2023 FIADA ANNUAL CONVENTION SCHEDULE
Florida Used Car Professionals meet to learn, network and gather industry knowledge and tools
Day 1 - Sunday, October 29, 2023
2:00pm - 7:00pm
Registration
4:30pm - 5:30pm
Membership Meeting: Installation of Officers
5:30pm - 6:30pm
First Timers Reception
7:30pm - 9:30pm
Past Presidents Dinner
Day 2 - Monday, October 30, 2023
7:30am - 5:00pm
Registration
8:00am - 9:00am
Breakfast
9:00am - 10:15am
Opening General Session
Keynote Address
Tracy Myers, Frank Myers Auto Maxx
10:15am - 10:30am
Coffee Break
10:30am - 11:45am
General Session
Compliance/Regulatory/Legal Update
Ejola Cook, Steve Levine, Adam Crowell, Palmer Brand
11:45am - 1:45pm
Lunch & Exhibit Hall Opening
2:00pm - 2:50pm
BHPH Breakout:
Underwriting Trends
Scott Shamrell, NEO
2:00pm - 2:50pm
Retail Breakout:
Digital Retailing/Website As Your Store
Ed Curry, NIADA
2:00pm - 2:50pm
Profesional Breakout:
Staffing: Hiring, Training & Retaining
Dealer Panel moderated by Jason March
3:00pm - 3:50pm
BHPH Breakout:
Collections Best Practices
Ben Goodman, NIADA
3:00pm - 3:50pm
Retail Breakout:
BDC/Interent Sales Best Practices
Sara Hoagey, Elite BDC
3:00pm - 3:50pm
Professional Breakout:
Exit/Succession & Estate Planning ABC's
Mark Burkholder - Peachtree Planning
4:00pm - 5:00pm
General Session
Before You Grow Dealer Panel
Tracy Myers, Frank Myers AutoMaxx
5:00pm - 7:00pm
Cocktail Party in Exhibit Hall
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Cigars & Cars Event
Day 3 - Tuesday, October 31, 2023
8:00am - 9:00am
Breakfast
9:00am - 10:15am
General Session
Sales & Marketing Techniques in a Digital World
Bill Neylan Terry MacCauley & Ron Heider
10:15am - 10:30am
Coffee Break
10:30am - 11:45am
BHPH Breakout:
Planning & Budgeting for 2024
Ben Goodman, NIADA
10:30am - 11:45am
Retail Breakout:
Maximizing F & I Gross and Improving Penetration
Ed Curry, NIADA
10:30am - 11:45am
Professional Breakout:
Capital & Cash Flow: What You Need to Know
Paxton Wright, Jimmy Rambo, Doug Marohn, Joe Keadle
11:45am - 1:45am
Lunch With Exhibitors & Giveaways
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Dealer Roundtables
3:30pm - 4:00pm
Convention Wrap-Up, Takeaways & Adjournment
Chuck Bonanno, Luis Giraldo, Jason March