Miami Conference 2017
 
TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2017 - DAY 1
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Arrivals
Loews Miami Beach Hotel
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Welcome Reception

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2017 - DAY 2
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Networking Breakfast
9:00 am - 9:05 amOpening Remarks
Andrew W. Menkes, Founder and CEO, Partnership Travel Consulting LLC
9:05 am - 10:00 am
State of the Industry Panel: Airline, Hotel Meetings & Payment Systems

Anil Punyapu, Vice President, Enterprise Sales, Cvent
David Townshend, Partnership Travel Consulting
Hank Benedetti, Managing Director, American Airlines
Suzanne Neufang, VP-Americas, HRS - Global Hotel Solutions
Moderated by Andy Menkes, Founder and CEO, Partnership Travel Consulting
10:30 am - 11:15 am
Travel Security: Knowing where your travelers are is no longer good enough

Bruce McIndoe, Founder & CEO, iJet
11:15 am - 11:30 am
Networking Break
11:30 am - 12:15 pmAuditing Your Travel Program: Suppliers and Travelers.
Eric Bailey, Global Director Travel, VenueSource and Payment , Microsoft
Andrew W. Menkes, Founder and CEO, Partnership Travel Consulting LLC
12:15 pm - 1:30 pm
Keynote Luncheon

Mike Premo, President & CEO, ARC
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
CTD Panel: Benefits to the BTN 100 Caliber of Companies

Kathy A. Briski, Travel Category Leader, Boeing Corp.
Christopher Dane, President, Hickory Global Partners
Jeannine Hankinson, Managing Director, Client Services, ARC
Martha Telander, Corporate Sales Director, Travelport
Moderated by Duane Futch, Executive Vice President, Partnership Travel Consulting
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Cutting Edge Technologies: Panel

Koen Bavinck, CCO & Co-founder, Roadmap
Mike Daly, Vice President, Travel and Car Services, Deem
James Filsinger, President and CEO, Yapta
Tom Lacny, EVP, Sales, Marketing & Advisory Services , Cornerstone
Dave Lukas, Vice President/CSO, Grasp Technologies Inc.
Vicki Mills, Director Sales & Support – Europe, Travelport Locomote

Moderated by Tony D'Astolfo, SVP and Chief Commercial Officer, Deem

4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Closed Door Session: Sponsors Only: Navigating Procurement, Sourcing and Travel Management Supplier Protocols

Moderated by John Hackett, Vice President Sales, Transient, Loews Hotels & Resorts
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Closed Door Session: Buyers Only: Off the Record on the Money.

Facilitated by Kathy Briski of Boeing Corp. and Mick Lee of WINiT
7:00 pm
Networking Dinner on Property Loews Miami Beach Hotel

THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2017 - DAY 3
8:00 am - 8:55 am
Networking Breakfast
9:00 am - 10:30 am
Corporate Payment Systems: Paper, Plastic or Virtual?

Pam McTeer, Director Business Services and Global Travel, Meetings and Events, Coca Cola Company
Kevin F. Carey, Former Senior Vice President, American Express Company and Managing Director-The Americas, American Express Global Business Travel
Dave Lukas, Vice President/CSO, Grasp Technologies Inc.
Andreia De Caires, Business Leader, Travel Payment Solutions, MasterCard
Moderated by Andy Menkes, Founder and CEO, Partnership Travel Consulting
10:45 am - 11:45 am
New Distribution Technologies - IATA Update

Antonio Carbone, Regional Implementation Manager Americas, IATA
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Networking Lunch - American Airlines Keynote

Paul Martin, Director, Strategic Account Sales, American Airlines
1:30 pm - 1:45 pm
WINiT Update

Michelle (Mick) Lee, Founder and President, WINiT –Women Leadership. Connect.Educate.Advance.
1:45 pm - 2:15 pm
Recap, Feedback and Best Practices
2:15 pm - 2:30 pmPTC and Sponsor Bows
4:00 pmDepartures - Airport Transfers Provided by Flytetyme Limousine