The 2019 NAFA Institute and Expo put a significant emphasis on how future mobility technologies might impact fleets and hosted numerous seminars and educational sessions geared toward educating the commercial fleet manager of today on how to best improve his or her operations in the most effective ways possible. View more of our coverage of the 2019 NAFA I&E. Photos by Andy Lundin.
2019 NAFA I&E in Pictures
This year's NAFA I&E Expo featured 19 new exhibitors and, reflecting NAFA’s goal of offering more in the way of mobility this year, several vendors in the expo hall detailed new mobility technologies, including autonomous vehicle technology.
NAFA I&E 2019 was April 15-17, in Louisville, Ky. This year included a day with sessions dedicated entirely to mobility.
Lukas Neckermann, managing director of Neckermann Strategic Advisors, was the keynote speaker on the final day of NAFA I&E, which was a day that was entirely focused on topics related to mobility. He identified the problems caused by the rise of vehicle use: Congestion causes lost hours while drivers sit in traffic, vehicle-related deaths have not decreased sufficiently, and climate change.
Four Flexy Award winners spoke of the successes that helped them achieve their honor during the breakfast panel, on the morning of Tuesday, April 16. (from l to r) Matthew Betz, I&E Curriculum Content Committee Chair, NAFA Fleet Management Association moderated the panel, which included Mario Guzman, CAFM, director of support services, City of West Palm Beach, Fla.; Robert Stine, CAFM, director-fleet management department, Hillsborough County, Fla.; Dave Dahn, CAFM, corporate fleet program manager, Erie Insurance Group; and 2018 FLEXY Award Winner, Adam Orth, CAFM, fleet services manager, General Mills.
NAFA I&E 2019 featured a keynote presentation luncheon by Chris Riddell, digital futurist keynote speaker, who discussed how current and future technologies are impacting fleet, which included: the sharing economy, blockchain, augmented intelligence, and the Internet of Things.
The 2019 NAFA Institute and Expo (NAFA I&E) was host to numerous seminars and educational sessions geared toward educating the commercial fleet manager of today on how to best improve his or her operations in the most effective ways possible.
The final day of the NAFA I&E 2019 kicked off with a fleet management executive panel, featuring executives from several fleet management companies who spoke on their vision of the future of fleet. (l to r) Moderating the panel was Mike Joyce, executive director, American Automotive Leasing Association (AALA). FMC speakers present were Dan Frank, CEO and president, Wheels, Inc.; Tom Callahan, president, Donlen; Jay Forbes, CEO, Element Fleet Management; Bob White, president, ARI; and Matt Dyer, CEO and president, LeasePlan USA.