Scenes from the 2023 Automotive News Retail Forum: Chicago

Dan Shine, news editor at Automotive News, hosts a panel on how dealers use AI. The panelists are Ashley Cavazos, markeing director of DeMontrond Auto Group; Cole Kutschinski, CEO of Konect.ai; and Joe Shaker, owner, Shaker Automotive/TruVideo.

Lobby mingling between sessions.

Automotive News Publisher KC Crain welcomes the crowd.

Paul Faletti, CEO of NCM, and Diana Lee, CEO of Constellation, explain how AI can improve the customer experience at dealerships.

News Editor Dan Shine moderates a panel on affordaiblity and next-gen byuers with Craig Courtney, finance director of Taylor Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep-Ram; Lindsberg Pettway, floor manager at Feldman Chevrolet; and Augustin K. Wegscheider, managing director and partner, BCG.

Shelley Hulgrave, CFO of Penske Automotive Group, talks with Automotive News Executive Editor Jamie Butters during her keynote interview.

Tim Bergstrom, CEO of Bergstrom Automotive, during his keynote interview.

Automotive News Executive Editor Jamie Butters talks dealership consolidation with Andrew Dorgan, executive director of corporate development, Castle Automotive Group; and Connor Duncan, vice president of dealerships, Live Oak Bank.

Leigh Ann Conver, senior director of product marketing at CDK Global, providing data and AI insights. 

Dina Vogt, CFO of Raymond Auto Group, explains the company's employee rewards program, which was featured in an Automotive News Best Practices story.