2026 NACE/CARS Leadership Conference

Automotive Service Industry Outlook: The Future of Independent Shops – Kristen Felder, (middle) Collision Hub, Bob Redding, (left), ASA Washington D.C. Lobbyist, and Scott Benavidez, (right), ASA Past Chairman.

Kristen Felder, Collision Hub

Scott Benavidez, ASA Past Chairman.

Dan Stander, ASA Chairman

Attendees at the 2026 NACE/CARS Leadership Conference.

Automotive Service Industry Outlook: The Future of Independent Shops – Kristen Felder, (middle) Collision Hub, Bob Redding, (left), ASA Washington D.C. Lobbyist, and Scott Benavidez, (right), ASA Past Chairman.

Scott Benavidez, ASA Past Chairman.

Gene Lopez, ASA Collision Division Director, introduces the Keynote Speaker.

Keynote Speaker – AI Under the Hood: Understanding and Using AI as a Business Force Multiplier – John Wilson, CBL Consulting.

Keynote Speaker – AI Under the Hood: Understanding and Using AI as a Business Force Multiplier – John Wilson, CBL Consulting.

Keynote Speaker – AI Under the Hood: Understanding and Using AI as a Business Force Multiplier – John Wilson, CBL Consulting.

Keynote Speaker John Wilson, CBL Consulting, talking with Scott McCloud, Accurate Auto Attention, Yuma, AZ.

Bob Kennedy, Wesco Group LLC, giving his class on Talent, Payroll, Profit: The New Formula for Collision Repair Growth.

David Agnew, ADAS Industry Relations – Hunter Engineering Company class was on Active Safety Development & Regulation: An Overview of the Driving Forces and Players Around ADAS.

Dan Stander, ASA Chairman introduces the next class.

Bob Kennedy, Wesco Group LLC, class was on Talent, Payroll, Profit: The New Formula for Collision Repair Growth.

Members networking at the Leadership Conference.

One of the educational sessions.

David Agnew, ADAS Industry Relations – Hunter Engineering Company, speaks to an attendee.

Nicholas Walker, (left), Collision Market Manager - American Honda Motor Co, Inc., and Dan Stander, (right), ASA Chairman.

Attendees meet at the NACE/CARS reception.

Attendees meet at the NACE/CARS reception for networking.

Attendees meet at the NACE/CARS reception for networking.

Attendees meet at the NACE/CARS reception for networking.

Attendees meet at the NACE/CARS reception for networking.

Attendees meet at the NACE/CARS reception for networking.

Attendees network at the NACE/CARS reception.

Attendees network at the NACE/CARS reception.

Roger Cada (left) and his wife are talking with Bob Redding, (middle), ASA Washington D.C. Lobbyist.

Roger Cada (left) and his wife.

Roger McCloud, Accurate Auto Attention, at the NACE/CARS reception.

Attendees at the Keynote Address.

Attendees at one of the educational sessions.

Nicholas Walker, Collision Market Manager - American Honda Motor Co, Inc., class was on Honda and the Collision Industry – Correct, complete, and safe repairs — standards, technical information, and the tools behind every repair.

Gene Lopez, ASA Collision Division Director, at the 2026 NACE/CARS Leadership Conference.

David Agnew, ADAS Industry Relations – Hunter Engineering Company class was on Active Safety Development & Regulation: An Overview of the Driving Forces and Players Around ADAS.

Attendees at one of the educational sessions.

Networking Lunch.

Attendees at the Keynote address.

Attendees at the morning session.

An attendee asking questions at the morning session.

An attendee asking questions at the morning session.

Dan Stander, ASA Chairman, moderating the morning session, Automotive Service Industry Outlook: The Future of Independent Shops with Kristen Felder, Collision Hub, Bob Redding, ASA Washington D.C. Lobbyist.

Kristen Felder, (left) Collision Hub, and Craig Van Batenburg, (right) Van Batenburg's Garage Inc.

Attendees networking.

Attendees networking.

Keynote Speaker – AI Under the Hood: Understanding and Using AI as a Business Force Multiplier – John Wilson, CBL Consulting

Attendees at one of the educational sessions.

Attendees at the morning session.

Attendees at the Automotive Service Industry Outlook: The Future of Independent Shops with Kristen Felder, Collision Hub, Bob Redding, ASA Washington D.C. Lobbyist.

A special thank you to our exclusive sponsors: Hunter Engineering Company, Federated Insurance and Revv.

One of our sponsors, Hunter Engineering Company.