The 41st Annual ABPA Meeting and Convention was held September 21-24, 2021 at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee.
Schedule of Events
| Tuesday (9/21/2021) | |
|---|---|
| 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm | Registration Opens |
| 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm | Welcoming Reception (Bridge Lounge) |
| Wednesday (9/22/2021) | |
| 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm | ABPA / CREF Top Golf event! |
| 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm | Exhibitors Tabletop Setup (Germantown) |
| 6:00 pm | Registration Re-opens |
| 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm | Cocktail Reception (Germantown) |
| 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm | Tradeshow and Reception Dinner (Germantown) |
| Thursday (9/23/2021) | |
| 7:30 am | Registration Re-opens |
| 7:30 am – 9:00 am | Breakfast Buffet (Germantown) |
| 9:00 am – 5:00 pm | Business Sessions with Keynote Speakers (Germantown) |
| 9:00 am – 9:15 am | Chris Northup, ABPA Chairman Anti-Trust Statement and Opening Comments |
| 9:15 am – 9:30 am | Ed Salamy, ABPA Executive Director State of the Association |
| 9:30 am – 10:30 am | Peter Quinter, Gray Robinson Keynote: “CBP Detentions and Seizures of Imported Merchandise for Alleged Counterfeiting and Violating ITC Orders” |
| 10:30 am – 10:50 am | Justin Rzepka, CAR Coalition CAR Coalition Update on the REPAIR Act and PARTS Act |
| 10:50 am – 11:00 am | Break |
| 11:00 am – 12:00 pm | Greg Horn, PartsTrader Keynote: “Collision Industry Trends” |
| 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | Lunch |
| 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm |
CAPA/Intertek Intertek, CAPA’s Validator, will be providing updates on new CAPA standards, new developments, and new programs. In the presentation, we will also be discussing the differences between the CAPA Certification program and the CAPA Verification program, as well as providing details of a new verification program that is directed toward Tier 1 suppliers. |
| 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm | James Spears, Tractable AI Keynote: “Leveraging AI Technology for Parts Selection” |
| 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm |
Mark Shin, Partslink Update on the Partslink Numbering System |
| 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm | Cocktail Hour (Foyer outside of Germantown) |
| 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm | Dinner (Germantown) |
| Friday (9/24/2021) | |
| 7:30 am – 9:30 am | Breakfast (Germantown) |
Sponsors
The ABPA is grateful to these sponsors for their support of the 2021 convention!
Platinum Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
Bronze Sponsors
Patron Sponsors
- AMECA
- Car-Part.com
- DMS Systems
- Express Body Parts (CA)
- OnPart
- Pacific Best Inc.
- Performance Radiator
- Pro Parts
Golf Sponsors
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