Travel Leaders Franchise Group announced plans to convene its first-ever Travel Leaders Client Executive Forum February 27-28, 2013, in Houston. Invitations for the event are limited to qualifying Travel Leaders members and their top business clients. Houston’s five-star Hotel Granduca will be the site of the event.
“The goal of our groundbreaking Travel Leaders Executive Forum is to attract ‘C-Level’ executives and decision-makers from our largest business travel clients who we can engage in constructive and thought-provoking dialogue about the future of business travel,” said Travel Leaders Franchise Group President Roger E. Block.
"The forum will also enable us to showcase our Travel Leaders members not only for their effective leadership in travel management, but also for providing their top client executives with very meaningful information and insights into business travel management,” Block said.
The forum will include travel suppliers and speakers: Michael Batt, Founder and Chairman of Travel Leaders Group; David Hilfman, Senior Vice President of Sales for United Airlines; Derek Sharp, Managing Director of Global Distribution Sales and Services for Travelport; Ron Cerko, Vice President of Travel Industry Relations for Enterprise Holdings; Scott Ackerman, Vice President of Retail Sales, Property Management and Corporate Accounts for Travel Guard; Denise Harvill, Vice President, Etihad Airways; Michael Boult, Chief Commercial Officer of Lanyon; and Timothy R. Gregory, Director of Industry Sales, Carey International. A panel of hotel executives will also be featured.
According to Block, the caveat for participation among Travel Leaders is that they must be accompanied by qualifying clients. All clients are required to have a minimum threshold annual travel spend of $2 million.
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