ACTE focuses on practical issues and innovation to help deliver greater results
to your company through interactive, immersive learning, provocative discussion
and networking:
- We encourage participation of corporate travel professionals, buyers and suppliers, from all size of program and sectors. Questions? Contact Maria Stevens at mstevens@acte.org
- We welcome members and non-members. Click here to see pricing.
- If your company would like to sponsor this event and gain valuable marketing exposure, please contact Debbie Thomas at dthomas@acte.org.
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Agenda
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| 1:30-1:50 |
General Registration and Networking |
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10:00-12:00 |
**Separate Registration Required** Supplier Round Table Optional complimentary session for ACTE supplier attendees. Separate registration is required. Space is limited and will be confirmed on a first come, first serve basis. Priority will be given to ACTE supplier members and sponsors. Join your fellow suppliers in this round table, open mic session for some rich and robust dialogue around trends, benchmarking and other relevant topics, decided by YOU.To secure your space, email: Maria Stevens
Facilitated by: Annemarie Reininger, A.R. Consulting
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11:30-1:30
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Corporate Travel Manager Round Table Discussion & Lunch Corporate Travel Managers/Buyers only are welcome to join us for this lunch and learn session. A great opportunity to meet with your peers and share solutions and best practices. New! The first half of this session will be spent with Jack Reynaert, Global Travel Manager for Meritor, Inc. - a Fortune 500 company, headquartered in Troy, Michigan. Jack will join us and share the path Meritor has taken over the last 6 years to build a world class travel program. Jack's father was the travel manager for Ford Motor Company for 42 years, so travel is truly in his blood!
Led by: Daniele Gorla, Director, Strategic Sourcing, Shaw Communications and ACTE Canada Regional Chair
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1:50-2:00
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Welcome and Opening Remarks |
2:00 -2:45
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2017 Economic Forecast Once again Sal Guatieri from BMO Capital Markets will join us to share his insights on critical Canadian and Global economic factors influencing Canadian business travel. Here's what attendees had to say about Sal's presentation last year:
Presenter: Sal Guatieri, Senior Economist, Director, Economic Research, BMO Capital Markets
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2:45:-3:45 |
The Power of Hotels in a Digital Age More than ever before, complete visibility of hotel bookings within a corporate travel program is essential not only to the leveraging power of that program, but also for traveler safety and satisfaction. And yet, many travel managers still find it to be a struggle to lasso all of their hotel bookings back into their hotel program. In this session, we'll go beyond "hotel attachment 101" and delve deeper into understanding hotel booking behavior in the digital age, and how travel managers can use the digital edge to be an advantage. With a panel to provide insights from both the buyer and supplier perspective, you'll refresh your outlook and take away a renewed focus on creative ways to tackle your hotel program in today's ever changing marketplace. Moderator: Charlie Mitchell, Program Engineering Manager, Carlson Wagonlit Travel Participants: Mark Holdsworth, Director, Global Sales – Travel Agency, Accor Global Sales, North America Jack Reynaert, Manager, Global Travel/Meetings, Meritor, Inc. |
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IGNITE the Industry IGNITE the industry is a fast-paced 5 minute session, formatted to introduce or raise awareness of innovations in the corporate travel space. Enterprise Holdings - Stacey Perlmutter |
4:00-4:15 | Refreshment Break |
4:15-5:00 |
Payment Innovation: Making Virtual Cards a Reality For Your Travel Program Ghost cards, cards on file and plastic in your wallet are so 2016! Single use virtual cards greatly reduce exposure to fraud, introduce efficiencies in reconciliation and control and deliver a better experience for travelers without a corporate card. Join the emerging corporate travel payments wave. Virtual cards are here to stay. Participants: Luis Yofe, SVP, Global VCard Travel, CSI Enterprises, Inc.
Dan Smith, Vice President, Commercial Business Development, Mastercard
Rodrigo Cotelo, Business Development Manager, Cornerstone Information Systems
Charlie Mitchell, Program Engineering Manager, Carlson Wagonlit Travel
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5:00-5:15
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Closing Remarks |
5:15-6:00
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Closing Network Reception |
