CTC Corporate Travel Summit in Super Terminal 2024
10:30-11:00 30 mins | Welcome and CTC Outlook: State of the Corporate Travel Industry • Overall global review of the status of corporate travel industry
Corporate Travel Community - Executive Director, Dr. Benson Tang |
11:00-11:30
30 mins | Guest Keynote Speaker
Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, CEO, Professor Patrick Yeung Is Hong Kong Over?! In this dynamic session, we delve into the question on all C-suite professionals’ mind: "Is Hong Kong Over?" As a crucial global business hub, recent geopolitical shifts and societal changes have raised concerns and uncertainties about Hong Kong's future as a premier destination for corporate travel. This session aims to provide corporate travel managers with valuable insights and perspectives to navigate this evolving landscape effectively from strategic bird-eyes view of Prof. Patrick Yeung, CEO of The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce. Prof. Yeung was the ex-CEO of Dragonair, with his wealth of knowledge in travel industry background, he will illustrate the most updated view and forecast the future of Hong Kong. |
11:30-12:30
60 mins | CTC Think Tank: A meeting of the minds
In 2024, it was clear that while corporations are travelling again, the landscape of the industry looks very different to what it did pre-pandemic. From planning to return, the travel journey has become more complex. With an increasingly mobile workforce, companies need to meet new standards for duty of care and address changing sets of criteria when it comes to risk and cost management.
In this important discussion, we bring together industry leaders to help travel managers navigate the post-pandemic travel landscape.
Moderator: Corporate Travel Community, Executive Director, Dr Benson Tang
Moderator: Corporate Travel Community - Executive Director, Dr. Benson Tang
Panel:
Camloy International Ltd. – Managing Director, Nixon Chung
Provident Global Capital Group – Director, Mike Chow
HK Research Institute of Textiles & Apparel - Director, Corporate Services, Kelvin Li |
12:30-13:00
30 mins | CTC Aviation Masterclass • Global update of aviation industry. • Illustration of what new innovative technologies are airlines utilising in supporting the growth of corporate travel. • What are the airlines doing to improve corporate travellers’ experience? • How do airlines value relationships with the industry suppliers?
Guest Keynote Speaker
Aviation Week Network - General Manager, Greater China, Charlie Che |
13:00-14:15
75 mins | Lunch and Networking |
14:15-14:45
30 mins | Guest Keynote Speaker School of Hotel and Tourism Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University – Associate Dean, Dr. Catherine Cheung Environmental Sustainability Masterclass
Sustainability has become a corporate travel priority, but increased costs, limited data and lack of transparent information still present barriers to making business travel more sustainable. Collaboration will be critical to supporting an enhanced corporate travel policy for travel buyers. As travel continues its recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, corporations are refocusing on their green agendas. A majority believe sustainability will be either a ‘moderate’ or ‘high’ priority in the next 12 months, while many have become more focused on the sustainability objectives of their corporate travel programme.
Dr. Cheung will illustrate examples of best practices in developing environmental sustainability initiatives such as:
A renowned academic professor will share a wealth of experience and opinions. |
14:45-15:45
60 mins (10 mins each session + 30 mins panel discussion) | Practical Applications of Environmental Sustainability Initiatives
The travel industry as a whole continues its collective efforts to meet ambitious and highly public environmental goals. Yet, the implementation of strategies and tools for corporate travel is only starting to get underway.
Despite grand ambitions and investment, progress in the transition has been slow. Not to mention differing messages being presented to Travel Managers.
In this session, we bring together a collection of important environmental sustainability organisations to explain what technology, products or services exist today to help Travel Managers actually lower their carbon footprint.
All of the highlighted businesses in this session are available now and can help businesses start to improve their impact on the environment.
Session 1 Keynote (10 mins)
Sino Group - Assistant General Manager (Sustainability), Melanie Kwok Session 2 Keynote (10 mins)
Colliers - Director, ESG Advisory, China, Andrew Lau Session 3 Keynote (10 mins)
Li and Li Consultant – Founder and Managing Director, Jason Li Panel Moderator: Corporate Travel Community - Executive Director, Dr. Benson Tang |
15:45-16:25
40 mins | The Great Debate: The future of corporate travel Debate Moderator:
Corporate Travel Community - Executive Director, Dr. Benson Tang Debaters:
• Invest Hong Kong – Head of Tourism and Hospitality, Sindy Wong
•FCM - General Manager, Greater China, Calvin Xie
• Uber – General Manager, Uber for Business｜Taiwan, Hong Kong, Sheng Lin
• Hong Kong Airlines – Assistant President, Gloria Slethaug |
16:25-16:40
15mins | Closing Remarks Chairperson of CTC Asia Council
Asia Pacific Strategic Travel Manager, Michael Molloy |
16:40-16:45
5mins | Excitement of “Connect MarketPlace 2025”
Event Director - Food, HK & Singapore |
