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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2009
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Noon - 7:00 p.m. |
AFSA Registration Desk |
Noon - 2:30 p.m |
Vehicle Finance Division Advisory Board Luncheon/Meeting
(By invitation)
Responding to Uncertain Times: How Leading Companies Are Responding to the Crisis
With the worlds financial markets experiencing unprecedented turbulence, companies are scrambling to maintain profitability, and in some cases maintain viability. In its High Performance research and discussions with corporate leaders, Accenture has identified key themes in the response to today's economic challenges. What are leading companies doing to strengthen themselves today and prepare for the inevitable economic upturn? How do high performing companies maintain a sound balance between short term fiscal discipline and long term value creation? What does the downturn imply for changes in the auto finance industry as it recovers it's footing in the post recession economy? All this and more will be explored.
Speaker:
Alton Adams
Senior Executive
Accenture
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3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
AFSA Vehicle Finance Risk Management Committee
(By invitation)
Committee Chairman:
James C. Horr
Director, Global Consumer Risk
Ford Motor Credit Company
This meeting is open to AFSA member finance company executives in the risk management area. It is complimentary to attend. Contact Sheilah Harrison at (202) 466-8602 or email sharrison@afsamail.org
This interactive session will focus on how auto financing sources and their dealers can explore ways in which "green, clean and lean" initiatives can be implemented that would allow a company to reduce short-term costs, improve business processes and reporting, meet or anticipate regulatory requirements, increase long-term profitability and create market differentiation within a world in which environmental and social responsibility is becoming a growing concern.
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3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP
WHAT COMPANIES ARE DOING TO BE LEAN AND GREEN
Moderator:
Marguerite Y. Watanabe
President
Connections Insights
Panelists:
Hugh Ian Abenethy
Vice President, National Accounts
DealerTrack, Inc.
Douglas I. Greenhaus
Director, Environment, Health and Safety
National Automobile Dealers Association
Pete Kenning, Jr
Chief Executive Officer
CEDAR Document Technologies, Inc.
Andrew D. Koblenz
Vice President & General Counsel
National Automobile Dealers Association
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4:00 - 5:30 p.m |
AWARE Board Meeting |
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. |
Reception with Exhibitors |
7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. |
Vehicle Finance Division Advisory Board Reception/Dinner
(By invitation) |
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 2009 |
7:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. |
AFSA Registration Desk |
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. |
Breakfast with Exhibitors |
8:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. |
OPENING GENERAL SESSION
Welcome by AFSA Vehicle Finance Division Chairman
Stephen E. Smith
Senior Vice President, Financial Services
American Honda Finance Corp.
Update on AFSA Vehicle Finance Initiatives and AWARE®
Chris Stinebert
President & CEO
American Financial Services Association
CEO Panel: Managing Through a Dynamic Marketplace
Sponsored by Balboa Insurance Group
Moderator:
Dennis McCuistion
Host and Producer
McCuistion Program
PBS Television
Panelists:
Frank Armstrong
President
World Omni Financial Corp.
Stephen E. Smith
Senior Vice President
American Honda Finance Corp.
Sanjiv Yajnik
President
Capital One Auto Finance, Inc.
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10:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. |
Refreshment Break with Exhibitors |
10:45 a.m. - 11:45 |
General Session
"Straight Talk with Dealers"
Moderator:
Dennis McCuistion
Host & Executive Producer
McCuistion Program
PBS Television
Panelists:
John P. McEleney
2009 NADA Chairman
McEleney Auto Center
Clinton, Iowa
Edward C. Tonkin
2009 NADA Vice Chairman
Ron Tonkin Dealership
Portland, Oregon
Michael C. Martin
NADA Director
Dudley Martin Chevrolet
Manassas, Virginia
Michael D. Brown
Vice President, Operations
Atlantic Automotive Group
Fort Salonga, New York
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Noon - 1:00 p.m. |
Luncheon with Exhibitors |
1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
GRAND BALLROOM A/B |
GENERAL SESSION
Enterprise Risk Management - Delivering Continuous Predictable ROI
Moderator:
George Halloran
Auto Finance Consultant
BenchMark Consulting International, LLC
Panelists:
Girish Bachani
Chief Financial Officer
Capital One Auto Finance
Alan B. Feldman
Chief Executive Officer
Jerico Information Technology
Edward B. Highland
Managing Director, Servicing Ratings & Monitoring
Standard & Poor's Corporation
James Horr
Chairman, AFSA Risk Management Committee and
Director, global Consumer Risk
Ford Motor Credit Company LLC
Robert A. Micalizzi
Director, Information and Risk Management
FirstCity Fund Advisors, Inc.
