1. 2015 Conference exhibitor information

2. The theme of the 2015 VRA Conference is: “The Big Picture”
Conference 2015 overview
The theme of the 2015 VRA Conference is: “The Big Picture”
Hosted by TV motoring journalist & broadcaster: Ginny Buckley
Format: Speakers
Joe George, Senior Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer, Cox Automotive
Jonathan Higham, Logistics Director, BCA
Debapratim De, Economics and Markets Manager, Deloitte
Professor Jim Saker, Director of the Centre for Automotive Management.
Adrian Rushmore, Operations Director, CAP
Graeme Potts, Managing Director, Eden Group
Robert Hazelwood, Commercial Director, BCA
Discussion Panel

3. The theme of the 2015 VRA Conference is: “The Big Picture”
Conference 2015 overview
The theme of the 2015 VRA Conference is: “The Big Picture”
Sponsors: Headline
Manheim confirmed
Exhibitors: 12 (all to be located within the conference room)
Tickets: 160 – delegates from all areas associated with the remarketing sector including manufacturers, dealers, auction houses, fleet managers, logistics providers, data houses and IT system providers
Exhibition and Networking opportunities : before conference start, morning & afternoon coffee breaks, lunch and at close

4. Conference speaker profiles
Joe George serves as senior vice president and chief strategy officer for Cox Automotive, the largest automotive services provider in the world.
With over 20 well known organisations in the Cox Automotive group (including Manheim, Autotrader.com, Motors.co.uk and NextGear Capital) and operating locations in 16 countries, Joe drives strategic market development activity on a grand scale.
Prior to this role, Joe served as senior vice president of Product Development for Manheim, where he was responsible for the evolution of Manheim’s digital marketplace. He’s been with the Cox Automotive organisation for 24 years.
Jonathan Higham, Logistics Director, BCA Logistics joined BCA in 2006 and is based at the BCA Logistics headquarters in Birmingham. Prior to this he held the role of BCA Director - Remarketing & Business Services.
BCA Logistics offer a full range of services and solutions including vehicle inspections, collection and deliveries, vehicle demonstrations and refurbishment and is the UK’s number one provider of vehicle remarketing logistics services for the automotive sector.
Jonathan joined BCA from Isotrak Limited, where he was Managing Director. He is a FCCA qualified accountant.

5. Conference speaker profiles
Debapratim De (Debo) is a senior economist and analyst in Deloitte’s Economics & Markets Research team.
He advises clients on macroeconomic developments in the UK and other advanced economies and is an author of the Deloitte CFO Survey. Debo holds a bachelors degree in computer science, a masters degree in physics and a masters degree in managerial economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Prior to joining Deloitte, Debo worked at Microsoft.
Professor Jim Saker is the Director of the Centre for Automotive Management, as well as the Ford Industrial Chair of Retail Management.
With over 20 years in the automotive industry, he is a well known commentator on a diverse rage of issues affecting the market and he enjoys a very close working relationship with the sector as a whole.
In 2004, 2005 and 2006 he was placed in the Automotive Industry Power 100, a listing of the top most influential people in the sector, and he is a member of the UK Government’s Leadership and Management Panel.

6. Conference speaker profiles
Adrian Rushmore, is Operations Director for CAP.
Adrian has been spearheading the development of a number of new services in his role as Operations Director at CAP Automotive. These include the complete overhaul of future vehicle value forecasts, the continued development of used vehicle values, incorporating the unique Black Book Live, and the creation of an exciting new product set that introduces some new technology to the dealer, allowing them to sell cars more profitably and more efficiently.
His first 27 years were spent with Glass’s in a wide range of editorial roles which saw a succession of valuation initiatives covering current and future values.
Graeme Potts, CEO of Eden Group
Graeme Potts is currently the CEO of Eden Group, one of the foremost automotive dealerships in the UK. Formerly the CFO of the Reg Vardy Group and Managing Director of Inchcape. Graeme sits on a wide range of corporate and charitable boards notably the BEN Motor and Allied Trades Benevolent Fund.

