February 25-27, 2008
Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Monday, February 25, 2008
12:30 - 14:30
Opening General Session & Luncheon
Keynote Speaker: Tom DePasquale, Executive Vice President of Technology, Concur, USA
Tom DePasquale, currently Executive Vice President of Technology at Concur, was the founder, president and CEO of Outtask, Inc., which was acquired by Concur. DePasquale has more than 25 years of experience applying technology solutions to address global business and industry challenges.
As the architect of the Cliqbook corporate travel management application, which currently supports over 2,000 corporations worldwide, DePasquale has led the industry to deliver on the promise of end to end paperless and keyless expense management.
In 2002, DePasquale was the recipient of Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year, and he was named one of Business Travel News’ “Top 25 Most Influential Executives” in 2005 and 2007. DePasquale also sits on the NBTA Allied Leadership Board.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
08:00 - 10:00
General Session & Breakfast
Keynote Speaker: Wellington Nogueira, Founder and General Coordinator of Doutores da Alegria, Brazil
Wellington founded “Doutores da Alegria” (Doctors of Hapiness) which today is a successful cultural non-profit organisation with a cast of around 60 professional clowns who perform at 19 major hospitals in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Recife and Belo Horizonte.
Establishing “Doutores da Alegria” in Brazil has earned Mr. Nogueira recognition as a social entrepreneur and a fellowship from Ashoka – Innovation for Social Change, since 1997, and Avina leader, since 2003. In the past five years, Wellington has been a guest speaker at conferences and various corporations, lecturing on subjects such as “Joy in Adversity as Taught by Children and Clowns”, “The Hospital Through the Eyes of the Clown” and “Innovative Initiatives in the Non-Profit Area”, among others.
13:15 - 14:45
General Session & Luncheon
Keynote Speaker: Sidney Santos, Founder & President, Grupo SID, Brazil
Sidney Santos is the Founder and President of SID (the SID Group), formed by Sid's Special Signs Distribution and FastSigns Brazil, a visual communications product distributor with 14 offices throughout Brazil and one in Florida.
Santos was born into a circus family. He credits his family's circus background for his entrepreneurial sprit. Sidney lists his qualifications as: "Sidney Santos: Circus Clown, businessman, entrepreneur, lecturer - not necessarily in that order."
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
12:00 - 14:00
Closing General Session & Luncheon
Keynote Speaker: Esteban Walther, Head of Vertical Markets Group, Google, Latin America
Esteban Walther is head of the Vertical Markets Group for Latin America at Google. Before his move to Brazil, he lead the travel team for Google in the EMEA region.
Prior to joining Google, Walther helped launched Opodo across the different European markets, leading some of the core strategic partnerships with airlines, hotels and tour operators. Walther also worked for Deloitte & Touche on projects for leading tourist boards and European tour operators.
Walther's fluency in English, French, Spanish, German and Catalan has enabled him to forge an established network of partnerships in the international e-commerce travel industry.
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