Ron DiLeo, Executive Director, Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE)

Forum Host

Angela Naegele, Treasurer & Executive Committee Member, ACTE Board of Directors; Vice President, Global Procurement - Reed Elsevier, Inc.

A panel of accomplished corporate travel professionals will share career tips and lessons-learned from their personal experiences to describe their climb up the corporate travel ladder. Facilitated by a professional career coach, this session has something for everyone – whether you are contemplating a move from supplier to buyer (or vice versa), or simply looking for new ways to raise your value profile within your current organization.

Panelists Include:

• Kathy Bearden, Consultant, Sales Strategist & Speaker, K Bearden & Associates, Inc.
  
• Daniel Hyland, Procurement Manager - Travel, The Home Depot
  
• Angela Naegele, Vice President - Global Procurement, Reed Elsevier, Inc.

Moderator: John Long, Career & Executive Coach, Two Roads Resources, Inc.

What Are the Ramifications for Corporate Travel Buyers and TMCs?

All eyes are watching the distribution debate and wondering how it will unfold. Insiders with a major stake in the game will:

• Explain the alternatives;
  
• Discuss financial costs & efficiency scenarios;
  
• Describe the impact on managed travel programs and the TMCs that serve them;
  
• Respond to comments and questions from the audience.

Reporting and data are the cornerstone of your travel program. But how do you translate the data into meaningful and actionable information that clearly reflects the performance of your organization's travel program? During this session you will:

• Differentiate – and relate – strategic and tactical key performance indicators.
  
• Create key performance indicators (KPIs), scorecards and dashboards that tactically link your program to your corporate travel objectives.
  
• Focus on tools that enable better management of compliance in a self-booking world.
  

Facilitated by: Michael Cox, Founder & Managing Partner, Loyalty Curve Consulting

The Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE) recently unveiled a number of new initiatives for 2011. One of those initiatives is the Around the World in 80 Hours program, which offers corporate travel professionals accredited classroom instruction and experiential learning opportunities in 14 countries around the world. Join ACTE staff to hear more and contribute your ideas during this informal discussion.