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ACTE Education Forum - Washington, DC

14 November 2016
Registration & Networking 8:30am
Program 9:00am - 4:30pm 
Reception to follow
 
Please Note: Parking at The Watergate Hotel is free to ACTE Education Forum attendees for this program.


Steeped in luxury and embracing its distinct history, The Watergate Hotel is newly reopened only a few months ago. So, turn the recorder off, and learn and network in style at this annual event. You and your fellow corporate travel management colleagues will be exposed to sharing challenges and solutions, participating in provocative discussions and learning from leading experts plus you'll rub elbows with some of the best people in the industry.

  • We encourage participation of corporate travel professionals, buyers and suppliers, from all size of programs and sectors. Questions? Contact Leslie Bellini, US Regional Manager, ACTE.
  • We welcome members and non-members. ACTE buyer members can attend for only a $10 administrative fee.
  • If your company would like to sponsor this event and gain valuable marketing exposure, please contact Debbie Thomas, Director, Global Business Development, ACTE.
Have other questions about this event? Email ACTE.

 



Program to include:

How to Drive Savings and Compliance 

Advancements in analysis and data capture offer limitless opportunities to identify improvements to travel programs.  This session will explore strategic data points that may not yet be on your radar to enhance transparency and identify program performance with pinpoint precision to:

  • Improve the expectations—and experience--of travelers
  • Identify supplier service gaps 
  • Advance to the next stage of program compliance


Presented by: Jack Reynaert, Manager, Global Travel/Meetings at Meritor, Inc.
Corporate Buyers Round Table Discussion 
The Evolving Role of the Corporate Travel Manager - Where  Are We Going and Where Will We Be in Five Years? 

The Buyers' Round table provides an environment exclusively for corporate buyers and travel managers to engage in purposeful dialogue with their peers.  Attend this provocative session to help shape the future of Corporate Travel Management.



Moderator:
Michael Lyons,Regional Head of Travel Services, Americas at HSBC Technology & Services N.A.and  ACTE US Regional Chair
Concurrent Supplier Session
The Case for Trust: What, Why, and How Trust Matters

We have all heard the label “trusted advisor”.  What does it really mean?  Does it really matter?  Is trust a “nice-to-have” or a “need-to-have” for success?  How much does trust (or lack of trust) cost?  Is it quantifiable?  As a supplier, in a competitive environment, how can you differentiate yourself and your company?  We will answer these questions and more!  Join us for a thought-provoking session to learn and discuss what trust is, how to create it, leverage it, and measure it to improve the quality of your relationships, your performance, and your life!!



Haley Johnson, Sales Manager at United Airlines 
Rethinking Leadership One Word at a Time

Values are the foundation from which our leadership style is built.  We rely on these values to tell us what we deem most important, and with what we vehemently disagree.  They are mental hacks that exist on a cheat sheet for our mind’s reference for ideas and decisions.  Uncover the many ways our values inform our leadership actions and be inspired to first point your attention inward to design and construct a future that is authentic and uniquely you.

Learner outcomes for rethinking leadership:
  • Perception vs. reality
  • Workplace engagement
  • Confidence and our relationships with others
  • And how we believe we “should” show up in the workplace


Becky Crump, The Frontier Project
Travel Management  in MicroBytes
This quick moving session will zero-in on the latest industry trends and information in “MicroBytes” that  provide condensed intelligence—and opportunity for discussion—on these hot topics: 
  • When the Dust Settles: A Look at the Global Hotel Forecast
  • New Service, Expanded Service, Discontinued Service:  Airline Forecast
  • Virtual Payments
  • Those Pesty and Pesky Challenges to Travel Program Change Management 
  • Virtual Collaboration

Moderator:
Steven Mandelbaum, VP of Business Solutions at the Advisory Board Company

Amy Donley, Business Development Worldwide Collaboration Sales at
Cisco Systems
Daniel C.Hanrahan II, Director at CBRE Hotels Valuation and Advisory Services
Joe Monaghan, Global Head of Travel Services at Sutherland Global Services
Lori Ranson, Senior Analyst at CAPA - Centre for Aviation

IGNITE the Industry
Industry provocateurs will have five minutes each to share their personal and professional passions to ignite the audience, to generate awareness, and to stimulate thoughts and action. 

Concur
Enterprise
Lyft
Turkish Airlines

Lunch and Breaks provided
Registration and Networking 8:30 AM 
Program begins at 9:00 AM  and  concludes at 4:30 PM 
Reception to follow

Register now for this exciting program!

*Agenda subject to change based on speaker availability