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Bruce Finch, CCTE, GTP
Director, Global Travel and Workplace Sustainability

Brad Seitz
CEO, Topaz International

Travel 2.0 - Reality or Myth?

Concept:Let your travelers buy anything anywhere:

• Use the corporate card to purchase
• Use Tripit Pro or other data capture to pull bookings into system
• Set specific budget limits for travelers
• Get happier "more productive" travelers

Reality: Things aren't always that easy

• Who sets budget? What happens when it runs out?
• What if you don't have Tripit Pro or other data capture tool?
• What about travelers who don't provide the data for any reason?
• How can you track spend or travelers (Duty of Care)?

Bruce Finch is the Director of Global Travel and Workplace Sustainability Programs for Autodesk, Inc., the world's leading 3D design software and digital content company based in San Rafael, California.  

 Bruce has over 25 years of varied travel industry experience on both the supplier and buyer side including such companies as Eastern Airlines, The Gillette Company and FleetBoston Financial. 

 Bruce received a Bachelor’s Degree in Geography with a Certification in Travel and Tourism from Salem State University, achieved CTA and CTC certifications from the Institute of Certified Travel Agents, and CCTE and GTP certifications from GBTA. 

 Bruce served as chairperson of the technology committee for NEBTA, co-chaired the former NBTA technology committee, and was the US Representative on the Board of Directors for the Association of Corporate Travel Executives.  Currently Bruce serves on the Salem State University Travel and Tourism Advisory Board and the GBTA Sustainability Committee.

Bradley Seitz has over twenty years of experience in corporate travel management. In his current position as President and Chief Executive Officer for Topaz International, he has the unique role of assessing both the corporate side and the supplier side of travel, as an independent third party. He began his corporate travel career at Xerox Corporation in the Corporate Travel Department, and then moved to management roles at Carlson Wagonlit Travel and Rosenbluth International.

Brad is also currently a professor of Business at the University of Southern Maine, teaching small business and entrepreneurship. He has an undergraduate degree in Finance from Suffolk University in Boston, and a Masters in Business Administration from Babson College. He has received Management Certificates from the Carlson Executive Program at the University of Minnesota and the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He has been named one of the top 100 speakers in America.

He served as the treasurer of the Association for Corporate Travel Executives for four years and is also an active member of the Global Business Travel Association. Brad and Topaz International have been seen in a wide variety of news media, including the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, USA Today and National Public Radio. Topaz International has been in business for 30 years and operates in over 80 countries worldwide.

He lives in Maine with his wife of 23 years, and has three children that are usually spread around the globe in various locations pursuing their dreams.