GC Dallas Apr-2016

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Dallas Conference Agenda at a Glance

Sunday, April 17, 2016

12:30pm-6:00pm	Registration
1:00pm-1:45pm	Newcomers Welcome
2:00pm-3:00pm	Opening General Session Featuring Morag Barrett, CEO of SkyeTeam
3:00pm-4:30pm	Buyers-Only Discussions & Targeted Networking Rotation 1: Industry Verticals Rotation 2: Program Features
3:00pm-4:30pm	Supplier Perspectives
4:45pm-5:30pm	Global Spotlight Education Sessions
6:00pm	Open Evening

Monday, April 18, 2016

7:30am-5:00pm	Registration
8:00am-9:00am	Coffee and Continental Breakfast in InterACTE
9:00am-9:30am	General Session Featuring Gary C. Kelly, Chairman of the Board, President, & CEO of Southwest Airlines
9:30am-10:30am	Insights from Industry Leaders
10:30am-11:30am	Networking Break in InterACTE
11:30am-1:30pm	Education Breakout Sessions (Lunch served in sessions) Addressing the Sharing Economy Integrating Virtual Payments Rethinking Corporate Travel Management The Power of Winning Relationships Thinking Differently: Non-Obvious Approaches to Better Understanding and Use of Key Trends
12:30pm-1:30pm	Lunch available in Education Sessions and InterACTE
1:30pm-2:30pm	Dessert Break in InterACTE
2:30pm-3:30pm	General Session Featuring Doug Parker, Chairman & CEO, American Airlines
3:30pm-4:00pm	Networking Break in InterACTE
4:00pm-5:00pm	Education Breakout Sessions Duty of Care in a World of Increasing Unrest The Future of Distribution The Future of the Travel Manager's Role Keeping Your Head When Your Hair is on Fire Travel Management Benchmarking: Empowered Hotel Sourcing Innovation Case Study: Leading the Industry in Travel Data Aggregation & Consolidation
6:00pm-8:00pm	Networking Reception

Tuesday, April 19, 2016

7:30am-5:30pm	Registration
9:00am-9:30am	Coffee & Continental Breakfast in InterACTE
9:30am-10:30am	General Session Featuring Rohit Bhargava author of Non Obvious: How to Think Different, Curate Ideas & Predict the Future
10:45am-11:45am	ACTE's TableTalks
12:00pm-12:45pm	Networking Luncheon
1:00pm-2:00pm	Education Breakout Sessions Real Life Data: The Who, What, and How The New Age of Technology – Mobilizing Your Travel Program Harnessing the Power of Thoughtful Design to Drive Better Traveler Experiences U.S. Passport Innovation - Change is on the Horizon The Balancing Act: Optimizing a Managed Travel Program Despite Invisible Bookings
2:00pm-2:45pm	InterACTE Refreshment Break
2:45pm-3:45pm	Education Breakout Sessions The New Age of Technology – Mobilizing Your Travel Program (repeat) Evolution of the Savings vs Service Challenge Innovation Case Study: Leading the Industry in Travel Data Aggregation & Consolidation (repeat) Sell it, Don't Tell it! Marketing Tricks that Improve Policy Compliance Using Benchmarking, Research, and Business Intelligence to Eliminate Guess Work
4:00pm-5:00pm	General Session Featuring Dr. Andrew Hines Futurist & Foresight Expert, University of Houston
4:30pm-5:30pm	Closing Reception *All times and programs subject to change.