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Gaining Control of Emerging Practices in Business Travel and Social Enterprise The Fairmont San Jose |
Join the region's leading buyers and suppliers of business travel for an ACTE Executive Forum in San Jose.
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
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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
Ron Wagner, Travelocity Business
Data-What data is relevant now?
Teri Oachs, Cisco Systems Global Travel
Gamification: Alternatives to communicating with travelers
Jean Sloan, Xilinx
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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:
Tiffany Serviss, Senior Director, Integration Management Services, HRG North America
Jean Sloan, Purchasing/Global Travel Manager, Xilinx
Dorian Stonie, Manager, Global Travel and Meetings, Salesforce.com
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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 |
