susan R. Hopley, CEO & Managing Director, The Data Exchange
David Holmes, SVP Sales, UATP
Dave Lukas, Vice President/CSO, Grasp Technologies
Yannis Karmis, SVP Product Planning and Development, BCD Travel
Derek Sadubin, COO, CAPA - Centre for Aviation
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Cheryl Benjamin, Travel Manager, Dart Container Corporation |
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Susan R. Hopley, CEO & Managing Director, The Data Exchange |
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David Holmes, SVP Sales, UATP |
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Dave Lukas, Vice President/CSO, Grasp Technologies |
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Yannis Karmis, SVP Product Planning and Development, BCD Travel |
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Derek Sadubin, COO, CAPA - Centre for Aviation |
8:45AM - 9:45AM - Beyond Being a 'Manager'... Be the CEO of Your Travel Programme
You need the skills to tackle issues head on while improving the performance of your travel programme and that all begins with engagement. Engagement guides your interactions throughout your organization, changing the perception of the travel manager as an order-taker or upgrade-pusher to seeing you as the Travel CEO. Walk away with the tools needed to increase engagement, accelerate the pace of decision-making and improve overall performance.
Speaker:
Steve Goldstein, Former Chairman and CEO of American Express Bank and author of Why Are There Snowblowers in Miami? Transform Your Business Using the Five Principles of Engagement
Industry Perspective Speaker:
Colin Temple, VP and GM, North America, American Express Global Business Travel
2:30PM - 3:00PM - Navigating Through Turbulent Times
Already 2017 has been an unstable year for travel with abrupt restrictions, unpredictable bans on visas, mobile devices and more; making the role of corporate travel management more important than ever. Navigating your company and travellers through turbulent times requires nimble thinking, strong leadership, and excellent communication with your key stakeholders. The career of renowned author, Former Fortune columnist, and award-winning TV analyst Nina Easton has put her directly in front of CEOs when disruptions occur. Her experiences will help you understand how executives respond to startling headlines and move into action. When managed successfully these challenges pose the greatest opportunities to excel and demonstrate your highest value as the ‘CEO of your Travel Programme.’
Speaker:
Nina Easton, Chair, Fortune Most Powerful Women International, Co-Chair, Fortune Global Forum; Principal, SellersEaston Media and TV Analyst
Event Sparks and Highlights Showcase Speaker:
Rohit Bhargava, Founder + Chief Trend Curator, The Non-Obvious Company
All subjects, speakers, and session details subject to change. There is no individual session registration. All sessions will fill on a first come, first served basis.
