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Thursday February 2, 2012
Paris, France
| 8:30 |
Registration -- Coffee & Croissants
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| 9:00 |
Welcome Address |
| 9:20 |
Keynote -- Pascal Boniface, Founder and Director of IRIS (Institut de relations internationales et stratégiques), a leading French think tank in international and strategic studies.
Mr. Boniface makes frequent contributions on International Policy for reviews on geopolitics and for both national and international media. He has published or edited more than forty books dealing with International Relations, Nuclear Deterrence and Disarmament, European Security, French International Policy. He has been a member of the UN Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters. |
| 9:40 |
KDS Now!:
Experience Freedom Vs Chaos. Be ready for major product announcement and innovations!
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| 10:45 |
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| 11:30 |
Project Neo: KDS experts will ask you to forget everything you know about online travel managment in order to experience the new KDS |
| 12:00 |
"Innovation and Implications: Insights for the Travel Industry"
Be ready for a provocative look at what lies ahead for the travel industry. Scott Gillespie will share his views on how emerging trends and technologies will impact the approach to managing travel. |
| 12:30 |
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| 13:50 |
The Magic for Neo
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| 14:10 |
To the Test Bench
Industry leaders share their thoughts on KDS’ new products and discuss what changes to expect once deployed.
- Suzanne Cockburn, MD/CEO, Gray Dawes
- Olivier Dardenne, Business Applications International Support at Group Level, Safran
- Scott Gillespie, travel industry commentator on innovation and best practices
- Pascal Jungfer, CEO, Areka Consulting
- John McCallion, Managing Director, GroundScope
- Michiel Verhaagen, Executive Vice President Sales Europe, AirPlus
- Jon West, Managing Director, HRS
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| 14:50 |
Customer Case Study -- Mark Avery, Head of Business Services, PricewaterhouseCoopers |
| 15:20 |
Coffee & Networking |
| 16:10 |
Business Travel Distribution Trends
Moderated by David Meyer: Director of Research and Media Strategy for Northstar Travel Media’s BTN Group
- Franck Gervais, CEO, Thalys
- David Harrison, VP Head of Large and Mid-Market Europe, Visa
- Steffen Weinstok, Managing Director for France and Benelux, Lufthansa
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| 16:40 |
Keynote: Current and Prospective View of the Travel Industry: Ron Di Leo, ACTE President
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| 17:20 |
KDS Awards
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| 17:30 |
Farewell Reception
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