Ruben Leavitt

Manager, Associate Travel Program
TD Ameritrade

Ruben was born and raised in New York, NY, and received a BA from Colgate University with concentrations in English and Political Science. Before entering the workforce, he took two years to get his Master’s degree in Political Theory from the University of Oxford.

After graduating, Ruben worked for five years at FROSCH, a boutique full-service travel agency, where he started as an Associate Account Manager in the corporate travel division, but quickly worked his way up the ranks to eventually oversee its Corporate Account Management department.

Ruben then moved from the agency side to the buyer side of the business. For the past year, he has worked at TD Ameritrade administering the T&E program and managing the company’s relationships with travel and credit card vendors.

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

Wednesday, July 12th, 2017

11:40 Panel: Bridging the Gap Between Transient Travel and Meetings Management

Learn from experts who understand the strategies, communications and potential pitfalls when developing a cohesive Travel and Meetings Management program. There’s an influx of fragmented solutions that assist in this effort, but ultimately how to you bring all the content and processes together?

•Managing organizational (IT/Finance/Legal) roadblocks

•Managing expectations of stakeholders

•Incorporating meetings technology into your travel program

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

Saturday, August 12th, 2017

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