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Rama Bijapurkar, Author and Independent Director, Infosys Technologies India, and keynote presenter at the Association of Corporate Travel Executives‘ (ACTE) Asia-Pacific Education Conference in Singapore, 20-21 August, will be joined by a delegation of Indian speakers at the event.
Speakers include: Mira Gajraj Mohan, Regional Leader – Talent Management Consulting ASEAN, Watson Wyatt; Shravan Charya, Associate General Manager – Commercial, HCL Technologies Ltd; Vijay Sati, Assistant Vice President – Procurement & Commercial, HCL Technologies Ltd; Nitin Mittal, Head, Travel Operations, Mphasis Ltd – An EDS Company, and Shashank, Country Head of Thomas Cook India.
"As the seventh largest country by geographic area, and the second most populous in the world, India has emerged as a mecca for the business travel industry," said Richard Crum, ACTE President. "ACTE chose to invite Ms. Rama Bijapurkar to participate as a keynote speaker as she is one of the most respected thought leaders on market strategy and consumer-related issues in India. In addition, our other noted experts from India will bring fresh perspectives about the business advantages for the corporate travel industry in the Asia-Pacific region."
Sessions at the conference include:
Wednesday, 20 August
11.00-13.00
Keynote Presentation Rama Bijapurkar: Keeping Strategic Focus in Constrained Markets
Vantage Point Mira Gajraj Mohan, Watson Wyatt: A Skilled and Motivated Workforce
14.30-15.45
Indirect Spend Management: Getting Familiar with the Travel Category
– Shravan Charya, Associate General Manager – Commercial, HCL Technologies Ltd
16.15-17.30
Change Management for Supply Partners: Critical Points for Accomplishing Price Reduction Targets
– Vijay Sati, Assistant Vice President – Procurement & Commerical, HCL Technologies Ltd
Thursday, 21 August
10.45-12.00
Structuring Comprehensive RFPs for Travel Spend
– Nitin Mittal, Head, Travel Operations, Mphasis Ltd – An EDS Company
– Shashank, Country Head of Thomas Cook India
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