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Please join us to hear Rob Greyber, president of Egencia, the business travel company of Expedia, Inc., discuss the Future of Business Travel. This dynamic lunch presentation will highlight the technology + service innovation that is driving change in the global corporate travel marketplace. Of course, mobile plays a big role. What does this mean for you as a business traveler? As a supplier? Or as a travel manager? Come prepared with questions as this will be a dialogue-driven discussion!
- Business travelers are competitive + change their plans frequently
- Egencia’s data shows that 20% of business trips are changed in some way that impacts flights and hotels
- Business travelers live on the road and mobile devices are their life line
- Most travelers research and book on smartphone and tablet; most travelers pack a tablet and a smartphone
- Collectively, apps from Expedia, Inc. have been downloaded more than 40 million times by consumers in 220 countries and territories
o 70 Expedia, Inc. mobile apps are downloaded every minute
o Approximately 70% of our mobile hotel bookings occur within 1 day of arrival
o Mobile is a key component for the future of business travel
Rob Greyber is responsible for Egencia worldwide business operations and strategy, and divides his time between Egencia's global corporate headquarters in Bellevue, Wash., and its European headquarters in Paris, France.
Rob has been with Expedia, Inc. nearly 10 years, and previously served as Egencia’s Senior Vice President for North America, and before that as a Vice President of Expedia, Inc.'s Partner Services Group, responsible for airline relationships in North America.
Prior to Expedia, Rob worked in San Francisco for a software start-up and Scient Corp., a strategy and technology consulting firm. Notably at Scient, Rob led the team that designed and built the initial web and operating infrastructure for Hotwire.com, now a subsidiary of Expedia, Inc. Before that, Rob worked in investment banking as an Associate with Deutsche Bank's Mergers & Acquisitions team in Hong Kong. He began his career as a Systems Engineer at Electronic Data Systems Corporation (EDS), the foundation for nearly two decades spent in technology.
Rob holds an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and graduated with honors from the University of Maryland, College Park with a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature. |
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