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Mitchell International Inc., a provider of information, workflow and performance management solutions to the Property & Casualty claims and Collision Repair industries, announced the conclusion of its Industry Week Conference, held Aug. 3-7 at the Hard Rock Hotel in San Diego.


Collision repairers, insurers, and industry partners came together and took advantage of the opportunity to attend this event to learn new tools and techniques, strategies, and best practices to help drive high operational performance in their businesses.

The Conference brought industry participants together, offering each group valuable information targeted toward their specific business needs. Guest speakers inside and outside of the industry gave special presentations to help collision repairers learn about the tools and tactics they can leverage to help their operations gain a competitive edge and power the future of their business as the industry rebounds.

Claims professionals participated in informational roundtable discussions on events impacting the claims industry and shared their innovative and alternative perspectives. The Industry Parts Panel, for example, moderated by Mitchell's Vice President of Industry Relations, Greg Horn, included panelists such as Insurance Auto Auctions Senior Vice President Don Hermanek, American Honda Parts Marketing/Collision Group Assistant Manager Gary Ledoux, APU Solutions CEO Charles Lukens, Car-Part.com President Jeff Schroder; and LKQ Corporation's Vice President of Operations Rob Wagman, who discussed the current challenges of the collision parts supply and offered insight into how to overcome these obstacles. All Industry Week attendees participated in joint sessions to hear from highly-acclaimed key-note speakers, to network, and share best practices and management techniques.

Mitchell's Industry Week Conference also included the annual meeting of the Mitchell Editorial Advisory Board, a longstanding entity that has convened since 1989, to tackle the critical issues affecting both insurers and shops. Editorial Advisory Board members represent both large and small repair shops, insurers and industry organizations, all of whom are committed to improving the business performance and experience of all participants in the collision repair process.