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19/06/2023
FESTIVE ROAD ADDS STRENGTH & DEPTH WITH THREE NEW APPOINTMENTS
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12/06/2023
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25/05/2023
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12/04/2023
Building Out the Travel Management Team of the Future
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13/03/2023
The Ladders we climb
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08/03/2023
The TMC/Buyer Partnership Performance
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22/02/2023
FESTIVE ROAD ESTABLISHES LEADERSHIP TEAM TO SUPPORT GROWTH
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16/02/2023
Travel Manager Voice: The Top 3 Trends Shaping Asia Pacific Travel Management Programmes
Mike Orchard, Principal, talks about the FESTIVE ROAD Macrotrends which hit home the most with…
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17/01/2023
Modern Retailing And MACROSCOPE Trends 4,5 & 6
#4 - The Whole Trip Experience #5 – Dynamic Content, The True King #6 –…
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15/12/2022
Switch On Your Accessibility Radar
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25/11/2022
FESTIVE ROAD ANNOUNCES THREE NEW ROADERS ACROSS ITS BUSINESS
PRESS RELEASE FESTIVE ROAD ANNOUNCES THREE NEW ROADERS ACROSS ITS BUSINESS (25 NOVEMBER) FESTIVE ROAD, the…
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27/09/2022
FESTIVE-ALL 2022 #CREATEBETTER
At the beginning of September 2022, the whole FESTIVE ROAD consulting team gathered as one,…
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21/09/2022
FESTIVE ROAD ANNOUNCES THREE NEW HIRES TO DELIVER OUTSOURCED TRAVEL
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15/08/2022
FESTIVE ROAD LAUNCHES NEW BLUEPRINT TO HELP TRAVEL BUYERS REFRESH PROGRAMME STRATEGIES FOR THE DECADE AHEAD
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28/07/2022
FESTIVE ROAD ANNOUNCES FOUR NEW HIRES TO DELIVER OUTSOURCED TRAVEL MANAGEMENT SERVICES
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13/07/2022
JAMES WINDSOR & JENNY MITTLESTAT JOIN FESTIVE ROAD
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16/06/2022
MARC ZUBER JOINS FESTIVE ROAD
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17/05/2022
Finding Your Pathway In The Era Of Purposeful Travel
Last year, FESTIVE ROAD declared 2021 as the beginning of ‘The Era Of Purposeful Travel’,…
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05/04/2022
TRANSATLANTIC DUO JOIN FESTIVE ROAD TO DELIVER “INSIGHTS & IMPACT”
We are delighted to announce the appointment of two new Roaders joining the team to…
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25/03/2022
Human Capital and The Role That Travel Plays
Heather McGowan, Future of Work Strategist, says we’ve entered the Human Capital Era, where “investing…
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17/03/2022
Dating isn’t what it used to be…but then neither is the TMC RFP
Heather McGowan, Future of Work Strategist, says we’ve entered the Human Capital Era, where “investing…
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22/02/2022
KATIE VIRTUE STEPS UP TO LEAD CLIENT SOLUTIONS AT GLOBAL CONSULTANCY
We are delighted to announce the expansion of Katie Virtue’s role within FESTIVE ROAD to…
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27/01/2022
The MACROSCOPE Report
The Macro Changes Affecting Travel Management in 2022 and Beyond
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09/11/2021
#BEYONDTHEPAUSE – UNDERSTANDING CULTURE
Lora Ellis asks what is culture? Why is it important? And how do you measure…
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07/10/2021
From Permissible To Purposeful
“You can do everything remotely, that doesn’t mean you should!” These were the stand-out words…
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28/09/2021
NICOLA LOMAS JOINS FESTIVE ROAD TO SUPPORT CONSULTANCY GROWTH
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Nicola Lomas to our global consultancy to…
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24/08/2021
#BeyondThePause – It’s show time!
