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Wednesday, October 23, 2024

4:00 PM – 6:00 PM PDT

Badges & Beer Pre-Conference Welcome Reception

4:00 PM – 6:00 PM PDT

Community Service Engagement - Foundation for Hospital Art

Thursday, October 24, 2024

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM PDT

Breakfast & Exhibits

7:00 AM – 5:30 PM PDT

Registration Open

8:00 AM – 9:25 AM PDT

AUT2401. Opening Remarks | Chair's Welcome & Introductions | Future of Automotive Retail

Speakers: Steve Greenfield
8:00 AM – 6:30 PM PDT

Community Service Engagement - Foundation for Hospital Art

9:35 AM – 10:25 AM PDT

AUT2402. Advancing Women - Lessons Learned from Other Industries

Speakers: Monica Dalwadi
10:25 AM – 11:00 AM PDT

Networking Break & Exhibits

10:30 AM – 10:55 AM PDT

AUT24TD01. Tech Demo #1: Breaking Barriers to Financial Performance, presented by DealerOps

Speakers: Mark Begley
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM PDT

AUT2403. A&A Update 2024

Speakers: Lindsay Conley, Jon Hansen
12:15 PM – 1:15 PM PDT

Networking Lunch

1:15 PM – 2:30 PM PDT

AUT2404. HR Strategies & The Road to Success at Your Dealership Group

Speakers: Horace McCormick, Kris Coombs, Laura Coon, Suzanne Malo
1:15 PM – 2:30 PM PDT

AUT2405. Banker Panel

Speakers: Tim Kelley, Tyrrell Fortier, Brian Frank, Janet Kuzdzal
2:40 PM – 3:55 PM PDT

AUT2406. CFO Panel

Speakers: Laura Carlisle, Joseph McAllister, Mark Borkowicz, Trey Knapp
3:55 PM – 4:30 PM PDT

Networking Break & Exhibits

4:00 PM – 4:25 PM PDT

AUT24TD02. Tech Demo #2: PartsRec Daily Reconciliation Software, presented by Total Dealer Solutions

Speakers: Mark Payne
4:30 PM – 5:20 PM PDT

AUT24SS01. Dealership Cybersecurity: Lessons from 2024 & Expectations for 2025, presented by Helion Technologies

Speakers: Erik Nachbahr
4:30 PM – 5:20 PM PDT

AUT24SS02. Compliance Requirements and Pricing Impact for Credit Card Surcharging or Cash Discounting, presented by Solutios

Speakers: Andrew Carrington

Friday, October 25, 2024

7:30 AM – 8:30 AM PDT

Breakfast & Exhibits

7:30 AM – 4:30 PM PDT

Registration Open

8:00 AM – 9:25 AM PDT

AUT2407. NADA Update

Speakers: Geoffrey Pohanka
9:35 AM – 10:25 AM PDT

AUT2408. Economic and Auto Market Update

Speakers: Jonathan Smoke
10:25 AM – 11:00 AM PDT

Networking Break & Exhibits

10:30 AM – 10:55 AM PDT

AUT24TD03. Tech Demo #3: Revolutionizing Dealerships: The Tech-Driven Path to Efficiency, Profit, and Transparency, presented by Dealer360

Speakers: Ashley Barrett, Katelyn Reyes
11:00 AM – 11:50 AM PDT

AUT2409. Impacts of Social Inflation on Dealers' Liability Insurance and Fraud Attitude Shifts in the Industry

Speakers: Allen Kirsh, Delpha DiGiacomo
11:00 AM – 11:50 AM PDT

AUT2410. The ROI of Conversational Data

Speakers: Josselyn Boudett, Rich Sands
11:50 AM – 12:50 PM PDT

Networking Lunch

12:50 PM – 1:40 PM PDT

AUT24SS03. Finding Opportunity: Identifying Specialty Tax Incentive Triggers, presented by Capstan Tax Strategies

Speakers: Jacob Wood
12:50 PM – 1:40 PM PDT

AUT24SS04. The Impact of Rising Repair Costs At The Dealership and on Reinsurance, presented by Portfolio

Speakers: Alan Pouyat, Rob Walker
1:50 PM – 2:40 PM PDT

AUT2411. The Evolving Dealership M&A Landscape: Trends, Challenges, and Expectations for 2025

Speakers: Alan Haig
2:40 PM – 3:15 PM PDT

Networking Break & Exhibits

3:15 PM – 4:30 PM PDT

AUT2412. Dealership Focused Tax Update 2024

Speakers: Jennifer Keller