FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rearden Commerce, the next-generation eCommerce platform company, today announced that members of its senior executive team will address how companies can gain control and manage travel costs while improving employee productivity at the upcoming Global Business Travel Association Convention, August 21-24 in Denver, CO.
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Track: Mobilization |
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What: |
Presentation: “Mobile Travel Apps: What Works Now, What’s Coming Next” |
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| What types of travel apps work well with corporate programs? Which ones | ||
| will travelers use anyway – and why? How can these apps, approved or not, | ||
| be leveraged for better travel management? Make sense of this fast-moving | ||
| issue with GBTA’s panel of mobile app mavens. | ||
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Who: |
Mike Uomoto, Senior Vice President of Product Management at Rearden | |
| Commerce, along with executives from Runzheimer | ||
| International and International SOS. | ||
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When: |
Monday, August 22, 2011 at 10:15 a.m. | |
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Technically Speaking |
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What: |
Presentation: “Travel Technology 101” |
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Shop, book, pay, change and get reimbursed. The travel industry uses |
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| technology for each of those steps in the travel experience. Gain a basic | ||
| understanding of the major travel technology functions and how they fit | ||
| together. | ||
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Who: |
Bev Heinritz, Senior Vice President of Global Services & Support at Rearden | |
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Commerce, along with executives from Deltek, Inc.; |
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When: |
Monday, August 22, 2011 at 10:15 a.m. | |
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T&E Essentials |
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What: |
Presentation: “Best End-to-End Strategy: Evolution or Revolution” |
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| Covers key end-to-end concepts and the expected benefits, as well as | ||
| focuses on practical applications and implementation challenges. | ||
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Who: |
Tony D’Astolfo, Senior Vice President of Travel Services at Rearden | |
| Commerce, along with executives from Concur, Data Basics, IBM and TRX. | ||
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When: |
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at 11:50 a.m. | |
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Track: |
Insights & Influence |
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What: |
Presentation: “Travel Managers: Broader Influence, Higher Visibility” |
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| Understand how travel managers are navigating in a broader world; learn | ||
| how procurement principles apply in travel and the ever expanding spend | ||
| categories of responsibilities. | ||
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Who: |
Bev Heinritz, Senior Vice President of Global Services & Support at Rearden | |
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Commerce, along with executives from The Kung Group and |
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| MetLife. | ||
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When: |
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at 11:50 a.m. | |
Rearden Commerce will be exhibiting in booth 413 at the annual GBTA Convention.
About Rearden Commerce
Rearden Commerce, the next generation eCommerce platform company, offers Smart Apps, services, content and powerful personalization capabilities that enable relevant and meaningful transactions. The company connects millions of consumers and more than 7,300 business customers across every market segment to more than 1,200,000 suppliers. Rearden Commerce solutions deliver a new approach to consumer loyalty and spend management in the travel, procurement and finance sectors. The solutions are distributed globally by over 40 strategic partners including American Express, JP Morgan Chase, Paychex and most leading travel management companies. Rearden Commerce is headquartered in Foster City, California. For more information, visit reardencommerce.com.