"I found the intimacy of the smaller group beneficial and the topics quite informative.”
Summit VIII : An Afternoon with Industry
Ledgends; an Evening with Lexus
Bel Air Partners Elite Dealer Summits are intentionally limited to a small group of the country’s leading dealers to encourage a frank exchange with our speakers and resources. Your active participation adds immeasurably to each session and helps us all learn even more. The agenda is filled with topical issues and is constructed to keep you informed about some of the most important issues affecting the future of our industry. Click here for other Elite Dealer events.
Thursday — November 17, 2005
2:30 PM Registration and
Refreshments
Hotel Bel-Air, 701 Stone Canyon Road, Los Angeles, CA
3:00
PM Wall Street Perspective: How Auto Manufacturers and
Retailers are Faring
Michael Bruynesteyn, SVP and Senior Auto
Analyst, Prudential Financial
3:45 PM The State of the Art in Automotive Retailing
Lee Carpenter, Founder and Chairman,
Design Forum
4:30 PM Coffee Break
4:45 PM Used
Cars: Inventory Control Ideas that Increase Profitability
Hal Logan, SVP, Manheim
5:30 PM Learning from the Legends
Panelists: Bert Boeckmann, President Galpin Motors; Ron Tonkin, President,
Ron Tonkin Family of Dealerships; Hoot McInerney, President, McInerey,
Inc.
and others. Moderator: Thomas S. Butler, Managing Director, Bel Air Partners
6:15 PM Cocktails
7:00 PM Key Note Speaker: Bob Carter, Lexus General Manager
8:00 PM Dinner
9:30 PM Meeting Adjourns