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MTE & BMTTE 2016 Agenda Thursday, September 22nd
Friday, September 23rd
2pm Registration Opens
7:30am Registration Opens
3pm-5pm Pre-Scheduled 1-on-1 Appointments
8:30am - 5:00pm Expo Hall Open 1-On-1 Appointments
5pm - 5:30pm Shuttle to Host Property Provided by LYFT 5:30pm - 8pm Welcome Reception Millennium Broadway Hotel
8:30am - 9:30am Keynote Breakfast Speaker Kurt Ekert CEO, Carslon Wagonlit Travel 9:45am - 10:45am 6 Concurrent Educational Sessions 10:45am - 11:45am 6 Concurrent Educational Sessions 11:45am - 12:45pm 6 Concurrent Educational Sessions 12:45 - 1:45pm Keynote Luncheon Speaker Steven Rambam Founder & CEO, Pallorium, Inc. 2pm - 5pm (Every 30 Minutes) 6 Concurrent Product/Tech Demos 5pm- Show Closes
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Seminars
Friday Sept. 23, 2016 - River Pavillion - Javits Center, NYC 8:30am - 9:30am Keynote Session Over Breakfast
Kurt Ekert, CEO, Carlson Wagonlit Travel New Carlson Wagonlit Travel president and CEO Kurt Ekert will deliver a keynote speech about his view of the latest in travel and meetings management. His appearance will include a robust Q&A session, facilitated by industry journalist Jay Campbell, in which attendees can tap Kurt’s knowledge after twenty years as an executive in travel and travel technology.
9:45am - 10:45am Sessions Hotel Buying And Distribution
The already frustrating lod ging component in many corporate travel programs is only getting more complicated. Big hotel brands lately are tinkering with pricing and distribution more than ever. Buyers see diminishing value in LRA.Some wonder if the roundly hated transient hotel RFP process is worth the grief and whether price assurance tools can get them more from the spot-market. What does all this mean for client budgeting, negotiations and overall program performance? With the 2017 sourcing season in full swing, come get answers from expert travel buyers.
Leveraging Social Media Technology With over 600 million combined user posts worldwide per day, you cannot afford to ignore the ever-expanding reach of social media giants like Twitter and Instagram. The question is, are you properly maximizing their event-specific potential? This session will teach you strategies on how to generate attendees and exhibitors from your social media marketing efforts and exponentially expand your reach by tapping into your existing attendee net works. CONFIRMED SPEAKERS: TBA
Data Management = Intelligent Events Does the sheer amount of event data available, as well as the many different sources from which it springs, confuse you as an event organizer? Data is everywhere in the event process and many new technologies are uncovering more of it at a pace which makes data management a challenge. Learn how to go beyond standard data collection to not only gather a deeper set of behavioral and activity data throughout your event, but enrich your event data by using techniques that will help you navigate your datastreams more easily. With the right approach, event professionals and marketers can architect smarter events that drive greater value and enhance the participant experience. CONFIRMED SPEAKERS John Santaferraro, Chief Analytics Officer Educational Measures, LLC
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS Bonnie Darkey, Veteran Travel Manager Craig Banikowski, Amgen
The TMC Of The Future
Artificial intelligence, bots and apps. Predictive analytics. Virtual payment. Advanced telephony. Alternative distribution. Expense management. Clients expect their travel management companies to keep up on a technology. Those that couldn’t are mostly gone. So what’s to come? How are TMCs using automation to evolve? What are they missing? What are they getting or not getting from travel tech providers? Can TMCs be a one-stop shop? Expert panelists will debate. CONFIRMED SPEAKERS Lea Cahill, president, Atlas Travel & Technology Karoline Mayr, Global Head, Travel & Expense, Uber Jay Richmond, Bus. Travel Grp. Head Amadeus N.A
Event Tech Infrastructure: AV, WIFI & More With over 600 million combined user posts worldwide per day, you cannot afford to ignore the ever-expanding reach of social media giants like Twitter and Instagram. The question is, are you properly maximizing their event-specific potential? This session will teach you strategies on how to generate attendees and exhibitors from your social media marketing efforts and exponentially expand your reach by tapping into your existing attendee networks. CONFIRMED SPEAKERS Jeff Benish, Barclays
