2017 Fleet Forward Conference
Originally posted on Automotive Fleet
The seminar "Defining the Fleet Manager of the Future" discussed the new service offerings that fleet managers should investigate today, as well as how traditional fleet functions are changing.
Paul Gillmore of Slick Technologies shakes hands with John Korte, mobility business leader at Donlen. Korte made a presentation on how fleet management is dramatically evolving.
Alan Woodland of Invers (left) talks to Gil Cygler, founder of Carpingo and AllCar, Dave Brook, carsharing consultant and cofounder of Flexcar, and Steven Messino, CEO and founder of MuvMe.
Zach Austin of Lyft discusses apps at the kickoff happy hour.
Dr. Stefan Heck, CEO of nauto and leading transportation strategist, began the day with a seminar on how fleets hold the cards in an autonomous, connected, electric, and shared transportation environment.
Sean Behr, founder and CEO of Stratim, Michele Cunningham, senior vp, products and services, and Rick Longobart, sales manager of EJ Ward and former government fleet manager, sat on the Fleet Manager of the Future panel.
Mike Cottle (left) VP of sales and business development for RideCell, and Chris Donus, president of Silvercar, discussed how technology can be implemented in the airport car rental process.
Fleet Forward participants hailed from a diverse background in fleet and technology.
The DriverDo team: Brian Schwarze is flanked by Kevin Burke (left) and Alan Wu.
Jack Roberts (left), senior editor of Heavy Duty Trucking Magazine, listens to Alex Thibault of Vulog. Roberts made a presentation on the future of trucking, while Thibault sat on a panel that discussed Mobility as a Service solutions for fleets.
Bobby Taheri and Jorge Vinueza of DriveWhip, serving metro D.C., represent a new type of fleet provider: renting specifically to ride-hailing networks such as Uber and Lyft.
Fleet Forward kicked off with a cocktail reception at the pool of the Miami Hilton Downtown. Rich Tillotson of CCM Fleet Management Services is flanked by Joseph Monti (left) and Chris DiGuiseppe, both of Aamco Transmissions.
More than 150 participants gathered for the inaugural Fleet Forward Conference.
Chris Brown, fleet editor at Bobit Business Media and conference founder and chair, kicked off Fleet Forward with the message that the world is preparing for "the fleetification of everything."
David Liniado, Cox Automotive's vice president of consumer mobility, discussed the how the lifecycle of fleets is evolving.
Fleet Forward partipants network during lunch: Patti Early (right-left), Florida Power & Light, Rich Tillotson, CCM Fleet Management Services, Richard Hanowski, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, Shinobu Kato and Stefan Heck, Nauto, Bill Schankel, NAFA, and Mike Blatnik, ARI.
Rainer Becker, COO of GM's Urban Active division and Maven operations manager, discussed how managing vehicles is migrating to "managing rides."
Alex Thibault (VP business development - North America for Vulog) presented with Maven's Rainer Becker. Thibault explained use-case scenarios in which fleets can increase utilization through shared use of vehicles on demand.