Adam Kimber
Publisher
Agent Entrepreneur
Adam is the Publisher of Agent Entrepreneur and P&A Magazine, and co-show chair of the Agent Summit. He is responsible for all editorial, sales and marketing for both AE and P&A. He has helped coordinate the F&I Conference for the last 4 years and was instrumental in launching the first Agent Summit. Prior to joining AE and P&A, Adam worked as a National Sales Manager for a number of publications in the automotive industry for Bobit Business Media. Adam has extensive experience in public speaking, writing and motivational speaking. He holds both Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Theology and Communication.

Brent Allen
President
StoneEagle Ins. Systems Warranty Department andStoneEagle.com
Brent Allen has 20 years of experience in developing software solutions for the Service Contract Industry. He has worked in every aspect involved in the development and application of Administration systems ranging from receipts of cash to claims adjudication and loss control reporting. Brent has led the StoneEagle team in over 30 service contract system conversions and implementations. He and the team of managers at StoneEagle have created some of the foremost solutions in the industry including credit card payment processes for third party administrators, dealer penetration reporting, service bay sales, direct marketing applications, and data transmittal services.

Joe Becker
President and Chief Executive Officer
CNA National Warranty Corporation
Having begun his automotive career in 1976, Joe Becker held a wide range of positions for several service contract and insurance companies—ranging from claims adjuster and senior claims examiner to executive vice president of operations. He joined CNA National in 1994 and previously served as chief operating officer before being promoted to president/CEO in 2005.

Michael A. Benoit
Partner
Hudson Cook, LLP
Michael Benoit advises banks, sales finance companies, auto dealers, leasing companies, mortgage lenders and others on consumer financial services law. His articles have appeared in the American Bar Association’s Business Law Journal and Mortgage Banker Magazine and he writes columns for Auto Finance News and F&I Showroom Magazine.  Michael is a member of the American Bar Association’s Section of Business Law and participates on the Consumer Financial Services and Cyberspace Law committees.  He serves as counsel to the Auto Finance Council and the Vehicle Finance Subcommittee and is a member of the State Government Affairs Committee.  Michael is a Fellow of the American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers.

Peter Biscardi
President
National Auto Care Corporation
Peter Biscardi has been involved in the automobile industry since the early seventies.  His experience runs the gamut from retail and wholesale to leasing and rental and fleet administration. In 1973, Pete was instrumental in opening the first retail sales operation for the Hertz Corporation, consequently serving in various management positions within the automobile industry. In 1982 he formed P&L Enterprises, specializing in marketing vehicle service contracts to automobile dealerships.  He joined one of the largest vehicle service contract administrators in the country as its Northeast Regional Manager. He later joined NAC as the Executive Vice President and was named President of NAC in 2003.

Lee M. Bowron, ACAS, MAAA
Principal
Kerper and Bowron, LLC
Lee Bowron’s practice focuses on extended warranty, F&I products, personal and commercial lines and environmental reserving. Lee Bowron has been in the insurance industry for 20 years and has been a consultant for the past 9 years. He is a member of the CAS Ratemaking Committee and chair of the R-Task Force for the CAS. Lee is an Associate of the Casualty Actuarial Society and a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries.

L’Tonya Carr
Co-Owner
Carr Appraisals, Inc.
L’Tonya Carr is the co-owner of Carr Appraisals, Inc., a company specializing in mechanical breakdown inspections for the vehicle service contract industry.  Since founding the company with her husband Steve in 1987, L’Tonya has been a student of the both the VSC and Inspection Industries.

Gary Fagg, FSA, MAAA
Consulting Actuary
CREDITRE
Gary Fagg is a consulting actuary at CREDITRE, a consulting firm specializing in actuarial, accounting, risk management, and risk transfer solutions related to vehicle protection products. CREDITRE serves insurers, reinsurers, producers, and obligors regarding VSC, GAP and occasionally, for old times’ sake, credit life and disability insurance. During his 40-year career, Gary has developed the initial risk analysis for many of the F&I office products and the complimentary protection products. He has led the evolution from insurance products to obligor contracts and from strict reinsurance contracts to the broader structure of risk transfer agreements. CREDITRE’s annual conferences have trained industry personnel for over 20 years.

James Ganther
President
Mosaic Compliance Services
James S. Ganther is the President of Mosaic Compliance Services, a lawyer-created company that provides legal compliance services on behalf of retail dealerships.  He is a member of the National Association of Dealer Counsel, and has been honored as a member of F&I Management and Technology Magazine's “Who’s Who in F&I.”  He is a frequent author and speaker on compliance topics, and co-authored The FTC Safeguards Rule Compliance Kit, Second Edition.

Lori Hallissey
Sr. V.P. Administration
Asset Protection Division of Protective Life Insurance Co.
 Lori  Hallissey  has been in the auto and insurance industry since the early 1980’s. After spending several years at a GM Dealership she became enamored with F & I ancillary products and the aftermarket aspect of the business and began steering her career in that direction.  She worked for a TPA, and then very large multi-state agency and helped build a TPA start up that was later acquired by Protective. With Protective, she has been involved in multiple acquisitions, system conversions and currently oversees the operations and administration of the APD offices in Los Angeles, Canada and Chicago where she is based.

Anthony Stoothoff
Vice President, Business Development
Ristken Software Services
Anthony J. Stoothoff has over 25 years of relevant Auto Industry experience. Prior to joining Ristken, Stoothoff had a 16-year tenure at Zurich/Universal Underwriters where he most recently served as Vice President and General Manager for the northeast division.  Additionally, Anthony has direct automotive retail experience with numerous years of management experience in auto dealerships.

David P. Trinder
Owner and CEO
F&I Administration Solutions, LLC
Before acquiring F&I Admin, David Trinder was Senior Vice President, Network Solutions, at DealerTrack, Inc. where he oversaw the development of the new web-based SCS Auto platform and prior to that he was Chief Executive Officer of DealerAccess Canada Inc. David has a long history of building successful companies that have consistently delivered to customer needs. In South Africa, he built and operated two businesses, and was director of a venture capital fund that focused on technology investments. David is a South African Chartered Accountant and has an MBA from the University of Cape Town.