The AAPEX 2017 Service Professionals Program will feature an all-new Service Professionals Summit: “Emerging Technology: How Will the Aftermarket Prepare?”

The Town Hall style program will include an industry panel made up of an automotive repair shop owner, an automotive technician and an industry trainer who will share their perspectives on the impact new technologies will have on the aftermarket.

The Summit panel will include: Ryan Clo, multi-shop owner, Dubwerx, Cincinnati, Ohio; Matt Fanslow, technician, Riverside Automotive, Red Wing, Minn.; and Dave Hobbs, lead technical trainer and program developer, Delphi. Carm Capriotto, Remarkable Results Radio Podcast, will moderate the discussion on Thursday, Nov. 2, from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Venetian, with a reception for service professionals immediately following the event.

For the first time, the Service Professionals Program will also include the Technology and Telematics Forum V5.0. The Congress of Automotive Repair and Service (CARS) —sponsored by the Automotive Service Association (ASA)—and the Auto Alliance will present the forum from 9 a.m. to noon, on Nov. 2.

AAPEX 2017 represents the $740 billion global automotive aftermarket industry and is held annually at the Sands Expo in Las Vegas. More than 15,000 automotive repair shop owners and technicians will be attending AAPEX 2017, and approximately 158,000 automotive professionals from 140 countries will be in Las Vegas during the event.