Topics & Agenda

Carefully curated with the most forward-thinking dealers in mind, these topics are designed to address the big questions you are asking... or the ones you should be asking. Packed with insights, trends, and tactics to keep you leading from the front, this agenda is sure to leave you energized and refreshed as you head back to your business.

Basic Agenda

Wednesday, May 14th
1:00 PM - 8:30 PM
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1:00 PM - 5:30 PM |
Early Registration Open
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
Welcome Reception at Baltimore Live! Hotel Casino
Thursday, May 15th
1:00 PM - 5:30 PM
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1:00 PM - 5:30 PM |
Early Registration Open
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
Welcome Reception at Baltimore Live! Hotel Casino
Friday, May 16th
7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
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1:00 PM - 5:30 PM |
Early Registration Open
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
Welcome Reception at Baltimore Live! Hotel Casino
Saturday, May 17th
7:30 AM - 11:00 AM
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1:00 PM - 5:30 PM |
Early Registration Open
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
Welcome Reception at Baltimore Live! Hotel Casino
Wednesday, May 14th
1:00 PM - 8:30 PM
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1:00 PM - 5:30 PM |
Early Registration Open
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
Welcome Reception at Baltimore Live! Hotel Casino
Thursday, May 15th
1:00 PM - 5:30 PM
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1:00 PM - 5:30 PM |
Early Registration Open
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
Welcome Reception at Baltimore Live! Hotel Casino
Friday, May 16th
7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
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1:00 PM - 5:30 PM |
Early Registration Open
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
Welcome Reception at Baltimore Live! Hotel Casino
Saturday, May 17th
7:30 AM - 11:00 AM
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1:00 PM - 5:30 PM |
Early Registration Open
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
Welcome Reception at Baltimore Live! Hotel Casino
Wednesday, May 14th
1:00 PM - 8:30 PM
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1:00 PM - 5:30 PM |
Early Registration Open
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
Welcome Reception at Baltimore Live! Hotel Casino
Thursday, May 15th
1:00 PM - 5:30 PM
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1:00 PM - 5:30 PM |
Early Registration Open
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
Welcome Reception at Baltimore Live! Hotel Casino
Friday, May 16th
7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
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1:00 PM - 5:30 PM |
Early Registration Open
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
Welcome Reception at Baltimore Live! Hotel Casino
Saturday, May 17th
7:30 AM - 11:00 AM
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1:00 PM - 5:30 PM |
Early Registration Open
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
Welcome Reception at Baltimore Live! Hotel Casino
Tues, May 13th
1:00 PM - 8:30 PM
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7:00 AM - 8:30 AM |
Registration, Breakfast and the Automotive Troublemaker Live
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM |
Main Stage Keynotes-In-The-Round, Panels and Pitch Tank Final
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM |
Exhibit Hall Open
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM |
Breakout Sessions
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM |
Lunch
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
Breakout Sessions
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
Vehicles For Change Car Giveaway and Closing Keynote
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
Night 2 Happy Hour
1:00 PM - 5:30 PM |
Early Registration Open
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
Welcome Reception at Baltimore Live! Hotel Casino
Wed, May 14th
8:30 AM - 6:30 PM
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7:00 AM - 8:30 AM |
Registration, Breakfast and the Automotive Troublemaker Live
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM |
Main Stage Welcome, Keynote and Panels
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM |
Exhibit Hall Open
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM |
Pitch Tank Prelims, Podcast Stage
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM |
Lunch
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
Breakout Sessions
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM |
Main Stage Panels and Keynotes
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM |
Night 1 Happy Hour by Reunion Marketing
Thurs, May 15th
8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
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7:00 AM - 8:30 AM |
Registration, Breakfast and the Automotive Troublemaker Live
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM |
Main Stage Keynotes-In-The-Round, Panels and Pitch Tank Final
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM |
Exhibit Hall Open
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM |
Breakout Sessions
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM |
Lunch
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
Breakout Sessions
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
Vehicles For Change Car Giveaway and Closing Keynote
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
Night 2 Happy Hour with Foureyes
Fri, May 16th
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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8:00 AM - 9:30 AM |
Farewell Coffee and Networking
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
Fly Home And Win With Your Team

Detailed Agenda

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ASOTU CON Kickoff - "We Start With Why"

Day 1
Main Stage
8:30 am
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8:45 am
Moderator:
Paul J Daly
Kyle Mountsier

The HEART of Convergence

Day 1
Main Stage
8:45 am
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9:30 am
Moderator:
Claude Silver

Operating at the Edge of Innovation

Day 1
Main Stage
9:30 am
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10:00 am
Moderator:
Paul J Daly
Greg Uland

The Innovation Feedback Loop

Day 1
Main Stage
10:00 am
-
10:30 am
Moderator:
Kyle Mountsier
Danny Zaslavsky

Pitch Tank - Studio One

Day 1
Studio One
11:15 am
-
12:00 pm
Moderator:
Kyle Mountsier
Beth Hill
Christopher Twohig
Chase Fraser

Pitch Tank - Studio Three

Day 1
Studio Three
11:15 am
-
12:00 pm
Moderator:
Paul J Daly
Elizabeth Shults
Brian Donnelly
Tony Fowler

Pitch Tank - Studio Two

Day 1
Studio Two
11:15 am
-
12:00 pm
Moderator:
Michael Cirillo
Ben Hadley
Patrick Abad
Bill Cariss

