NADA Show Livestream

 

THE AUTO INDUSTRY EVENT OF THE YEAR
January 23-26, 2025   |   New Orleans

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Schedule

(Note: Schedule subject to change)

Thursday, February 1
TimeTitleSpeakers/Guests
9-9:15amWorkshop Preview: "NADA Regulatory Overview"• Bradley Miller, Director, Legal & Regulatory Affairs, NADA
9:15-9:30am“Collision Center Best Practices”• Eric Dreisbach, Dealership Management Consultant, NADA
9:30-9:45amWorkshop Preview: "Benefits for Dealers Who Have Achieved Energy Star Certification"• Kaye Lynch-Sparks, Assistant Director, Legal & Regulatory Affairs, NADA (moderator)
• Mike Zatz, chief, Energy Star Commercial & Industrial Branch, EPA
• Kaitlin Kinsella, Project Manager, Altura
• John Beckman, COO, NADA 
9:45-10am“Managing Dealership Talent in 2024”• Kelly Smith, Dealership Management Consultant, NADA
10-10:30am“The Revolution is Not on Your Website”• Joe St. John, Vice President of Training, AutoFI
10:30-10:45am"Spotlight Series Preview: Seven Steps to a Reimagined Customer Journey"• Jared Orton, President, Savannah Bananas
10:45-11am"How Actions in Washington Affect Your Day-to-Day Operations"• Kristen Prather, Director, Policy & Grassroots Advocacy, NADA
• Rick DeSilva Jr., Dealer, Liberty Subaru, Emerson, NJ
11-noon"Pitch Competition: Education"
Northwood University
• Moderator: Elgie Bright, Automotive Department Chair, Northwood University 
• Judge: Anita Castriota
• Judge: Scott Dube, NADA Director
• Judge: Wes Lutz, NADA Director

NORTHWOOD CHAIR
• Elgie Bright, Automotive Department Chair, Northwood University 

STUDENT CONTESTANTS
• Caleb Bradley
• Vanessa Collins
• Alivia Edsall
• Brooke Engelhardt
• Kenneth Hicks
• Sawyer Jordan
• Noah Koss
• Delanie Lucas
• Odan Smith
• Ashley Ziel 
12-12:20pm"Digital Analytics Informing Marketing Strategies"• Moderator: Jim Dodd, dealership management  consultant, NADA
• Rich Sands, CEO, STELLA Automotive AI 
• Dan Moore, President, Dealer World
12:20-12:40pm"Benefits of Joining an NADA 20 Group"• Co-moderator: Tim Fortune, Dealership Management Consultant, NADA
• Co-moderator: Jim Dodd, Dealership Management Consultant, NADA
• Mark Rask, Marketing Manager, Kelley Buick GMC
12:40-1pm"INEOS Grenadier"• TBA 
1-1:30pm"Dealership of Tomorrow 2024"• Glenn Mercer, Auto Industry Researcher
1:30-2pm"Learn About Multi-Franchise Dealer 20 Groups• Joel Dalbo, Dealership Management Consultant, NADA
2-2:30pm"International Perspectives on Auto Retail: Canada and Australia"• Moderator: Albert Gallegos, Director, International Relations, NADA
• Tim Reuss, Canadian Automobile Dealers Association
• James Voortman, Australian Automotive Dealer Association
 
2:30-3pm"FordDirect: Driving Dealer Innovation"• Mike Gingell, Chief Operating Officer, FordDirect 
• Beth Hill, Chief Legal Officer, FordDirect 
• Tom Thomas, Vice President, Analytics, FordDirect
3-3:15pm"Press Conference: NADA Economic Forecast"• Patrick Manzi, Chief Economist, NADA
3:15-3:30pm"ASOTU Docuseries: 'More Than Cars' Preview"• Paul J. Daly, Founder/CEO, ASOTU
• Kyle Mountsier, Partner/COO, ASOTU
3:30-4pm
 
ElectrifIQ• Jeff Aiosa, Chairman, Regulatory Affairs Committee, NADA
• Larry Goldenhersh, President, Center for Sustainable Energy
4-4:15pm"NADA 'Driving Ahead' Podcast: Future of the Auto Industry"• Jonathan Collegio, Sr. VP of Public Affairs, NADA
4:15-4:45pm“What Is NADA Engage?”• Steve Park, SVP Dealership Operations, NADA
• Steve Cerny, 20 Group Manager
Friday, February 2
TimeTitleSpeakers/Guests
10-10:05amRibbon Cutting (broadcast Expo opening at North Hall, then Expo doors in West Hall next to Live Stage open)
 
