Business Travel Sept-Oct 2021
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CONFERENCE<br />
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME<br />
DAY ONE Tuesday <strong>Sept</strong>ember 14<br />
8AM Registration opens/breakfast networking<br />
9.30AM WELCOME<br />
9.45AM OPENING KEYNOTE AND Q&A Stephen<br />
Hammond MP, Chairman of the All Party<br />
Parliamentary Group for <strong>Business</strong> <strong>Travel</strong><br />
10.20AM VIEW FROM THE TOP Where are we now?<br />
Industry experts share their insights into the<br />
current state of the business travel sector and set<br />
the scene for the conference.<br />
4PM<br />
4.30PM<br />
5PM<br />
SUSTAINABILITY FOCUS Now is the time to<br />
make your travel programme truly sustainable,<br />
but how is that achieved? Our experts offer<br />
practical ways to make your business travel more<br />
responsible and outline what suppliers are doing<br />
to help you meet your targets.<br />
DIVERSITY CHALLENGE In an open and honest<br />
conversation, our experts will discuss what the<br />
corporate travel sector must do to be truly<br />
representative and how it can fully represent the<br />
business travellers it serves.<br />
DRINKS & CANAPE RECEPTION<br />
11.00AM<br />
11.40AM<br />
12.20PM<br />
12.50PM<br />
2PM<br />
Refreshments/networking<br />
TMC TRANSFORMATION Brand, culture,<br />
servicing, data capabilities and business models<br />
are all under the spotlight as buyers look for their<br />
future TMC partners. Experts will discuss the<br />
shifting landscape to help you ensure you have<br />
the right relationship for success.<br />
READY FOR TAKE-OFF As domestic and<br />
international air travel restarts - with reduced<br />
schedules, fewer suppliers and no meaningful data<br />
to base your negotiations on - an expert panel<br />
shares top tips on how to get your programmes<br />
back in the air and instill confidence in flying.<br />
Lunch/networking<br />
WAKE UP CALL Representatives from across the<br />
accommodation sector provide valuable insights<br />
on rate and booking trends and how to progress<br />
your hotel programme post-pandemic.<br />
DAY TWO Wednesday <strong>Sept</strong>ember 15<br />
8AM Registration opens/breakfast networking<br />
9AM VIEW FROM THE TOP What’s next? Industry<br />
leaders share their insights into what the future<br />
brings for the sector, how it should respond to<br />
current challenges and take advantage of the<br />
exciting opportunities going forward.<br />
10AM Late breakfast/networking<br />
10.45AM BACK TO THE FUTURE In a first for The<br />
<strong>Business</strong> <strong>Travel</strong> Conference, an immersive<br />
experience will take delegates on a journey to the<br />
origins of business travel and back to the future of<br />
corporate travel, featuring travel risk management<br />
as the flux capacitor and traveller wellbeing safely<br />
strapped into a DeLorean. Hold on tight!<br />
11.45PM Refreshments/networking<br />
2.30PM<br />
TRANSPORT LINKS Experts from rail, car rental<br />
and taxis and transfers debate the impact of<br />
technological innovation, remote working, and<br />
growing concerns about sustainability and safety,<br />
and tell you how to better manage that 'last mile'.<br />
12.15PM<br />
THE NEXT GENERATION A buyer-focussed<br />
panel discusses the changing role of the travel<br />
manager and the exciting new opportunities for<br />
those who are up for the challenge.<br />
3PM<br />
Afternoon refreshments<br />
12.50PM<br />
1PM<br />
CLOSING REMARKS<br />
Lunch/final networking<br />
6.30PM THE BUSINESS TRAVEL PEOPLE AWARDS <strong>2021</strong><br />
THEBUSINESSTRAVELMAG.COM<br />
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