Michael Beckwith

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.   

1. Session To be Announced, Hosted by Amadeus
2. Duty of Care: Ensuring the well-being of employees during travel Hosted by citizenM  
3. Traveler Satisfaction vs. Cost Savings: Finding the right balance. Martha Ferguson, Director of Global Travel Services, Lazard 
4. Local vs. Global Sourcing: The environmental and ethical considerations.- Fiona Lapoint, Director, Global Travel, Cargill   
5. Remote Work and its Impact on Corporate Travel: Will the rise of remote work significantly reduce the need for corporate travel? Sean Parham, Sr. Manager, Travel & Meeting Services, Discord Inc  
6. What’s Next With NDC - Olga Shchukin, Global Travel, Meetings & Events Category Manager, Kenvue 
7. Vendor Compliance with Expense Platforms, Michael Beckwith, Category Manager, Staff Augmentation, Corporate Card and Travel, Xcel Energy