Geotab Connect 2020 was held Jan. 13 – 16, 2020 at the San Diego Convention center and centered on Geotab’s latest product features and telematics improvements, offered live training opportunities from in-house experts, and had ample networking opportunities with Geotab Resellers and Marketplace Partners. Read our coverage of the conference here. Photos by Mike Antich and Andy Lundin
Geotab Connect 2020 Conference in Pictures
Mace Hartley (podium), executive director, Australasian Fleet Management Association (AFMA), speaks during the FMC Global Best Practices Panel on the final day of the conference. The panel was also comprised of (l. to .r) Bill Elliott, executive director, Automotive Fleet & Leasing Association (AFLA); Kristofer Bush, VP, product management, LeasePlan; Louis Vella, telematics product development manager, ARI; and Oliver Matus Gómez, strategic consultant, Element Mexico.
Pictured is the conference expo hall. There were approximately 1,500 attendees at the Geotab Connect 2020 conference in San Diego, California. The conference was held Jan. 13 - 16, 2020 at the San Diego Convention Center.
Matt Stevens, VP, electric vehicles, Geotab, discussed the company’s latest investments in EV technology, which included the launch of the Electric Vehicle Battery Degradation tool, a tool that offers a comparison and assessment of battery health in EVs over time; and its Electric Vehicle Suitability Assessment (EVSA) tool this is designed to enable fleets to go electric by analyzing a fleet’s existing telematics data and creating an electrification recommendation based on each vehicle’s distinctive driving patterns.
Mike Antich (left), editor, Automotive Fleet with Jeff Sechler, international fleet operations director, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints abroad the Hornblower boat cruise.
Colin Sutherland, executive VP, sales and marketing, Geotab, kicked off the Geotab Connect 2020 conference with a welcome presentation on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020. He highlighted the pillars of innovation of Geotab and announced sustainability as the company’s latest pillar.
Sherry calkins (foreground) spoke with fleet professionals attending the Geotab Connect 2020 conference on the opening night reception dinner on the USS Midway Museum, a historical naval aircraft carrier museum located in downtown San Diego, California.
Neil Cawse, CEO, Geotab, gave a presentation early at Geotab Connect 2020 on an overview of the company today and its roadmap for 2020. His talk offered a look into the future of Geotab’s ecosystem of fleet technologies and harmonizing its technologies with other services.
Dan Dodgson, data engineering manager, Geotab, spoke during a breakout session at Geotab Connect 2020 about Geotab’s Data Science Package, which is a turnkey platform that grants users the ability take action on their own massive volumes of data, and also leverage the powerful datasets available on their marketplace.
Mike Antich (fourth from left), editor, Automotive Fleet, with the EnVue Telematics team, a Geotab reseller.
Geotab Connect 2020 was held Jan. 13 – 16, 2020 at the San Diego Convention center and centered on Geotab’s latest product features and telematics improvements, offered live training opportunities from in-house experts, and had ample networking opportunities with Geotab Resellers and Marketplace Partners.
Mike Antich (left), editor, Automotive Fleet, also hosted a CEO fireside chat that featured executives from major fleet technology corporations who discussed the future of the telematics industry. Participating (l. to r.) were Tom Mitchell, CEO, Actsoft; Neil Cawse, CEO, Geotab; and Brandon Nixon, CEO, Lytx.
Mike Antich (left), editor, Automotive Fleet, moderated a fleet manager fireside chat that included award winning fleet managers who spoke on fleet management best practices. Featured were 2017 Professional Fleet Manager of the Year winner John Dmochowsky, MBA, CAFM, senior global fleet manager, Mondelēz International and 2019 Fleet Safety award winner Dina Kushaliyeva, senior HSE Manager, North America, for Direct Energy.
A view of San Diego from aboard the Hornblower boat cruise that was held the night before the final day of Geotab Connect 2020 conference.
Brandon Nixon, CEO, Lytx, offered a look at his company’s new integration with Geotab Marketplace’s portfolio of services. Creating a single interface experience for users of its products is designed to improve safety, productivity, and efficiency for its users.