Auto Finance Summit set

Royal Media and Auto Finance News are running the event and have added an Auto Finance Capital Markets Summit aimed at capital markets, treasury and funding executives as a companion program. (autofinance.live) Organizers published a live agenda that lists sessions on dynamic risk assessment, digital transformation, macroeconomic outlook, subprime auto lending, lender‑dealer collaboration and a live startup Demo Challenge for fintechs. (autofinance.live) Speakers confirmed include Volkswagen Financial Services President & CEO Ernst Jan van Eijkelenburg for a one‑on‑one fireside chat, Hyundai Capital America’s Joanna Dean on lender‑dealer collaboration, Nissan Motor Acceptance Company’s Todd Voorhies, Bank of America’s Tim Owens and PenFed’s Chris Kleczynski. (autofinancenews.net) The conference profile targets a cross‑section of buyers—prime and nonprime banks, credit unions, floorplan lenders, captives, dealerships and fintech service providers—and promotes on‑site matchmaking and a virtual event platform to facilitate targeted meetings. (autofinance.live) Program themes map directly to operational pain points: several panels call out e‑contracting and AI/machine‑learning for underwriting and compliance, the Demo Challenge spotlights vendors (2025 winner Kobalt Labs was an AI compliance fintech), and Auto Finance News has flagged rising used‑vehicle floorplan demand amid inventory contraction as a live issue for floorplan lenders. (autofinance.live) Solifi is positioning to address those same needs for attendees—having added DataScan to bolster wholesale/floorplan and inventory risk capabilities and integrated Leasepath for equipment finance, while Solifi customer case studies show North American lenders going live on Solifi Wholesale & Originations and the Solifi Originations product citing up to a 70% reduction in time spent on document verification via API integrations. (businesswire.com)