VRA Seminar 2022 Sponsored by MG Motor UK

2023: The Year Ahead in Remarketing

Location: The Slate – Warwick Conferences, The University of Warwick, Lakeside Village, Coventry, CV4 7SH

We are delighted to be holding The Vehicle Remarketing Association (VRA) Annual Seminar for the first time since 2019. Taking place on Tuesday 22nd November at The Slate, Warwick University, the theme “2023: The Year Ahead in Remarketing” will look at current and new issues affecting the sector.

The annual VRA seminar is designed to provide a complete briefing about all of the major trends and legislative changes affecting businesses involved in car and van remarketing including fleets, dealers and suppliers in a concise, engaging and informative format.

Our headline sponsor MG Motors UK, session sponsor SOGO Mobility and associate sponsors DMN Logistics and One Auto API will be exhibiting alongside Approved Valeting, Altelium, Coeus Software, G3 Remarketing, Geldards, Jepson & Co and MAG.

Starting at 9.00 am there’s a packed agenda of expert commentary and analysis, engaging and lively discussions and networking opportunities.

 

 

Philip Nothard, VRA chair and insight and strategy director, Cox Automotive

Rupert Pontin, host and commercial director, One Auto API

SESSION ONE:                           

MACRO-ECONOMIC/MARKET ANALYSIS – SPONSORED BY SOGO

Graeme Chaplin, agent, West Midlands and Oxfordshire, Bank of England – The big picture – economic outlook for 2023

David Bailey, professor of business economics at Birmingham Business School – Automotive industry overview

Jim Saker, professor emeritus at Loughborough University – The changing auto retail landscape

SESSION TWO:

CHALLENGES IN REMARKETING – SPONSORED BY SOGO

Dylan Setterfield, head of forecast strategy, cap hpi – The used car market in 2023

       

Jennifer Wilson, performance director, Louis Maxwell, EV insight manager, AutoTrader – The coming explosion in used EVs

Stuart Chamberlain, head of B2B and partnerships (remarketing), Arval – The challenges of used EV disposal

Innes Mackay, senior manager, fleet, logistics and remarketing, Avis Budget UK – The impact of the changing rental world on remarketing                                                    

CHALLENGES IN AUTO RETAIL – SPONSORED BY SOGO

Mike Jones, motor retailing consultant – Digital Disruptors – what have we learnt and what does their future hold               

Jon Butler, partner, dispute resolution Midlands, Geldards – Agency model – a game changer for the dealer?

SESSION THREE:       

FUTURE TRENDS/NEW THINKING IN AUTOMOTIVE – SPONSORED BY SOGO

Geraint Isaac, head of fleet sales, MG Motor UK – How electrification is changing the UK new car market

Matt Waller, director of connected car, FLEETCOR –  The impact of connected cars on remarketing

Karl Howkins, managing director, SOGO – New thinking in funding and mobility

Euan McTurk, consultant battery electrochemist, Plug Life Consulting Ltd – Battery degradation: the real story

This highly impressive line-up will provide you with essential information to help formulate your remarketing strategies for 2023 and beyond.

If you haven’t done so already, you can book your ticket for this event here – https://bit.ly/3CZGvBR.