The Climate Crisis has been catapulted to the top of the agenda which means that…
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22/07/2021
#BeyondThePause – The 3 waves of sustainability
As sustainability continues to sit high on the corporate agenda, Paul Tilstone shares his thoughts…
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07/07/2021
A NEW ERA IN TMC SOURCING
Over a 2-week period at the end of April 2021, FESTIVE ROAD conducted a survey…
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07/07/2021
CAROL PETER JOINS FESTIVE ROAD TO SUPPORT GROWING DEMAND
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Carol Peter to our global consultancy on…
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07/07/2021
HOTEL RFPs – PART 2
If what will you do with your hotel programme has been on your mind then…
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22/06/2021
Hotel RFPs
Spring has finally sprung, it’s normally time for spring cleaning at home to satisfy our…
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21/06/2021
Permissible Travel – Policy Revisions
We were pleased to share some thoughts with the publication Business Travel News on how…
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16/06/2021
Out With The Old And In With The New
Since writing a trilogy of blogs for FESTIVE ROAD around our Purposeful Travel Model, I…
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10/06/2021
Hearing Diversity
Having written now a few times about Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, at FESTIVE ROAD we…
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03/03/2021
The era of purposeful travel
It’s official, we’ve declared 2021 as the beginning of “The Era of Purposeful Travel”, where…
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22/02/2021
Purposeful Travel – External Stimulus Part 3 of 3
In this, the third and final part of the puzzle, we look at the future…
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16/02/2021
Purposeful Travel – External Stimulus Part 2 of 3
In part 2, we look at what we have learnt in the past 12 months…
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10/02/2021
Purposeful Travel – External Stimulus Part 1 of 3
In late 2020, in between lockdowns, we were legally, logistically, and safely able to bring…
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18/09/2023
Caroline Strachan guest edits BTN
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05/09/2023
Ami Taylor comments on “Why commuting is the new frontier for travel managers”
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08/08/2023
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08/08/2023
Future Ready – Ami Taylor comments on the future of travel distribution (page 32)
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07/06/2023
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07/06/2023
Paul Tilstone Commenting on NDC – What should buyers do now?
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29/03/2023
Paul Tilstone commenting on buyer frustrations around the roll out of NDC content within TMCs
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29/03/2023
Paul Tilstone commenting on NDC and how it is transforming the airline industry
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28/03/2023
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28/03/2023
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24/03/2023
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13/03/2023
Paul Tilstone comments on TMC technology within this guide
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15/02/2023
Paul Tilstone discusses disruption and how it’s become the latest trend for travel mangers to watch
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15/02/2023
Louise Kilgannon talks about ways in which travel managers can ease current pressures on them
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25/01/2023
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25/05/2023
The TMC Partnership Performance Survey Box Set – Prologue
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25/05/2023
Episode One – Traveller Experience – The Business Travel Box Set, TMC Partnership Performance
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25/05/2023
Episode Two – Technology – The Business Travel Box Set, TMC Partnership Performance
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25/05/2023
Episode Three – Relationship Governance – The Business Travel Box Set, TMC Partnership Performance
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25/05/2023
Episode Four – Service Culture – The Business Travel Box Set, TMC Partnership Performance
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25/05/2023
Episode Five – Relationship – The Business Travel Box Set, TMC Partnership Performance
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25/05/2023
Episode Six – People – The Business Travel Box Set, TMC Partnership Performance
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25/05/2023
Epilogue – The Business Travel Box Set, TMC Partnership Performance
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24/10/2022
MACROSCOPE TRENDS “On the Road” #11 at GBTA with Mark Cuschieri – GBTA
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24/10/2022
MACROSCOPE TRENDS “On the Road” #10 at GBTA with Marcus Eklund – FCM
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24/10/2022
MACROSCOPE TRENDS “On the Road” #9 at GBTA with Mick Lee – BNY Melon
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24/10/2022
MACROSCOPE TRENDS “On the Road” #8 at GBTA with David McNeill – EHI
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11/10/2022
MACROSCOPE TRENDS “On the Road” #7 at GBTA with Ann Dery – S&P Global
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11/10/2022
MACROSCOPE TRENDS “On the Road” #6 at GBTA with Dorian Stonie – SalesForce
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10/10/2022
Macroscope Trends “On the Road” #5 at GBTA with Dave Harvey – South West Airlines
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10/10/2022
Macroscope Trends “On the Road” #4 at GBTA with Nick Vournakis – CWT
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27/09/2022
MACROSCOPE TRENDS “On The Road” #3 at GBTA with Koreen Barbara – McDonalds
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27/09/2022
