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International Car Rental Show Convenes Investor’s Seminar
Featuring John Healy of Northcoast Research Partners, the pre-show seminar will provide insights into the U.S. and international car rental markets from an investment and pricing perspective.

The seminar will be led by John Healy, a research analyst with Northcoast Research Partners.
Photo courtesy of Northcoast Research Partners.
The 2019 International Car Rental Show (ICRS) presents “Car Rental, an Investment View,” which will examine the forces driving the U.S. and international car rental markets for publicly traded companies and the market in general.
The seminar will be led by John Healy, a research analyst with Northcoast Research Partners. Healy covers the car rental sector for Northcoast, an institutional equity research firm that specializes in car rental among many other industries.
Car rental pricing expert Christina Morris will provide a rate analysis with insights behind the rate fluctuations market to market. Chris Brown, executive editor of Auto Rental News and ICRS conference, will show attendees how the car rental market will merge with new mobility options on the path to autonomy.
“Whether you’re watching the car rental market from the outside as an investor or you’re a supplier to the car rental industry and want an insider’s perspective on the headwinds and tailwinds affecting your business, this seminar will deliver on that,” said Brown.
Included with a Supplier Full Conference registration for ICRS, this pre-show seminar convenes on Sunday, April 14 at 2:30pm.
The 2019 International Car Rental Show takes place April 14-16 at Paris Hotel, Las Vegas.
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