ACTE focuses on practical issues and innovation to help deliver greater results to your company through interactive, immersive learning, provocative discussion and networking:
- We encourage participation of corporate travel professionals, buyers and suppliers, from all size of program and sectors. Questions? Contact lbellini@acte.org
- We welcome members and non-members. ACTE buyer members can attend for only a $10 administration fee.
- If your company would like to sponsor this event and gain valuable marketing exposure, please contact dthomas@acte.org
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Agenda
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| 8:30am |
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Registration & Networking
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| 9:00am
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Corporate Buyer Round Table
Open to Corporate Buyers and Travel Managers
The Buyers' Round table provides an engaging environment exclusively for corporate buyers and travel managers to engage in purposeful dialogue with their peers.
Moderator:
Trish Rothman, Global Travel Manager at William Blair & Company
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| 9:00am
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Connect with Success - Supplier Session
Who you know is an essential aspect of being successful in an ever changing world of rapid turnover and job/role changes. Now more than ever the key element of Networking is that people know who you are, rather than what you do. This interactive session will guide you through the process of creating a networking introduction yourself that others feel best illustrates who you are.
The learner outcome - consistently connect with success!
Doug Carter, Principal at Presentations Etc. Inc.
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Networking Break |
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10:15am
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Welcome Remarks
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10:30am
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U.S. Passport Innovation - Change is on the Horizon
Are you and your travelers prepared for the changes to the US Passport policies? Get an inside peak at upcoming changes to the U.S. passport, passport policies and how the State Department is preparing for an impending surge of passport applications. This session will also supply important resources for obtaining State Department travel information and outline what the U.S. government can and cannot do for Americans facing passport and travel emergencies. This is a must attend session for Corporate Travel Managers to promote smart and safe travel.
Sean Loftus, Director, Chicago Passport Agency
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IGNITE the Industry
Industry provocateurs will have five minutes each to share their personal and professional passions to ignite the audience, to generate awareness, and to stimulate thoughts and action.
World Travel - Jim Kelleher, Midwest Region Sales Executive
Enterprise - Susan Koulianos, Business Rental Sales Manager |
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Pump Up Your Presentations
Do your presentations motivate, persuade or move others to action? Presentations need to be focused, engaging and compelling to gain a commitment or a sale. Pump up your skills and boost your confidence as you gain immediate and practical techniques you can use to enhance your very next presentation.
 Doug Carter, Principal at Presentations Etc. Inc.
"Doug's workshop was very information, productive and a ton of fun! He is passionate, enthusiastic and highly entertaining. We left with a lot of tips and tricks that will be easily applied in presentations to come. I will remember and use his advice for years to come."
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12:30pm
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Networking Lunch
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| 1:30pm
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Metrics that Matter - A proactive approach to managing costs, driving value and gaining compliance
Listen to data experts and industry leaders discuss, debate, and resolve challenges around data access, availability, analytics and reporting. Discover how having the right data (not simply more data) is enabling managers to make better decisions and predict trends and behaviors that translate into cost savings and more effective policies.
Cheryl Benjamin Manager, Travel Services at Dart Container Corporation
Deborah Crane, Director of Global Operations/Global Service Delivery at GBT
Jack Reynaert, Manager, Global Travel/Meetings Financial Shared Services at Meritor, Inc.
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2:30pm
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IGNITE the Industry
Industry provocateurs will have five minutes each to share their personal and professional passions to ignite the audience, to generate awareness, and to stimulate thoughts and action.
Emirates - Barbara Poczatek, Sr. Sales Executive
Lyft - Christine Nolan, Senior Account Executive
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| 2:45pm |
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Networking Break |
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| 3:15pm
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Build a Social Community of Travelers
Have you ever said, “I wish our travelers would…”? People are influenced in different ways, but if you have the right vehicles to disseminate policy and receive feedback from your target audience; you have the tools to take your program to the next level. Develop best practices for stronger communications with your travelers that will influence behavior, reach key program goals and position your department as trusted subject matter experts.
Come prepared to share how your program blends technological tools with personal communication.
Gregory Morgan, Traveler Engagement Manager at Advito
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4:15pm
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Closing Remarks
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Register now for this exciting program!
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