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Seminars
Friday Sept. 23, 2016 - River Pavillion - Javits Center, NYC Expense Reporting Tech Panel Hear advice from 3 of expense management’s top professionals as they drill deep into several topics that materially impact your business. The discussion will focus on how innovation in receipt and expense management means eliminating unnecessary work and explore the key elements to a successful implementation that balance the needs of the corporation with the needs of their travelling employees. And why technology is saying it’s time to burn your receipts! CONFIRMED SPEAKERS: TBA
10:45am - 11:45am Sessions Understanding Concur’s TripLink
TripLink has been controversial since Concur announced it four years ago. It is positioned as a safety net for bookings that leak from managed travel programs (or never went through them in the first place). In practice, it is becoming one of corporate travel’s most significant enablers of GDS bypass. Will it upend the travel management company framework that has powered managed travel for decades? As the service continues to add participating travel suppliers, three travel managers with TripLink experience will discuss the promise and the pitfalls. CONFIRMED SPEAKERS Sean Parham, Global Travel Wizard, Riot Games Cathy Sharpe, Director, Global T&E, ITW Cindy Shumate, Sr. Mgr.Travel & Mtgs, Regeneron
Powerful Strategic Meetings Management Strategies for Travel & Meeting Success Conquer the challenges of SMM and Travel Management by implementing six critical components that will drive efficiency, cost reduction and risk mitigation. Whether your travel and meetings programs are combined or separate, consolidate spend and projects to be in the driver’s seat with your suppliers. CONFIRMED SPEAKERS Debi Scholar, Novartis
Experiential Event Technologies Are your General Sessions igniting the level of interest you’d want from your attendees? While your content may be great, showcasing it with the right tech tools can make it even better. Explore the other side of event technology with products that captivate and leave a lasting impression on your audience. CONFIRMED SPEAKER Jeff Benish, Barclays
Latest Innovations in Content Delivery Engagement
Getting travelers on the side of corporate programs has always been a challenge. A new approach, perhaps softer, seeks to align their interests with yours. Traveler engagement is a hot trend but what communications tools are available for buyers to measure success? Innovative travel buyers will discuss the best practices and latest tips. CONFIRMED SPEAKERS Mary Batal-Riley, Baxalta Lesley O’Bryan, Advito Shelby LeMaire, Robot Corporation
This session will discuss the technologies behind virtual/hybrid events, webcasting, event content capture, and the creation of digital archives for multiple formats; including web and mobile — and how they may be applied to physical and virtual meetings. In addition, for those holding multiple events, these technologies offer the opportunity to create ‘channels’—transforming them into on-going experiences and additional subscription/sponsorship opportunities. Also discover how you can add virtual elements to your physical event or even go completely online, lowering barriers to entry, save on travel and lodging and maximize your audience size. CONFIRMED SPEAKERS: TBA
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Seminars
Friday Sept. 23, 2016 - River Pavillion - Javits Center, NYC Ground Transportation Tech Panel
Traveler Tech Tools
The session will take a look at ride-sharing apps that dominate in most cities and explore how the legacy ground carriers are adapting to their entry into the market as they disrupt the traditional taxi industry, using tactics both innovative and aggressive to build workforces and ridership. Emphasis will also be placed on Ground Transportation’s application within the meetings and event planning process.
Whether managed travel programs are on board or not, travelers are equipping themselves with a virtually uncountable number of new productivity tools to improve their experiences on the road. Our expert panelists will highlight and define the emerging technology that travel professionals need to be watching, lest they be disrupted.
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS: TBA
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS Evan Konwiser, Amex Express GBT Cindy Heston, Anthem, Inc.
