Agenda
Created by a panel of industry experts, the Summit offers the latest thinking in travel management and insights from over 60 expert speakers. The comprehensive programme offers 30 sessions split into 4 exciting content streams, to ensure your time is focused on the most relevant issues.
You’ll explore the latest issues and thinking, and keep it interesting with a mix of fresh session formats from hands-on workshops to challenging debate to insightful case study examples.
Themes
Formats
Technology/data
Managing Every Mile – How to deliver greater return on investment from Travel and Expense
Managing Every Mile – How to deliver greater return on investment from Travel and Expense
A practical look at the technologies available and steps buyers need to undertake to protect their travellers and company data
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Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation: what travel buyers need to know
Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation: what travel buyers need to know
The EU GDPR comes into force in 2018. What will this privacy legislation mean for travel buyers? What are the implications for those who want access to personal data in order to track and communicate with travellers in an increasingly dangerous world? Will the new regulations affect which suppliers you will be permitted to use? How can you avoid the punitive penalties the legislation promises?
Theme: Technology/data
Format: Fireside Chat
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General
10 ways to save money and drive programme value
Traveller risk management
Ask the experts: how to implement a risk management programme
Accommodation
Shape up your portfolio with a new and easy business accommodation concept
Shape up your portfolio with a new and easy business accommodation concept
Creating the perfect accommodation programme
Creating the perfect accommodation programme
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How do you put together an offer for business travellers that look at more than price and place, includes hotels, B&Bs, serviced apartments and sharing economy options and is also able to match the accommodation with traveller tastes and trip objectives? Format: Masterclass
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2018 hotel buying and booking clinic
2018 hotel buying and booking clinic
The 2018 hotel RFP season is upon us. Hear what suppliers are expecting for the Benelux, Nordic and other markets and ask our experts everything from how best price on the day is calculated to why commissions vary so much
Format: A Hotel data expert previews rates forecast in the region in 2018 before audience poses questions to the panel of “doctors.
Payments
From digital alternatives to new European regulations: what’s changing corporate travel payments?
From digital alternatives to new European regulations: what’s changing corporate travel payments?
It’s all change on both the technology and regulatory fronts for corporate payments. Our experts explain how to navigate this rapidly changing landscape
Format: Masterclass
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What’s changing corporate travel payments - The FinTech revolution
What’s changing corporate travel payments - The FinTech revolution
Everything from wearable tech to mobile wallets to blockchain is creating a Fintech Revolution. Learn about how the latest trends will transform the way your company pays for and manages travel.
Format: Masterclass
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What’s changing corporate travel payments – The EU and your card programme
What’s changing corporate travel payments – The EU and your card programme
Political and regulatory developments are affecting corporate payment programs in profound and unexpected ways. Learn how issues like PSD2, Brexit and the interchange fee regulation present both threats and opportunities for your travel programme.
Format: Masterclass
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Supplier Management
Exploring the opportunity to gain a new business market for Eurostar
Exploring the opportunity to gain a new business market for Eurostar
Eurostar will be launching a new service during Easter 2018 between London and Amsterdam/Rotterdam. The journey time will be under 4 hours.
We are committed to encouraging more travellers to choose high speed rail as their preferred option as we intend to offer a competitive commercial offer dedicated for Business market.
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Add ground transportation to your programme and find new savings
Add ground transportation to your programme and find new savings
Air may be your biggest spend but ground may be a better source of additional savings, thanks to new supplier choices and improved technology. Listen to how this buyer added control and cut spending.
Format: Panel
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The future for ground transport
The future for ground transport
Our expert panel discusses the new ground transport and rail services, why traveller experience is important, the sharing economy, how traditional ground transport companies are changing to meet the challenge, distribution and access to content, new technologies such as driverless vehicles and vacuum trains, new business models and how corporates can save
Format: Panel
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