2027 OADA CONVENTION
Omni Fort Lauderdale Hotel
April 16 -19, 2027
Join OADA for the 92nd Annual Convention at the brand new Omni Fort Lauderdale Hotel, April 16 - 19, 2027. The OADA Convention is a can’t miss event with four days & three nights right on the water. The weekend will be full of networking, education & friendship renewals!
See What Our OADA Convention is all about with this highlight recap from 2025 in Nashville!
2027 Convention Information
Join OADA for the 92nd Annual Convention at the brand new Omni Fort Lauderdale Hotel, April 16 - 19, 2027. The OADA Convention is a can’t miss event with four days & three nights on the water. The weekend will be full of networking, education & friendship renewals!
OADA Convention Schedule
Friday, April 16, 2027
Registration & Hospitality
Welcome Reception & Dinner
Saturday, April 17, 2027
Breakfast
General Business Session
Optional Activity
Dinner On Your Own
Dessert Reception
Sunday, April 18, 2027
Breakfast
General Business Session
Optional Activity
Farewell Reception & Dinner
Monday, April 19, 2027
Breakfast & Farewell's!
**Schedule is subject to change**
If you have any questions please reach out to Kelly Danison at kdanison@oada.com, 614.923.2228
2027 Convention Speakers - More to Come!
Zach Shefska
CarEdge
Zach Shefska is the CEO and co-founder of CarEdge and an automotive retail technology leader focused on one of the industry's defining challenges: how dealerships can use artificial intelligence, data and greater pricing transparency to compete more effectively while strengthening customer trust. He brings a distinctive perspective to dealer audiences because his work sits at the intersection of retail operations, consumer behavior, AI-powered negotiation, pricing intelligence and the rapidly changing expectations of today's vehicle shopper.
Shefska co-founded CarEdge with his father, Ray Shefska, whose 43-year dealership career gave Zach an unusually close view of both the strengths of the franchise retail model and the friction that can arise when buyers and sellers operate with different information. Rather than framing technology as a threat to dealerships, Zach's work increasingly centers on a more commercially useful question: how can forward-looking retailers use better data, clearer pricing, faster communication and AI-enabled workflows to create a transaction that works better for both the customer and the dealer?
Kevin Tynan
The Presidio Group
Kevin joined The Presidio Group in 2024. As director of research, he is responsible for market insights, content creation and client engagement focused on the U.S. franchised dealer network and automotive technologies segments. With 25 years of investment research experience, Kevin began his career as an equity analyst at Argus Research, covering the global automotive, auto parts and auto retail industries. As a senior analyst, the "Financial Times/StarMine" ranked him the top stock picker for the automobile parts segment in 2007.
In 2009, Kevin became the Global Director of Automotive Research for Bloomberg Intelligence. During his tenure at Bloomberg, Kevin designed, built and maintained global automotive coverage for North America, Europe and Asia-based automakers. The unit became Bloomberg Intelligence as the coverage team expanded to put analyst teams on the ground in each region.
Kevin is a regular presenter on automotive and financial television, radio and podcasts. He is recurring public speaker at industry events and company teach-ins, as well as at many dealership state association conventions. He has provided keynote addresses for NADA, state dealer associations and for many other automotive industry events.
THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR 2027 OADA CONVENTION SPONSORS!
If you are interested in sponsoring the 2027 OADA Convention, April 16 - 19, 2027 or have questions please reach out to Kelly, kdanison@oada.com.
