Tokyo — A market-driven agenda drew more than 80 representatives of Japan’s most prestigious companies — and some of the biggest names in global commerce — to the Association of Corporate Travel Executives’ inaugural educational event, held at the Hilton Tokyo, on 14 May 2014.
Industry leaders from Accenture, Ajinomoto Company Inc., Autodesk, German Chamber of Commerce & Industry in Japan, ITOCHU Corporation, MetLife Alico Life Insurance, MSD, Nissan, NTT Group, Pfizer, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Rio Tinto, Societe Generale, Sony — and many other companies — participated in the day-long executive forum.
The agenda included:
“Global Trends in Airline Contracting”
Presenter: Keiko Sund, Support Consultant & Business Development Manager – Japan, PRISM Group, Inc.
“Leveraging Your Investment in the T&E”
Presenter: Motoyuki Sakao, Director, Business Development, Concur Japan
“Opportunities & Threats of the Fragmented Japanese Hotel Market”
Presenter: Ken Mishima – Managing Director, HRS Japan
Panelists: Hiromi Tometaka – Director, Head of General Administration Department, Societe Generale
Sawako Hidaka – Head of General Services & Vendor Management, MetLife Alico Life Insurance K.K.
Yuko Sugiyama – Director, General Affairs, PricewaterhouseCoopers
“Corporate Travel Roundtable Discussion”
Presenter: Jeffry Tan – Regional Manager, Amadeus
Facilitator: Eizo Mori – Owner, BTMA Japan
Panelists: Shigeru Shinohara – General Manager, Sony Travel
Wataru Baba – Vice President & Chief Innovation Officer, SAP Japan Co., Ltd.
Toshihide Sugiyama – Director, Japan Airlines