MACROSCOPE TRENDS “On The Road” #2 at GBTA with Charlie Sultan – SAP Concur
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27/09/2022
MACROSCOPE TRENDS “On The Road” #1 at GBTA with Karen Hutchings – EY
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18/01/2022
Episode 21 | BTSE 2021 | Jen Bankard – BTN Group
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15/12/2021
Episode 20 | BTSE 2021 | Steve Banks – Agiito
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14/12/2021
Episode 19 | BTSE 2021 | Ciaran Delaney – hubli
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13/12/2021
Episode 18 | BTSE 2021 | Matteo De Renzi – Gett
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09/12/2021
Episode 17 | BTSE 2021 | Paul Dear – SAP CONCUR
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08/12/2021
Episode 16 | BTSE 2021 | Jonny Fitzsimons – KAYAK
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08/12/2021
Episode 15 | BTSE 2021 | Lee Whiteing – Global Secure Accreditation
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07/12/2021
Episode 14 | BTSE 2021 | Scott Davies – ITM
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06/12/2021
Episode 13 | BTSE 2021 | Sammit Khandeparkar – Springer Nature Group
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Episode 12 | BTSE 2021 | Johnny Thorsen – SPOTNANA
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05/12/2021
Episode 11 | BTSE 2021 | Karen Hutchings – EY
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04/12/2021
Episode 10 | BTSE 2021 | Simone Buckley – TripActions
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03/12/2021
Episode 9 | BTSE 2021 | Niklas Andreen – CWT
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Episode 8 | BTSE 2021 | Julie Cope – Take Two Travel Solutions
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Episode 7 | BTSE 2021 | Nouran Zarroug – NULIGHT
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18/11/2021
Episode 6 | BTSE 2021 | Eric Meierhans – Hotelhub
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16/11/2021
Episode 5 | BTSE 2021 | Jack Dow – Grapevine Travel
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15/11/2021
Episode 4 | BTSE 2021 | Mark Cuschieri – Vice President of the Board of GBTA
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11/11/2021
Episode 3 | BTSE 2021 | Marcus Eklund – FCM
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10/11/2021
Episode 2 | BTSE 2021 | Tony D’Astolfo – Serko
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03/11/2021
Episode 1 | BTSE 2021 | Catherine Logan – GBTA
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22/10/2021
BTN/FESTIVE ROAD – BTSE – Paul Tilstone – Sustainability
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19/10/2021
BTN/FESTIVE ROAD – BTSE – Katie Virtue – The Changing Role of Travel Managers
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21/09/2021
The Era or Purposeful Travel – Episode 7 – Carol Fergus, Fidelity International
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29/06/2021
The Era of Purposeful Travel – Episode 6 – Jerry Underwood, Columbia Sportwear Company
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15/06/2021
The Era of Purposeful Travel – Episode 5 – Michael Lyons, HSBC
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08/06/2021
The Era of Purposeful Travel – Episode 4 – Richard Eades, bp
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25/05/2021
The Era of Purposeful Travel – Episode 3 – Emma Jones, Willis Towers Watson
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13/05/2021
The Era of Purposeful Travel – Episode 2 – Geert Behets, UCB
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22/04/2021
The Era of Purposeful Travel – Episode 1 – Eric Bailey, Microsoft
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23/02/2021
The Era of Purposeful Travel – The Purposeful Travel Model
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08/10/2020
Preparing for The Return to Travel – Episode 10 – Koreen Barbara, McDonald’s
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15/09/2020
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27/08/2020
Preparing for The Return to Travel – Episode 9 – Carmen Smith, ICF
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25/08/2020
Preparing for The Return to Travel – Episode 8 – Mark Avery, pwc
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20/08/2020
Preparing for The Return to Travel – Episode 7 – Ann Dery, S&P Global
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24/07/2020
Preparing for The Return to Travel – Episode 6 – Eric Bailey, Microsoft
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16/07/2020
Preparing for the Return to Travel – Episode 5 – Karen Hutchings, EY
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25/05/2023
The TMC Partnership Performance Survey Box Set – Prologue
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07/07/2020
Preparing for The Return to Travel – Episode 4 – Ben Park, parexel
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23/06/2020
Preparing for The Return to Travel – Episode 3 – David McDonald, Hogan Lovells
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16/06/2020
Preparing for The Return to Travel – Episode 2 – Kathy Rust, NetApp
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09/06/2020
Preparing for The Return to Travel – Episode 1 – Richard Eades, bp
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26/05/2020
The Return to Travel – “The Permissible Travel Framework”
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28/04/2020
“In Conversation With…” Episode 25 – Kate Irwin
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28/04/2020
“In Conversation With…” Episode 24 – Emma Wilson
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24/04/2020
“In Conversation With…” Episode 23 – Kieran Hartwell
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23/04/2020
“In Conversation With…” Episode 22 – Shane Berry
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22/04/2020
“In Conversation With…” Episode 21 – Stuart Donnelly
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21/04/2020
“In Conversation With…” Episode 20 – Leigh Bochicchio
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20/04/2020
“In Conversation With…” Episode 19 – Douglas O’Neill
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