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Posted Feb 2, 2012
Save The Date: The Beat Live Sept. 10-12, 2012 in Nashville. Look for more info soon...
Posted Sept 26, 2011
Attendees to last week's fourth annual edition of The Beat Live should click below to download slides. Those who did not attend certainly missed an action-packed event. At least, it was for Jay Campbell. Click here to see him jump from 108 stories at the Vegas Stratosphere. Here's another look.
And here is some content from the conference...
Steve Reynolds keynote
Slides by Solutionz' Group's Chicke Fitzgerald
Slides accompanying interview of ARC's Mike Premo
Presentation of Amadeus EVP Philippe Chérèque
Slides of 'The Views' and 'The D'Astolfo Group'
Please note, the original 'Short's Travel Management' slide shown at the conference contained a typo; the corrected version is here.
Slides accompanying TMC panel
Posted Sept 6, 2011
To a large degree, the latest distribution debates are about controlling relationships with travelers. But what about the people who pay the bills in the end? They're not invited to the table to discuss airline-GDS economics, they're left out of the loop on direct supplier-to-traveler marketing, and they're often not privy to incentive deals among their suppliers. Corporate travel buyers are not paranoid, but the strategic ones are asking hard questions.
Join us at The Beat Live Sept. 19-21 to hear from four veteran travel buyers who don't roll over, who speak their minds and who are open to new models for improving traveler service and keeping a lid on costs. Seated at The Buyers' Table will be HP's Maria Chevalier, Steven Mandelbaum of The Advisory Board Company, US Foodservice's Jennifer Steinke and Oracle's Rita Visser.
Register for The Beat Live today.
http://www.thebeat.travel/live
Our agenda also includes a speech by Amadeus EVP for Commercial Philippe Chérèque, an interview of Carlson Wagonlit Travel President for Suppliers, Products and Technology Andrew Winterton and 'Hot Seat' quizzing of Concur Chairman and CEO Steve Singh.
Check out our full agenda here:
http://www.thebeat.travel/live
See you in Vegas!
Posted Aug 25, 2011
Click the links below to see what each candidate in this year's Keynote Vote intends to discuss. All readers of The Beat will soon receive an emailed ballot via a Zoomerang poll. If you do not, you may send your vote to Jay. Please do not vote for someone in your own company; you will be disqualified if you do. The highest vote-getter will deliver a keynote speech Sept. 21 at The Beat Live in Vegas. Runners up will participate in a panel discussion on Sept. 20. Register here to attend.
Steve Reynolds, The R Group
Norm Rose, Travel Tech Consulting
Tom Ruesink, Ruesink Consulting Group
Michael Whitesage, Prism Group
Posted Jul 29, 2011
Travel management companies are offering customers all the airfares and optional services an airline can muster. Tech firms are facilitating it. The economics make room for all parties. Even corporate buyers have returned to their day jobs.
This is not 2011.
At some point, though, one would think optional services will be available. So what will that look like? How will it change things? At The Beat Live Sept. 19-21, we'll put aside the day's clashes and imagine the other side. Former airline distribution executive Al Lenza joins current airline distribution executive Graham Wareham of Air Canada, United merchandizing strategy director Maria Walter and Airline Information co-founder Roger Williams to discuss The Future Of Airline Merchandizing in the corporate market.
Register today for The Beat Live
Our early-bird rate expires Aug. 18!
The Future Of Airline Merchandizing will cap a busy Sept. 20 at The Beat Live, including a keynote by Amadeus EVP for Commercial Philippe Chérèque, interview of Carlson Wagonlit Travel President for Suppliers, Products and Technology Andrew Winterton and 'Hot Seat' quizzing of Concur Chairman and CEO Steve Singh.
Check out our full agenda here:
The Beat Live
And don't forget, you can attempt to earn free admission and a speaking gig by submitting a pitch in our Keynote Vote.
http://TheBeat.travel/keynote-vote
See you in Vegas!
