Rick Wakida

Global Travel Manager
Informatica

Rick Wakida started his career in corporate travel management in 1995 and has developed and managed travel programs for both public and private companies in a variety of industries, including financial services, bio-pharmaceutical, telecommunications, software and semiconductor. Rick is a subject matter expert in global travel management, travel sourcing and procurement, expense reporting management, commercial card programs and strategic meetings management. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and an MBA in Finance and, prior to entering travel management, worked for ten years in Finance at Bank of America.

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DAY 2 - Tues. May 9th: Travel and Meetings Procurement in Action

Saturday, August 12th, 2017

10:00 Panel: It Costs How Much? Delivering Travel and Meetings Value in a High-Cost City/Environment

Corporate travel and meeting costs continue to spike in high demand areas (e.g., San Francisco, NYC). How can procurement deal with this?

•Leveraging sharing economy

•Identifying date and/or location alternatives within a metro area

•Alternative solutions

13:50 Panel: Initiating and Managing a Corporate Payment Solution 2.0

There is a proliferation of technology available to manage your corporate payment processes; this panel will discuss some of the lessons learned and related challenges companies have faced.

•The business case for a corporate card

•Use of Virtual Cards

•Millennials and corporate cards

•What services are payment cards providing

•Best practices regarding corporate cards and payment alternatives

•Incorporating company culture