TRADER Carology - THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE MODERN-DAY CAR SHOPPER
Join us at Carology, our event for agency and media professionals focused on the automotive sector. This exclusive event will be packed with relevant industry insights and discussions!
Through data and industry insights, the three speakers at Carology will identify key themes for the automotive industry in 2019, and do a deep dive into the consumer’s car shopping journey. Get an understanding of what car consumers want from the car buying process versus what they are getting, who the auto consumer is, where they are living online and how to reach them in the different stages of the buying journey.
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Speakers and agenda subject to change without notice.
AGENDA
9:30AM
Registration
10:00AM
Welcoming Address
Edwin Ulak
Chief Strategy and Business Development Officer
autoTRADER.ca | TRADER Corporation
10:10AM
Session 1:
2019 autoTRADER.ca National Vision
James Ranson
Vice President, National Sales
autoTRADER.ca | TRADER Corporation
10:40AM
Session 2:
Automotive Marketplace Insights
Venkatesh Rajaraman
Vice President, Business Intelligence,
autoTRADER.ca | TRADER Corporation
11:10AM
Session 3:
The Future of Automotive Retailing
Tim Scott
Partner, Risk Advisory
Deloitte Canada
11:50AM
Questions & Answers
SPEAKERS
TIM SCOTT
Partner, Risk Advisory
Deloitte Canada
The Future of Automotive Retailing
Tim Scott is a partner in Deloitte’s Risk Advisory practice and is the National Leader for Automotive Dealership Services at Deloitte Canada. Tim’s passion for automotive retail has been with him since he was a kid watching his grandfather run the family dealership in London, Ontario. Today, Tim stay’s abreast of industry, auto manufacturer, and dealership challenges when catching up with his brother-in-law who runs the family dealership near Kingston, Ontario.
Tim advises automotive dealer groups and OEM clients on performance enhancement and compliance strategies and customer experience. With over 25 years of experience serving clients across multiple industries his primary focus is helping companies improve their business operations related to enterprise risk management and contract value capture.
JAMES RANSON
Vice President, National Sales
autoTRADER.ca | TRADER Corporation
2019 autoTRADER.ca National Vision
Having worked in the United Kingdom’s media environment for over 15 years, across both publishing and ad tech, Jim brings a unique blend of experience to TRADER’s National Sales Division. Starting his career in some of the largest UK-based publishing houses, including Future PLC and Haymarket.
Jim believes in the value of audiences within vertical markets and the power of a digital marketplace. Jim’s focus at TRADER has been to broaden the access to autoTRADER.ca’s six million users through strategic investments in their programmatic stack, insight and analytics tools, and highly engaging, branded content.
VENKATESH RAJARAMAN
Vice President, Business Intelligence
autoTRADER.ca | TRADER Corporation
Automotive Marketplace Insights
As the Vice President of Business Intelligence at TRADER Corporation, Venky Rajaraman oversees the Data and Business Intelligence initiatives across the company, building insight driven tools for our customers and internal stakeholders.
Prior to joining TRADER, Venky worked at the Bank of Montreal for ten years, where he led various initiatives across several lines of business, including Personal & Commercial, Capital Markets, and led the Enterprise Data Warehouse team. Venky has a Masters in Chemical Engineering from Bucknell University.
HOST
EDWIN ULAK
Chief Strategy and Business Development Officer
autoTRADER.ca | TRADER Corporation
As Chief Strategy and Business Development Officer, Edwin is responsible for exploring and executing on partnerships and acquisitions that facilitate future growth streams for the business. Edwin joined TRADER in 2011 as Vice President of Product and was later promoted to Chief Product Officer.
Prior to joining TRADER, Edwin was responsible for user experience on AutoTrader.co.uk, Europe’s largest automotive marketplace. He has worked as an online specialist since 1999, and has experience in senior roles in several online disciplines, including User Experience, Product Development, Analytics, Ad Operations and Marketing in both e-commerce and media sectors in Canada, the UK and the US.
CAROLOGY EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
Hundreds of auto dealers, OEMs and agencies were in attendance at Carology Toronto and Vancouver in 2018 to hear firsthand experiences of what it takes to win in an increasingly competitive digital automotive landscape.
Event Highlights:
TRADER Carology Toronto – 2018
Event Highlights:
TRADER Carology Vancouver – 2018