More than 50 AAPEXedu sessions will make up the 2018 program.
John King, CNN’s chief national correspondent and anchor of Inside Politics, will take the stage at AAPEX 2018 to discuss the upcoming mid-term elections and the impact the various outcomes could have on Washington, D.C. His grand opening keynote, “Breakfast with John King,” will wrap up with a Q&A session with the audience.
According to the survey, buyers’ top reasons for attending AAPEX are to find new products, find new suppliers and identify new technologies, with 88 percent saying they have a role in purchase decisions.
Attendee registration is only $40 through Friday, Oct. 12, and can be completed online at aapexshow.com/attendee.
In 2015, nearly 3,500 automotive professionals from Auto Value and Bumper to Bumper temporarily shut down Las Vegas Boulevard as they made their way to AAPEX from the Mirage hotel.
Attendees are encouraged to use the AAPEX website where onPeak, the official housing vendor of AAPEX 2018, provides the Lowest Rate Assurance, no booking or service fees, a guaranteed hotel confirmation number for smooth check-in, exclusive hotel perks and personal service from real people before, during and after the show.
Approximately 2,500 manufacturers and suppliers with new products, services and technologies in 65 categories will exhibit at AAPEX 2018, with more than 47,000 targeted buyers in attendance, including automotive service and repair professionals, auto parts retailers, auto parts warehouse distributors (WDs), engine builders and fleet buyers.
Throughout AAPEX 2017, new programs, exhibits, product demos, AAPEXedu sessions and keynote speakers focused on mobility, connectivity services, consumer preferences, vehicle data, autonomous vehicles, new product technologies and disruptive technology-driven trends.
The session, “Grease, Code and Customers: You’re Entirely Right About All the Wrong Stuff,” was provided to help automotive service professionals prepare for the future.
John Kinsella, vice president and senior consultant, FitForCommerce, explained how omnichannel – a multichannel sales approach that provides the customer with an integrated shopping experience – results in more valuable customers.
Using two dimensions – vehicle control and vehicle ownership – Deloitte’s Neal Ganguli identified the future states of mobility as: personally owned, driver driven; shared-driver driven; personally owned autonomous; and shared autonomous.
Expert speakers will cover several topics, including advanced driver assistance systems, connected vehicles, vehicle-to-everything and new mobility models.
