The Auto Intel Summit, which is now open for virtual or on-site registration, is focused on eight core topics the team at Cherokee Media Group deemed needed further coverage in the industry. Those are compliance regulations, connectivity, mobility, digital retail, predictive analytics, investing + M&A, fintech solutions and economic forecast.
Seemingly constant innovation, disruption and technological advances instills a whirlwind atmosphere in the automotive sphere, and the Automotive Intelligence Summit seeks to provide answers to your questions about the future of the auto industry.
AIS gives you the opportunity to meet and connect with the intellectual capital that is critical to providing innovative solutions for the industry today and for decades to come.
Virtual registration open and available for AIS 2020!
If you’re trying to decide whether to attend AIS 2020 later this year, virtually or in-person, let the podcasts below help guide you. These are recordings from the AIS 2019 event in Raleigh, N.C., that ran as Auto Remarketing podcasts, and will give you a taste of what will be on the docket this year:
Abhishek Goel, Founder and CEO, Dasceq
PODCAST: Tackling recoveries & cybersecurity with advanced technology
A combination featuring a TED-style presentation from Jessie Herdrich from PAR North America about the intricacies of recoveries, immediately followed by a fireside chat with AIS chairman Bill Zadeits and Ryan Bachman, who is the senior vice president and chief global security officer at GM Financial.
Check out the full 2020 AIS agenda.
PODCAST: Simple route for AI to boost collections
Collections certainly can be complicated for finance companies, but Dasceq founder and chief executive officer Abhishek Goel explained how leveraging artificial intelligence does not necessarily have to make the task even more complex.
Quin Garcia, Managing Director, Autotech Ventures
PODCAST: How leveraging startups can drive corporate innovation & profits
Zarif Haque, chief executive officer of DRAIVER, and Quin Garcia, managing director of Autotech Ventures discuss the auto startup market, as well as challenges and opportunities.
PODCAST: Smart Strategies for Auto Fintech Success
Next up is panel discussion on “Necessity is the Mother of Invention: How Legacy Companies and Startups Change and Innovate,” moderated by Alex Maritczak of EY. The panelists include Brian Donnelly of Chase Auto Finance, Trevor Gile of Motorcars Honda and Todd Weeks of AutoFi.
Is your interest piqued? See here for a full list of 2020 AIS speakers!
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Next month’s Automotive Intelligence Summit will have at least three of North Carolina’s most well-known and digitally savvy dealership groups on hand for a panel on “Auto Dealerships & The Digital Revolution: What’s Next?”
The session, moderated by North Carolina Automobile Dealers Association president Bob Glaser, will include:
- Eric Flow, President of Management Services, Flow Automotive Companies
- Erick Kirks, Marketing Director, Johnson Automotive
- Chris Vester, COO, Hubert Vester Auto Group
- Potentially more
The session will delve into the digital revolution in the auto industry and what it means for dealerships.
It will examine how dealers are evolving to address the digital retailing needs of their customers, while also focusing on how dealerships are using fintech to improve their customers experience inside and outside of the physical dealership.
The panel is set for 1:45 p.m. (ET) on July 24.
It was announced last month that NCADA had joined the Auto Intel Summit as an industry partner.
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“The Automotive Intelligence Summit will cover the most important emerging issues facing our industry today,” Glaser, the NCADA president, said. “Therefore, we are excited to support it and offer our members a chance to interact with and learn from the some of the most notable names in the industry.”
The association said the partnership with the Auto Intel Summit is a reflection of its commitment to offering members the most current educational and professional development opportunities available in the industry.
Bob Glaser, President, North Carolina Automobile Dealers Association (NCADA)
Amid the onset of digital retailing, a plethora of new fintech tools available and the potential for machine learning and AI to automate processes within their business, there is plenty for dealers to consider. In fact, one of the focuses of AIS 2019 is the evolution of digital retailing.
The agenda will also include various other angles on the evolution of digital retail presented during the three days of the second annual AIS. See a snapshot below:
- Separating the Facts from Fiction: Andrew Tai, CEO at MotoIsight, says his goal during his keynote “is to help dealers better understand the wave of change that is already upon us, but also navigate how to take advantage of it.”
