ProcureCon Travel 2025
May 13 - 15, 2025
JW Marriott LA LIVE
Day 2: Thursday, April 27, 2023: Destination 2025
7:30 am - 8:25 am
Be Part of The Journey: Join Us For The Diversity, Equity Inclusion & Belonging in Procurement: Networking Breakfast
Kim Hamer -
Senior Director, Global Sourcing,
Visa
Leslie Andrews -
Global Category Leader-Travel Corporate Procurement,
JLL
Please, join us for an intimate conversation about equity and inclusion in pronouncement. It is no longer a debate that organizations with representative and diverse leadership deliver higher performance. But how to be inclusive remains a challenge. Come discuss strategic steps to increase the representation of women and minorities across business ranks, the C-Suite, and the board room. Share what has worked (and what hasn't) in your organization and co-create best practices. This breakfast discussion is open to all, but limited to 20 participants. Sign-up form will be shared two weeks prior to the event.
7:45 am - 8:30 am
Registration & Breakfast In The Solutions Zone
8:30 am - 8:30 am
Opening Remarks
John Ward -
Program Director,
ProcureCon Travel
8:30 am - 9:15 am
Special Session - How United Is Paving The Runway To 2025 And Beyond
Doreen Burse -
Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales,
United Airlines
9:15 am - 9:55 am
Panel: Navigating Turbulent Skies- How Procurement Should Tackle Negotiating Supplier, Vendor And Partner Agreements In An Uncertain Economic Environment
Rick Wakida -
Global Travel Manager,
Informatica
Ben Park -
Senior Director Procurement & Travel,
Parexel
Michelle Amos -
Global Travel Manager,
Smartsheet
Trent Downes -
Global Travel Manager,
Rivian
Joanne Kelly -
Category Manager -Global Strategic Sourcing,,
Bloomberg LP
Phil Broughton -
CIPS Americas Regional Head,
CIPS
As businesses face an increasingly uncertain economic environment, procurement must be strategic in how it approaches negotiating supplier, vendor and partner agreements. Rising inflation and the possibility of a recession have made corporate travel an area of cost cutting for many organizations. In order to keep travel spend down, businesses must be proactive in working with suppliers to get the best deals possible. This includes being flexible on dates, locations and number of travelers. It is also important to have a clear understanding of what services are required and what can be sacrificed in order to stay within budget. By being prepared and willing to compromise, businesses can navigate these turbulent skies and come out ahead.
- Plan ahead: When it comes to corporate travel, businesses should plan ahead as much as possible.
- Watch for changes in the market: Procurement professionals should monitor changes in the economy and adjust their negotiating strategies accordingly.
- Know your needs: Before beginning any negotiations, businesses should have a clear understanding of their travel needs.
- Be prepared to walk away: It may be necessary to walk away from a supplier, vendor, or partner agreement if the terms are not favorable.
9:55 am - 10:25 am
Networking Break: Lounge In The Solutions Zone
10:25 am - 10:45 am
Compared To 2020, 2023 Is A Piece Of Cake: How Two Major Sports Leagues Got Through The Mess, Came Out Better On The Other Side And What The Industry Can Learn From It
Darla Montalto -
Director, Travel Services for the Office of the Commissioner of Baseball,
Major League Baseball
Kerry Cosover -
Director, Events and Travel,
National Football League Players Association
Mira Rosenzweig -
Global Travel Manager,
Pinterest
10:45 am - 11:25 am
Panel: Forget 2019. How To Adapt To the New Era of Business Travel
Lindsay Balram -
Associate Director of Global Travel and Expense,
Alkermes, Inc
Kelly Christner -
Head of Global Travel, Fleet, and Meetings,
Edgewell Personal Care
Steve Sitto -
Global Head of Travel, Meetings, & Events,
Gilead Sciences
Rita Visser -
Director Global Travel Sourcing & GPO,
Oracle
Michael Cox -
Principal Consultant,
FCM
Andres Fabris -
Founder & CEO,
Traxo
11:25 am - 11:55 am
Networking Break: Lounge In The Solutions Zone
11:55 am - 12:30 pm
Panel: Getting From A To B: Duty of Care 2.0:
Jennifer Steinke -
Director Travel, Meetings & Fleet | Procurement,
Moderna
Mark Ziegler -
Senior Travel Manager, Global Travel Services,
NetApp
Alicia King -
Category Manager, Global Air, Ground Transportation and High Risk Travel Services,
Chevron
Renee Seibert - Ottley -
Enterprise Sales Executive,
3Sixty
As we enter 2023 Duty of care still is redefining itself. While health and safety is still top of mind new trends are beginning to emerge that corporate travel practitioners need to pay attention to. Join industry experts as they shed light on the current state of duty of care and important issues such as:
- What You need to know regarding International Visa changes and what steps you need to take?
