Michigan Business Travel Holiday Meeting

Royal Park Hotel - Rochester, MI

Please contact Royal Park Hotel directly at (800) 339-2761 to reserve your room. Identify the event as Michigan Business Travel Association.  Reservations to be made by November 24, 2015 to confirm rate of $169.00 plus taxes.    

Session Approved for 1 CU Credit.

2:30pm – 3:00pm – Registration & Networking

3:00pm – Welcome! – Recognition of New Members & Guests

3:00pm – 3:30pm – MBTA Business Meeting – Committee Updates

3:30pm – 4:30pm – TRAVEL TECHNOLOGY MATURITY INDEX - INDENTIFY YOUR TRAVEL PROGRAM'S TECHNOLOGY STRENTHS AND GAPS

Presenter –  Jennifer Steinke, Sr. Manager Corporate Travel, ACT, INC

Jennifer Steinke is an industry veteran and currently Sr. Manager of Corporate Travel for ACT, Inc. She has a passion for preparing companies for changes in their program to become more Traveler Centric, while remaining Manager Friendly. Her career spans over 28 years in the corporate travel industry, having served as Director of Corporate Travel, Meetings and Expense at US Foods, Travel Manager at Crowley Maritime and ITT Corporation, with previous experience in travel management companies and a travel technology company. Her diverse background gives her a unique skill set in developing world class managed travel programs.

Jennifer is a contributor for Business Travel Executive Magazine, writes a blog for Cvent and is a speaker at many business travel industry events.

Jennifer holds a Masters in Business Administration, a B.S. in Business Management and an Associate Degree in Sign Language Interpretation as well as her GTP and CCTE designation. She is an active member of GBTA has served on their Government Relations Committee and is currently serving on the Technology Committee.   Jennifer is also President-Elect for North Carolina Business Travel Association.  

Key Program Takeaways:

How you can you strengthen your travel program? Learn more about GBTA’s Travel Technology Maturity Index, a web-based assessment survey. Identify opportunities to utilize technology solutions based on best-practice standards across six categories: shopping/booking, reservation approval/processing, traveler experience, expense management, meetings and data. Your survey results will measure your performance for each category as either passive, engaged, proactive, managed or strategic and will provide insights to strengthen your program. Attendees will leave with the knowledge of:

1. where to take this free assessment survey
2. what processes are considered in each category
3. what influences your utilization of travel technology
4. examples of how to improve your technology engagement

4:30pm – 5:00pm – Charity Presentation  (Talon's Out)

5:00pm – 5:30pm – Networking Reception     

5:30pm – 6:45pm – Dinner                                                                                     

6:45pm – Silent Auction  & Meeting Adjourned