- The Future of the Automotive Experience — How Unification of Technology Drives the Right Customer Journey; Craig Sims, VP, Automotive Solutions, Equifax: This session will help attendees see how today’s digital retailing tools are helping to create unification in an effort to drive the most successful customer journey.
Craig Sims, VP, Automotive Solutions, Equifax
- DR: Your Direction Determines Your Destination: The big buzzwords in automotive right now are “digital retailing”. OEMs and dealers alike are trying to navigate this new world. Tim Cox, Co-Founder at CarNow, shares a clear road map of what is working in some of the most successful dealerships in the country.
- PeteMacInnis, Founder and CEO, eLEND Solutions, will tackle the following question: Is Digital Retailing Promising More Than It Can Deliver?
- Digital Retailing and the role of FinTech; Tarry Shebesta, CEO, truPayments: Dealers, OEMs, lenders, credit bureaus, and technology providers are all jockeying for a winning position. Place your bets, and get ready for a spirited interactive discussion from session attendees.
See full descriptions for sessions and the AIS 2019 agenda here.
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Auto Remarketing editor Joe Overby contributed to this blog post.
Everyone likes to save money. Right? That’s why we want to make sure those planning on attending the 2019 Automotive Intelligence Summit, July 23-25 in Raleigh, N.C., are well aware they only have 1 week left to save $200 off AIS registration.
Yep, that’s right, the unofficial first weekend of summer — aka Memorial Day Weekend — has passed, and July will be here before you know it. Early Bird Registration for AIS 2019 ends Friday, June 7.
Early bird registration for AIS 2019 ends in a week. Register here and Save!
After that date, registration goes up by $200, and if plan on waiting until you’re on-site to register, Early Bird rates will save you a significant $400 to get you into the event that focuses on the future of auto. And — registering now will help ensure your name makes it onto the AIS 2019 attendee list, set to be released in early June.
So, if you need to know more about AIS 2019 before you or your colleagues make the plunge, we totally understand. That’s fine, because we’ve been following AIS 2019 developments on our blog all spring! See how the event designed to drill down into fintech, digital retailing and more has evolved so far:
- As the agenda nears completion, a lineup of keynote speakers and panelists have come together we think might pique your interest — especially if the following are top of mind for you, your business, or your industry: digital retailing, fintech solutions, cybersecurity, data privacy, customer experience, the future of auto dealerships, Mobility-as-a-Service and more. Read more.
- Here’s a deep dive into why the following topics are top of mind for most in the auto biz, and represented widely across our AIS agenda — including cybersecurity, fintech, digital retailing and more. Also, find out how these current topics will be on spotlight at AIS. Read more.
- This year, AIS has added another significant partnership to its roster: The The North Carolina Automobile Dealers Association(NCADA) is an official industry partner of the Auto Intel Summit. Read more.
- Parks, greenways, top universities, research hubs, award winning farmers markets, great music, even better restaurants, and a bustling downtown scene. These are just some of the things that make Raleigh what it is. Learn more about AIS 2019’s location. Read more.
Stay tuned to the AIS 2019 blog as we near July and the culmination of what we think will be another industry-leading event as the conference approaches it’s second year.
And don’t forget to register this week to save $200, and make sure your name makes it onto the AIS attendee list, set to be released in early June.
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If you have been staying up to date on developments as the AIS 2019 agenda has evolved, you know we’ve tried to take a look at the biggest changes, technology and shifts that will impact the automotive market the most in the years to come.
If you still need convincing, here’s a deep dive into why the following topics are top of mind for most in the auto biz, and represented widely across our AIS agenda — including cybersecurity, fintech, digital retailing and more. Also, find out how these current topics will be on spotlight at AIS come July 23-25 in Raleigh, N.C.
The AIS 2019 Early Bird Registration rate is set to go up by $200 on June 7. Register today, and save!
Fintech
What’s in the news?
- Top concerns from the Association for Financial Professionals fintech survey? In a poll of nearly 400 practitioners, the 2019 survey found that 60 percent cited strategic risk factors such as competitor and industry disruptions as their biggest area of concern, while cybersecurity risk ranked second at 51 percent.
