Encontro Latino-Americano de Viagens Corporativas e Tecnologia

Once again, Lactte will be providing new, renowned speakers, truly specialists in matters related to corporate travel management.

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CRAIG BANIKOWSKI – PRESIDENT & CEO – NBTA

NBTA president will present a research that will guide travel management on next ten years. Get new insights on the top six trends that will shape travel management in the next decade of this New Millennium.

Share best practices with your peers on how to adjust your travel management strategy in a down economy, including focused discussion on improving compliance and partnering with suppliers. Learn how you can stay relevant in a world of new priorities, new communication tools and new demands to prove your worth.

SPEAKER´S PROFILE: Craig Banikowski launched his career in the travel industry more than 28 years ago, having been hired and furloughed (at the same time) by TWA, and then moving into travel agency management with Ambassador Travel there after. Craig transitioned to corporate travel in 1996 as the travel manager for a Corporate Travel Department at Nxtrend Technology in Colorado Springs, CO. Craig joined the Hilton Hotels Corporation in 2006, where he is currently tasked with the development and implementation a global travel program, to include traditional, on-line, automated expense reporting, and other facets of a best-in-class managed program that fits the needs and culture of one of the world’s largest hotel companies. He is part of the Hilton Supply Management group, and along with his team handles all travel related procurement functions.

Craig is active in the business travel community, having served as the inaugural Chair of NBTA’s Global Risk Management Committee (2006-2007). He also Chaired NBTA’s Ground Transportation Task Force (2003) to bring to light the critical aspects of chauffeured transportation. Craig has served serve as President of three local NBTA Chapters – Los Angeles BTA (2009), Rocky Mountain BTA (2004-05), and the Southern Colorado BTA (1998), and a member of the North Carolina Business Travel Association. Craig earned his Certified Corporate Travel Manager (CCTE) designation from NBTA and Cornell University (1998), his Certified Purchasing Manager designation (C.P.M.) (2000), and his Certified Meeting Manager designation (CMM) (2000) from Meeting Professionals International. He has also completed coursework for his MBA, specializing in International Business from Regis University in Denver, Colorado. He is currently working on his PMP with Villanova University.

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HUGO PENTEADO – CHIEF ECONOMIST AND INVESTMENT STRATEGIST – SANTANDER ASSET MANAGEMENT

Reflection and analysis of post-crises scenery

In his presentation Penteado will explore post-crises economical scenery analyses and how the sustainability impacts global economy, he is considered a brilliant speaker when comes to bring new insights for corporate strategies.

SPEAKER´S PROFILE: Hugo Penteado is an Economist and holds a Master Degree by the University of São Paulo and has been acting in the financial market for more than 20 years. He authored the book Ecoeconomia – Uma Nova Abordagem (Ecoeconomy – A New Approach). Penteado has been focusing – particularly in the last five years – on discussing the matter of Sustainability, its relation with the financial system, responsibility, and participation of people and companies.
Making brilliant remarks, this "ecoeconomist" has become the most sought lecturer to share his ideas. He grabs all opportunities intelligently and reasonably to spread his knowledge and opinions in companies, banks, universities, and press.
He advocates Nature preservation, and is distinguished and innovative for embracing Sustainability as an economic factor of influence. He is also praised for his strategic analysis on crisis scenarios. In a recent interview for Portal Imprensa, Hugo asserted that:“The environment is not yet indispensable for the media, because people still keep a mindset of separating economy and environment, as if they could be separated. Such myth derives from a self-concept of the human being, by which they think they are able to do something really important to the Universe. The most important thing we should do here is taking care of each other all the time, as we are very vulnerable and dependent. We must remember that everything surrounding us is matter and energy, and the human being cannot create matter or energy. For nature we are mere consumers/transformers, and we cannot keep behaving like a plague anymore.” (Source: HTTP//portalimprensa.com.br)

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WOLFGANG WIRTHMANN – MANAGING DIRECTOR - HRG SPORTS EUROPE

The Role of Travel Management in World Class Sporting Events

In 2016, Rio de Janeiro will be home to the games of the XXXI Olympiad hosting some 12,500 athletes from 205 nations. These Olympics are expected to move Brazil, the world’s 10th largest economy, up to 5th after the Games. This session will offer a first hand view of the role that travel management plays in the production and success of these large scale events that have significant and lasting economic and structural impacts. Wolfgang Wirthmann, Managing Director, HRG Sports Europe will speak about his experience leading the travel & logistics management of the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He will share his unique perspective on the nature of sports travel management and the technology and procurement processes involved, including social media, sustainability and security issues. You will also hear from one of the key stakeholders —the athlete—whose diverse service needs create additional complexities. Bernd Holzenbein, a member of the 1974 World Cup championship team will join the presentation offering additional insights that will help you manage your own high-profile travelers.

