Plans are apparently there to change. When I registered for this years ACTE Education Forum in Zurich on 11 May 2017 held in the Parky Hyatt Zurich I was expecting a relaxing afternoon with interesting topics and great discussons. The sessions announced on Digital Transformation and Hotel Sourcing were very promising. Only that my idea of having a quiet day later this week have changed dramatically. Which means that I will now be moderating two panel disucssions on the above subjects.
ACTE Education Forum – “Are you Digital”
As seen in other such events on Corporate Travel, the ACTE Education Forum in Zurich will start with a Buyers only Session before suppliers, the press and the rest of the crowd are joining for the main part of the event. On the agenda are the following topics:
10.00 – 10.15
Welcome message from Sabah Kahoul, Project Manager, Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE),
Dominic Short, Global Category Manager Travel, Takeda & ACTE European Council Member, Switzerland and Nathalie Ansermoz, President, Swiss Travel Management (STM)
10.15 – 11.00
Keynote Presentation “The future or the airline industry – a Lufthansa Perspective”, Thomas Eggert, Senior Director Global and Strategic Corporate Accounts, Lufthansa Group and Johannes Walter, Senior Director, Lufthansa Group
11.00 – 11.45
Q&A on the future of the airline industry
Thomas Eggert, Senior Director Global and Strategic Corporate Accounts, Lufthansa Group interviewed by Greeley Koch, Executive Director, ACTE
11.45 – 12.15 Speed Networking Session
12.30 – 14.00 Registration and Networking Lunch
14.00 – 14.20
An overwiew of the “Global Travel Trends” given by Greeley Koch, Executive Director, ACTE
14.20 – 15.35
Lead-Presentation from Marylin Markham, Director Business Architecture, CTO, American Express Global Business Travel on “Digitization – A Strategic Key to Business Travel?”
Marilyn’s topics will be further discussed with the following panelists:
Erinn Collier, Head of UK, Uber for Business
Jean-Claude Grosselin, Vice-President Technology, Egencia Business Travel
Frank Lautenschutz, Partner, Roadmap
Stéphane Lormant, Head of Growth, FCm France & Switzerland
15.35 – 16.20
Hotel Programme: To Source or Not to Source? That is the Question! Carole Poillerat, Executive Director Industry Relations & Corporate Travel Forum, HRS – Global Hotel Solutions will provide a first couple of answers to this question.
The presentation of Carole will be followed by a panel discussion led by travelBrain with the following participants:
Winfried Barczaitis, Chief Operating Officer, ACTE-BCHA
Julie Bellomo, Global Category Manager, Bobst
Malte Budde, Sales & Marketing Director, Hyatt Park Hotel Zurich
Ptisem Djeghbal, Travel Manager, Japan Tobacco International
All participants will be invited for a Networking Reception to further discuss the hopefully many interesting things learned during the afternoon sessions.
More details and event registration
I am very much looking forward to the event later this week and the opportunity to meet old and new industry peers. With me will be for the first time as a travelBrain team member – Marco Zweifel. Some of you might know him from his time at American Express GBT, Leaseplan or his latest assignment with Hertz.
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