SINGAPORE, Aug. 16,
2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- The Association of Corporate
Travel Executives (ACTE) announced today that its Asia Education
Conference in Singapore netted over
450 registered delegates from 27 different countries. Of the
corporate travel executive delegates in attendance, 50% of
companies are buyer companies and one-third are corporate buyers.
The Conference, which concludes today, ran from 15-16 August
in Singapore.
"We're thrilled with the turnout in Singapore," said ACTE Asia Board member Kurt Knackstedt(Global Category Lead -Travel and Expense
Management, Global Sourcing - Services, Rio Tinto). "Business
travel executives from around the region - and the world - came to
this conference looking for new approaches to industry issues, and
they did not leave disappointed."
Each of ACTE's four keynote speakers reinforced global innovations
critical to the corporate travel industry:
-- A Year of Critical Uncertainty: An Assessment and Outlook of the
Global and Regional Airline Industry
Derek Sadubin, Chief Operating Officer, CAPA
- Centre for Aviation
-- The Industry, the Economy & Emerging Market Leaders
Hino Lam, Head, Transportation Team, Goldman
Sachs Investment Research
-- Insights from Accenture: Human Capital Strategies for Today and
Tomorrow
Lynne Barry, Director of Human Resources Asia
Pacific, Accenture
-- The Art & Science of Social Media
Edvarcl Heng, Head of Social Media, MediaCom ASEAN
In addition, Andi Budd, Vice President
General Manager, American Express Global Business Travel Singapore
discussed a soon to be released WhitePaper, Programme Optimisation
- What is Working Well, When & Where, being written in
partnership with ACTE. Industry Perspectives were delivered
by Lorraine Jacobs, Head of Global
Corporate Business Development, Travelport; Alison Boyd, Senior Manager, Digital Marketing, Starwood
Hotels & Resorts; Jerome Seban,
Regional Director - Corporate Solutions, Amadeus Asia Pacific;
andJames Alba-Duignan, Director of Sales,
AsPac, HRG.
"This year's Conference theme, 'ABC3 - Above & Beyond -
Connect, Communicate and Collaborate,' reinforces ACTE's commitment
to providing educational programming that actualizes ideas and
innovation," stated Benson Tang, ACTE
Regional Director, Asia. "We aspire not
to simply just talk about industry issues, but to drive
solutions."
The conference also featured 15 educational sessions covering
topics including:
-- How Mobile Apps Can Enhance the Traveller Experience and
Influence Their Behavior
-- Business Travel Predictions for 2013
-- Partnering with your IT Department to Manage Travel
Technologies
About ACTE:
The Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE), founded in
1988, is a leading non‐profit organization that serves and advances
the global business travel industry in 102 different countries. For
more than 20 years, ACTE has continued to fulfill its vision of
uniting travel executives around the world, providing them with
up‐to‐date news, knowledge, beneficial research findings and
networking opportunities. The education of ACTE members infiltrates
to more than 12 million business travellers worldwide. From
corporate buyers to agencies and suppliers, all sectors of the
industry are granted equal membership. ACTE has representatives
in Africa, Asia, Australasia, Canada, Europe, Latin
America, Middle
East andthe United States. To
join ACTE or browse for more information, visit www.acte.org.
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SOURCE Association of Corporate Travel Executives