Please join us for the March TBTA Monthly Meeting!

Hilton Houston NASA Clear Lake

3000 NASA Parkway, Houston TX 77058

Phone: 281-333-9300

www.houstonnasaclearlake.hilton.com

Wednesday, March 8th, 11:00am – 1:00pm

Registration and networking will begin at 11:00am with

the meeting officially starting at 11:30am.

Self-parking – complimentary

 NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION:

10:00am – 11:00am

Panel Discussion: Trending Risks & Controls in

Corporate Travel Management

Do you really know how your travelers are spending your company dollars?  Join us to look at the increasing amount of corporate fraud on travel spend and how you can control this challenge using emerging technologies and enhancing your travel policy and expense controls.  We will also look at how you can protect your travelers from being the victims of data breaches and fraud throughout their trip.  You will receive specific takeaways that can be implemented at your firm and learn best practices in this key area of travel management.

Moderator: Neil Hammond

Neil Hammond, Partner and Director of Air, Hotel and Policy at Goldspring Consulting, has 15 years’ experience in the travel industry. He joined GoldSpring Consulting in May 2014. Prior to joining GoldSpring Neil led a team of airline and hotel consultants at Advito, the consultancy division of BCD Travel.

Guest Speaker: Allan Bachman

Allan Bachman is the Education Manager for the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners in Austin, Texas.  He is currently responsible for the educational content of all ACFE domestic and international conferences, new seminar development and online learning.  Allan also regularly speaks for national organizations on a variety of anti-fraud and fraud related topics, including Investigating on the Internet using Social Media, how and why Ponzi schemes continue to flourish, and the ACFE’s biannual Report to the Nations.

Guest Speaker: Isaac Bowman

Isaac Bowman is a Principal consultant in the T&E practice at Infosys Consulting with a special interest in identifying and minimizing the enterprise risks associated with T&E spend. Isaac posts daily to LinkedIn on this topic and his article, "Bribery: The Hidden Risk Inside Business Travel Programs," recently made the BTN's 2017 Trends to Watch list.

Guest Speaker: Tom Nicholson

Tom Nicholson is a corporate travel industry veteran who has held roles on the buyer and supplier side of the business.  Tom is the Portfolio Development Director for the United Airlines UATP program for the US.  He has also served in the consulting division of American Express Global Business Travel, in sales roles with Hertz, and Travel & Transport as well in travel manager roles at Facebook and AT&T. 

Please take a minute to register now for the monthly meeting. All registrations must be received by the end of business on Friday, March 3rd.

 TBTA Charitable Donations Request:

His Grace Foundation - www.hisgracefoundation.org - would like to request the following donations:

• Child size scissors

• Scotch tape

• Post It Notes

• Pencil sharpeners

• Color pencils - Crayola

• Dry erase markers

• 24 Crayon pack - Crayola

The mission of His Grace Foundation (HGF) is to provide physical, emotional, and financial support for the patients and families on the Bone Marrow Transplant Unit (BMTU) of Texas Children’s Hospital.

We look forward to seeing you!!

*Please be advised that photographs and video will be taken during the above event which may be posted on our website, social media or news outlets. Your attendance is your implied consent to be photographed/recorded which is greatly appreciated.*