Robert Goodman

Executive Director Finance and Global Sourcing
Time Warner, Inc.

Rob Goodman is an Executive Director in Global Sourcing, having joined Time Warner in 2004. In this role, Mr. Goodman is responsible for leading Travel Sourcing for Time Warner’s divisions: HBO, Turner, and Warner Bros. His focus includes Travel Policy, Private Jets, Ground Transportation, Event Management platforms and new disruptive travel offerings and technology. He is also responsible for the company direction and leading the adoption of Spend Management through a suite of online tools. Prior to Time Warner, Mr. Goodman was part of the strategic sourcing practice at Cap Gemini Ernst & Young. His sectors of focus included healthcare, financial services, telecom & technology. Mr. Goodman is a frequent speaker at various industry conferences. Mr. Goodman holds a bachelor’s degree in Entrepreneurial Studies and Management Information Systems from Babson College. Outside of work, he enjoys coaching his sons’ sports teams and raises money for the Dana Farber Cancer Institute through a 2 day bike challenge.

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DAY 1 - Mon. May 8th: Vision of Travel and Meetings Procurement

Wednesday, July 12th, 2017

09:30 Panel: Traveler Police vs. Traveler Advocate – or is Possible to be Both?

Tired of only being seen as the ‘travel police’ among the end users of your travel negotiations? Learn from several companies who’ve incorporated user feedback and input during the negotiation and execution of travel programs.

•Engagement of End Users (from admins to C-Level)

•Getting ‘Road Warriors” on your side

•Enabling your management team through effective reporting

•Leveraging company-wide travel perks across the organization to accomplish your goals

•Incentivizing use of negotiated rates

16:20 Workshop: Getting Your Piece of the Pie – Contract Negotiation Strategy for Large Companies

This session will be an open dialogue to discuss current negotiation environment for Air and Hotel and large-scale meetings. This session is designed for both well-seasoned and newly trained travel and meetings procurement managers to compare notes to prepare for upcoming negotiations. Share your ideas for:

•Current state of the industry

•Leveraging data

•Best in class practices

•Tips and techniques

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

Saturday, August 12th, 2017

16:00 Interactive Roundtables

These interactive round table sessions take a deep dive into the specific areas you came to learn about. Sit and learn in an intimate format from the speakers who have had an impact on their company and industry. Take control of your own event experience and don’t be shy! Ask questions (or answer them!) alongside other conference attendees who are dealing with the same challenges as you network with industry peers with very similar challenges, interests and responsibilities. Don’t miss out on the discussions you want to participate in—you’ll get to select a new topic after 30 minutes.

Roundtable 1: TMC Relationship Management and Reporting

Kevin Betts, Director, Category Management; The E.W. Scripps Company

Roundtable 2: Travel Policy Compliance Monitoring

Micah Collins – Director, Travel and Property Management; Schumacher Clinical Partners

Roundtable 3: Joanna Martinez, Founder, Supply Chain Advisors LLP

Roundtable 4: Applying Strategic Sourcing in Meetings Management

Robert Goodman, Executive Director, Finance, Global Sourcing; Time Warner Inc.