Smarter AI CEO to Keynote at CIECA Connex 2024 Annual Conference
The two-day event will feature discussions on technology, networking, and more.
The Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association (CIECA) announced that its 15th annual conference, CONNEX 2024, will be held at the MGM Grand Detroit hotel in Detroit, MI, on September 24-25, according to a news release.
This year’s theme is ‘The Intersection of Data & Mobility’ and will be emceed by industry veteran Bill Garoutte.
During the two-day event, thought leaders and industry experts will discuss where technology and businesses are headed and what the collision industry can do to prepare. A highlight of the event will be an exclusive tour of the American Center for Mobility. The conference will also include networking opportunities, a vehicle gifting as part of the National Auto Body Council (NABC) Recycled Rides program, and a celebration of CIECA’s 30th anniversary of creating data integration standards.
The agenda will include OEM representatives from Audi, Ford, and Lucid Motors, as well as a panel discussion focused on 3D printing in the collision industry and a digital claims panel. Information will also be shared about the following topics and how they will impact the collision industry and CIECA standards in the future: artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, EV batteries and the electric grid, OEM repair procedures, and telematics.
This year’s Platinum sponsors include IAA and OEC. Gold sponsors are CarPartPro.com, Nexsyis, and the United Recyclers Group (URG). Silver sponsors include AkzoNobel, Allstate, the Automotive Recyclers Association (ARA), Axalta, Caliber Collision, Comsearch, Enterprise Mobility, Mitchell (an Enlyte Company), Safelite, and Solera.
Speakers include:
AI Cameras and Transportation Solutions
Chris Piche, Smarter AI
AI in the Customer Experience
Gaurav (Rav) Mendiratta, SocioSquares and Propel
OEM Panel Discussion
Mark Allen, Audi of America
Jake Rodenroth, Lucid Motors
Chris Wallace, Ford Motor Company
3D Printing
Mario Dimovski, Boyd Group
Michael Driehorst, Headlights.com
Michel LoPrete, Auto Additive
Harold Sears, Iperion X/Imagine Additive Consulting
Industry Updates
Pat Blech, OEC
Greg Horn, PartsTrader
Jamie Shackelford, Caliber Collision
Telematics
Joel Pepera, Arity
EV Batteries and Electric Grid Infrastructure
Richard Mueller, DTE Energy
Emil Nusbaum, ARA
Digital Claims
Michael Anderson, Guidewire
Paul Riffel, GAINSCO
