For the first time in a few years, I’m looking at a very active in-person fall event schedule.
Face to face with peers, thought leaders and influencers. I’m very excited about it.
A number of key Canadian events are taking place in person. Notables for me are the Western Dealer Summit in Vegas, TADA’s ACE event in Niagara Falls, and the CADEX event and President’s dinner in Halifax.
All three of these events are important opportunities for dealers, vendors and association staff to convene, learn, and move our ideas forward at a time of incredible disruption and transition.
Looking a bit further ahead, we’ll be back in person for the CADA Summit and the Canadian International AutoShow. These are significant events in the Canadian automotive calendar, and our industry benefits from their return to in-person formats.
I’m very conscious that I have a privileged position in that I get to contribute to many of them, from helping shape their agendas and inviting speakers, to being on stage moderating sessions and engaging directly with some of our industry’s most savvy and influential players.
Automotive USA unites senior level OEM leaders to address all aspects of the transformations and disruptions we’re all becoming more familiar with.
Frankly, it’s one of the best parts of my job.
This fall, for the first time, my event participation will put me on stage in Detroit. After many years of attending events in Detroit, I’m thrilled to be contributing directly to Automotive USA 2022 (https://events.reutersevents.com/automotive/automotive-usa), Thomson Reuter’s flagship automotive event in the States.
Automotive USA unites senior level OEM leaders to address all aspects of the transformations and disruptions we’re all becoming more familiar with, including how the industry will build software-defined electric vehicles, reshape the OEM business model and plan for an autonomous future.
The speaker line-up is a collection of the who’s who of the senior ranks of automotive industry, with a very strong presence of OEM leaders. Agenda tracks include: Safety & Autonomous Vehicles; Electrification; The Software Defined Vehicle; and the one I am making a contribution to, Customer Experience. I’ll be moderating a session titled Taking EVs Mainstream: Converting Consumers.
On stage I’ll be working with: Allyson Witherspoon, Chief Marketing Officer, Nissan US; Amira Aly, Director of Financial Services, Lucid Motors; and Ferry Automotive, a mobility company offering an app for short-term EV leases. Very different companies, but each should have interesting perspectives that all dealers could benefit from in terms of supporting growth in EV sales.
I’m also proud that this magazine is a media partner for Automotive USA, CADEX, the CADA Summit, and the TADA’s ACE Conference. In striving to deliver you thought leadership, it’s critical we stay on the front lines. As you participate in these industry events, look for Canadian auto dealer and Universus team members. We’ll be eager to connect with you.