7. Conference speaker profiles
Robert Hazelwood, is Commercial Director for BCA.
Robert Hazelwood has been Commercial Director for UK Operations at British Car Auctions Limited since September 8, He is responsible for BCA's Sales Operations and Remarketing Services business as British Car Auctions continues to meet and exceed growth aspirations in terms of vehicle volumes and automotive service provision.
He served as a Director of Volkswagen Passenger Cars at Volkswagen AG since May 1, He served as Managing Director of MG Rover UK and Managing Director of Ferrari/ Maserati UK which was part of Inchcape.

8. Conference 2015 location
Date: Thursday 21st May, 2015 Location: Cranmore Park, Shirley, Solihull, B90 4FL
Convenient road, rail and air links
Purpose built venue
Modern & contemporary
Excellent wireless internet access
On site car parking for 400 cars
Easy access from Junction 4 – M42

9. Exhibitor information
The main conference space at Cranmore Park is very sizeable and will contain all the day’s activities in one modern, open and comfortable environment
All exhibitors will benefit from being located very close to the presentation stage and seating area, thus providing maximum exposure to delegates throughout the day.
The VRA have negotiated the use of modern turnkey shell scheme units for use by all exhibitors. The standard exhibition space will be 4m length x 2m width x 2m height and can be extended as required at a very reasonable rate up to 6m in length.
All exhibitor stands will have 1m by 2m height dividing panels on each side which will be dressed in the exhibitor’s own branding. Additional branding can be provided per panel - all artwork to be supplied by exhibitor
Standard exhibitor package includes:
4m x 2m shell stand with branded bespoke dividing panels
2 x complimentary conference tickets
Wireless internet access
Refreshments and lunch
Set up time from 6pm night before
Total cost of standard package - £1,110 + VAT

10. Exhibition stands
Exhibitors will be supplied with a standard shell scheme stand:
4 m length x 2m height x 1 m depth - with a further 1 m in front for poser tables or pods etc
Side walls (panel 1 & 6) come complete with exhibitors graphics (exhibitor to supply the artwork)
All back panels can be branded with exhibitors own graphics (artwork to be supplied at £60 p/panel
Stands can be extended up to 6m in length

11. sponsorship Packages
Platinum : Main Event sponsor – Confirmed Manheim/Cox Automotive £
6m Exhibition package
Logo in Premier position on conference website, all pre-event communications and event day branding
Premier branding position on event day staging
Organisation name, logo, 100 word business summary, contact details printed on final programme
Branding opportunities at event entrance
Inclusion of sales material in conference bags
Pre event registration list and post event attendee list
4 FOC tickets to event
Gold 1: Conference App sponsor - TBC £
Standard 4m exhibitor package
Logo and note of thanks on conference smart app – used by all delegates
Logo in prominent position on conference website, all pre-event communications and event day branding
Organisation name, logo, 50 word business summary, contact details printed on final programme
Post event attendee list
2 FOC tickets to event
Gold 2: Lunch and refreshments sponsor - TBC £
Logo and note of thanks on lunch menu and all refreshments stands

12. sponsorship Packages Silver 1: Conference Bag sponsor – TBC £1000.00
Supply 175 x delegates conference bags with exclusive own logo, branding and message on all bags
Logo in prominent position on conference website, all pre-event communications and event day branding
Organisation name, logo, 25 word business summary, contact details printed on final programme
Inclusion of sales material in conference bags
Post event attendee list
Silver 2: Car Valeting sponsor – TBC £
Branding in car parking area with relevant messaging/leaflet drop on 175 cars

13. Conference Tickets Tickets: VRA Member: Single £FOC
VRA Member: Additional £125 each
Non Member: All £195 each

14. Exhibitor promotional comms package
Your company logo and profile will be promoted
in a number of event communications
Regular updates on VRA Website
Regular to VRA members and others
Real time updates via dedicated ‘Event App’
Press releases to trade media
Tactical communications via Social Media
Post conference delegate list