| SCHEDULE OF EVENTS |
| Wednesday, May 3, 2017 | |||
| 9:00 am - 1:00 pm | Arrivals & Registration | ||
| 1:00 pm - 1:15 pm | Opening Session: Setting the Stage [More Info] John Melchior, VP, Agency Services, Onyx CenterSource | ||
| 1:15 pm - 1:45 pm | CEO Keynote [More Info] Mr. Mark Dubrow, Chief Executive Officer, Onyx CenterSource | ||
| 1:45 pm - 2:30 pm | Panel - Mixmasters: hotel distribution policies [More Info] Kevin Furlong, Director of Global Distribution and Content Management, Hyatt Hotels Corporation Oral Muir, VP, Global Distribution & Cross-Channel Strategy, Marriott International Sandy Taylor, Director, Worldwide Sales, Best Western Dan Yacker, Vice President Strategic Alliances, Duetto | ||
| 2:30 pm - 3:45 pm | Let's Connect - The FutureSource2017 networking clinic selection [More Info] | ||
| 3:45 pm - 4:30 pm | Panel - You've got a friend: TMCs [More Info] Wes Bergstrom, Vice President, Hotel Value & Revenue Management, American Express Global Business Travel Matt Brennan, Vice President, Hotel Operations, Carlson Wagonlit Travel Donna Brokowski, GM, Value Solutions, Travel and Transport Christopher J. Dane, President, Hickory Global Partners, LLC / Unlimited Travel Solutions, Inc. John Morhous, Chief Strategy Officer, FC Americas Corporate Brands, FCM Travel Solutions | ||
| 4:30 pm - 5:15 pm | Speaker: Some like it Bot! - Where travel technology is heading next [More Info] Johnny Thorsen, Senior Director, Value Solutions, SAP Mobile Services | ||
| 5:15 pm - 7:00 pm | Leisure Time | ||
| 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm | Welcome Reception & Dinner at Hotel | ||
| Thursday, May 4, 2017 | |||
| 8:00 am - 9:00 am | Breakfast | ||
| 9:00 am - 10:00 am | Keynote Address: "Re-start me up - how to keep innovating in hospitality and travel" [More Info] Terry Jones, Co-Founder & Chairman , Wayblazer | ||
| 10:00 am - 10:45 am | Panel - Distribution Derby: indirect channels [More Info] Ross Vinograd, Global Head of Hotel Product, Travelport Eric Kraft, Director of Innovation in Partner (B2B) Payments, Expedia Toni Portmann, CEO, DHISCO Bruce Rosenberg, Chief Operating Officer, HotelPlanner.com | ||
| 11:00 am - 12:00 pm | Panel - The voice of your customer: what corporate travel managers want from hotels and intermediaries [More Info] Kevin Maguire, Regional Vice President for Latin America Operations, Global Business Travel Association Kevin Iwamoto, Senior Consultant, Goldspring Consulting, LLC Jennifer Steinke, Manager, Corporate Travel, Dycom Industries, Inc. | ||
| 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm | Lunch | ||
| 1:15 pm - 2:00 pm | Speaker: Beauty & the East - The key to success in China, the world's largest travel market [More Info] Maggie Rauch, Sr. Research Analyst, Phocuswright | ||
| 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm | Speaker: Entering the dragon - A China hotel distribution case-study [More Info] Keith Cotton, SVP, Global Business, DerbySoft | ||
| 2:30 pm - 3:45 pm | Let's Connect - The FutureSource2017 networking clinics [More Info] | ||
| 3:45 pm - 4:45 pm | Panel - Let's work together: improve commission model [More Info] David Cabreza, Director International Distribution, Hilton Jacqui Cahill, Senior Manager Global Hotel Commissions, Carlson Wagonlit Becky J. Damask, Manager, Hotel Accounting Revenue Capture, American Express Global Business Travel John Walker, Product Manager, Hospitality Travel Product Solutions , Sabre Travel Network | ||
| 4:45 pm - 6:45 pm | Leisure Time | ||
| 6:45 pm - 7:00 pm | Transportation to Off Site Dinner | ||
| 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Celebrating Partners in Progress Dinner at REATA Restaurant [More Info] | ||
| 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm | Continuing the Celebration at Pete's Dueling Piano Bar [More Info] | ||
| Friday, May 5, 2017 | |||
| 8:00 am - 9:00 am | Breakfast | ||
| 9:00 am - 10:00 am | Workshop: Transformers! Learning to manage change successfully [More Info] Evelyne Oreskovich, President & CEO, Hospitality eResources Lisa James, Vice President, Organizational Development, Hospitality eResources | ||
| 10:00 am - 11:00 am | Panel - Group Think: improve your M&E business [More Info] Sam Fahmy, GM & SVP Product Strategy, Lanyon (now part of Cvent), CVENT Kaaren Hamilton, VP Global Group Sales, Carlson Rezidor Michael Knight, Senior Manager, Group Air North America , American Express Meetings & Events | ||
| 11:00 am - 11:30 am | Closing Remarks [More Info] Mr. Mark Dubrow, Chief Executive Officer, Onyx CenterSource | ||
| 11:30 am - 12:30 pm | Grab & Go Lunch | ||