Tarry Shebesta, CEO, truPayments
AIS Fintech highlights:
- Discover the latest in auto fintech — one of the fastest growing areas for venture capitalists. Find out where the industry is headed in terms of programming and tech with captive leaders. This conversation will be led by Sharen Mancero, Senior Vice President, Wells Fargo Preferred Capital, and will feature Dinesh Chopra, Chief Strategy Officer, Ally Financial, and more.
- Digital Retailing is one of the hottest technology topics in the auto industry right now. Where does fintech fit in to the online path-to-purchase? Tarry Shebesta, CEO, truPayments, tackles this issue at AIS.
Digital Retailing
What’s in the News?
- Digital retailing companies like Roadster and more continue to add to the list of automakers for which they provide DR services.
AIS Digital Retailing Highlights
- Separating the Facts from Fiction: Andrew Tai, CEO at MotoIsight, says his goal during his keynote “is to help dealers better understand the wave of change that is already upon us, but also navigate how to take advantage of it.”
- PeteMacInnis, Founder and CEO, eLEND Solutions, will tackle the following question: Is Digital Retailing Promising More Than It Can Deliver?
Cybersecurity
What’s in the news?
- Connected cars: Sophisticated technologies that promise to produce safer, more fuel-efficient vehicles equipped with consumer-pleasing conveniences are also capable of revealing personal information, such as where a driver’s been, their telephone contact list, how fast they drive and whether they use their seat belts.
Ryan Bachman, SVP Global Chief Information Security Officer, GM Financial
AIS Cybersecurity highlights:
- Discover the answers to the most pressing cybersecurity issues that the auto and auto finance industry are facing during a fireside chat with Ryan Bachman, SVP Global Chief Information Security Officer, GM Financial and Bill Zadeits, Chair, Auto Intelligence Summit.
- The possibility of data science and big data are seemingly endless — but with that comes challenges to data privacy. Hear from the experts on the intersection of data privacy at AIS, including leaders from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Co-Author of the California Consumer Privacy Act, Mary Ross.
See the full 2o19 Auto Intelligence Summit agenda here, and check out more offerings that span the above topics and beyond.
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The Automotive Intelligence Summit’s 2019 agenda is filling up fast after an impressive response to our 2019 call for speakers. It seems you, the auto industry, have a lot to say on the topics we are focusing on at AIS, come this July 23-25 in Raleigh, N.C.
And as the agenda nears completion, a lineup of keynote speakers and panelists have come together we think might pique your interest — especially if the following are top of mind for you, your business, or your industry: digital retailing, fintech solutions, cybersecurity, data privacy, customer experience, the future of auto dealerships, Mobility-as-a-Service and more.
See the full AIS 2019 agenda, and AIS speakers and presenters.
Workshops and breakout sessions are crucial to any event, providing quality educational material and takeaways for our attendees to bring back to their respective businesses. And we have quite the lineup already of over 20 workshops and and Auto Intel Snapshots (brief, 10-15 minute presentations that are new to the event this year, and will be shared by some of the foremost thought leaders in the auto industry).
But at the backbone of any successful event is its keynote speakers — those names that draw attendees in, provide them with meaningful content, and in large part, often make the trip worth the money and time away from work. And we don’t take that responsibility lightly. That’s why we’ve assembled a lineup that represent companies like SAS, Ally Financial, GM Financial, MotoInsight, Wells Fargo, IHS Markit and more. And many of these AIS speakers are on the front lines of auto industry evolution in their respective businesses.
Lonnie Miller, principle industry consultant, SAS, will dissect customer experience with a panel of fellow SAS leaders.
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Highlights from the Auto Intel Summit 2019 Keynote Lineup:
- KEYNOTE ADDRESS — Digital Retailing: Separating the Facts from Fiction: Examine how dealers can apply lessons learned from best-in-class retailers like Amazon and cautionary tales like Toy R Us. Andrew Tai, CEO at MotoIsight, says his goal “is to help dealers better understand the wave of change that is already upon us, but also navigate how to take advantage of it.”
Andrew Tai, CEO, MotoInsight, will separate the facts from fiction in digital retail on Wednesday, July 24th, at AIS 2019.
