Schedule of Sessions
Tuesday
9:30 – 11:00 (RD2) Creating harmony in the collision repair process through collaboration
Kyle Motzkus, Quality Collision Group
Kyle Neely, “Blue Collar Kyle”
9:30 – 11:00 (RD3) A Consumer’s Guide to Getting Fully Reimbursed for Automobile Claims
Tony Adams, AkzoNobel
Tim Ronak, AkzoNobel
9:30 – 11:00 (RD4) Take Control: How Bringing Auto Glass In-House Can Boost Profit and Procedural Compliance
Shauna Davis, Kaizen Glass Solutions
Jason Horne, Kaizen Glass Solutions
12:00 – 1:30 (RD5) Financial Fundamentals for Collision Repair Centers
Maria Quintero, CollisionAdvice
Tracy Dombrowski, CollisionAdvice
12:00 – 1:30 (RD6) Are you offering jobs, or careers?
Dave Flockhart, BETAG Innovation
Collision Repair, Training, Workforce Development
12:00 – 1:30 (RD7) OEM Certifications: The Business and Tooling of Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
Dave Gruskos, Reliable Automotive Equipment Inc.
2:30 – 4:00 (RD8) The AI Robots are coming: Humanoid meet and greet
Ryan Taylor, BodyShop Booster
2:30 – 4:00 (RD9) Unlock Hidden Profit: Leverage Missed Operations, Materials, and Labor to Transform Your Refinish Department
John Shoemaker, BASF
Phil Knapp, BASF
2:30 – 4:00 (RD10) Mind Your Business
Mike Jones, Discover Leadership Training
Wednesday
9:30 – 11:00 (RD11) Shaping the Future of ADAS in Collision Repair: A Community-Driven Approach
Adi Bathla, Revv
Josh McFarlin, AirPro Diagnostics
9:30 – 11:00 (RD12) Winning Leadership: Influence, Impact, and Driving Results in Collision Repair
Sheryl Driggers, Collision Advice
9:30 – 11:00 (RD13) Automotive Advertising: The Road Map to Building a Successful Online Presence
John Burchardt, Sokal
Jasmine Shaw, Sokal
Katelyn Shadowens, Sokal
Andrew Wagner, Sokal
Garrett Zafuto, Sokal
12:00 – 1:30 (RD14) The Body Shop Business Trifecta: A Roadmap to Build Generational Wealth
Bill Park, CrunchIt Financial Services
12:00 – 1:30 (RD15) Accuracy Unlocked: Empower Your Team with Data, Tools, and a Clear Plan to Develop their Best Blueprints!
Danny Gredinberg, Database Enhancement Gateway
12:00 – 1:30 (RD16) The unseen effect of bonus plans in your shop
Andrew Batenhorst, Pacific BMW Collision Center
Melissa Wolfe, Leader’s Way
2:30 – 4:00 The IDEAS Collide Showcase
Join SEMA attendees for the IDEAS Collide Showcase; a one-of-a-kind event featuring multiple fast-paced, ten-minute presentations designed to stimulate thought, innovation, and resolution of business challenges inspired by perspectives from both in and out of the industry. Audience members will be intrigued by individuals and topics that seek to rattle the status quo with ambitious ideas that could have a transformative effect on the industry and your business.
Micki Woods, Host of the Body Bangin’ Podcast will serve as the emcee of the 2025 IDEAS Collide showcase introducing presentations from:
Jordan Hendler, President at Admin Concepts, Inc.
Get Far, Stacking Millimeters Towards Progress
Joe Rector, Vice President of Entegral
Toward an integrated and open ecosystem: Envisioning the future of the auto claims ecosystem
Richie Seaberry, Vice President of Enterprise Sales at Decisely
Modernizing Your HR and Employee Benefits
Shawn Collins, Advanced Application Development Specialist at 3M
Taking Your Apprentice Technicians to the Next Level with Hands-On Training
Rachel James, Owner and Founder of Torque Financial Group
Decoding the Role of CFO
Kaye Gitibin, CEO, GO Rentals
Elevating the Client Experience in Collision Repair: Hospitality-Driven Strategies for Repeat Business and Referrals
John Yoswick, Editor at CRASH Network
Three minutes to help drivers make better insurance choices
Thursday
12:30 – 1:30 (OEM1) | OEM Summit – Safety Inspections: Steering Column and Steering Gear
2:00 – 3:00 (OEM2) | OEM Summit – Safety Inspections: Airbags and Sensors
3:30 – 4:30 (OEM3) | OEM Summit – Safety Inspections: Seatbelts
The OEM Collision Repair Technology Summit is designed to put collision repair businesses in a room with innovators in automotive structural design and technology.