Cut Costs, Not Care: How Dealers Are Tackling Health Insurance Costs

Day 1
Studio One
1:00 pm
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1:30 pm
Moderator:
Veronica Ferrari
Liza Borches

Mastering Deal Flow: Save Time, Save Money, and Keep Deals Moving

Day 1
Studio Three
1:00 pm
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1:30 pm
Moderator:
Brad Miller
Trevor Long

Set It and Sell It

Day 1
Studio Two
1:00 pm
-
1:30 pm
Moderator:
Andrew Breedlove
Jeremy Nowling

Dealer Group Confidential: Driving Efficiency, Scaling Success Across Rooftops

Day 1
Studio Two
1:45 pm
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2:15 pm
Moderator:
Derek Hansen
Trent Waybright
Dan Banister

Maximizing Profits with AI: Strategies to Convert More Shoppers and Drive Sales

Day 1
Studio One
1:45 pm
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2:15 pm
Moderator:
Danielle Mills Walden
Evan Driscoll

Seeing is Believing: How the Right Visuals Sell More Cars

Day 1
Studio Three
1:45 pm
-
2:15 pm
Moderator:
Daniel Able
Brian Free

SEO To GEO

Day 1
Studio One
2:30 pm
-
3:00 pm
Moderator:
Michael Cirillo
Nick Askew
John Sukowaty

The Used Car War

Day 1
Studio Three
2:30 pm
-
3:00 pm
Moderator:
Brian Kramer
Joe Nieman

The Importance of F&I In Margin Compression

Day 1
Studio Two
2:30 pm
-
3:00 pm
Moderator:
Adam Marburger
Alan Brown

AI Sales Agents: Friend or Foe?

Day 1
Studio Two
3:15 pm
-
3:45 pm
Moderator:
Scott Traylor

Building a Data Foundation to Propel Your CDP

Day 1
Studio One
3:15 pm
-
3:45 pm
Moderator:
Kyle Mountsier
Steve White

Start Selling the Way Buyers Want to Buy, Not How You Want to Sell

Day 1
Main Stage
4:00 pm
-
4:30 pm
Moderator:
Kyle Mountsier
Jade Terreberry
Noah Lee

EV Power For Life: The True Economics of EV Charging

Day 1
Main Stage
4:30 pm
-
5:00 pm
Moderator:
Paul J Daly
Robert Blessing
Alex Lawrence
Michael Wood

Pitch Tank Final

Day 1
Main Stage
5:00 pm
-
5:45 pm
Moderator:
Kyle Mountsier
Beth Hill
Chase Fraser
Bill Cariss

Night 1 Happy Hour by Reunion Marketing

Day 1
Main Stage
5:30 pm
-
6:30 pm
Moderator:

Unlocking New Audiences

Day 2
Studio Three
3:15 pm
-
3:45 pm
Moderator:
Michael Kraut

Lead or Be Left Behind

Day 2
Main Stage
8:30 am
-
10:00 am
Moderator:
Ryan Rohrman
Patrick Abad
Erikka Tiffani Wells

The Auto Industry’s Next Chapter

Day 2
Main Stage
10:00 am
-
10:45 am
Moderator:
Steve Greenfield

EV Retailing Secrets in a World without Rebates

Day 2
Studio One
11:15 am
-
11:45 am
Moderator:
Terence Rasmussen
Scott Case
Joel Bassam
Matthew Haiken

Investing in the Future of Auto Retail

Day 2
Podcast
11:15 am
-
11:45 am
Moderator:
Steve Greenfield
Chase Fraser
Bill Cariss
Brian Donnelly

Bringing The Service Lane To Their Driveway

Day 2
Studio Two
11:15 am
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11:45 am
Moderator:
Paul J Daly
Troy Blackwell
Amit Chandarana
Ed Roberts

How BBQ Can Change the World: Lessons From the Pit for Business and Life

Day 2
Studio Three
11:30 am
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12:00 pm
Moderator:
Jim Ganther

EV Reality Check: What the Latest Data Means for Dealers

Day 2
Studio Three
1:00 pm
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1:30 pm
Moderator:
David Thomas
Jim OBrill

Website Bootcamp: Strengthening Vendor Management & Performance

Day 2
Studio Three
1:45 pm
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2:15 pm
Moderator:
Christina Cuatto
Elizabeth Shults

Unlocking Learning, Development, and High-Performance Teams

Day 2
Studio One
1:45 pm
-
2:15 pm
Moderator:
Glenn Pasch
Michael Wood

Why Your Emails Aren’t Landing (and What to Do About It)

Day 2
Studio Two
1:45 pm
-
2:15 pm
Moderator:
Bobby Gaudreau
Brad Gelber

Past Performance Predicts Future Behaviors

Day 2
Studio Three
2:30 pm
-
3:00 pm
Moderator:
Dave Karasick

Using Technology to Build Efficiencies in Parts and Service

Day 2
Studio One
2:30 pm
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3:00 pm
Moderator:
Phil Zheng
James Conroy

We Found The Used Car Factory

Day 2
Studio Two
2:30 pm
-
3:00 pm
Moderator:
Anthony Monteiro
Joel Bassam

One Customer, One Story

Day 2
Studio Two
3:15 pm
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3:45 pm
Moderator:
Tony Fowler

Built Different

Day 2
Main Stage
4:00 pm
-
5:00 pm
Moderator:
Paul J Daly
Kyle Mountsier
Michael Cirillo

Night 2 Happy Hour by Foureyes

Day 2
Main Stage
5:30 pm
-
6:30 pm
Moderator:
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