SPEAKER´S PROFILE: Wolfgang Wirthmann concentrates on the extension and further development of the Sports sector on a European level. In addition he is Managing Director of several holding companies in Germany, for example the Joint Ventures involving various footballs clubs or the German Football Association (Deutscher Fußball-Bund –DFB). As the Managing Director of HRG Germany, he was recently in charge of the activities conducted by the Hogg Robinson Group in Germany as well as the Meetings, Incentives, Congresses and Events sector on and Events sector on an international level.

The married man and keen sportsman has been involved in the travel sector since 1964.

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YOSSI GHINSBERG – INTERNATIONAL BEST SELLING AUTHOR, AMAZON JUNGLE SURVIVOR, PHILANTHROPIST

The Power to Survive

In the midst of the uncharted Amazon, after a tragic separation from his friends, one man is lost alone for weeks in the heart of the Amazon with no food or weapons, in the midst of the worst rainy season in decades. This young Israeli traveler is tested to the extreme through 20 harrowing days of sheer survival. A riveting storyteller, Yossi Ghinsberg relives his ordeal, sweeping you into the depths of the primordial jungle. You will come away with an unforgettable sense of what it takes to adapt to change and how to deal with adversity. In these uncertain times, Yossi’s story will not only keep you on the edge of your seat, but will leave you inspired to view everyday challenges in a completely new way.

SPEAKER´S PROFILE: Born and raised in Israel, Yossi served 3 years in the Israeli Navy on the Red Sea. During these years he befriended the Bedouin of the Sinai desert and was greatly influenced by their philosophy and nomadic lifestyle. After the service Yossi ventured the world as a backpacker traveling for 2 years mainly in South America. Returning to Israel, Yossi graduated from Tel Aviv University with Philosophy and Business degrees.

In 1992, Yossi returned to the Amazon to initiate "The Chalalan Project" proving that the best strategy to conserve bio-diversity is sustainable development in cooperation with indigenous forest dwellers. Chalalan is one of the most celebrated Eco-Tourism resorts in the Amazon.

Yossi is the founder and director of EthnoBios S.A., a bio-diversity prospecting company that is based in Bolivia. The projects Yossi initiated in the Bolivian rainforest helped to form the biggest nature reserve in the Amazon, known as The Madidi National Park. His work on the protection of intellectual properties and sustainable development of the Amazon won him international acclaim from such organizations as Conservation International, the World Resources Institute and The Inter-American Development Bank.

In 1995, Yossi practiced 'adapting to change' and accepted a position as Vice President of The Center for Investigation & Treatment of Addiction (CITA). Yossi promoted a new approach to treatment of opiate addiction, establishing 12 treatment and research centers around the world from Mexico to China. In 1999, Yossi founded 'The Alma Libre Foundation' based in Australia, dedicated to assisting opiate addicts in their re-integration to society. Yossi's website, www.thefinebalance.com, contains an innovative interactive smoking cessation program.

In 2001 during the peak of the Palestinian intifada, Yossi returned to Israel as CEO of a reconciliation festival. Despite the escalation of violence in the region, the festival managed to attract unprecedented audiences. Spiritual leaders of both Islam and Judaism conducted special prayers for peace. Musicians from around the world came to perform and support the cause.

In between projects Yossi's passion is directed at exploring remote corners of the planet, guided solely by the atlas and his own personal desire for places of inspiration. His travels have brought him to the islands of Papua New Guinea and Madagascar, to the sub-continents of India and China.

