Preparing for the Cloud-Based Future

Track: Business Essentials & Innovations

Thursday, January 26, 4:00 - 5:00 PM

Room: D174

Presenters: Jamie Fox, Thad Dungan

Cloud-native, open API dealership management systems are the future of automotive retail. Learn about cloud technology, its growth and how the cloud data infrastructure works. Debunk common myths to adoption, and get answers regarding technology data ownership, data privacy, cost implications and the data relationship with OEMs. Prepare your dealership for the cloud future by understanding the migration steps and the many benefits to dealers of cloud-based systems, including efficiency and productivity gains, flexibility, scalability, cost savings, improved customer service, and much more.

Presenter

Jamie Fox

Tekion

Director, Technology

Jamie Fox leads the technology and physical infrastructure teams at Tekion. He has 10-plus years of IT operations and leadership experience in the automotive, manufacturing and direct-to-consumer industries. Fox led IT infrastructure at Casper and has deployed physical technology infrastructure in more than 40 countries. He earned a bachelor's degree in management information systems and an MBA from Santa Clara University.

Presenter

Thad Dungan

Head - Digital Customer Engagement

Thad Dungan is head of digital customer engagement of automotive strategy and business development at Amazon Web Services. He brings nearly 30 years of automotive retail and SaaS experience to his current role at AWS. Dungan has held senior leadership roles in sales, business development, operations, marketing and product management throughout his career at some of the world's most successful companies, including General Motors and SAP. In addition to overseeing digital customer engagement and adoption at AWS, Dungan also leads automotive go-to-market strategies globally.