Auto Intel Summit Prepping for August Gathering of Leading Auto Minds in Raleigh

As we head toward the summer, we get ready to pass the original date of the 2020 Auto Intel Summit. But now that just means we have almost three more months to ensure our attendees are privy to the best possible speakers — and the safest environment possible.

As announced earlier in the spring, the 2020 Auto Intel Summit will now be held August 17-19, once again in Raleigh, N.C., at the Crabtree Valley Marriott. More details on the reschedule can be found here. 

Early bird registration for the Auto Intel Summit has been extended through July 17!

Cherokee Media Group, parent company of the Auto Intel Summit, responded to guidance from local and federal health experts, as well as other event teams about the heightening risk associated with the Coronavirus to reschedule the Automotive Intelligence Summit to later in the year.

Check out the full Auto Intel Summit agenda for 2020!

The Auto Intel Summit is already jam packed with content covering the event’s eight core topics, with a particular focus on fintech and digital retailing. On top of a number of panels and general sessions, the event will also include over 30 workshops to choose from, hosted by leaders from innovative companies like truPayments, CarNow, LotLinx, Roadster and many more.

To give you an idea of what topics are on tap for the 2020 event, here’s a little taste to pique your interest.

• Leading the Auto-Finance Business into the Next Decade
• The Perception and Reality for EVs in 2025
• Car Dealers + Ride Sharing + Tech = Growth & Profits
• Bridging the Gap Between Digital Marketing & Digital Retailing
• The Auto Intel Council Explores the Edge of Auto Innovation
• New Leaders in Fintech Dissect the New Decade

Amid the COVID-19 outbreak, and it’s devastating impact in terms of loss of life and economic hardship, the auto industry — like most industries — are having to become even more creative and innovative to ensure success for their businesses, customers and their employees.

In the auto industry, much of this innovation has come in the form of further digitization, especially in the F&I office, and sales, as dealership physical doors were shuttered. That said, during the months of quarantine and social distancing,  many dealers have turned to the Web to keep their businesses running, further perfecting digital retailing and financing practices.

Stay tuned to the Auto Intel Summit for an exciting announcement in the next few weeks on a new virtual offering! 

Expect to learn more about this innovation and the ways the auto industry is rising to the occasion to still provide transportation options for Americans during these difficult times. One way AIS will continue this conversation is through a 2019 favorite panel, back for this year, led by the North Carolina Automobile Dealers Association’s (NCADA) president Bob Glaser. This year, the panel will once again feature leading dealers including:

• Denise Branch, Corporate Counsel, Crossroads Automotive Group
• Aaron Hudson, VP of Marketing and Technology, Anderson Automotive Group
• Eric Kirks, Marketing Director, Johnson Automotive

The Auto Intel Summit is also looking to announce a new virtual offering for the AIS audience preceding the on-site event. We look forward to sharing more about this added value for our AIS attendees in the coming weeks.

The safety of our speakers, attendees, team — and all who make an event like AIS successful — remain the top priority for Cherokee Media Group. All efforts to comply with social distancing and the advised safety measures will be implemented and communicated with our attendees. Stay tuned to www.autointelsummit.com for any further updates related to the COVID-19 outbreak.

For the latest information about the Automotive Intelligence Summit, stay tuned to www.autointelsummit and autoremarketing.com.

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Auto Intel Summit Core Topic Breakdown — What’s Top of Mind for Auto in 2020?

The Auto Intel Summit has always been about what’s next for auto.

That conversation began in 2018 — from Auto Remarketing and Subprime News senior editors, veteran auto event directors, leaders of CMG and more — there were key topics evolving fast, that needed covering.

From mobility and connectivity, to fintech solutions and digital retailing. Eight core topics were born. This blog post is simple. We want YOU to get a taste for what’s in store at AIS 2020. Then, we’ll let you make the decision. Do you need to be there?

Auto Intel Summit 2020 – A Core Topic Breakdown: 

Digital Retailing: We take a full-picture look at all the digital retailing educational offerings at AIS 2020. Digital retail experts confirmed for AIS include leaders like:

• Michelle Denogean, CMO, Roadster; Len Short, Chairman & CEO, LotLinx; Tim Cox, VP, CarNow; Joe St. John, Head of Digital Retail, AutoFi; Keith Whetter, Vice President, Liquid Motors; Austin Ledgerwood, VP of Automotive Partnerships, Cover Genius; Bruce Thompson, Founder, CarOffer; Alisha Buelt, Senior Vice President of Global Strategy, Acertus and more.

