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Mexico Corporate Travel Conference Education Information
Education Session Descriptions and Presentations
The Value of Corporate Travel Management
Business travel is among the largest controllable costs in many organizations. This session helped attendees learn how to manage travel costs better to bring value to their companies. Participants also found out why travel suppliers value customers with strong travel management practices. The session featured a case study of a successful travel management program in Mexico. Moderator
Vince Garcia - Director General, BCD Travel
Speakers/Slides
- Veronica Crespo - NA Travel Manager/ Technology Manager, HP | Slides (English)
- Eduardo Valdovinos - Gerente De Furerza Consolida, Grupo Posadas | Slides (Spanish)
- Horst Bayer- Director, Siemens GSS CMS, International Travel Management- Latin America | Slides (English)
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Changes in the Airline Industry
With the advent of low cost carriers and development of secondary airports, the landscape of the airline industry is being reshaped. In addition, global airline alliances are constantly working to meet the requirements of ever-expanding global commerce. In this session, attendees learned about the most important developments in the airline industry and how they impact the Mexican business travel market.
Moderator
Jorge Hernandez - General Manager, Premier Travel and President, AMAV
Speakers/Slides
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Jose Luis Suarez - Commercial Director, Volaris | Slides (Spanish) -
Manuel Jaguez - Chief Commercial Officer, Aero Mexico | Slides (Spanish) -
David Holmes - Director of Sales- The Americas, UATP | Slides (English) -
Pete Garcia - Vice President for Latin America, Continental Airlines | Slides (English) |
How to Create and Benefit from a Corporate Hotel Program
This session helped participants understand what it takes to create a successful hotel program in Mexico. Attendees learned the major components of a hotel program, the necessary steps for creating one, and the benefits that a company can get from such a program. Experienced industry professionals discussed specifics of the hotel sector in Mexico.
Moderator
Laurie Kazimer - Travel Sourcing Lead, Target Travel Services | Slides (English)
Speakers/Slides
- Jose Verdejo - Director Procurement, GSK | Slides (Spanish)
- Viviane Martins - Travel Events and Marketing, Bayer and President, ABGEV | Slides (English)
- Vicente Madrigal Moheno - Senior Director of Sales and Marketing-Mexico and Central America, Sol Meliá Hotels & Resorts | Slides (English)
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Corporate Travel Technology Trends
The right technology can empower travel managers to create better services for business travelers and better value for their companies. This session gave attendees the opportunity to learn about trends in online booking tools, online reporting and data consolidation, payment systems, back office technology tools, and more.
Moderator
Luis Yofe- Vice President, Products and Configurations- Global Accounts, CWT
Speakers
- Gloria Guevara- General Director, Sabre | Slides (Spanish)
- Youmna Harb- Product Manager, American Express | Slides (Spanish)
- Andres Rojas- IT Director for Latin America, BCD Travel | Slides (English)
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Education Program sponsored by UATP and developed in conjunction with BCD Travel.
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2009 International Convention & Exposition Sponsors
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