- How to prepare when your business travels plans get disrupted
- Step by step of how to ensure your problems are handled, from end to end, using the latest technology
- Getting duty of care in front of C-Suite when you haven't had an issue
- Being fiscally responsible and dealing with payments in a crisis
Alicia King
Category Manager, Global Air, Ground Transportation and High Risk Travel ServicesChevron
12:30 pm - 1:10 pm
Interactive Roundtable Discussions
Alicia King -
Category Manager, Global Air, Ground Transportation and High Risk Travel Services,
Chevron
Jennifer Steinke -
Director Travel, Meetings & Fleet | Procurement,
Moderna
Pam Massey -
Deputy Director, Global Travel,
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Lindsay Balram -
Associate Director of Global Travel and Expense,
Alkermes, Inc
Roundtable 1: Manually Managing Travel: Making It Work Without A Budget, Hosted by Alicia King, Category Manager, Global Air, Ground Transportation and High Risk Travel Services, Chevron
Roundtable 2: Sustainability: How to set targets and implement actions when travel is essential to your work, Hosted by Pam Massey, Deputy Director, Global Travel, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Roundtable 3: The KPI’s or Your ROI- The Metrics Travel Practitioners Need to understand in order to show Value: Lindsay Balram, Associate Director of Global Travel and Expense, Alkermes, Inc
Roundtable 4: Self Sovereign Identity – Hosted by Jennifer Stenke, Director Travel, Meetings & Fleet | Procurement, Moderna
Alicia King
Category Manager, Global Air, Ground Transportation and High Risk Travel ServicesChevron
Track A: Practicing Procurement
2:20 pm - 3:00 pm Panel: Is There Value In RFPs? What Are The Alternatives To Save Time & Money Terri Moreno - Manager - Travel & Expense, The Aspen Group Joanne Kelly - Category Manager -Global Strategic Sourcing,, Bloomberg LP Rosemary Maloney - Manager, Global Travel & Expense, Alteryx Doreen Burse - Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales, United Airlines Teddy Oberts - Sourcing Manager – Corporate Travel, SalesforceThey are seen as a necessary evil by many, a time-consuming and often costly process that is nonetheless essential in order to ensure that the best possible travel arrangements are made. There are, however, alternatives to the traditional RFP process that can save time and money. This panel will explore:
· Self-booking tools, which allow employees to book their own travel within certain guidelines set by the company
· Working with TMC’ to negotiate better rates
Track A: Practicing Procurement
3:00 pm - 3:20 pm Refresher BreakTrack A: Practicing Procurement
3:20 pm - 4:00 pm Think Tank: Making Sustainability Work In A Period Of Economic Uncertainty Teddy Oberts - Sourcing Manager – Corporate Travel, SalesforceTrack B: Building a Better Business for All
2:20 pm - 3:00 pm Panel: The KPI’s Of D&I In Your Travel Program Leslie Andrews - Global Category Leader-Travel Corporate Procurement, JLL Kim Hamer - Senior Director, Global Sourcing, VisaDiversity in your organization leads to competitive advantages from the beginning. Well, how do you measure that? How do you really determine how much competitive advantage you gain by having a diverse workforce? Get a plan in place by learning the flowing:
· How should you balance optimization and consolidation with your workforce, and how does D&I play a role?
· What are the top challenges in forming an equity workforce in today's market, and how should you overcome them?
· How do you capture the information, and what do you do with it?
Track B: Building a Better Business for All
3:00 pm - 3:20 pm Refresher BreakTrack B: Building a Better Business for All
3:20 pm - 4:00 pm Think Tank: Traveler Wellbeing; It’s Time To Do More Than Just Think About It. Sahara Rose De Vore - Wellness Travel Coach & Owner, Founder, The Travel Coach NetworkTraveling itself can be stressful. Traveling for business can be even more stressful. Did you know that research indicates that traveling can be a great source of decreasing stress and anxiety? So where’s the disconnect? Join me in this think tank as we discuss ways to improve the traveler’s experience and journey while prioritizing their mental and overall wellbeing.
Key takeaways:
1. Learn the various mental, physical, emotional, and overall wellness benefits of travel that stem beyond hotel gyms, spas, and meditation apps.
2. Generate a list of questions to ask your traveler to help them have the purposeful experience that they are looking for while adding a human aspect to the process
3. Gain actual examples of different traveler personas and how to provide them with an effective trip
