With a theme of business innovation and redesigning customer processes for the digital age, Terry Jones, founder and former CEO of Travelocity.com, chairman of Kayak.com and a former EarthLink board member will take the stage to deliver the keynote address at the upcoming COMPTEL PLUS Spring 2013 Convention & EXPO, taking place March 10-13 at the Aria Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.
Jones will explore the fundamentals of innovation and strategies for building valuable digital relationships. His speech will include real-world examples, drawn from his experience at Travelocity.com, serving on the boards of seven startups and his consulting work.
“Innovation and building digital relationships are two critical components to success in today’s fast-moving, hyper-competitive marketplace,” said Jones. “At COMPTEL PLUS, I will share with attendees the tools and techniques needed to discover where the best ideas originate in their companies, how to create a culture of innovation and what the stages of digital relationships are, so they can redesign their customer processes for the digital age.”
Jones founded Travelocity.com in 1996 and led the company as president and CEO until May 2002. Previously, he spent 24 years at Sabre in various executive positions, including CIO, president of computer services, vice president of applications development and vice president of product development. Jones joined American Airlines in 1978 as director of product development when American Airlines acquired Agency Data Systems, a Florida-based mini-computer accounting systems company. He became president of the division when it moved to Dallas/Fort Worth.
The COMPTEL PLUS keynote address will take place during the opening session on Monday, March 11 at 9:30 a.m. in the Aria Resort & Casino. Following his keynote presentation, Jones will be available to sign his book, ON Innovation. Copies of will be available for purchase onsite.