- FIRESIDE CHAT — Cybersecurity for the Future of Auto: Discover the answers to the most pressing cybersecurity issues that the auto and auto finance industry are facing. Where and what cybersecurity technologies are receiving the most investment and why? AIS Chair Bill Zadeits and Ryan Bachman, SVP Global Chief Information Security Officer, GM Financial, explore the complexity and importance of the intersection of data privacy and cybersecurity
- PANEL — The Next Level of Fintech: What will the Auto Industry Solve Next? Discover the latest in auto fintech — one of the fastest growing areas for venture capitalists. Find out where the industry is headed in terms of programming and tech with captive leaders — a conversation led by Sharen Mancero, Senior Vice President, Wells Fargo Preferred Capital.
Ryan Bachman, SVP Global Chief Information Security Officer, GM Financial, will discuss cybersecurity with AIS chair Bill Zadeits.
- PANEL — How & Why CX Is Improving with Big, Streaming and Intelligent Customer Data: Take a practitioner’s view of how businesses in and outside of the automotive industry are using customer information and analytics to genuinely improve the customer experience (CX). The discussion led by Lonnie Miller, principle industry consultant, at SAS, will myth-bust and share applications of popular concepts like “AI”, “IoT” and “predictive analytics.”
- KEYNOTE ADDRESS — Automotive Industry Outlook: Assessing Volatility, Opportunities and Risks in a Dynamic Market Environment. Mike Wall, Director, Automotive Analysis, IHS Markit, will offer a high-level economic review and outlook for global sales, deeper dive discussion of IHS Markit’s U.S. light vehicle sales outlook and discussion of powertrain/technology/mobility trends.
Follow along with us as we continue to add even more speakers to our growing lineup of over 30 leaders in auto.
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The content for the 2019 Auto Intel Summit is designed to be fresh, relevant and crucial to your business. And who better to hear from on water-cooler topics like digital retailing than from those on the front lines? In this case, that’s car dealers.
One of the most exciting things for the team organizing AIS has been the connection and collaboration with local dealers.
Cherokee Media Group, the presenters of AIS, has been headquartered in the Triangle region of North Carolina (Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill), since parent company S&A Cherokee’s inception in the early 1980s. And one of the neatest things about holding AIS from our home base has been connecting with local players in the auto industry — and big ones at that.
This year, AIS has added another significant partnership to its roster: The The North Carolina Automobile Dealers Association(NCADA) is an official industry partner of the Auto Intel Summit, which will take place in Raleigh from July 23-25.
Robert Glaser, President and CEO, NCADA, commented on the partnership, saying, “The Automotive Intelligence Summit will cover the most important emerging issues facing our industry today.
“Therefore, we are excited to support it and offer our members a chance to interact with and learn from the some of the most notable names in the industry.”
Save $400 with AIS 2019 Early Bird Registration.
The association said the partnership with AIS is a reflection of its committed to offering members the most current educational and professional development opportunities available in the industry.
NCADA will be organizing a panel at AIS that will address “what’s next for dealerships?” Amid the onset of digital retailing, a plethora of new fintech tools available and the potential for machine learning and AI to automate processes within their business, there is plenty for dealers to consider.
In fact, one of the focuses of AIS 2019 is the evolution of digital retailing.
In taking a look at our agenda, there will be a variety of angles on the evolution of digital retail presented during the three days of the second annual AIS. Here is a snapshot of some of these takes on next gen vehicle sales from the 2019 AIS agenda:
- Andrew Tai, CEO, Motoinsight: “Digital Retailing: Separating the Facts from Fiction”
- Craig Sims, VP, Automotive Solutions, Equifax:”The Future of the Automotive Experience: How Unification of Technology Drives The Right Customer Journey”
See full descriptions for sessions, and a full AIS 2019 agenda.
- Tim Cox, Founder, CarNow: “DR: Your Direction Determines Your Destination”
- Jason McCarter, Partner, Eversheds Sutherland, “Legal Issues of Selling Online”
- Tarry Shebesta, CEO, truPayments,“Digital Retailing and the role of FinTech:Credit First vs Credit Last”
- PeteMacInnis, Founder and CEO, eLEND Solutions,“Is Digital Retailing Promising More Than It Can Deliver”
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