“The Intersection of Data & Mobility” 30th Anniversary Celebration, NABC Recycled Rides® gifting & American Center for Mobility Tour
Sanford, NC—August 20, 2024—The Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association (CIECA) announced its lineup of speakers at the 15th annual conference, CONNEX 2024. The event is being held at the MGM Grand Detroit hotel in Detroit, MI, September 24-25. This year’s theme is “The Intersection of Data & Mobility” and will be emceed by industry veteran Bill Garoutte.
Discounted rates as part of the room block expire on August 24.
During the two-day event, attendees will have the opportunity to network with all segments of the collision industry and hear where technology and businesses are headed and what the collision industry can do to prepare.
CIECA will celebrate its 30th anniversary of creating data integration standards at CONNEX. The conference will also include a vehicle gifting as part of the National Auto Body Council (NABC) Recycled Rides® program, and an exclusive tour of the American Center for Mobility.
This year’s Platinum sponsors include IAA and OEC. Gold sponsors are CarPartPro.com, Damage Appraisers of North America, Nexsyis and the United Recyclers Group (URG). Silver sponsors include AkzoNobel, Allstate, the Automotive Recyclers Association (ARA), Axalta, Caliber Collision, Comsearch, Enterprise, Mitchell, an Enlyte Company, Safelite and Solera.
Speakers include:
OEM Panel Discussion
Mark Allen, Audi of America; Jake Rodenroth, Lucid Motors; Chris Wallace, Ford Motor Company; and Devin Wilcox, Subaru of America
Digital Claims Panel Discussion
Michael Anderson, Guidewire; Michael Giarrizzo, DCR Systems; Paul Riffel, GAINSCO Auto Insurance; and Michael Rortvedt, Entegral
3D Printing in the Collision Industry Panel Discussion
Mario Dimovski, Boyd Group Services; Michael Driehorst, Headlights.com; and Harold Sears, Auto Additive
AI Cameras and Transportation Solutions
Chris Piche, Smarter AI
AI in the Customer Experience Panel Discussion
Bill Brower, Solera; Mark Fincher, CCC Intelligent Solutions; Abhjeet Gulati; Mitchell, an Enlyte Company; and Gaurav (Rav) Mendiratta, SocioSquares and Propel
Cybersecurity: An OEM Perspective
Kevin Tierney, General Motors
Industry Updates
Pat Blech, OEC; Greg Horn, PartsTrader; and Jamie Shackelford, Caliber Collision
Telematics
Joel Pepera, Arity
EV Batteries and Electric Grid Infrastructure
Richard Mueller, DTE Energy; and Emil Nusbaum, ARA
CAPIS Technical Updates
Paul Barry and Paulette Reed, CIECA
For more information about CIECA CONNEX, visit
https://cieca.zohobackstage.com/CONNEX2024#/?lang=en.
About CIECA:
The Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association (CIECA) develops and promotes electronic communication standards that allow the collision industry to be more efficient. CIECA’s vision is to have an e-commerce-enabled collision industry that allows all industry segments to communicate electronically, independent of platform or software used. CIECA membership is open to the collision industry and related segments, which includes repairers, insurers, OEMs, information technology companies, appraisal services, new and aftermarket parts suppliers, materials suppliers, equipment and tool companies, rental car companies, salvage and towing.
