Education Program: Sessions & Speakers
Learn from the best in the business with our comprehensive dealer education program featuring industry experts, successful dealers, and leading manufacturers. Our diverse session formats—Lightning Talks, Power Sessions, and In-Depth Sessions—ensure you can customize your learning experience based on your interests, expertise level, and schedule throughout the event. All-Access VIP Dealer Pass Only.
Education Program
Sessions & Speakers
Charleston Area Convention Center · October 1–3, 2026
In-Depth · 60 min
Power · 45 min
Lightning · 30 min
Main Room
Room 2
Room 3
7:30 AM
8:00 AM
8:30 AM
9:00 AM
9:30 AM
10:00 AM
10:30 AM
11:00 AM
11:30 AM
12:00 PM
12:30 PM
1:00 PM
1:30 PM
2:00 PM
2:30 PM
3:00 PM
3:30 PM
4:00 PM
4:30 PM
In-Depth · 60 min
8:00 – 9:00 AM
Stop Selling Carts. Start Selling a Lifestyle.
Skylar Gorman
Venom EV / Volcon EV
In-Depth · 60 min
9:10 – 10:10 AM
Dealer-Grade AI: A Practical Breakdown for 2026
Johnathan Aguero
Blackpurl
In-Depth · 60 min
10:40 – 11:40 AM
The Predictable Online Sales System
Zach Lejnar
Cart Launch
In-Depth · 60 min
11:50 – 12:50 PM
The Identity Gap
James Lawyer
700Credit
In-Depth · 60 min
2:00 – 3:00 PM
Successful Service: The Three Silos of Labor
Bryan McCoy
McCoy Custom Carts
In-Depth · 60 min
3:10 – 4:10 PM
Run Your Dealership by the Numbers
Russ Ziegler
Connect Sales
Power · 45 min
8:00 – 8:45 AM
How to Build a Stable Year-Round Dealership in a Seasonal Market
Andy Ilg & Jeff Hathaway
Voyager Electric Vehicles
Lightning · 30 min
8:50 – 9:20 AM
What to Look for in an OEM
Russ Ziegler
Connect Sales
Power · 45 min
9:30 – 10:15 AM
Lithium 101
Chandler Hall
Eco Battery
Power · 45 min
10:40 – 11:25 AM
Complete Power Systems, Increased Profit
Chris Miltimore
ROYPOW
Lightning · 30 min
11:30 – 12:00 PM
Beyond Basic Accounting
Diana Wilberscheid
Lightspeed
Power · 45 min
12:05 – 12:50 PM
Get Inside: What Actually Affects Battery Performance?
Darren Brittain & Chris Mays
Trojan Battery
Power · 45 min
2:00 – 2:45 PM
How to Make Your Marketing Work
Chris Inman
I.D.E.A. Cleveland
Power · 45 min
3:10 – 3:55 PM
Beyond Bay Doors
Tony Schwarzman
Canyon Lake Mobile
Power · 45 min
8:00 – 8:45 AM
Turn Warranty Into a Profit Center
Greg Lewis
EWG
Lightning · 30 min
8:50 – 9:20 AM
The Next 5 Years
Mike Alexander
LSV Dealer Association
Power · 45 min
9:30 – 10:15 AM
I Now Pronounce You DMS and Dealership
Justin Quinn
DX1
Power · 45 min
10:40 – 11:25 AM
What Growing Dealers Do Differently
Diana Wilberscheid
Lightspeed
Lightning · 30 min
11:30 – 12:00 PM
AI 101
Tony Schwarzman
Canyon Lake Mobile
Power · 45 min
12:05 – 12:50 PM
Resorting to Success
Paul & Tracy Spraetz
Resort Life Carts
Power · 45 min
2:00 – 2:45 PM
The Shift to More Cart Sales
Gary Powers
Cart Guard Protection
Lightning · 30 min
2:50 – 3:20 PM
7 Signs Your Processes Are Holding You Back
Ed MacFawn
BiT Dealership
Power · 45 min
3:25 – 4:10 PM
Smart Carts: Refurbing for the Future
Jonathan Frank
Nivel
Coffee Break
10:25 – 10:40 AM
Lunch
12:50 – 2:00 PM
Show Floor Open Until 5:00 PM
8:00 AM
In-Depth · 60 min
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Stop Selling Carts. Start Selling a Lifestyle.
