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ACTE to Provide 4 Education Sessions at GIBTM
ACTE will provide a track of educational sessions at The Gulf Incentive Business Travel and Meetings Expo (GIBTM) focused on the professional corporate travel management in the Gulf Region.
Interested in Sponsoring the ACTE Education Sessions? Please contact Jennifer Bialek at +703-302-8366 or email Jennifer at jbialek@acte.org
ACTE's Education Sessions Include:
| Monday 26th March - 10:00 - 11:00 |
| First Step in Optimising Your Business Travel Spend: Building and Implementing a Travel Policy - Do's and Don'ts |
| Global corporations outside the GCC may dictate travel policies that are hard to enforce, manage and measure in the Middle East. Understand how a travel policy can create a base for savings for your travel programme and safeguard the service levels required in a Middle Eastern market place. |
| Moderated by: Ron DiLeo, Executive Director, ACTE |
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Chris Pouney, Owner and Senior Consultant,Business Travel, Severnside Consulting Ltd
Hisham Elfil, Business Project Development Advisor, Al Shaqab
Anthony Baldwin, Head of Sales and Acct Management ME, HRG
Jonathan Taylor, Vice President Corporate Services, AECOM
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| Monday 26th March - 16:00 - 17:00 |
| Unravel the Mystery of Business Travel Technology Distribution Costs and How it Affects the Price You Pay |
| With a plethora of booking sources available to travel managers, bookers and direct to travellers it’s a minefield to know which booking avenues to use. Discuss how to optimise supplier distribution channels in the Middle East; when and how web technology can improve traveller experience and how to take costs out of your corporate travel budget. |
| Moderated by: Ron DiLeo, Executive Director, ACTE |
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Bicky Carlra, Global President, TraVision Inc. and Founder, 7Deals.Travel
Thierry Dongier, Regional Sales Director - Key Accounts - MENA, Amadeus
Benjo van Laarhoven, President, The Travel Consulting Group
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| Tuesday 27th March - 10:00 - 11:00 |
| Improve Finance Processes and Optimise Travel Payment Systems in the Middle Eastern Region |
| With GCC corporate credit card adoption well below other Global market levels, this session will identify what payment processes are realistically deliverable with regional constraints. Hear how corporations and suppliers save money and improve cashflow by implementing regional best practice in their payment processes. The additional data streams available can improve supplier negotiations, cut cost and assist in keeping your travellers safer. |
| Moderated by: Ron DiLeo, Executive Director, ACTE |
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Alfred Dagher, VP Global Products & Sales, Mastercard
Julia Sullivan, Head of Program Management, Alshamel Travel & Tourism
Jonathan Taylor, Vice President Corporate Services, AECOM Thomas Grundner, Vice President – Global Sales, Jumeirah Group
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| Tuesday 27th March - 16:00 - 17:00 |
| Delivering Savings in an Upbeat Middle Eastern Market |
| Corporate purchasers and travel managers are always under pressure to cut costs and adapt processes. This panel discussion will share how to develop a localised foundation for travel spend management. Hear examples of how to negotiate local deals and the value they can bring to the company. We will identify examples of measurable, ready to implement methods to achieve savings on process, procurement and management costs. |
| Moderated by: Ron DiLeo, Executive Director, ACTE |
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Tariq Hayat, Principal, Arcapita Bank,
Benjo van Laarhoven, President, The Travel Consulting Group
Danny Barranger, VP Global Sales, Etihad Airways
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ACTE Education Certificates will be Available to Delegates at no Additional Charge:
1. ACTE Level 1 - Regional understanding of Corporate Travel Management in the Middle East
To be awarded to delegates who attend all 4 ACTE Education sessions at GIBTM
To be awarded to delegates who attend all 4 ACTE Education sessions at GIBTM
2. Understanding Corporate Travel Management in the Middle East:
Session 1: First Step in Optimising Your Business Travel Spend: Building and Implementing a Travel Policy - Do's and Don'ts
3. Understanding Corporate Travel Management in the Middle East:
Session 2: Unravel the Mystery of Business Travel Technology Distribution Costs and How it Affects the Price You Pay
4. Understanding Corporate Travel Management in the Middle East:
Session 3: Improve Finance Processes and Optimise Travel Payment Systems in the Middle Eastern Region
5. Understanding Corporate Travel Management in the Middle East:
Session 4: Delivering Savings in an Upbeat Middle Eastern Market
Each of certificates 2-5 to be awarded to delegates who attend the relevant ACTE Education session at GIBTM.
Travel Buyers – Register Today Under GIBTM’s Hosted Buyer Programme
If you organise, influence or make budgetary decisions for international meetings, conferences, incentive travel, business travel, conventions, product launches, staff training or events then you could be eligible to attend GIBTM as a Hosted Buyer.
For more details and to apply today for GIBTM VIP Hosted Buyer Program visit http://www.gibtm.com/en/Hosted-Buyers/
Benefits of being a GIBTM Hosted Buyer include:
• A personal itinerary of appointments with exhibitors, arranged prior to the event
• Complimentary return economy flights on Ethiad Airways (if required and route permitting)
• Complimentary 4/5 star accommodation at an official GIBTM hotel in Abu Dhabi
• Invitations to evening receptions and exclusive networking functions
• Entrance to the private Hosted Buyer lounge during the exhibition
• Complimentary access to the Professional Education Programme
• Abu Dhabi familiarisation tour
Plus Pre-Scheduled Appointment System (PSA) which will schedule up to 30 one-to-one meetings with suppliers during a three-day period.
For more information for 2012 GIBTM, please visit http://www.gibtm.com/en/Home/
