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Future proof your business – confronting market challenges at the leasing broker conference

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November 3, 2017

ARE YOU ready for the next big market challenge? Have you taken steps to future proof your business against whatever the world throws at us next?

You can choose between a crystal ball and the experts addressing the Leasing Broker Federation Conference in London on November 23 to face up to some of the facts of business life.

Think about what can happen in the three-year life of a lease deal.

It’s only two years since diesel cars were the best sellers, electric cars were something of a rarity and most Britons seemed moderately content with EU membership.

Throw in dieselgate emission cheating and not only has the powertrain been demonised with diesel down to 40% of new registrations but the whole emissions issue highlighted, resulting in London’s new Toxic Charge with dozens more cities set to follow suit. And the electric share rocketing to top 5% with 7,861 plug-in electric models and 14,758 hybrid cars registered in September alone.

Add the Brexit referendum result and had what seemed a settled arrangement for trans-Europe trade and travel is up in the air, with the automotive industry caught in the loop.

Join us for the first dedicated Leasing Broker Conference during the day on November 23 at RSA House off The Strand in London to ensure you stay on top of issues affecting the broker market – and then celebrate the best in the business at our Awards Dinner.

The lead conference sponsor is Inchcape retail group with networking sponsors Fleet Procure, Premia Solutions and CVS.

What else can happen?

Brace yourselves – but the following topics will be addressed at the Conference

  • Government tax strategy: What fiscal action will be taken in relation to diesels,  in terms of fuel, excise duty and company car taxation where the 3% surcharge on benefit in kind that was to have ended now runs to 2020.

Will incentives continue at the same rate for lower emission vehicles, such as electric vehicle plug-in grants?

Nigel Morris, car tax expert at MHA MacIntyre Hudson will be analysing Chancellor Hammond’s speech made in Parliament the day before our conference.

  • Finance: Scott Gairns, managing director of Sophus3, will explain why the best finance deal is becoming more important than the car itself.
  • Diesels: Iain Macbeth, a key thought leader at Transport for London, will be talking about future access to cities – will diesels be allowed? What should you be advising customers as emission curbs mount?
  • Electrification: Matthias Wellers, from powertrain specialists AVL, will consider what products you will be selling in the future as the development of electrified vehicles accelerates.
  • Going green – how can you transition customers? – Karl Anders, Nissan national EV fleet manager will speak from vast experience.
  • What will be the hot picks?  Felipe Munoz, a market analyst with JATO Dynamics, will be identifying the hot market sectors for 2018.
  • Life after personal transport – what are the options and the role for brokers as some cities around the world plan to ban private cars. Philipp Schartau, EY’s director for Strategy – Mobility Innovation & Growth, will be talking about the forthcoming mobility market, what role brokers can play in it and the company’s new Tesseract mobility product
  • Big Data the Big Question: David Topping, cyber and information security expert and British Standards author, will speak on t he new EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which takes effect on 25 May 2018, and the Data Protection Law Enforcement Directive (DPLED), marks the biggest overhaul of data protection since the introduction of the current Data Protection Act (DPA) in 1998.

There will be tougher penalties on those organisations who fall short of meeting their data protection obligations. Not just traditional personal details, such as banking, which is why you get asterisks for account numbers on receipts.

While that’s stepped up, taking into account the explosion of online banking alongside a massive increase in the use of mobile devices, there is concern over access to and use of vehicle and driver data, especially with the development of connected cars that transmit data.

Car computers store phone details, locations and movements, and more with expansion of conscierge services, and conference will hear what businesses should be doing to avoid falling foul of the new laws.

So hurry and make sure you don’t miss the big broking event – use the form below!

There are still some places left for the conference and tickets for the combined event of Conference and the evening’s Broker Awards Dinner are still available at just £500, with 80% now taken.

The Federation now has in excess of 100 members embracing every type of brokerage, ranging from the smaller operator right through the spectrum to the super brokers at the top end, and the LBF Conference and Awards being held at the elegant RSA House in London on Thursday 23 November promises unrivalled networking to help grow your business.

Book your place now!

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