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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Content, Speakers for MSO Symposium Released

Registration on track for another sold-out event

Sept. 26, 2013 – Automotive Service & Repair Week (ASRW) is pleased to announce the educational program, schedule and speakers for the MSO Symposium are now available. Designed for collision repair multi-shop operators and held during ASRW, the MSO Symposium is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 16. ASRW|NACE|CARS will take place Thursday and Friday, Oct. 17-18, with education beginning Wednesday, Oct. 16, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas.

Registration for the MSO Symposium is $250 and is available online for qualified MSOs with two or more locations. Additionally, a limited number of seats are available for both insurance professionals and single-shop owners. The MSO Symposium debuted at ASRW in 2011 specifically for multi-shop owners. A sold-out success in its first year, the MSO Symposium doubled in size in 2012. The event provides information for multiple-store operators that is unparalleled. The symposium includes multiple networking opportunities for MSOs and access to the ASRW show floor throughout the event.

New this year, Sessions 2-4 (see schedule below) will be open to the press.

“A significant amount of time, effort and planning has been invested in developing the content for this year’s symposium as we strive to deliver relevant, high-level content for this important segment of the collision repair industry,” said symposium moderator and co-producer Vincent Romans, The Romans Group.

The 2013 Schedule-at-a-Glance:

TIME / SESSION
DESCRIPTION / FACILITATORS/PANELISTS
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM / Welcome / Vincent Romans
8:30 AM – 9:20 AM / Session 1 | MSOs – A Different
Perspective:
How They See Consolidation,
Its Implications and Their Insights on
How They Intend to Remain Relevant
and Win in the Marketplace / Facilitator: Dave Smith, Enterprise Holdings
Guests:
• Rick Wood, Cook’s Collision
• Chris Pohanka, Pohanka Collision
• Bill Aeschliman, CARCARE Collision Centers
• Ron Nagy, Nagy’s Collision Specialists
9:20 AM – 10:20 AM / Session 2 | Leadership / Facilitator: Vincent Romans
Guest: Mike Jones, CEO, Discover Leadership
10:20 AM – 10:45 AM / Break
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM / Session 3 | Making Good Decisions
and Avoiding Bad Ones While
Navigating the Changing Landscape:
Lessons on Leadership in a Rapidly
Changing Industry / Facilitator: Vincent Romans
Guest: Sydney Finkelstein,
Professor/Associate Dean of Executive Education,
Dartmouth College
Sydney Finkelstein is Sponsored by:
11:45 AM – 12:30 PM / Session 4 | International MSOs:
Presentation on International MSO
Models and Panel Discussion on
International MSOs relative to
U.S. MSO models / Facilitator: David Lingham, IBIS
Guests:
• Bob Kirstiuk, Advantage Parts Marketing
• Michael Macalusco, CARSTAR Canada
• Andrew Peet, Innovation Group
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM / Lunch
1:30 PM – 2:45 PM / Session 5 | Your Future with the
Consolidators:
Fight ’Em or Join ’Em? / Facilitator: Vincent Romans
Guest: Rex Green, BB&T Capital,
Head of Consumer Group
2:45 PM – 3:15 PM / Break
3:15 PM – 4:30 PM / Session 6 | Three Years Later:
What Has Changed, Where Are We,
and How Does the Future Look? / Facilitators: Rex Green, BB&T Capital, Head of
Consumer Group and Vincent Romans
Guests:
• Chris Abraham, CEO, Service King Collision Center
• David Byers, CEO, CARSTAR, U.S.
• Brock Bulbuck, CEO, The Boyd Group
• Steve Grimshaw, CEO, Caliber Collision Centers
• Duane Rouse, CEO, ABRA Auto Body & Glass
4:30 PM – 4:45 PM / Closing Comments / Vincent Romans
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM / Networking Reception

“ASRW is the leading event for educating all members of the automotive service and repair industry,” said Dan Risley, ASA executive director. “The overwhelming response and support by the sponsors of the MSO Symposium continue to shape it, and we are grateful to each of the sponsoring companies that have played a critical role in this year’s event.”

Sponsorship opportunities for the MSO Symposium are selling quickly, with 14 sponsors confirmed to date: AudaExplore, Axalta Coating Systems, BASF, BB&T, CARSTAR, CCC Information Services, Enterprise Rent-a-Car, Gerber Collision & Glass/The Boyd Group, Mitchell, PPG, Sherwin-Williams, The Romans Group, UniCure and Universal Technical Institute. It is produced by ASA, NACE and The Romans Group , and will again be moderated by Vincent Romans, The Romans Group.

About the Events
ASRW includes the International Autobody Congress & Exposition (NACE) and the Congress of Automotive Repair & Service (CARS), making it the industry’s leading event for dedicated professionals to conduct business, network and engage in industry issues. The Tradeshow News Network (TSNN) has recognized ASRW 2011 and 2012 as a Top 250 U.S. trade show.
NACE – the world’s collision repair event – represents the only B2B event of its kind specifically designed for collision repair industry professionals from around the globe. NACE features a comprehensive educational Conference and Exposition with hundreds of diverse exhibiting companies displaying the latest equipment, products, services and technology available to today’s collision repair industry.

CARS – the premier event for automotive service professionals – features a high-quality education lineup led by industry leaders, along with an exhibitor showcase of automotive service and repair related equipment, products and services.


ASRW is produced for the Automotive Service Association (ASA) by Hanley Wood Exhibitions, a division of Hanley Wood, LLC – a premier media and information company. For additional information, contact ASRW at P.O. Box 612128, Dallas, Texas 75261-2128; call (888) 529-1641 or (972) 536-6444; or visit www.ASRWevents.com.

About the Sponsor
The Automotive Service Association (ASA) is the sponsor of ASRW and two of its shows, NACE and CARS. ASA is the largest international not-for-profit trade association of its kind dedicated to and governed by independent automotive service and repair professionals. ASA advances professionalism and excellence in the automotive industry through education, legislative representation and member services. For additional information about ASA or to join, go to www.ASAshop.org.


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