Fintech solutions: Now, we are going to turn to cover another key topic that makes up the backbone of AIS: That’s fintech solutions. Fintech solutions workshop offerings were highlighted in a recent blog post. See below for a few panel keynotes that will be conducted at AIS 2020, and feature the latest in fintech solutions, as well:

• Leading the Auto-Finance Business into the Next Decade
• The Emerging 8 Talk Auto Biz Evolution — New Leaders in Fintech Dissect the New Decade

Compliance regulations: What’s next? With the explosion of big data and digital retailing and the consequent cybersecurity concerns growing, how can you protect yourself? Explore the current environment further with the following experts:

• Mobility Models and Legal Speed Bumps; Jason McCarter, Partner, Eversheds Sutherland
• Driving with Data: Redefining the Repo Roadmap; Justin Zane, President, RDN & Clearplan (this session will also provide analysis on related predictive analytics!

Mobility: How will we be getting from A to B, come 2030? We’re kind of interested. Hear more come April from …

• Brian Allan, Senior VP, Hyrecar
• Jim Bauman, Automotive Partnerships Lead, Uber; John Possumato, CEO, DriveItAway Inc.
• Sean Behr, President, STRATIM
• Zarif Haque, Chief Executive Officer, DRAIVER
• Pratik Patel, founder and CEO, RideKleen

See the full AIS 2020 agenda. 

Connectivity:  

• Welcome to the Decade of Vehicle 2.0: Scot Wingo, CEO & Co-Founder at Get Spiffy Inc., will explore, from connectivity and electrification to autonomy and shifting ownership models, the automotive industry is in the midst of unprecedented evolution. These four major waves of innovation are already overlapping, colliding and combining to create a mega-trend known as Vehicle 2.0. To progress through these waves of change, we look at where they currently are today and project where they will take us in the future.

Investing + M&A:  What makes the fintech and auto innovation world go round? Great ideas, and of course well-placed funds, from Venture capital firms like the following, that are in the market for true potential and game-changers. Find out what auto VC firms are looking for,  and more from :

• Quin Garcia, Managing Director, Autotech Ventures
• Wayne Miller, Executive Director, Venture Center

Economic forecast: Whats in store for the next decade? Let the data analysts at the edge of auto answer that question for us:

• U.S. Auto Sales, Financing and Used-Vehicle Insights; Mike Buckingham, Managing Director, PIN Auto Finance, J.D. Power
• Recruit and Retain: Talent Matters; Bruce Martin, Founder & President, Broad & Pattison Automotive Search; Advisory Board Member, motormindz

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Fintech Solutions Front & Center at AIS — Streamlining the Digital Finance Process

As we first recently released the Auto Intel Summit 2020 agenda, we highlighted the 10+ digital-retail focused workshops on the lineup.

Now, we are going to turn to cover another key topic that makes up the backbone of AIS: That’s fintech solutions.

Early bird registration for the Auto Intel Summit, April 14-16 in Raleigh, N.C., is open through March 6.

Fintech. It seemed like it happened overnight (all right, maybe more like a couple of years). That’s all it took for fintech to be an accepted term, in the auto industry and beyond. And this umbrella of technology that eases and streamlines the financing process across industries has been top of mind for many companies and institutions looking to stay competitive in today’s market.

That’s especially true for the auto industry, as auto retail heads more and more down a digital route. And consequently, less and less of the vehicle-purchase process — wholesale or retail — is taking place at the dealership or auction lanes.

Fintech solutions are that bridge between the physcial institution and digital-finance success. Read on for fintech highlights from the AIS 2020 agenda.

AIS agenda in Focus — Fintech SolutionS

AIS FINTECH WORKSHOPS: 

• AI In Auto Finance Collections and Servicing: A Roadmap to Success; Mike Trainor, Vice President, S&A Communications; Sean Bennett, VP of Business Technology, Servicing Solutions; Nathan Anderson, Sales Director, Interactions
• Driving AP Automation in the Automotive Market; Patsy Price, Director of Operations, Peterson Auto Group
• A Powerful Funding Alternative for Dealers; Jim Bass, SVP, Finance, Agora Data
• Putting the Trust Back in Vehicle Valuations; James Vecchio, President and Co-Founder, EpiAnalytics Inc.
• The Importance of Transparency and Simplicity; Michael Mohr, Director of Finance, ACV Auctions
• Better CX for Less Money with Conversational AI; Brendan Flynn, Chief Growth Officer, Carlabs.ai

AIS EXPERT FINTECH PANELS 

• • Leading the Auto-Finance Business into the Next Decade 
    • Sharon Mancero, Senior Vice President, Wells Fargo Preferred Capital
    • Mark Olson, SVP, Southeast Dealer Finance Group Manager, PNC
    • Bill Williams, Product Director, Chase Auto Finance, at JP Morgan Chase & Co.
    • Marc Womack, COO, TD Auto Finance
  • The Emerging 8 Talk Auto Biz Evolution — New Leaders in Fintech Dissect the New Decade
    • Chris Ciccone, Director of Content and Vehicle Data, Roadster
    • Bill Liatsis, CEO, CreditIQ
    • Daniel Parry, Chief Executive Officer, TruDecision
    • Frank McKenna, Chief Strategist, PointPredictive

The next AIS blog post will launch our new Auto Intel Demo Dash opportunity, coming to AIS this spring. Do you have a new technology or product you want to get in front of the high-level, tech-minded AIS audience? This is your chance. Stay tuned!

