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International Car Rental Show Announces Innovations Theater
New presentation model on the exhibit hall floor consists of continual half-hour seminars with a product and service focus.

Innovations Theater will take place at the 2019 ICRS on the exhibit hall floor with dedicated seating in theater style.
The International Car Rental Show (ICRS) introduces Innovations Theater for the 2019 event. A new concept for ICRS, Innovations Theater consists of continual half-hour seminars with a product and service focus.
Innovations Theater occupies dedicated seating in theater style in the ICRS exhibit hall and will convene during exhibit hall hours April 14.
These are the session topics to-date for Innovations Theater 2019:
Introducing Green Motion’s multi-product strategy (presented in Spanish)
Continuously improving car rental software
Three bold predictions from a connected car realist
Introducing frictionless car rental: Drive & Go
Key Management using 1Micro
“Innovations Theater is a great opportunity for attendees to get quick, target information on the show floor from our vendor community,” says Chris Brown, executive editor of Auto Rental News and ICRS conference chair.
Visit here for the Innovations Theater schedule and presenting companies. (Note that the schedule for Innovations Theater in 2019 is full.)
The 2019 ICRS takes place April 14-16 at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas.
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