• Geoff Pohanka, NADA Chairman 
• Bobby Sight, NADA Committee Chairman
10:05-10:30amTBATBA
10:30-11amGOOGLE (sponsor)
"Android for Cars: Bringing the Best of Google on the Road"
• Kim Cianci, Global Partner Enablement, Google
• Brad Herley, Partner Development Manager, Google
11-11:50am"Pitch Competition: Exhibitors"• Moderator: Anthony Rinaldi, NADA
• Judge: Anita Castriota
• Judge: Scott Dube, NADA Director
• Judge: Wes Lutz, NADA Director

EXHIBITOR CONTESTANTS
• Jamie Crum, National Sales Director, 1Micro
• Eric Schlesinger, Chief Revenue Officer, ActivEngage
• Alexi Venneri, Co-Founder & CEO, and Krys Van Slyke, Vice President, Customer Experience & Creative Strategy, DAS Technology
• Steve Roessler, Chief Evangelist Officer, DriveCentric
• Laurence Eckstein, Director of Sales, USA, FLO EV Charging
• Aaron Luna, Sr. Director, Business Development, Kudelski Group/RecovR
• Rob Mudd, Chief Futurist, Mudd Advertising
• Warner Jones, Sr. VP of Product, TruVideo
• Matt Curtin, VP of Sales, Upstart
• Rick Hermann, National Outside Sales Director, WeatherTech Direct
11:55-noon"NAAA Supports NADA Foundation"• Annette Sykora, NADA Foundation Chairwoman
• Mike Browning, NAAA Foundation Chair
• Paul Lips, NAAA Executive Director
12-12:30pm"NADA Academy Clubhouse LIVE!: The Power of the Room"• Matt Vollmers, Academy Instructor, NADA
• Michael Hayes, Director, Academy, NADA
12:30-1pmTVB (sponsor)
"Capturing the 2024 Auto Customer: Streaming TV in a Linear World" 
• Brad Seitter, EVP, Business Development, TVB
1-1:30pm"Roundtable with African American Dealer Principals"• Moderator: Myra Dandridge, Executive Director, External Affairs and Public Policy, NADA
• Jenell Ross, President, Bob Ross Auto Group
• Nate Sutton, President, Sutton Auto Group 
1:30-2pm"Key State Policy Issues"• Moderator: Lauren Bailey, Director, Franchising & State Law, NADA
• Ted Smith, President, Florida Automobile Dealers Association
• Doug Smith, President/CEO, Missouri Automobile Dealers Association
• Christine Vinatieri-Erickson, President, South Dakota Automobile Dealers Association
2-2:30pmINFORMATIV (sponsor)
"From Cowboys to Boy Scouts. How Top Dealers Control Costs, Compliance Risks & Their Processes"
 
• Doug Fusco, Founder, Dealer Safeguard Solutions - Powered by Informativ
• Tami Richter, Regional Sales Manager, Informativ
• Chris Suchy, General Manager, Nielsen Auto Group
• Jesse Cordaway, Corporate Variable Operations Director, Parks Automotive Group
• Jimmy Robinson, CFO, Pohanka Automotive Group
2:30-3pmZURICH (sponsor)
"Top Risks Facing Auto Dealers in 2024" 
Subtitle: "Auto inventory, large losses, talent and more."
• Marie Knight, Head of Direct Markets Strategic Services, Zurich North America (moderator)
• Phil Rosu, Head of Sales, Zurich Direct Markets
• Oliver Brodlieb, Owner, East Hills Auto Group, Greenvale, NY
• Rob Smith, President, Fitzgerald Automall, Rockville, MD
3-3:30pm"Winning the Race for Future Majority Consumers"• Marc Bland, Chief Diversity Officer - Automotive, S&P Global
3:30-3:50pmFisker on Live Stage• Henrik Fisker, CEO, Fisker, Inc.
3:50-4pm"NADA Donates to Junior Achievement League of Las Vegas"• Moderator: Jonathan Collegio, SVP Public Affairs, NADA
• Geoff Pohanka, 2023 NADA Chairman
• Bobby Sight, 2024 NADA Show Committee Chairman
4-4:30pmTIK TOK (sponsor)
"Turnkey + TikTok: Reaching the Modern Automotive Shopper"  
• Lauran Driver, Head of Industry, Dining | Auto | Travel, TikTok 
• Drake Baerresen, Vice President & CMO, Turnkey
4:30-5pm“2 Compliance Policies Every Dealer Needs”• Shannon Robertson, Executive Director, AFIP
Saturday, February 3
TimeTitleSpeakers/Guests
10:30-10:45am"Spotlight Series Preview: Building Your Brand"• Moderator: Hilary Haron
• Kelly Stumpe, The Car Mom
10:45-11am


