The International Carwash Association’s annual event — The Car Wash Show™ — takes place May 9 through 11 at Music City Center in Nashville, TN.
A pre-show program on Sunday, May 8 offers a management fundamentals course and a new investor event titled “Meet the Market.” A separate fee is required for each of these
presentations. Educational sessions for attendees at large commence at 8:00 a.m. the following day. Programming has been much simplified this year. There is only one track. For $250 your pass gives you access to everything excepting the pre-show events on Sunday.
The lineup hasn’t changed, access has. What last year were considered premium sessions (those presented by professional speakers and/or consultants) still top the programming. The Partner Solution Sessions of the past are now titled Pitch 60 and are still offered by industry vendors and/or operators. There are, in addition, presentations by the Western Carwash Association and the Automotive Oil Change Association.
Allowance has been made for those who wish to visit the tradeshow only: a one-day pass to the exhibit hall is available for Wednesday May 11 for $150. For detailed and the most up-to-date information about the education available at The Car Wash Show 2022, please visit www.TheCarWashShow.com.
In all, The Car Wash Show offers attendees 17.5 hours of visiting time with exhibitors on the tradeshow floor.
EDUCATION SCHEDULE*
SUNDAY, May 8
11:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Management Fundamentals Course
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Meet the Market
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
AOCA Welcome Reception
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
WCA Welcome Reception
MONDAY, MAY 9
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
The Headliners: Session Sampler
9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Education Sessions
• Empowering Your Team with No Fail Trust
• UPSTREAM: The Quest to Solve Problems Before They Happen
• Big Little Breakthroughs
• Improvise This: Engaged Teams
• Reducing Employee Turnover (Pitch 60)
• All Investors — The New Normal (Pitch 60)
• The First 90 Days — Strategies to Ensure Your Car Wash Success from the Start (Meet the Market)
• Convert a Self-Serve Bay to an In-Bay Automatic (WCA)
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Education Sessions
• Empowering Your Team with No Fail Trust
• UPSTREAM: The Quest to Solve Problems Before They Happen
• Big Little Breakthroughs
• Improvise This: Engaged Teams
• Car Wash Valuation — The Multiple Does Not Tell the Whole Story (Pitch 60)
• How to Scale Your Brand’s Growth (Pitch 60)
• New Investors — The Bottom Line (Meet the Market)
• Fundamentals of Express Car Wash Success (Pitch 60)
• How Your Self-Service Offerings Affect Location Security (WCA)
• Maximize Success by Making Regulations Work for You (AOCA)
11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Tradeshow Floor Open
6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Opening Reception
TUESDAY, MAY 10
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
• The Headliners: Session Sampler
• Employer’s Responsibilities and Liabilities as New Fiduciary Roll Under CAA (AOCA)
9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Education Sessions
• Converted: The Data-Driven Way to Win Customers’ Hearts
• Transform Your Organizational Cash Flow & Lead Your Market
• Beyond Tomorrow: The Retail Revolution
• ICA US Consumer Research Study: Key Findings
• M&A and Financing Trends in the Car Wash Industry (Pitch 60)
• Car Washing Thru the Ages (Pitch 60)
• Profit Vampires (Pitch 60)
• Five Things You Need to Know about Site Selection (Meet the Market)
• Simplified Operations for Self-Service Operators (WCA)
• Customer Experience — How to Increase Your Ticket (AOCA)
10:30 a.m. – 11.30 a.m.
Education Sessions
• Converted: The Data-Driven Way to Win Customers’ Hearts
• Transform Your Organizational Cash Flow & Lead Your Market
• Beyond Tomorrow: The Retail Revolution
• ICA US Consumer Research Study: Key Findings
• Benefits of 1031 Exchange When Selling Your Car Wash (Pitch 60)
• Raising Revenue (Pitch 60)
• CruzControl Technology — A Powerful Enterprise Platform for Your Car Wash
• How to Dominate as a New Investor or Forward Thinker (Meet the Market)
• Self-Service Panel (WCA)
11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Tradeshow Floor Open
4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Booth Crawl
WEDNESDAY, MAY 11
8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
General Session
• ICA Annual Meeting
• Award Presentation
• Keynote Address — Speaker: Ben Nemtin
9:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Tradeshow Floor Open
PITCH 20 Presentations
MONDAY, MAY 9
11:30 a.m.
Improving Car Wash Operations with Spot AI
12:00 noon
Financing Your Car Wash
12:30 p.m.
Identifying Your Next Wash with Predictive Analytics
1:30 p.m.
How to Safely Clean and Maintain Your Car Wash Facilities and Equipment
2:00 p.m.
What the App?! And Why You Absolutely Positively Need One
2:30 p.m.
Unattended payment processing Solution for Self-Service or Tunnel Car Washes
3:00 p.m.
How Colored Lighting Contributes to Your Bottom Line
3:30 p.m.
Unlocking Excellence: Exploring Game-Changing Wash Bay Materials
TUESDAY, MAY 10
12:30 p.m.
Innovative Car Wash Marketing Strategies
1:00 p.m.
Creating a Customer Experience at the Vacuums
1:30 p.m.
Chemical Maintenance
2:00 p.m.
Increasing Customer Lifetime Value
2:30 p.m.
Build Better Car Wash Managers
* Educational Schedule based on information available April 7, 2022. Subject to change.