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February 8th, Monday, 10 AM to 11:15 AM

PF1. The Best TMC – what do we want from them? 
Presenter:
:: Patrícia Thomas – Academia de Viagens – Brazil
Panelists:
:: Simon Vandeputte – Pfizer – Latin America
:: Gustavo Espina - Carlson Wagonlit Travel – Latin America

February 8th, Monday, 11:25 AM to 12:40 PM

PF2. The bidding process: how to make it successful?
Moderator:
:: Eduardo Murad – IBM – Brazil
Panelists:
:: André Carvalhal – Carlson Wagonlit Travel – Brazil  
:: Gustavo Syllos – Slaviero Hotéis – Brazil
:: Leonilda Assagra – Kimberly Clark – Brazil

February 8th, Monday, 16:45 PM to 18 PM

PF3. Suppliers Relationships in a warming economic climate
Moderator:
:: Miriam Santana – ITM - Brazil
Panelists:
:: Fábio Mader – GOL Linhas Aéreas – Brazil
:: Soely Oliveira – Alatur HRG - Brazil

February 9th, Twesday, 15:15 PM to 16:30 PM

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February 8th, Monday, 10 AM to 11:15 AM
TE1. Expense Management
Moderator:
:: Kevin Maguire – University of Texas – USA
Panelists:
:: Ronaldo Almeida – IBM – Brazil
:: Ricardo Vianna – American Express Cards – Brazil

February 8th, Monday, 11:25 AM to 12:40 PM
TE2. Technology for Travel Managment: aplications x adoption
Moderator:
:: Denelson Urbano da Silva – Sabre – Brazil
Panelists:
:: Luis Vabo – Reserve – Brasil
:: Fernando Pinho – Embratec Benefícios– Brazil

February 8th, Monday, 16:45 PM to 18 PM
TE3. The online technology revolution
Moderator:
:: Mauricio Paganotto Carvalho – T&E Consulting– Brazil
Panelists:
:: Leila Labanieh Moro – Egencia – America
:: Felipe Cardona – Carlson Wagonlit Travel – Colombia

February 9th, Twesday, 15:15 PM to 16:30 PM
TE4. Meetings Management tool
Speaker:
:: Mike Malinchok – S2K Consulting – USA

February 8th, Monday, 10 AM to 11:15 AM
ID1. Managing you emotional energy
Speaker:
::  Mike Malinchok – S2K Consulting – USA

February 8th, Monday, 11:25 AM to 12:40 PM
ID2. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) – Because it matters
Moderator:
:: Igor Tobias – Tour House – Brazil
Panelists:
:: André Vaz – Porto Seguro – Brazil
:: Leilani C. Latimer – Sabre – USA

February 8th, Monday, 16:45 PM to 18 PM
ID3. Fragmented services in travel: how to deal with those?
Moderator:
:: Doug Fischer – Boeing – USA
Panelists:
:: Klaus Kuhnast – TAM
:: Doug DeBaltzo – Bank of America – USA
:: John Slater – Continental Airlines – USA
:: Eduardo Murad – IBM - Brazil

February 9th, Twesday, 15:15 PM to 16:30 PM
ID4. The impacto f Renevue Managment on negotiated fares
Moderator:
:: Ligia Correa – Senac-SP – Brazil
Panelists:
:: Adriana Ramos – Grupo Posadas – Brazil
:: Soraia Castro – Copacabana Palace – Brazil
:: Alexandre Teixeira – Grand Hyatt São Paulo – Brazil
:: Renato Aranha – Ocean Air– Brazil

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February 8th, Monday, 10 AM to 11:15 AM
MM1. Negotiate together Travel & Events: what are the benefits and challenges?
Moderator:
:: Antonio Luis Cubas – Maringá – Brazil
Speaker:
:: Ronaldo Martins – Banco Panamericano - Brazil

February 8th, Monday, 11:25 AM to 12:40 PM
MM2. SLA in events: utopia or reality?
Speaker - NBTA

February 8th, Monday, 16:45 PM to 18 PM
MM3. Events policy: it is time to create and implement yours!
Moderator:
:: Ricardo Ferreira – Alatur HRG – Brazil
Panelists:
:: Ormene Dorneles – Nycomed Pharma – Brazil
:: Kevin Maguire – University of Texas – USA
:: Fernando T. Miyoshi – Accenture – Brazil

February 9th, Twesday, 15:15 PM to 16:30 PM
MM4. Preferred Suppliers Program
Moderator:
:: Ricardo Aly – Royal Palm Hotels & Resorts– Brazil
Panelists:
:: Luiz Malaguti – Tour House – Brazil
:: Alexandre Pinto – ViaLandauto – Brazil
:: Ana Luisa Prado – IBM – Brazil