For the first time ever, the 2025 sessions will all be centered around one topic – OEM Safety Inspections – and this session will uniquely focus on the ways in which OEM documented safety inspection procedures for steering gears and columns, airbags and sensors, and seatbelts affect consumer interaction, repair quality and safety restoration.
Hear from Mike Anderson of Collision Advice, who will engage in discussions with Andrew Batenhorts, Body Shop Manager at Pacific Collision Center, Bud Center, Director, Technical Products and Curriculum at I-CAR, Gerry Rosenbarker, General Manager, Collision and Vehicle Wrap divisions at Mohawk Auto Group, Tyler Foote, Collision and Mechanical Technician at Mohawk Collision Center and Tyler Smith, President at Rick’s Paint and Body.
The presentation will explore an in-depth review of procedures, technical videos of the processes, and hands-on examples that contribute to a better understanding of the emerging trends and necessary collision industry response to prioritize the restoration of vehicle safety in the repair process.
Find past sessions online at https://rde.scrs.com
9:00– 11:59pm SCRS Sky Villa Afterparty
The premiere collision industry networking event during SEMA Week, in one of the most special and historic suites on the Las Vegas strip! Aside from education, networking is one of the key benefits attendees gain from attending events such as the SEMA Show. This famed evening event provides unique experiences in some of the most sought-after suites in Las Vegas. The afterparty has become a fixture of the Show for high-profile individuals within the collision repair communities from across the globe, providing guests with a well-earned opportunity to let their hair down and enjoy and evening amongst friends after a week of exploration and education.
Tickets are limited, and early registration is encouraged.
Repairer Driven Education (RDE):
Hosted by the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) and delivered live at the SEMA Show, the Repairer Driven Education (RDE) series provides SEMA Show attendees with access to world class education that speaks to the heart of issues faced in today’s collision repair businesses. SCRS has pulled together some of the most renowned industry experts to re-energize your business with implementable solutions to real challenges experienced by professional collision repair businesses.
IDEAS Collide Showcase:
The Showcase is a one-of-a-kind event featuring fast-paced presentations designed to stimulate thought, innovation, and resolution of business challenges with brash, outspoken, and provoking concepts from thought leaders both in and out of the industry. Audience members will be intrigued by individuals and companies with topics that rattle the status quo, and ambitious ideas that could have a transformative effect on the industry.
OEM Collision Repair Technology Summit:
Held Thursday during the SEMA Show, the Summit’s three sessions feature distinctly different discussions between companies and individuals with rich histories of producing sophisticated advancements in the automotive and collision repair fields. The event content will highlight architectural and technological developments in modern vehicles, with a focus on emerging trends that influence vehicle repairability and collision industry preparation. Every participant in this industry can benefit from better insight into how vehicles and materials are evolving, what that means in the repair process and what will be expected of those who are performing these repairs.
SCRS Sky Villa Afterparty:
The premiere collision industry networking event during SEMA Week, in one of the most special and historic suites on the Las Vegas strip! Aside from education, networking is one of the key benefits attendees gain from attending events such as the SEMA Show. This famed evening event provides unique experiences in some of the most sought-after Vegas locations, with the 2024 event being hosted in the Verona Sky Villa at the Westgate Resort and Casino. The afterparty has become a fixture of the Show for high-profile individuals within the collision repair communities from across the globe, providing guests with a well-earned opportunity to let their hair down and enjoy and evening amongst friends after a week of exploration and education. Tickets are limited, and early registration is encouraged.
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