ARI hosted its third annual Best in Fleet client conference at the Diplomat Resort and Spa in Hollywood, Florida, from Nov. 7 to 9. Kevin O'Leary, of 'Shark Tank' fame, was the keynote speaker for the conference. Read about last year's event here. Photos by Andy Lundin.
ARI's 2018 Best in Fleet Conference
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Bob White, president of ARI, helped kick off the beginning of the third annual ARI Best in Fleet conference with a presentation on the future of ARI and how it plans to better serve its customers.
The second night of the conference closed out with an evening reception and dinner cruise aboard the Grand Floridian Luxury Yacht.
Denise Wildish, senior vice president of global service excellence for ARI, and Anthony Foursha, senior vice president of sales for ARI, acted as the emcees over the course of the conference.
Several case study panels were high-points of the conference. Pictured left to right during a talk on the NiSource fleet are Tom Williams, new business development manager for ARI; Jake Upper, director of fleet for NiSource; Chuck Bunting, manager of fleet operations for NiSource; and Todd Butcher, manager of strategic accounts for ARI.
Don Woods, director of client information systems for ARI, speaks during a presentation on the growing adoption of telematics devices for fleets and where the industry is headed.
Following the presentation on telematics was a panel discussion on the addressing changes and challenges surrounding the technology. Pictured left to right during the discussion is Mike Ramsey, vice president of sales support for ARI; Rob Rosenach, business development manager for Ford Commercial Solutions; Christopher Rauser, sr. manager of connected vehicle & data services for GM; and Don Woods, director of client information systems for ARI.
Chris Conroy, president and CEO at Holman Business Services, discussed where Holman Enterprises stands today and where it is headed for the future.
Several leisure activities were available to attendees of the conference, including the Wynwood craft beer and graffiti art tour. Attendees here mingle at one of the stops of the tour.
Bill Cariss, president and CEO of Holman Strategic Ventures, offered a presentation on innovation and disruption in the automotive industry and how it may impact Holman Enterprises as a whole.
A panel discussion titled “What Does the future Hold for Fleet” discussed how fleet might be impacted by future technological innovations such as mobility as a service, vehicle electrification, and autonomous vehicles. From left to right are Peter Nogalo, marketing manager of ARI; Tony Candeloro, sr. VP, technology and operations at Holman Stratgeic Ventures; Chris Brown, executive editor of Business Fleet magazine; Lukas Neckermann, managing director of Neckermann Strategic Advisors; and Bill Cariss, president and CEO of Holman Strategic Ventures.
The conference was closed out by a keynote presentation from Kevin O’Leary, a Canadian businessman, author and television personality, known best as a host on reality show Shark Tank.