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ACTE / BATM Executive Forum!

Brussels, Belgium

 
Are you ready for the “Empowered Traveler”?
 
ACTE has once again teamed up with its regional partner BATM (Belgium Association of Travel Management)  and formed an expert planning committee, based in Belgium, to develop an education experience that touches on the important topics for travel professionals. Together, ACTE and BATM, encourage national and international travel professionals to join us for a day of thoughtful discussion and networking to progress the way business travel is managed. 

We welcome members and non-members alike.

If your company would like to sponsor this event and gain valuable marketing exposure, please contact cdunton@acte.org.

We look forward to seeing you in Brussels! 

Agenda

Event Moderator: Paul Revel, Editor, Buying Business Travel 
 

09:30-10:00

Registration and Networking

Coffee served

10:00-10:15

Opening, Welcome ACTE & BATM

Greeley Koch, Executive Director, ACTE
Geert Behets, President, BATM and Director, Global Travel & Fleet Management, Global Purchasing Travel, Fleet & MICE, UCB Pharma

10:15-12:30

Part I: Making Traveler Empowerment Work: Snapshot Scenarios

New technology and user-generated content are having a significant impact on the business travel industry. Travelers have direct access to the information they need to make their travel decisions and by doing so are empowered to create and distribute their own content.

How do these new trends impact how travel management programs are managed and the key value drivers such as cost, quality, compliance and duty of care?

What is the better choice – managed or unmanaged travel?

Leave this high-powered session with a well-defined vision of where the industry is headed and a better understanding of the challenges and opportunities.

Key-note presenter:
Dean Forbes, CEO, KDS

Case study:
Geert Behets, Director, Global Travel & Fleet Management, UCB Pharma - Experience and learn firsthand how your peer is tackling the issue at debate.

Roundtable scenario analysis related to:

  1. Technology
    2. Facilitator: Christian Rosenbaum, Manager Strategic Relation, i:FAO
  2. Travel Policy
    3. Facilitator: Jean-Michel Kadaner, President & Founding Partner, Key Corporate Solutions and Associiate Director & SME, Resources Global Professionals (France) SAS
  3. TMC services
    Facilitator: Franziskus Bumm, General Manager, EMEA, FCm
  4. Duty of Care (traveler safety & security)
    Facilitator: Jorge Pérez, Global Sales Manager, Amadeus IT Group
  5. Payment
    Facilitator:     Cecile Quaedackers, Vice President Corporate Card, Alpha Card and Vice President Corporate Card, BCC Corporate
12:30-14:00 Networking Lunch

14:00-15:30

Part II: The future role of the Travel Manager and Travel Management Company

What will the future role of the travel manager look like in an environment increasingly dominated by virtualization, automation, subject to market supply and demand or outsourcing?

What will be the core competencies, values and what will the future profile look like?

Is the business model and requirements for TMCs going to change and if so how?

Join your peers, colleagues and partners to agree or disagree about the issue at debate.

Presenters/Experts:
Serge Bacchus, European Commodity Manager, Unisys and General Secretary, AFTM
Chris Crowley, Senior Vice President, Global Client Team - EMEA, BCD Travel
Yves Galimidi, Global Travel Purchaser, IKEA
15:30-15:45 Thank you and Closing