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ACTE to Provide 4 Education Sessions at CIBTM
ACTE will provide a track of educational sessions at The China Incentive, Business Travel & Meetings Exhibition (CIBTM) focused on the professional corporate travel management in China from 12 - 14 September 2012.
If your organisation is interested in sponsoring the ACTE Education Sessions, please contract Denise Quek for further information on pricing and benefits at dquek@acte.org
If your organisation is interested in sponsoring the ACTE Education Sessions, please contract Denise Quek for further information on pricing and benefits at dquek@acte.org
ACTE's Education Sessions Include:
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Wednesday 12 September - 10:00-11:00
Optimising Your Business Travel Spend: Do's and Don'ts for Building and Implementing a Travel Policy Global corporations with head offices outside China may dictate travel policies that are hard to enforce, manage and measure within China. This session will help attendees understand how a travel policy can create a basis for savings for the travel programme and safeguard the service levels required in the Chinese marketplace. Panelists will identify the key drivers and highlight the pitfalls for developing and implementing travel policies in a unique marketplace by clarifying regional nuances and making provisions for local variations.
Moderated By: Ron DiLeo, Executive Director, ACTE
Speakers: Kurt Knackstedt, Category Lead, Global Sourcing - Service Travel & Expense Management, Rio Tinto
Edward Yuan, Director of Sales & Marketing, The Ritz-Carlton Beijing, Financial Street Michael Du, Head of Sales China, CITS American Express Business Travel |
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Wednesday 12th September - 16:00 - 17:00 The corporate credit card product in China is premature, resulting in credit card payment adoption levels well below other global markets. This session will identify which payment processes are realistically deliverable within regional constraints as corporations and suppliers describe how and when alternative payment methods can work in the region. Hear how corporations and suppliers save money and improve cash flow by implementing regional best practice in their payment processes, including credit and procurement cards, direct debit and other programmes. Panelists will demonstrate how additional data streams can improve supplier negotiations, cut costs and assist in keeping your travellers safer.
Moderated By: Benson Tang, Regional Director, Asia, ACTE
Speakers:
Lucy Wang, General Manager - China, AirPlus Payment Management Co., Ltd
Elaine Huang, Category Manager, MS Travel - China and Japan, Microsoft Global Procurement Group
Nicholas Wang, Vice President, Commercial Payment Solutions, MasterCard Worldwide - Great China |
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Thursday 13th September - 10:00 - 11:00
Delivering Savings in an Upbeat China 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 that achieves a positive ROI for the travel programme. Hear examples of how to negotiate local deals and the value they can bring to the company. Panelists 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
Speakers:
Leo Cai, Executive Vice President Sales and Marketing, eHi Car Service Kurt Knackstedt, Category Lead, Global Sourcing - Service Travel & Expense Management, Rio Tinto Martha Mao, Assistant Director of Sales & Marketing, The Ritz-Carlton Beijing, Financial Street |
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Thursday 13th September - 16:00 - 17:00 Corporate Social Responsibility and Green Initiatives are among the hottest topics in the corporate travel world globally. Many corporations and suppliers are making use of these tactics to enhance the organization’s image. This session will invite industry experts to demonstrate how procurement exercises can achieve a positive RFP result while balancing costs. Panelists will also share best practices for KPIs and metrics for CSR and Green Initiatives.
Moderated By: Benson Tang, Regional Director, Asia, ACTE
Speaker:
Kurt Lu, Acting Director of Sales and Marketing, Intercontinental Beijing Beichen Gloria Fu, Director of Business Travel Service Department, HuaWei Technologies Co. Ltd Julia Zhu, Category Manager of Mobility Services, Siemens China |
Travel Buyers – Register Today Under CIBTM’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 CIBTM as a Hosted Buyer.
For more details and to apply today for CIBTM Hosted Buyer Program visit http://www.cibtm.com/en/Hosted/
Benefits of being a CIBTM Hosted Buyer include:
• A personal itinerary of appointments with exhibitors, arranged prior to the event
• Complimentary flight from selected airport (if required)
• Complimentary 4/5 star accommodation at an official CIBTM Hotel in Beijing
• 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
Plus Pre-Scheduled Appointment System (PSA) which will schedule up to 40 one-to-one meetings
with suppliers during a three-day period.
For more information for 2012 CIBTM, please visit http://www.cibtm.com/en/Home/