Posted Jul 27, 2011
Got an opinion or idea? Of course you do! Here's your chance to speak in person to our influential audience of corporate travel and technology executives at The Beat Live in September, by submitting a pitch for our 2011 Keynote Vote.
At this year's The Beat Live conference in Las Vegas, Sept. 19-21, one of our keynote presentations will be delivered by a speaker chosen by popular vote among readers of The Beat. We did this last year, too, when the highest vote-getter was Ron DiLeo of ACTE. He followed Gregg Brockway of TripIt in 2009 and Jim Davidson of Farelogix in 2008.
Here's the 2011 conference website:
www.thebeat.travel/live
If you would like a shot at this year's Keynote Vote speech, email Jay a max-250-word summary answering each of the questions below. Our editors will narrow down the proposals and open them to a reader poll later this summer. Speakers at The Beat Live enjoy free registration.
Questions to address:
What will you speak about?
Why should the audience listen?
How will you avoid a sales pitch?
What insight do you want The Beat readers to share in advance, to help you prepare for your presentation?
See you in Vegas!
Register here to attend:
www.thebeat.travel/live
Posted Jul 12, 2011
Join us in Las Vegas Sept. 19-21 at The Beat Live, featuring keynote appearances by Concur Chairman and CEO Steve Singh, Amadeus EVP for Commercial Philippe Chérèque and Carlson Wagonlit Travel President for Suppliers, Products and Technology Andrew Winterton.
Register here: www.thebeat.travel/live
Do you want candid commentary on the latest industry issues affecting corporate travel management companies, corporate travel buyers, travel suppliers and other travel technology firms? The Beat Live is not about buzzwords and a conference theme or panelists prepped with talking points. Speakers can't dodge the Q&A.
Additional confirmed speakers (so far):
- United Airlines SVP of Worldwide Sales Dave Hilfman, back to emcee
- Rearden Commerce SVP for Travel Services Tony D'Astolfo returns to moderate "The Views"
- TS24 CEO and Leadership Coach Tammy Krings
- Short's Travel Management CEO and President David LeCompte
- A&I Travel President Rebecca Martin
- Protravel International COO Tony Shepherd
- Air Canada Senior Director of Product Distribution Graham Wareham
- Consultant and former airline distribution exec Al Lenza
- Consultant and former airline distribution exec Marc Rosenberg
Register now: www.thebeat.travel/live
Posted May 6, 2011
Mark your calendar! The Beat Live 2011 will take place Sept. 19-21 at The Venetian in Las Vegas. We're working on speakers and will post updates as they confirm...
Posted Sept 23, 2010
The Beat's readers named Continental Airlines the 2010 Supplier Of The Year, Business Travel Media Group announced Wednesday during The Beat Live. Continental also won in the airline category.
Polled this summer, readers of The Beat were asked which company in each of six supplier segments they "most admire for its policies, management style and service for business clients." Those who voted for their own company were disqualified.
Other winners included:
• American Express for most admired payment system
• Enterprise for most admired car rental company
• Starwood Hotels & Resorts for most admired hotel company
• Amadeus as most admired technology provider
• Carlson Wagonlit Travel as the most admired travel management company
Awards were presented Wednesday at The Beat Live in Chicago...
(from left) Business Travel Media Group group publisher Tim Reid, Continental Airlines VP of North America sales Monisa Cline and The Beat founder Jay Campbell, now editorial director of Business Travel Media Group
(from left) Business Travel Media Group publisher Tim Reid, Amadeus IT Group senior manager for corporate marketing Nigel Aston and The Beat founder Jay Campbell, now editorial director of Business Travel Media Group
Posted Aug 20, 2010
Congrats to Ron DiLeo of the Association of Corporate Travel Executives! Ron will deliver a keynote speech at 9 am Wednesday Sept. 22 at The Beat Live in Chicago.
Here's Ron's pitch.
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