Agenda

Wednesday, September 29

9:00AM PDT

Welcome to TRAVERSE 2021

Co-Founder and CEO Ariel Cohen kicks off TRAVERSE 2021 and shares his perspective on the future of business travel coming out of the global pandemic - he'll dive into our platform data to share insights on bookings and industry recovery, as well as how new workplace trends will shape the mix of business travel. He will also share how TripActions has innovated throughout the pandemic to meet the evolving needs of travel managers, finance leaders and business travelers globally.

  • Speaker: Ariel Cohen, CEO and Co-Founder, TripActions

Trends In Business Travel: New Ways Travel is Supporting Business Goals

The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically impacted the way business gets done, especially when it comes to travel. While remote work and virtual meetings may become the norm for some companies, in-person connections will remain critical for rapidly building trust and relationships. Join this session to hear about the trends impacting corporate travel, how leading companies are managing their corporate travel program in this reshaped reality, and the new ways travel will support business growth and team building.

Driving Savings and Productivity with Fintech-Forward T&E Tools

As the economy recovers from the public health crisis, business priorities have shifted to operational efficiencies, which presents an opportunity to scale-up with a global, digitally connected travel and expense management program. Join this session to learn how finance leaders are using digital payments, policy management, and real-time spend visibility to evolve their businesses at different growth stages.

Launching a Green Travel Program for a More Sustainable Future

Business travel and environmental sustainability efforts have been at odds for decades. However, new and advancing technology has made it easier for companies to easily track CO₂ emissions produced from business travel and utilize this data to shift mindsets and drive action. In this session come to learn how businesses, airlines and the travel industry as a whole are taking steps to meet their long term carbon emissions targets.

Your Journey to Success in the New Normal

At TripActions, empowering our customers to succeed is top priority. We realize that today's customers live in a society where convenience, speed and efficiency reign supreme -so we’ve invested in providing always-on resources to support our customers when they need it. Come join us for this fireside chat with TripActions customers where they discuss how they’ve leveraged our go-to hub, TripActions Community, to learn, share best practices and build connections.

Transforming Corporate and Supplier Partnerships Through Data and Technology

The traditional tactics of sourcing and developing corporate client partnerships are no longer effective; in fact, they can hinder travel programs from achieving their goals. By utilizing real-time data and rates that are readily available, corporate clients can revolutionize the process, create more efficient travel programs, and build stronger supplier relationships. Join us in this session to learn how detailed, bi-directional data sharing and a broader usage of rates can help businesses optimize spend and increase efficiency.

Embracing the Digital Payments Revolution

Online transactions are accelerating, which means businesses need to align financial infrastructure with new ways of making, moving, and managing money. Digital payment solutions will become more embedded into corporate travel and the CFO's financial tech stack. From centralized billing to virtual corporate cards, learn how digital payment solutions are impacting key industries, including travel, and the ways finance leaders can improve spend and risk management worldwide.

Building Effective T&E Policies that Drive Safety & Compliance

One of the major gaps revealed throughout COVID-19 was how little travel managers and finance leaders were prepared when the external factors shifted the realities surrounding their travel policy, expense policy, and overall approach to business travel and expense. While these teams needed to take action quickly, make adjustments to travel and expense policies and programs, and have real-time information to base those decisions on, they lacked the tools they needed to accomplish this. Join this session to hear how leading companies are adopting innovative technologies to automate and increase T&E policy compliance across their organization.

Saving Time & Money with TripActions Liquid

Many businesses feel trapped in their current system because they worry about the cost required to adopt new technologies: the cost of the new software, the cost of implementation, or the cost of deploying resources to manage the project. But when you automate spend management, the return of investing in a more efficient spend management system can add up to saved money, time, and effort. Come hear how easily and quickly TripActions Liquid customers were able to launch and ultimately start reaping the benefits of an automated expense management system.

How to Achieve Global Travel Goals while Meeting Regional Needs

Business travel is a strategic lever for growth, but only when managed well. Companies can no longer afford to hang on to fixed policies managed in regional silos. Today, managing a global travel program requires global expertise and dynamic tools that can automatically account for local nuances. In this session we’ll discuss unique global challenges that companies with static programs are facing, and how to work smarter to address global needs more efficiently and effectively.

How Fintech is Revolutionizing Expense Management

New innovations in fintech have empowered finance teams to shift their department’s purpose from a repetitive, manual function to high-value strategic work. Join this fireside chat to learn how leading Finance teams are adopting modern and innovative digital technologies and tools to improve customer experience in a way that was simply not possible before.

What Your Travelers Should Expect for a Safe Return to Business Travel

As business travel returns, it brings with it a whole host of complexities around getting employees safely back on the road. This session spotlights the efforts countries, airlines, hotels and other companies are taking to mitigate the risks of travel, promote safety and proactively prepare for continuous change.

Safely Managing Your Employees As They Get Back on the Road

As the world gets back to business, travelers and their companies are looking for the tools and information they need in order to feel safe and travel confidently. Join us for this session to learn how customers have leveraged TripActions’ change management resources and suite of innovative features to equip travelers and their managers to make safe and informed travel decisions.

3:00PM PDT

The Global T&E Platform of the Future

TripActions has built the only modern, end-to-end travel, payments and expense platform built from the ground-up for the user, first. While the events of the past year were unlike any other for the travel industry, TripActions continued to innovate at a rapid pace, launching over 45 new features for customers to ensure employee safety, get unparalleled visibility over spend and manage their global T&E programs. Learn about the latest and greatest product updates, and preview what's to come.

  • Speaker: Nina Herold, Chief Product & Operations Officer, TripActions
  • Speaker: Michael Sindicich, General Manager of TripActions Liquid

*Agenda is subject to change, all times are in PDT