 
"Spotlight Series Preview: 20 Group Best of the Best Ideas"• Dick Parrish, NADA
11-11:45am"Pitch Competition: Philanthropy"• Moderator: Anthony Rinaldi, NADA
• Judge: Anita Castriota
• Judge: Scott Dube, NADA Director
• Judge: Wes Lutz, NADA Director

PHILANTHROPY CONTESTANTS 
• Andrea Foote, Marketing Director, Anderson Auto Group, Lake Havasu City, AZ
• Katie Gugliotta, General Manager, Plaza Ford, Bel Air, MD
• Richard Herod III, VP/Managing Partner, White Bear Mitsubishi, Vadnais Heights, MN
• Tami Olsen, Recruiting and Foundation Director, Young Caring for Our Young Foundation, Subaru, Layton, UT
• Meghan Moses, General Manager and Shareholder, Moses Auto Group, St. Albans, WV
• Mark Rask, Marketing Manager, Kelley Buick GMC, Bartow, FL
11:45-noon"Assurant Foundation Supports Workforce Development"• Annette Sykora, NADA Foundation Chairwoman
• Jeff Strickland, SVP, Assurant Dealer Services & Strategic Accounts
• Martin Jenns, EVP & President, Assurant Global Automotive
12-12:30pmDAS TECHNOLOGIES (sponsor)
"2024 Trends: Fact vs. Fiction, An In-Depth Conversation on CDXP and AI"
• Alexi Venneri, Co-founder & CEO, DAS Technology
• Cliff Banks, Founder, AUTOVATE & The Banks Rep
12:30-1pm"Educate, Engage, Excel: Elevating Team Retention for Optimal Success"• Camron Wilson, Vice President, Education & Training, NADA
1-1:30pmAFFINITIV (sponsor)
"Attracting Customers: The Battle of EV and ICE"
• Brian Wayne, President, EV Division, Affinitiv
• Michelle Blakeley, VP OEM Strategy and Development, Affinitiv
1:30-1:45pm"Canine Companions & NADA Foundation Auction 20th Anniversary"• Lyena Strelkoff, Canine Companions Graduate
• Grant, Service Dog
1:45-2pm"A Conversation with 2023 NADA Century Award Winners"• Ted Smith, President, Smith Ford
• Zachary Sight, VP, Bob Sight Auto Group
• Christian Kostelecky, Dealer Principal, Sax Motor Co.
2-2:30pm"NADA Pitch Competition: Full Presentation by DAS Technologies, Winner of the Exhibitor Competition"• Alexi Venneri, Co-Founder & CEO, DAS Technology
2:30-3pm"Decrease Costs, Boost Retention"• Moderator: Catherine York, NADA 
• Julie Becker-Myers, Director, Auto Learning & Development, Ally 
• Josh Johnson, CEO, Don Johnson Auto Group, Rice Lake, Wis.
3-3:10pm"NADA Annual Video Competition"• Abram Olmstead, Sr. Director, Digital Media, NADA
• Bobby Sight, NADA Show Committee Chairman
• Brian Huth, General Manager, Sam Pack's Five Star Ford
3:10-3:28pm"Putting Dealers in Charge of Their Digital Showroom" • Joe Akers, Dealer Management Consultant, NADA
3:30-4pmCOVIDEO (sponsor)
"Tech-Age Wasteland: Avoiding the Digital Graveyard of Unused Software"
• Margaret Henney, Director of Marketing, Covideo Dealer Services
4-4:30pm“Bridging the Gap BDC to Salesperson” • Jennifer Suzuki, President, eDealer Solutions
4:30-5pm"History Books: Century Award Winners as Authors"• Darryl Holter, author, "Driving Force: Automobiles and the New American City"
• Brian O’Meara, Dealer Principal, O'Meara Ford
Sunday, February 4
TimeTitleSpeakers/Guests
10-10:15am“Best Booth Award at NADA Show”• Connie Mikels, Director, Expositions, NADA
10-15-10:30am"Talent Management - New NADA Seminar"• Megan Dolan, Director of Program Development, NADA
10:30-11am"NADA 2024 Outlook"• Gary Gilchrist, 2024 NADA Chairman
• Jonathan Collegio, Senior Vice President, Public Affairs, NADA
11-11:30am"ATD 2024 Outlook"• Laura Perrotta, ATD President
• Scott Pearson, ATD Chairman
11:30am-noon"Pitch Competition: Panel Discussion of Top 3 Philanthropy Presenters" 
12-12:30pm"Preview: NADA Show 2025 (and Other Upcoming NADA & ATD Events)"• Melissa Wolpert, Vice President, Meetings, Conventions & Expositions, NADA
• Laura Perrotta, President, American Truck Dealers
• Albert Gallegos, Director, International Affairs, NADA