ACTE Commons: Putting YOU at the Center of Your Education
Join us in the new ACTE Commons where, an open learning space customized just for you!
The ACTE Commons is based off the seven spokes of the ACTE Ferris Wheel, featured below. Choose which spoke you want to learn more about and then you can choose between one of the following learning styles below (click on learning style learn more):
What's New? - Check out demos of new, innovative and disruptive technology, apps, products or services that will influence the future of the travel industry. Companies include:
- Bizly
- Conichi
- DUFL
- Fairfly
- Flightsayer
- Mezi
- Mozio
- Peoplocity
- Stabilitas
- Tripkicks
Join the Conversation - Choose a table with a preset topic that interests you to share ideas and solutions with other peers. The Topics below will be posted on tables within their spoke (topics are subject to change):
 | All things Booking and TMC |
| The TMC and Corporate Booking |
| Bots, Re-Shop, Mobile etc. |
| Compliance, Policy, and Transparency |
 | All Things Air Transportation |
| Airline Agreements, Relationships, Loyalty/Perks, Service etc. |
| Flight Landscape Changes: LLC, ULLC, New Entrants, Open Skies/Regulations |
| Fly Current Events: Electronics Ban, Visa/Immigration, Duty of Care etc. |
| Fly Policy, Ancillary Spend, Traveller Benefits, Compliance, etc. |
 | All things Ground Transportation |
| Duty of Care, Safety, Legal, & Regional Provider Options |
| Ground's Future: New Entrants, Autonomous Vehicles, Influencing Traveller Adoption |
| Managing/Controlling Expense, Compliance, Policy Changes |
 | All Things Sleep, Lodging or Accommodation |
| | The Traditional RFP and Alternatives |
| Pricing, LRA, Audit/Compliance, Ancillary Spend |
| | Virtual Payments, Data, Reporting, Transparency |
| Sourcing and Non-Traditional Lodging |
 | All Things Collaborate, Meetings & Events, and Virtual |
| Virtual, Tele/Videoconference, Remote Workers |
| Small Meetings and Events |
| MICE, Event Trends,/Management, ROI, New Tools & Trends |
 | All Things Pay, Cards, Expense, 3rd Parties, & Finance |
| Virtual Cards |
| Policy, Fraud, Abuse, Reporting, Compliance |
| Expense Management, New Technologies/Options |
| Ghost Cards, Single Use, Mobile, Digital, etc. |
 | All Things Support, General Policy/Compliance, Data & Duty of Care |
| Data, KPIs, Using Data Effectively, Predictive Data, AI/Machine Learning |
| Duty of Care, Traveller Tracking, Safety/RiskHealthy & Related Policy and Support |
| General Travel Programme Policy: Simplify, Communicate, Mobile-Friendly |
Ask for Advice - Get expert solutions to any issues that you may have. Check out the topics and table hosts below:
| Topic: | Table Host: |
| Artificial Intelligence's Role in Corporate Travel |
Jessica Ding, Senior Consultant, IBM |
| Traveller-Centric Changes for the Modern Workplace | Yvonne Moya, Director, Travel Services, Unilever |
| Creating Presentations that Win Stakeholder Buy-In |
Doug Carter, Presentation Consultant, Presentations Etc., Inc. |
| All Things T&E - from best practices, policy, compliance, implementation, reporting, and gamification, nothing is off-limits |
Eric Baum, Acquis Consulting and Debra Moss, Acquis Consulting |
| How Activating Space Can Transform Your Meetings, Conferences or Events |
Sara Weller, Marketing Manager, Steelcase Event Experiences |
| Excelling as a Newcomer to the Industry | Meghan Johnson, Assistant Manager, Estee Lauder |
| Managing Corporate Travel in India |
Ashish Kishore, Country Head, India, HRG dnata |
| Figuring out the Right Data Strategy to Optimise your KPIs & Achieve your Travel Goals |
Keesup Choe, CEO, PI |
| Managing Corporate Travel in Japan and Asia |
Hiromi Tometaka, Director, Head of Corporate Services, Societe Generale; and Sawako Hidaka, Special Consultant, Tokyo Conference 2017, ACTE |
| Hotel or Airline Sourcing and other Procurement Questions |
Pamela McTeer, Senior Consultant, GoldSpring Consulting LLC |
| Industry Newcomers: Ask me Anything! |
Jennifer Byiers, Vice President, Finance - Global Sourcing, Duff & Phelps, LLC |
| The Hotel Accreditation Programme and What it Means for Corporate Travellers |
Winfried Barczaitis, COO, BCHA |
| Smart Contracts, Blockchain and Digital Currencies for our Industry |
Patricia Partelow, Lead Account Partner, Digital Strategy & Experience, IBM Global Business Services |
| Managing Corporate Travel in Brazil and Latin America | Vivianne Martins, Chairman of the Board, ALAGEV, Marcela Silva, Travel Coordinator, Roche Brazil, and Patricia Thomas Mazelli, President, ALAGEV |
| Managing Global Employee Sites when you are based in the United States |
Jack Reynaert, Manager, Global Travel Meetings, Meritor |
Network - Meet new corporate travel professionals, suppliers and industry experts in a casual setting.
Post It Up! - Join others in sharing ideas and issues to then discuss or build off of what is shared.
Education for New York City 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.