Skylar Gorman
Venom EV / Volcon EV
Main Room
Power · 45 min
8:00 AM – 8:45 AM
The Total Upgrade: The Upfit Game
Travis Andrews
Golf Carts Modified
Room 2
Power · 45 min
8:00 AM – 8:45 AM
Turn Warranty Into a Profit Center
Greg Lewis
EWG
Room 3
8:50 AM
Lightning · 30 min
8:50 AM – 9:20 AM
What to Look for in an OEM
Russ Ziegler
Connect Sales
Room 2
Lightning · 30 min
8:50 AM – 9:20 AM
The Next 5 Years
Mike Alexander
LSV Dealer Association
Room 3
9:10 AM
In-Depth · 60 min
9:10 AM – 10:10 AM
Dealer-Grade AI: A Practical Breakdown for 2026
Johnathan Aguero
Blackpurl
Main Room
9:30 AM
Power · 45 min
9:30 AM – 10:15 AM
Lithium 101
Chandler Hall
Eco Battery
Room 2
Power · 45 min
9:30 AM – 10:15 AM
I Now Pronounce You DMS and Dealership
Justin Quinn
DX1
Room 3
10:25 AM
Coffee Break
10:40 AM
In-Depth · 60 min
10:40 AM – 11:40 AM
The Predictable Online Sales System
Zach Lejnar
Cart Launch
Main Room
Power · 45 min
10:40 AM – 11:25 AM
Complete Power Systems, Increased Profit
Chris Miltimore
ROYPOW
Room 2
Power · 45 min
10:40 AM – 11:25 AM
What Growing Dealers Do Differently
Diana Wilberscheid
Lightspeed
Room 3
11:30 AM
Lightning · 30 min
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Beyond Basic Accounting
Diana Wilberscheid
Lightspeed
Room 2
Lightning · 30 min
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM
AI 101
Tony Schwarzman
Canyon Lake Mobile
Room 3
11:50 AM
In-Depth · 60 min
11:50 AM – 12:50 PM
The Identity Gap
James Lawyer
700Credit
Main Room
12:05 PM
Power · 45 min
12:05 PM – 12:50 PM
Get Inside: What Actually Affects Battery Performance?
Darren Brittain & Chris Mays
Trojan Battery
Room 2
Power · 45 min
12:05 PM – 12:50 PM
Resorting to Success
Paul & Tracy Spraetz
Resort Life Carts
Room 3
12:50 PM
Lunch
2:00 PM
In-Depth · 60 min
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Successful Service: The Three Silos of Labor
Bryan McCoy
McCoy Custom Carts
Main Room
Power · 45 min
2:00 PM – 2:45 PM
How to Make Your Marketing Work
Chris Inman
I.D.E.A. Cleveland
Room 2
Power · 45 min
2:00 PM – 2:45 PM
The Shift to More Cart Sales
Gary Powers
Cart Guard Protection
Room 3
2:50 PM
Lightning · 30 min
2:50 PM – 3:20 PM
7 Signs Your Processes Are Holding You Back
Ed MacFawn
BiT Dealership
Room 3
3:10 PM
In-Depth · 60 min
3:10 PM – 4:10 PM
Run Your Dealership by the Numbers
Russ Ziegler
Connect Sales
Main Room
Power · 45 min
3:10 PM – 3:55 PM
Beyond Bay Doors
Tony Schwarzman
Canyon Lake Mobile
Room 2
3:25 PM
Power · 45 min
3:25 PM – 4:10 PM
Smart Carts: Refurbing for the Future
Jonathan Frank
Nivel
Room 3
4:10 PM
Show Floor Open Until 5:00 PM
Main Room
Room 2
Room 3
7:30 AM
8:00 AM
8:30 AM
9:00 AM
9:30 AM
10:00 AM
10:30 AM
11:00 AM
11:30 AM
12:00 PM
12:30 PM
1:00 PM
1:30 PM
2:00 PM
2:30 PM
3:00 PM
3:30 PM
4:00 PM
4:30 PM
5:00 PM
5:30 PM
6:00 PM
6:30 PM
In-Depth · 60 min
8:00 – 9:00 AM
Stop Wasting Time and Money on Marketing
Chris Inman
I.D.E.A. Cleveland
