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Fleet Forward Conference Launches First-Ever Big Solutions Roundtables
Learn directly from fleet experts, innovators, and industry veterans leading roundtables on today’s most urgent challenges.

Join industry leaders at the Fleet Forward Conference for the New Big Solutions Roundtables on Thursday, October 23, 2025. Gain insights from top experts representing CARB, Automotive Technical Support Services, Bobit Business Media, Ridecell, Cardata, and Fleet360.
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The Fleet Forward Conference 2025 is breaking new ground with the debut of Big Solutions Roundtables — an interactive session format designed to connect attendees directly with experts and peers on the fleet industry’s most urgent challenges.
The roundtables will take place on Thursday, Oct. 23, from 9:15 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Participants will rotate through six focused roundtable discussions, each moderated by a subject matter expert. Every 20 minutes, groups will switch tables, ensuring each attendee gains practical insights, actionable strategies, and multiple perspectives in a single dynamic session.
Topics & Moderators:
Navigating California’s Regulatory & Incentive Landscape with CARB
Moderator: Adil Mahmood, CARB
Bridging the Gap in Fleet Electrification & Advanced Diagnostics
Moderator: Mike Cleary, Automotive Technical Support Services
CAR 2026: Driving the Next Era of Fleet Remarketing
Moderator: Colin Sutherland, Bobit Business Media
Using AI to Boost Your Daily Productivity
Moderator: Mark Thomas, Ridecell
Grey Fleet: Turning Personal Vehicles into Strategic Assets
Moderator: Lee Adam, Cardata
Post-Pandemic: What Did We Learn in Fleet?
Moderator: Carl Neuberger
Why Attend the Roundtables and FFC?
Big Solutions Roundtables give you the rare chance to sit across the table from regulators, technology experts, remarketing leaders, and fellow fleet managers in a fast-moving, highly participatory format.
Bring your questions, share your experiences, and walk away with fresh ideas to apply immediately to your operation.
The Fleet Forward Conference will convene for a spectacular three-day event from October 21-23, 2025, at Sheraton San Diego Resort in San Diego, California.
The event aligns the three previous conferences — Global Fleet Conference, Fleet Safety Conference, and Fleet Forward Conference — under one comprehensive and future-focused platform.
This year's conference theme "Fleet Leadership in a Year of Uncertainty" will address concerns of navigating a shifting industry throughout global disruption, new technologies, and more.
Automotive Fleet's Fleet Forward Conference includes seminars, tabletop exhibits, networking, lunch, and a vehicle ride and drive.
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