10 GIBTM Professional Education GIBTM 2012 Professional Education Programme
Welcome to the Professional Education Programme at GIBTM! Our seminars are open to everyone, bringing hot topics, research and professional development opportunities to visitors and exhibitors alike. We are delighted to announce that in 2012 we have partnered with ACTE to bring you the very best in education for the corporate travel sector of GIBTM.
All sessions can be found in the Seminar Theatre, located on the exhibition floor.
Monday 26 March TIME 10.00 - 11.00 SESSION INFORMATION
ACTE Conference - Session 1 First step in optimising your business travel spend: Building and implementing a travel policy - Dos and Don’ts Global corporations outside the GCC may dictate travel policies that are hard to enforce, manage and measure in the Middle East. Understand how a travel policy can create a base for savings for your travel programme and safeguard the service levels
required in a Middle East market place. Moderator: Ron DiLeo Executive Director, ACTE Speakers: Chris Pouney Owner and Senior Consultant, Business Travel at Severnside Consulting Ltd Hisham Elfil Al Shaqab, Member of Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar Anthony Baldwin Head of Sales and Acct Management ME, HRG Jonathan Taylor Vice President Corporate Services, AECOM, Middle East
11.30 - 12.30
Hosting International Association Events in the Middle East – in association with ICCA Attend this session to find out what the challenges and pitfalls of organising international association meetings are in the Middle East. The expert panel will give you the top 10 “Dos and Don’ts” when organising international meetings in the Mid- dle East, as well as what each of the various destinations in the region is doing in attracting association business. Moderator: Martin Sirk CEO, ICCA Speakers: Karina Lance Head of Sales and Convention Services, Dubai Convention Bureau Trevor McCartney Director of Business Development, Qatar National Convention Centre Medhat Nassar Managing Director at Meeting Minds
13.00 - 14.00 Launch of the 2012 GIBTM Research
The annual GIBTM Middle East Meeting Industry Report (in association with meetme and The Right Solution) has become a key tool in providing analysis and review of the meetings and events industry in the Middle East. This regional and global outlook will provide an insight into the meetings industry’s suppliers and clients responses to today’s busi- ness climate, highlighting pockets of strength and growth, along with signs of market weakness in destinations and sectors. Speakers: Sally Greenhill Managing Director, The Right Solution Rob Nicholas Managing Director, Nicholas Publishing International (NPI), Meetme
14.30 - 15.30 Industry Trends in association with MPI
MPI will be launching a new web portal featuring industry trends, such as Business Barometer, research and articles, trending charts, videos and an industry-first trends discussion aggregator. But what do these trends mean to the European meeting industry? Learn EU-specific trends in meetings and events and discuss their implications on you and your job with industry leaders who implement solutions and create solutions every day. Speaker: Didier Scaillet Chief Development Officer, Meeting Professionals International (MPI), Luxembourg
16.00 - 17.00 ACTE Conference - Session 2
Unravel the mystery of business travel technology distribution costs and how it affects the price you pay With a plethora of booking sources available to travel managers, bookers and direct to travellers it’s a minefield to know which booking avenues to use. Discuss how to optimise supplier distribution channels in the Middle East; when and how web technology can improve traveller experience; and how to take costs out of your corporate travel budget. Moderator: Ron DiLeo Executive Director, ACTE Speakers: Bicky Carlra Global President at TraVision Inc. & Founder
7Deals.Travel, UAE Thierry Dongier Regional Sales Director – Key Accounts, MENA, Amadeus Benjo van Laarhoven President, The Travel Consulting Group, Dubai
SEE YOU NEXT YEAR 25 – 27 MARCH 2013 IN ABU DHABI
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