2014 AFLA Conference
The AFLA Conference theme of the year was "Learn, Innovate, Win - Improving Your Odds for Fleet Success."
GE Capital Fleet Services’ Kristi Webb and DISH’s Abe Stephenson pose for a picture between sessions.
More than 475 fleet professionals particpated in this year’s AFLA event.
Ty Bobit (at podium) with his wife, Nadine, and son, Blake, accept his late father’s lifetime achievement award with a touching rememberance of how much Ed Bobit loved being a part of the fleet industry and AFLA.
Olympian Vince Poscente dramatically demonstrates how he fast-tracked his training for the sport of speed skiing. He became a world-class skier in less than four years.
Rainer Wahl of BMW (left) and Mike Pitcher of LeasePlan relax during the opening night reception. Pitcher delivered the 2014 conference’s opening keynote address on the power of fleet safety.
Christy Coyte Meyer of Johnson Controls (far left) leads a panel consisting of (l-r)
Theresa Belding of Actavis, Dick Malcom of State Farm, and Mike Sims of the LDS Church on how fleet managers can prepare for the next generation of fleet managers, addressing how they are working to make sure the transition will go smoothly.
AFLA leadership accepts the Ice Bucket Challenge and gets dunked to support ALS research. The challenges continued into the pool area where other attendees were challenged and gladly accepted.
Janis Christensen of Mercury Associates and Phil Moser of ADTS spend time catching up after the opening keynote speech.
AF Editor Mike Antich moderates the closing session addressing the pros and cons of renegotiating fleet management agreements vs. going out to bid. The panel consists of Bret Watson of Sprint, Jonathan Kammans of Ingersoll Rand, Kevin Fisher of Aramark, Linda Ellis of Boral, and Michael Bieger of ADP.
AF Editor Mike Antich (center) spends time with Motorweek’s John Davis (right) after the latter’s presentation about innovative automotive technologies.
Continuing the theme of self improvement, entrepreneur Weldon Long recounts how he went from prison to a homeless shelter to leading an Inc. 5000 company in just 60 months through the power of consistency.
The annual conference returned to Las Vegas, after a successful conference there in 2010.
Packed houses are the order of the day for most of the sessions during the 2014 AFLA Conference at the M Resort Spa Casino in Las Vegas.
Wayne Smolda of The CEI Group announces the Fleet Executive of the Year award. CEI is the exclusive sponsor of the award.
Rob Miller (at the podium) and Jonathan Kammans of Ingersoll Rand accept the Fleet Executive of the Year award on behalf of their boss, Ingrid Joris, who was unable to attend the ceremony.
AF Editor Mike Antich awards Patsy Brownson, CAFM, her Fleet Hall of Fame plaque.