Terrorism,
technology and travel manager salaries will lead the agenda at the second Business Travel Summit Amsterdam in September.
Travel
buyers and managers from the Nordic and Benelux regions will be put through
their paces with a range of super-realistic terrorist scenarios led by counter-terrorist and counter-espionage
experts (including a former
terrorist group member). The 45-minute interactive session is designed to help
them formulate more robust risk management programmes.
The
two-day conference, which takes place at the RAI in Amsterdam from 26-27
September, also includes the highly-anticipated session ‘Travel manager salaries: are you being paid
enough?’ An anonymous salary survey will be reviewed by industry
experts on the day, taking into account market, sector and company size. The
results will benchmark salaries and undoubtedly spark a lively debate on how the
industry is valued.
'How bots and artificial intelligence are
delivering end-to-end business travel management’ also promises to divide the
audience as it investigates how AI and machine
learning technology providers are attacking elements of the business travel
journey through live, interactive demos.
Buyer-led
content includes a panel session tackling how buyers can benefit from NDC and
airline direct connects with EMEA travel manager Marijke Poppink. The ‘10 ways
to save money and drive programme value’ also features Poppink alongside FrieslandCampina’s
category procurement buyer Merel van der Pijl.
Guest speaker, former UK MP and Vote Leave
campaigner, Gisela Stuart, will
unravel recent geopolitical changes – Brexit, new US and French presidents,
Dutch and German elections – and what’s on the horizon. Buyers will learn how
new regulations, edicts and market conditions, from the vulnerability of visa
waiver programmes to fragmented tariffs and volatile exchange rates, will
affect business travel programmes from markets to fares and rates.
“The 20th century
international institutions have not yet adapted to the global flows of goods,
money and people. The responses are inadequate and the current instabilities
are unlikely to settle in the near future. The challenge for the travel
industry is to be resilient in a world that changes at an ever-increasing
pace,” said Stuart.
Business Travel Summit Amsterdam 2017 takes
place on 26-27 September at the city’s RAI Exhibition and Convention Centre and
will host more than 125 travel buyers, 60 speakers, 24 sessions and 40
exhibitors. Buyers are invited to book their free place at http://www.businesstravel-summit.com/.
The event will also offer buyers:
· 11 hours of networking, including an
evening drinks reception on the beach
· The chance to discover the future
titans of travel in The Great Pitch-Off featuring the most disruptive start-ups
in the region
Also speaking:
·
Arnaud Le Masne de Chermont, VP Global Accounts and Emerging
Markets, Egencia
Are
Business Travellers Human?
Buyers will be taken through key
megatrends with the Nordic and Benelux business travel communities
and discover how to adapt their programmes to deliver savings and keep
travellers safe.
·
Tim Besselink, Senior Product Owner, Booking.com
for Business
Empowering
Business Travel Through Customer Driven Technology
Listening to, responding to and
building for customers - a look at how Booking.com is shaping the
future of business travel through customer-focused innovation and constant
product evolution.
·
David Holyoke, Global Head of Business Travel, Airbnb
The Future of
Traveller Accommodation
We know technology is rapidly changing
the way travel and managed and bought. This session will reveal which
technologies buyers should adopt and which aren’t worth the risk.
“The business travel landscape in Europe is changing at a phenomenal pace thanks to innovative technology and renewed regulations. At the Business Travel Summit, buyers can get up to speed with all the latest industry trends and topics, from what the 2018 European GDPR means for travel buyers, to essential tips on how to save money and drive programme value, plus an opportunity to speak to experts on how to implement a risk management programme. It’s an unmissable event for all buyers in the Nordics and Benelux,” said David Chapple, Portfolio Director.
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