United Connection Official Keynotes Chicago Exec Forum

<H1>United Connection Official Keynotes Chicago Exec Forum</H1>United Airlines chief information officer Andy Studdert will give the keynote address at the Business Travel News Executive Travel Forum at the Sheraton Chicago on Sept. 17.

As CIO and senior vice president of information services, Studdert has been spearheading the development of the airline's e-ticketing efforts, including United Connection, as well as all other internal and external information services.

A continental breakfast will be served at 8:30; the keynote speech starts at 9. Studdert's remarks will be followed by a presentation from consultant Tom Wilkinson of the Travel Management Group, Alexandria, Va., and a panel discussion including consultant Carol Ann Salcito of Management Alternatives, Stamford, Conn., and several senior corporate executives from the Chicago area.

The event will be the second in BTN's Executive Travel Forum series, which kicks off June 7 at Atlanta's Ritz-Carlton Buckhead. The keynote speaker will be Delta Air Line's Bob Coggin.

Registration for senior travel managers and their senior executives is $55. For information, call Melissa Dunham at 212-615-2683.