Alex Sarafian
Director, Consumre Credit Operations Support and Plans
GMAC Financial Services
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2:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. |
Issues Roundtables
- Profitability Management Analytics and Operational Effectiveness
Moderator:
Dr. Robert L. Phillips
Founder, Chief Science Officer & Vice President
Nomis Solutions
Panelists:
Scott Cooke
National Strategic Planning Manager
Toyota Financial Services
Raymond O'Kane
National Director, Retail Dealer Finance
BMO Bank of Montreal
Kim Pulliam
Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer
CitiFinancial Auto
- Protect Your Company: Important Legal and Legislative Issues Impacting Auto Finance.
Speakers:
Michael A. Benoit
Partner
Hudson Cook, LLP
Bill Himpler
Executive Vice President, Federal Government Affairs
American Financial Services Association
- Collect More Effectively: New Strategies in Loss Mitigation
Moderator:
Brian Johnson
Assistant Vice President
CenterOne Financial Services
Speakers:
Tim Condon
President & Chief Executive Officer
ACC Consumer Finance
Wayne Pollack
Vice President, Consumer Operations
Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc.
Dale Walker
Director, Communications and Processing
Nissan Motor Acceptance Corporation
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3:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. |
Refreshment Break with Exhibitors |
4:00 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. |
Issues Roundtables
- Managing Your Human Capital: Return on Individuals (ROI)
As companies restructure and reduce operating expenses, the Individual is often neglected, ignored, or sacrificed for the bottom line. Learn in this Session how Leaders are maximizing human capital and gaining a greater Return on Individuals through selective outsourcing of non-core functions, retraining associates, and restructuring and realigning operations and technology.
Moderator:
Nancy G. McDonald
Senior Vice President, Financial Solutions Group
Affiliated Computer Services (ACS)
Speakers:
Don Goin
Vice President, Information Services
Santander Consumer USA/Drive
Donald S. Gottwald
President & CEO
Automotive Finance Corporation
James M. Landy
President
Fireside Bank
Buz McOmber
President
Constructive Cultures
- Avoiding and Dealing with Fraud
Moderator:
Justin Oesterle
Vice President, Sales Marketing, and Strategic Alliances
RouteOne LLC
Speakers:
Brian Alink
Director, Operations Strategy & Execution
Capital One Auto Finance, Inc.
Lee Mitchell
Vice President Financial Services
Group 1 Automotive, Inc.
Peter Turek
Vice President
TransUnion
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6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. |
Reception with Exhibitors |
7:15 p.m. |
Free Evening |
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 2009 |
7:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. |
Breakfast with Exhibitors
Last chance to visit with exhibitors |
7:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. |
VIP Breakfast with James Carville and Mary Matalin
(by Invitation) -- Sponsored by Nomis Solutions |
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. |
General Session - The Impact of the New Administration
Introduction:
Dennis Stratford
Chairman & CEO
Nomis Solutions
James Carville and Mary Matalin will give the keynote presentation on Friday morning. Timely scheduled just a few days after the Inauguration, the married couple, who have sharply different political views, will discuss the new presidential administration. |
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. |
Refreshment Break |
10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. |
Closing General Session
The Next Big Idea! A Discussion with Innovators and Game-Changers
The auto finance industry has been through many uncertain and challenging times with 2008/2009 likely to be the most difficult market we have faced. The game has changed. Where will the next big idea come from? What is the next game-changing business model? Disruptions to our business can provide the spark for executives to take a step back and look at their businesses with a new lens, think smarter, and become more innovative; challenging themselves and their colleagues to go beyond what has always been done and find a better way to do it.
Moderator:
Elizabeth Webb
Chief Operating Officer
Innovate Auto Solutions, LLC
Panelists:
Bruce Goetsche
Director, F&I Administration
Lithia Motors
Mark F. O'Neil
Chairman and CEO
DealerTrack Holdings, Inc.
Brian Reed
Chief Executive Officer
Intersection Technologies, Inc.
Paul Rindone
Vice President, Financial Solutions
ADP Dealer Services
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 2009 |
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92nd Annual NADA Convention Begins |
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