Sourcing & Housing Technology for Meetings & Events
11:45am - 12:45am Sessions Price Versus Productivity
In travel management, ’twas ever thus: “Yes we can save 20 percent, but we’ll have to fly in economy.” During the past decade, procurement put a laser focus on spending. But at what cost? Given the emerging appreciation for wellness and productivity, corporations are assessing the potentially negative impact of their frugality. What are the limits of self-service? How far is too far for traveler centricity? What are suppliers doing to improve the experience? Find out from expert travel professionals. CONFIRMED SPEAKERS Kathy Kaden, Director, N.A Travel, Fleet & Corp. Card Operations, Novartis Christa Degnan Manning, VP, Solution Provider Research at Bersin by Deloitte
Today’s group sourcing and housing technology can execute a wide array of meetings, group travel and events while offering planners and hoteliers management tools to ensure all parties are content. This session will delve into what’s new on the horizon for the group sourcing and housing plus discuss how new tools and players are disrupting business as usual. CONFIRMED SPEAKERS Tim Hentschel, CEO, Hotelplanner.com Ross Hosking, President, Meetings.com, Carol Lynch, VP Grp. GL Sales, Wyndham Hotel Grp.
Event Technology, Innovations For On-site Attendee Engagement What makes your event’s mobile application stand out to you as the event organizer? Is it your app’s back-end features like its CMS, analytics dashboard, or customization capabilities? Or are you more focused on marketing, technology integrations and client services and support? With the flow of new technologies merging into today’s event apps, the response to this question may soon change. Grab a seat as a group of the industry’s leading innovators in the mobile app uncover the next generation of mobile event apps. CONFIRMED SPEAKER Kevin Iwamoto, GoldSpring Consulting
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Seminars
Friday Sept. 23, 2016 - River Pavillion - Javits Center, NYC Developing a Strategy for Mobile Applications: Panel Discussion What makes your event’s mobile application stand out to you as the event organizer? Is it your app’s back-end features like its CMS, analytics dashboard, or customization capabilities? Or are you more focused on marketing, technology integrations and client services and support? With the flow of new technologies merging into today’s event apps, the response to this question may soon change. Grab a seat as a group of the industry’s leading innovators in the mobile app uncover the next generation of mobile event apps. CONFIRMED SPEAKERS Eric Ly, Presdo Bryant Rousseau, NY Times
Duty of Care Panel Discussion Focuses on the safety of travelers or employees as a group, when attending meetings or events. The session will look at recent security and health incidents – terror attacks from Nice to Orlando, the Zika virus and bold Cyber invasions – drawing out lessons learned and how to apply those lessons to upcoming major events. What can we learn as we look forward to major events, like the Rio Olympics? How can companies best fulfill their duty of care roles at major events in historically risky environments? This discussion will cover the specific application of data democratization to security. This session will offer a topical, urgent look at threats and the innovations at the intersection of Duty of Care and technology. Attend this session if you’re looking for a balanced perspective on privacy, physical security intelligence, employee tracking, and mobile applications. CONFIRMED SPEAKERS: TBA
12:45 PM – 1:45 PM
Luncheon Keynote Speaker Cyber Security & Event Safety
Steven Rambam, CEO, Pallorium, Inc. Rambam is one of the world’s foremost death claims investigators with offices and affiliates around the world, with specialties ranging from homicide and missing persons to financial and insurance fraud. He is perhaps best publicly known for his pro bono efforts to track and locate 170 Nazi collaborators and war criminals in the USA, Canada, Europe and Australia. Outside of that, Rambam has also coordinated efforts to expose terrorist groups’ fundraising activities in the United States and has conducted investigations which resulted in the tightening of airport security in eight U.S. cities. He and his investigators have successfully closed more than 10,000 high-profile cases.
8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
EXPO HALL & 1-on-1 Appointments 1-on-1 program begins in September.
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Product & Tech Demos 6 concurrent demos every 30-minutes in expo hall.
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