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Gaining Control of Emerging Practices in Business Travel and Social Enterprise Los Angeles Airport Marriott |
Overview
Join ACTE and the leaders of the business travel industry at this educational event designed to enhance your understanding of the corporate travel market, offer you the opportunity to network with colleagues, and openly discuss the future of our industry
AgendaContact Susan Yee at syee@acte.org for additional details.
| 8:45am |
Registration & Networking
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| 9:15am | ACTE Welcome Ron Wagner, Former ACTE President
Senior Director Global and Strategic Sales, Travelocity Business
Eve White, Vice President, Global Markets & Strategic Sales, HRG North America
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| 9:30am |
Be Smart: Industry Issues that Matter
In this speed-learning session focused on industry challenges, attendees will choose their top three topics of interest and gain insights through small-group discussions led by subject matter experts.
Topics:
Duty of Care-
Kevin Iwamoto, StarCite
Jennifer Keltner, Toyota Motor Sales
Ron Wagner, Travelocity Business
Data- What data is relevant now?
Julie Speirs, Directv
Content Delivery (buyer & supplier perspective)-
T.J. Blue, IBM
Steve Smith, Japan Airlines
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| 10:45am |
Networking Break
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| 11:15am |
Be Hip: Are you Smarter than Your Teenager?
Teenagers aren't the only ones texting and looking for the latest technologies. Once constrained by the company issued computer, the new generation of road warriors are now armed with the latest in technologies- either company or non-company issued technology. During this session, we will explore how some travel programs are rising to meet the new requirements of their new tech savvy business traveler.
Panelists to include:
Charles Franklin, Manager - Corporate Services, American Honda Motors Co., Inc.
Steve Ishii, Consultant, American Honda Motors Co., Inc.
Tiffany Serviss, Senior Director, Integration Management Services, HRG North America
Julie Speirs, Senior Manager-Travel, Directv
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| 12:15pm |
Networking Lunch
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| 1:15pm |
Be Seen: New Skills for the Next Decade
What are the new career paths for travel professionals and what are the talents needed to take them there? In this session, we look at what it takes to hire and retain multi-generational talent within the business travel industry.
Facilitated by:
Cheryl Rodgers, President, Travel Placement Service Inc.
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| 2:00pm | Closing Remarks |
