Larry Dominique President & CEO PSA North America Who Will Drive the Future of Mobility? As the products and services that define mobility’s future are invented and offered during the coming years, how will the Automotive Industry evolve to remain relevant?  This is the question that Groupe PSA [...]

Joe Shuster President & Dealer Principal Honda of Downtown Los Angeles Creating a Multi-Generational Customer Experience with the Latest in Tech and Green Design Joe Shuster will discuss the journey to design a state-of-the-art, vertical next-generation concept that will usher in a new era for economic development and [...]

Brian Friedman National Training Manager Subaru of America Still a Critical Touchpoint: The Phones Your brand is the most crucial part of any company, it incorporates everything that makes you recognizable and differentiated. Brand and customer experience are intimately linked. A good experience builds brand value and your [...]

Robert S. Powell Chief Investment Officer Cardinale Group of Companies Panel: Disruptive Retail Innovation About Robert S. Powell Robert S. Powell is the Chief Investment Officer of the Cardinale-Group of Companies. In this capacity; Mr. Powell leads strategic investment and technology developments for following holdings throughout [...]

William J. Cariss President & CEO Holman Strategic Ventures Ensuring Relevancy Through Leveraging Core Assets and Capabilities Bill Cariss will discuss the evolution of Holman Strategic Ventures and how future investment opportunities and partnerships are evaluated for their potential impact across all Holman business segments.  A special emphasis [...]

Lindsay Duffield Past President - Jaguar Land Rover Canada Past President, CEO - BMW Group Canada Presentation details coming soon About Lindsay Duffield With 30+ years of sales, marketing, operations, and general management experience in Canada and the U.S. gained at IBM, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and [...]

Mark Ortiz National Interactive Marketing Director American Honda Motor Co. Big Data 2.0: Marketers want Quality Not Quantity Everyone wants data, but what do you do with it? When looking at ‘Big Data’, OEM’s and auto dealers need to utilize the data they have instead of looking to [...]

Brian Allan Group Director Business Development Galpin Motors Panel: Disruptive Retail Innovation About Brian Allan Brian started his automotive retail career in 1980 in Beverly Hills, California selling Lincoln, Mercury, Peugeot, and Lotus vehicles while attending Cal State University Northridge.  In 1985, Brian joined what became [...]

Ahmed Hasan Global Head of Customer Engagement Marketing Spark44 Leveraging Technology to Deliver Awards & Efficiency Siloed data sources are increasingly becoming a barrier for many car manufacturers to effectively market. With the rising consumer expectation for digital content, car manufacturers must be able to adapt and transform [...]

Stephen J. Surhigh VP & GM, Automotive Cloud Services Harman International How In-Vehicle User Experience Changes with Autonomous Vehicles Autonomous vehicles create new opportunities for automakers to reshape the in-vehicle experience. As vehicles move closer to full autonomy, drivers have more opportunities to redirect attention to other productivity [...]