Beth Maynard

Director of Global Procurement Ugg & Hoka

Beth Maynard runs a global team of procurement professionals for Deckers Outdoor Company, the parent company of UGG, HOKA, Teva, and Ahnu footwear brands. Her team is responsible for all indirect non-trade global spend with the top categories including Travel, E-Comm, Retail, Marketing, IT Services, Supply Chain, and Finance. The main locations for spend are North America, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, China, and Japan. Beth has a previous background in Public Relations, Marketing, Large Events Management, and Sales in luxury hospitality. Her unique perspective as a current travel buyer and past supplier has been a successful combination for negotiations and mutually beneficial agreements. Beth is located in Santa Barbara, California near the Deckers headquarters and is active in the community as a member of the Women’s Fund and supports The Gwendolyn Strong Foundatio

Day 2: Thursday May 15th

8:35 AM Panel: The Importance of Control and Flexibility in Travel: New Strategies and Embracing Change

As the corporate landscape evolves, business travelers expect flexibility while companies continue to strive for ROI and bottom-line savings that usually come with more restrictions. With more distribution channels available, content is more fragmented now than ever before. Insight into this has become a critical focus for todays and tomorrow’s travel leaders. Join this forward-thinking discussion on how leveraging these changing trends and insights can drive efficiency, elevate the traveler experience, and create cost-saving opportunities. Our expert panel will share strategies for travel leaders to lead this transformation and adapt to the ever-changing needs of the modern workforce.

You Will Walk Away With:

Understand why integrating travel policies, distribution strategy, and understanding travel needs is essential for today’s travel leaders and how it can future-proof your program.
Learn how this holistic approach enhances data visibility, supplier management, and negotiation power while ensuring compliance, risk management and reducing blind spend.
Discover actionable steps to align internal teams and implement a unified program that meets the evolving demands of business travelers today and tomorrow.

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Beth.

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