In-Depth · 60 min
9:10 – 10:10 AM
Selling: Five Steps of The Sale
Chad Kasprzak
KM Power Sports / Cart Parts Plus
In-Depth · 60 min
10:20 – 11:20 AM
Track Smarter, Sell More
Ed MacFawn
BiT Dealership
Power · 45 min
8:00 – 8:45 AM
BUILD the Business You Want
Josh Muller
Maple Creek Coaching
Power · 45 min
8:55 – 9:40 AM
Motors & Controllers Q&A
Todd Dussault & Leroy Sawatzky
Navitas Vehicle Systems
Lightning · 30 min
9:50 – 10:20 AM
Beyond the Sale: Turning Every Cart You Sell Into a Lifelong Customer
Bill Clark
Waddle Nav
Power · 45 min
10:30 – 11:15 AM
Lithium 201
Jonathan Frank
Nivel
Power · 45 min
8:00 – 8:45 AM
From Consumer-Only to Fleet-Ready Dealer
Oliver Solorzano
Alto Six Dealership Services
Power · 45 min
8:55 – 9:40 AM
Why Golf Cart Dealers Should Expand into RV / Marine
Chi Woodruff & Charlie Neuman
Eco Battery
Power · 45 min
9:50 – 10:35 AM
Autonomous Advantage
Vince Cifani
Joyride
Lightning · 30 min
10:45 – 11:15 AM
The Expensive Truth About Golf Cart Dealerships
Aaron Gouldie
Motorcode Inc
Show Floor Open 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
An Interview with Innovators — Main Stage, Show Floor
Happy Hour
Expo After Dark: Pre-Concert Party, Awards & Jacquie Roar Concert
8:00 AM
In-Depth · 60 min
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Stop Wasting Time and Money on Marketing
Chris Inman
I.D.E.A. Cleveland
Main Room
Power · 45 min
8:00 AM – 8:45 AM
BUILD the Business You Want
Josh Muller
Maple Creek Coaching
Room 2
Power · 45 min
8:00 AM – 8:45 AM
Alto Six Commercial Onboarding
Oliver Solorzano
Alto Six
Room 3
8:55 AM
Power · 45 min
8:55 AM – 9:40 AM
Motors & Controllers Q&A
Todd Dussault & Leroy Sawatzky
Navitas Vehicle Systems
Room 2
Power · 45 min
8:55 AM – 9:40 AM
Why Golf Cart Dealers Should Expand into RV / Marine
Chi Woodruff & Charlie Neuman
Eco Battery
Room 3
9:10 AM
In-Depth · 60 min
9:10 AM – 10:10 AM
Selling: Five Steps of The Sale
Chad Kasprzak
KM Power Sports / Cart Parts Plus
Main Room
9:50 AM
Lightning · 30 min
9:50 AM – 10:20 AM
Beyond the Sale: Turning Every Cart You Sell Into a Lifelong Customer
Bill Clark
Waddle Nav
Room 2
Power · 45 min
9:50 AM – 10:35 AM
Autonomous Advantage
Vince Cifani
Joyride
Room 3
10:20 AM
In-Depth · 60 min
10:20 AM – 11:20 AM
Track Smarter, Sell More
Ed MacFawn
BiT Dealership
Main Room
10:30 AM
Power · 45 min
10:30 AM – 11:15 AM
Lithium 201
Jonathan Frank
Nivel
Room 2
10:45 AM
Lightning · 30 min
10:45 AM – 11:15 AM
The Expensive Truth About Golf Cart Dealerships
Aaron Gouldie
Motorcode Inc
Room 3
11:30 AM
Show Floor Open 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
4:00 PM
An Interview with Innovators — Main Stage, Show Floor
5:00 PM
Happy Hour
6:00 PM
Expo After Dark: Pre-Concert Party, Awards & Jacquie Roar Concert
Schedule subject to change. Session times reflect start times; brief transitions follow each session.
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