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AIS 2020 Agenda Revealed: Over 30 Workshops + Focus on Digital Retail, Fintech

The team at AIS is pumped to start the week, because we just pushed our 2020 agenda live at www.autointelsummit.com, featuring over 30 workshops for attendees to choose from.

Early bird registration for the Auto Intel Summit, April 14-16 in Raleigh, N.C., is open through March 1. And the event will explore everything from the latest fintech solutions (stay tuned for more information on the Auto Intel Demo Dash coming to AIS this spring) to the latest technology, strategies and insight on the auto digital retail frontier.

In the coming weeks, we will be dissecting our agenda and honing in on different topics,  in hopes of maximizing your time at the upcoming event.

AIS Workshops in Focus

At AIS, as we first release our agenda, we already have upwards of 10 workshops, general sessions and panels that focus specifically on the latest in digital retail. So, that seemed like a logical place to start!

See the full lineup of AIS 2020 speakers, and where you an find them on the spring event agenda.

Here is the lineup of Digital Retail workshops on the agenda for AIS 2020:

• The ROI of Digital Retailing; Michelle Denogean, CMO, Roadster
• Retail Automotive: The Rise of the Machines; Len Short, Chairman & CEO, LotLinx

• Bridging the Gap Between Digital Marketing & Digital Retailing; Tarry Shebesta, CEO, truPayments
• DR: Your Direction Determines Your Destination!; Tim Cox, VP, CarNow
• Selling cars in 2030: what you do today matters; Joe St. John, Head of Digital Retail, AutoFi
• Automating Multi-List Platforms; Keith Whetter, Vice President, Liquid Motors
• Digital Dealerships Signal a New Era in CX; Austin Ledgerwood, VP of Automotive Partnerships, Cover Genius
• Leveraging the Power of Automation; Kalah McCoy, VP, ReconVelocity

• The Innovation Renovation of Wholesale; Bruce Thompson, Founder, CarOffer
• Digitizing the Last Mile to Meet Evolving Customer Expectations; Alisha Buelt, Senior Vice President of Global Strategy, Acertus

See the full AIS 2020 agenda for content on fintech solutions, connectivity, mobility, investment in the auto space and more.

And stay tuned for more ‘Workshops Topics in Focus’ as you prepare for your AIS experience. Fintech solutions is up next, with content from companies like Carlabs.ai, Connections Insights, Agora Data, EpiAnalytics and more.

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Sneak Peak: AIS 2020 Agenda Goes Live Next Week

We’re excited! Nope, we aren’t jumping the gun to look toward spring quite yet … even though it’s tempting, now that February has arrived.

Instead, we are looking forward to next week — when AIS 2020 will be revealing this year’s agenda, with a lineup of already confirmed speakers to start off the march toward warmer months.

Thinking it’s a bit early? Think again! If you’ve been following AIS blog posts and news throughout 2019 and the beginning of this year, you will have learned that the Auto Intel Summit 2020, in Raleigh, N.C., is being held earlier in the year — April 14-16th.

Yep, for the third year of the event focused on the latest in fintech solutions, digital retailing for auto, and more, you won’t have to bring an extra set of undershirts (we know how July in central N.C. can get!)

AIS Early Bird Registration is open until March 1. Save $400 off of on-site registration!

The AIS 2020 agenda is already shaping up to be a high-level discussion that involves leaders poised to provide insight and strategies on mobility, connectivity, digital retailing, fintech solutions, investment and M&A in the auto sector and more.

Here is a sneak peak of a few of the topics on tap for the AIS 2020 content lineup: 

• Leading the Auto-Finance Business into the Next Decade
• The Perception and Reality for EVs in 2025
• Car Dealers + Ride Sharing + Tech = Growth & Profits
• Bridging the Gap Between Digital Marketing & Digital Retailing
• The Auto Intel Council Explores the Edge of Auto Innovation
• New Leaders in Fintech Dissect the New Decade

Need more proof? Check out the lineup of confirmed speakers, poised to grow by leaps and bounds this week as the team at AIS finalizes it’s workshop lineup. (The last day of our call for speakers was Friday, and the turnout has been impressive!)

AIS 2020 confirmed speakers: