Education Day 2016

We listened...education is a key part of what you are all looking for as a member.  With that in mind we are looking forward to holding an Education Day on September 15^th.  GTP Credits will apply for attending our Education Day.  You don't want to miss these valuable speakers, register now to secure your spot!

Topics To Include:
 -  Current trends in business travel
 -  Understanding what the trends mean for your travel program
 -  Creating a travel program your travelers will want to follow 
 -  Learn to put oneself in the travelers’ shoes while creating the program that will work for them and then communicate effectively
 -  Help your travelers say Wow 
 -  Strategic business planning
 -  Travel program administration
 -  Company culture and dealing with cultural change
 -  Risk Management

Registration Fees:
Member Price: $95,  Non-Member Price $125

Registration Fee Includes:  Admission to all three (3) sessions, Lunch, Networking happy hour reception and two (2) alcoholic beverage tickets 

Donation Opportunity - The Orlando International Airport is opening a USO Location at Orlando International Airport on Sept. 21st.  We will be collecting donations for the USO at the Education Day, so please feel free to bring a book, DVD or other item.  Visit their website for some of the services that they offer https://centralflorida.uso.org/orlandoairport.    A representative from Orlando International Airport will be available to answer any questions that you may have regarding this USO location and how to donate.

Schedule:
11:45am – 12:00pm  Registration
12:00pm – 1:00pm  President Welcome, Title Sponsor & Intro Lunch Sponsor & Networking Lunch
1:15pm – 2:15pm (1^st Session) Carol Margolis
2:20pm –  3:20pm (2^nd Session) iJET International
3:20pm – 3:40pm Break
3:40pm – 4:45pm (3^rd Session) Jim Knight
4:45pm – 5:00pm President's Closing Remarks
5:00pm – 6:30pm   Networking Happy Hour & Raffle - Instead of fighting rush hour traffic, join us for a networking happy hour reception! 

Raffle items include: National Car Rental Coupons, Target Gift Cards, Airport Parking, Hotel Gift Certificates, United Airlines Club Passes, Visa Gift Cards ($25.00 and up) and One Year CNFBTA Membership.  $20.00 gives you 5 lucky chances! 

Hotel Accommodations Available: Traveling to attend the Education Day?  Hotel stay is available at the Hilton Orlando/Altamonte Springs for $99 per night from Sept. 12-17th under the group name "CNFBTA."  Click here for the booking link or call 1-407-830-1985.    

Guest Speakers Include:
JIM KNIGHT -  Business Culture Catalyst, Former Hard Rock International Executive & Author of Culture That Rocks!
CAROL MARGOLIS - Business Travel Strategist and Author of Business Travel Success.
PAUL FARRELL - iJET International, the premier integrated risk management firm focused on empowering clients with the best intelligence and insights available to operate globally with confidence.

About Jim Knight:

Jim Knight is not your average keynote speaker. As the former Senior Director of Training & Development at Hard Rock International, Knight brings his high energy, interactive and entertaining approach to deliver insights on organizational culture, customer service, employee branding, building teams, performance management, philanthropy and facilitation training. 

The acclaimed author of Culture That Rocks!, Knight began his 30-year career in hospitality training as a restaurant staff-level employee for Olive Garden and Hard Rock Cafe, before serving as the head of the School of Hard Rocks, running point on all global training and development functions for Hard Rock International. In this role, Knight managed and contributed to all facets of organizational training, including staff and management training materials and programs, the corporate university, management training locations, company e-Learning initiatives, leadership transitions, and on-site training and assessment.

During his time with the Hard Rock brand, his team won multiple video Telly Awards, as well as a Gold Best in Class Award in eLearning from Brandon Hall's Excellence in Learning. Knight was also recognized by Training Magazine as representing one of the Top 125 training companies in the world, out of all industries and businesses.  With thought-provoking content and a refreshing, edgy delivery style, Knight shares his unique, seasoned outlook on the internal, people-oriented part of the business to help organizations achieve rock star status.

About Carol Margolis:

After 30 years of business travel and sleeping in more beds than Goldilocks, Carol is nowhere near hanging up her “Do Not Disturb” sign for good. As a business travel strategist, she works with travel execs, suppliers and other travel stakeholders to help travelers be safe, productive and compliant. She shows business travelers how to successfully live their life on the road, both at home and while away, by speaking, training and writing for travelers worldwide. Carol has been a guest on Good Morning America, Great Day Houston and Fox TV and has contributed to USAToday, Wall Street Journal, CNN, New York Times, LA Times and numerous travel sites and radio shows. Her articles have been syndicated to Reuters.com in the US and UK. She was voted as one of the top business travel bloggers by USA Today. Carol is the author of Business Travel Success: How to Reduce Stress, Be More Productive and Travel With Confidence!  Jack Canfield, co-author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series, calls this book the “Bible for Business Travelers.”  Business Travel Success was nominated for the Global Business Travel Association’s (GBTA) Travel Innovation of the Year award in 2012.

Carol has spoken at GBTA Canada’s annual conference, GBTA chapter meetings and Education Days, Cornell University’s Hospitality Research Summit, TBEX and more. She is a member of the National Speakers Association and a committee member of Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE).  

 About iJET International:

We look forward to hearing from Paul Farrell from iJET International on risk management.  iJET International is the premier integrated risk management firm focused on empowering clients with the best intelligence and insights available to operate globally with confidence. Our innovative solutions enable multinational organizations to prepare for, monitor and respond to potential threats to their people, facilities, suppliers and information. Our integrated risk management approach is a continuous, proactive and systematic process to understand, manage and communicate risks from an organization-wide perspective. It is about making strategic decisions that enable your organization to experience the upside of risk.

Thank you to our sponsors, Emirates and the Hilton Altamonte Springs/Orlando!