Carey Pascoe

Each attendee selects 2 roundtable conversations to attend within the hour, and they run concurrently for 30-minutes each. Each participant then switches and moves to their second roundtable conversation for the second half of the hour. 

• Reimagining Traveler Saftey - Kevin Coffey, Travel Skills & Meeting Risk Trusted Advisor | People Risk Management Evangelizer 
• Meet The Moment: Why Moving to Modern TMC Technology is the Best Decision for Your Company: Danielle Cavnor - Vice President of Sales, Blockskye 
• The Role of AI In Corporate Travel, Karoline Mayr, Director of Global Travel & Expense, Brinks 
• T&E and Corporate Card Consolidation: Kristen, Reeves, Principal, Travel Services, Finance & Administration, Enterprise Sourcing, Wellington Management 
• Sustainable Travel Programs: Balancing Eco-Friendly Choices with Cost: Melanie Corbin, Corporate Travel Program Lead, Kinaxis 
• Enhancing Supplier Relationships: Building Partnerships for Mutual Success: Keith Erickson, Corporate Travel Manager, ALSAC- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
• Breaking Down Silos: Collaboration Between Travel, HR, and Procurement Team: Carey Pascoe, Director, Global Travel and Card, Dolby Laboratories   
• How to Innovate Your Program without going over Budget, Mike Donohue, Procurement Travel Category Manager, ExxonMobil  

Every corporate travel program encounters moments where things don’t go as planned. Whether it’s a failed policy implementation, a misaligned vendor partnership, or unexpected travel disruptions, the key to success is in how you respond and recover. This panel brings together seasoned travel management professionals to share real-world stories of when their programs faced significant challenges—and how they turned it around. You’ll hear lessons learned, strategies for course correction, and advice for building resilience into your travel program.

Key Takeaways:

• Learning from Failure: Gain insights into how to recognize early warning signs when a travel initiative isn’t working and how to pivot quickly.
• Strategic Recovery: Discover strategies for managing vendor relationships, mitigating traveler dissatisfaction, and resolving operational hiccups when things go wrong.
• Building Resilience: Learn how to future-proof your travel program by creating contingency plans, improving risk management, and enhancing communication across teams