ABTA Partner Event | ABSA COMMERCIAL TRAVEL PAYMENTS SUMMIT | Johannesburg, South Africa | 28 August 2024

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ABOUT THIS EVENT

ABSA COMMERCIAL TRAVEL PAYMENTS SUMMIT
*By Invitation Only*


Key Corporate Travel role-players, Travel Brands and Travel Buyers are invited to join us for this half day session, which will address a variety of payment topics impacting the corporate travel industry specifically, with a focus on elements that directly affect Travel Buyers and their supply chain.

PLEASE NOTE
THIS EVENT IS BY INVITATION ONLY

Wednesday 28 August 2024
08.00 – 13.30
The Radisson Blu Gautrain Hotel


EVENT OVERVIEW

The past 5 years have seen a gradual and insistent shift in payment developments, with a continual move towards digitisation.
This half day event will address a variety of payment topics impacting the corporate travel industry specifically, with a focus on elements that directly affect travel buyers and their supply chain.  
By attending this Breakfast, delegates will be able to increase their awareness around various payment trends, challenges, limitations and opportunities within the Corporate Travel space, and thus make even more informed decisions about how to use payment mechanisms in a way that is advantageous to their businesses.

Expert Speakers will address a variety of topics impacting the corporate travel supply chain, and end-user clients, including:

  • Local and Global Payment Trends
  • Understanding cross-border payments and solutions for Africa travel
  • Payment regulations and legislation
  • The role of IATA, Airlines and TMC’s in payment faciliation
  • Understanding card scheme fees and charges
  • Payment disruptors and innovators and gearing your business up for change

Panelists, Speakers and Table Leaders Include:

Alex Stancu, Area Manager: South & East Africa – IATA
Craig Sumption
, Director of Finance – Hatch Africa
David Breetzke
, Head Payments Regulatory & Governance – Absa
Imraan Essop, Head of Visa Commercial Solutions: Sub-Saharan Africa – Visa
Otto de Vries, CEO – Association of Southern African Travel Agents (ASATA)
Pascalle Albrecht, Executive: Commercial Issuing | Relationship Banking Product – Absa
Phale Naake, Director Strategic Procurement (Government Travel Services) – National Treasury


HOSTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH

WHAT DOES IT COST?

Attendance to this event is by invitation only, and is complimentary.

BREAKFAST AGENDA

08.00 – 08.30 Welcome Desk Opens
Delegate arrival and networking
Tea, Coffee & Pastries served
 
08.30 – 08.45 Opening and Welcome
 
08.45 – 09.30 Panel Discussion
 
09.30 – 10.00 Interactive Discussion and Q&A
 
10.00 – 10.30 Tea Break
 
10.30 – 12.00 Round Table Session
 
12.00 – 12.25 Summary
 
12.25 – 12.30 Close and Thanks
 
12.30 – 13.30 Networking Lunch

HOW TO BOOK YOUR SEAT

Enter the number of seats you would like to book in the white box at the top of the page and click ‘Next step’ to begin the booking process.
Complete your contact details, delegate details and payment information if required.
Once you have completed the booking process an automated email will be sent to confirm your booking.

Closer to the event, a personalised email with venue details and event reminders will be sent to the email address you provided.  Please ensure you keep a look out for this mail, including in your spam folders.
Any trouble? Email carol-ann@abta.co.za

BECOME AN ABTA MEMBER

ABTA runs a Hosted Buyer membership program.  This means that ALL Travel Buyers (those responsible for booking, managing or buying staff travel for their organisations) get to sign up at no charge.
In addition, they get to attend webinars and in-person events at no charge too. (Excluding ABTA’s Annual Conference).

Sound good?  CLICK HERE for more information and to sign up easily on-line, clicking ‘Apply Now’ on the ‘Buyers Only’ membership category.

Event Details

Date: 28 August 2024

Start time: 08:00 SAST

End time: 13:30 SAST

Directions: The Radisson Blu Gautrain Hotel

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