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The Future of Collision Repair: 2026 Certified Collision Conference

Built for OEM-certified collision shops: three days at the Gaylord Opryland on how artificial intelligence is changing OEM standards, estimating, insurance claims, and the customer experience in collision repair.

September 30 – October 2, 2026 Gaylord Opryland · Nashville, TN
  • All sessions & panel tracks
  • Catered meals & welcome reception
  • Private dinner at Luke Combs’ Category 10
  • Chance to win an exclusive prize from 3M
Reserve Your Spot Staying overnight? Get $309/night at the host hotel →

About the 2026 Certified Collision Conference

AI-powered estimating platforms, automated OEM procedure retrieval, and real-time repair verification tools are changing how collision centers operate, and how insurers and OEM partners measure quality.

Unlike other conferences, we're here to educate and prepare shops for the future. Every session is taught by the people building this technology, not pitched from a vendor floor.

You make the decisions for your shop. Make the decision to prepare it properly for the future.

What to Expect

Expert Keynotes & Panels

An opening keynote from Lenovo's Global Head of AI on Thursday, and a closing keynote from physician-astronaut Dr. Shawna Pandya on Friday.

AI Technology & Innovation

Sessions on AI in estimating, insurance claims, and the shop floor, from the people building the tools at Mitchell, Solera, and 3M.

Industry Insights

How OEM programs, carrier expectations, and certification standards are responding to the technology.

Networking

Connect with fellow attendees across catered meals, receptions, and a private evening at Category 10 in downtown Nashville.

Our Sponsors

The Speakers

Voices Shaping What's Next

The people building AI at Lenovo, Solera, Mitchell, and 3M on where the technology is taking collision repair. You won't hear this lineup anywhere else in the industry.

Quinton Krueger

3M

Quinton Krueger

Senior Director of Artificial Intelligence

SessionUnderstanding AI to Drive Collision Shop Opportunities

As Director of Artificial Intelligence at 3M, a name collision shops have trusted for repair materials for decades, Quinton Krueger drives global AI strategy inside a century-old manufacturer. He is a U.S. Army veteran and AI startup founder whose career runs through Booz Allen Hamilton, Collins Aerospace, and the Department of Homeland Security, with a master's in Data Science and AI from Northwestern University. His session skips the hype and gets to what AI means for a shop's bottom line: the opportunities operators can act on now, and the ones coming next.

Robert Daigle

Lenovo

Robert Daigle

Global Head of AI

SessionOpening Keynote

Global Head of AI at Lenovo, Robert Daigle oversees a worldwide strategy spanning 45+ partner companies, 150+ enterprise AI solutions, and over $2 billion in AI revenue. He founded Lenovo's global AI Center of Excellence, has published on responsible AI governance, and has spoken at NVIDIA GTC and the AI Hot 100 Summit. On Thursday morning he opens the conference with the keynote, drawing on more than a decade of taking enterprise AI from pilot projects into production.

Dune Pagaduan

Mitchell

Dune Pagaduan

Senior Director, Product Management

SessionAI in Estimating

Dune Pagaduan has spent more than a decade in product leadership at Mitchell, an Enlyte company, building the estimating tools used across the collision industry. His portfolio includes Mitchell Cloud Estimating and Mitchell Intelligent Estimating, the industry's first AI-powered solution to turn photos of vehicle damage into component-level estimate lines and winner of a 2025 Stratus Award for Cloud Computing. Dune knows this technology from the inside: what it delivers today, where the human expert still matters, and how shops can put it to work.

Dave Luehr

Elite Body Shop Solutions

Dave Luehr

Founder

SessionThe Velocity Advantage

Founder of Elite Body Shop Solutions and author of The Secrets of America's Greatest Body Shops, Dave Luehr has spent decades helping collision repair businesses become stronger and more predictable. In The Velocity Advantage he challenges conventional thinking on throughput, scheduling, WIP, and profitability. Most shops aren't held back by effort or talent; they're held back by friction and hidden bottlenecks. Dave shows how shops that build controlled, predictable flow outperform the ones that just push harder.

Bill Brower

Solera

Bill Brower

SVP, Global Industry Relations & Claims Solutions

SessionThe Insurance Industry's Position on AI

A claims leader with 30+ years at Nationwide, Liberty Mutual, and LexisNexis Risk Solutions, Bill Brower now heads global industry relations at Solera, the company behind Audatex and Qapter AI. At Liberty Mutual he helped launch the industry's first photo-estimating app, the foundation of today's AI-driven claims workflows. He sits on the CIECA Board of Trustees, is a three-time PropertyCasualty360 Insurance Luminaries honoree, and grew up in his dad's body shop. Bill brings the insurer's side of the AI conversation straight to repairers: where carriers are taking claims automation, and what it means for certified shops.

Nate Brown

CX Accelerator

Nate Brown

Co-Founder & Chief Experience Officer

SessionAI and the Customer Experience

Co-founder of CX Accelerator, a global community of 4,000+ customer experience professionals, Nate Brown has built service cultures from the ground up at Bosch, WB Games, and CHEP. He is a multiple-year ICMI Top 25 CX Thought Leader, a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, and a "CX Influencer of the Year" winner. As AI works its way into every step of the repair journey, from first notice of loss to final delivery, Nate's playbook keeps the human experience front and center.

Dr. Shawna Pandya

Luxsonic Technologies & IIAS

Dr. Shawna Pandya

Physician-Astronaut, MD & VP, Immersive Medicine

SessionClosing Keynote

Canada's first named female commercial astronaut, an MD with advanced training in neuroscience and space medicine, Dr. Pandya has logged 180+ zero-gravity parabolas, commanded the Mars Desert Research Station, and spent 11+ days on underwater research missions. She is a Singularity University alumna, a 2024 Karman Pioneer, and one of Canada's Top 100 Most Powerful Women. Her talk draws on the most extreme environments people work in, and what they teach about preparing for change you can't fully predict.

Garden fountains and dining in the Cascades atrium at Gaylord Opryland Resort

Gaylord Opryland Resort

Our main general sessions run at this AAA Four-Diamond resort, where nine acres of indoor gardens and cascading waterfalls sit under one glass roof.

Save 30% with the $309/night attendee rate at the host hotel. Lock it in for up to 3 nights before and after. Rooms are booked separately and aren't included in your pass. Hotel details & booking →

Hurricane Hall at Luke Combs' Category 10 with the storm light installation over the main floor

An Evening at Category 10

Unwind Thursday night with a private dinner, drinks, and networking at Luke Combs’ Category 10, a taste of downtown Nashville. Guests are included.

Pricing

Conference Pass
Conference Attendee
$1,750 / person

Full access across all three days: every session, meal, and networking event, from the opening reception through Thursday's dinner.

  • All general sessions & panel tracks
  • 2 Breakfasts, 1 Lunch, 1 Grab-and-Go
  • Welcome Reception
  • Dinner at Luke Combs’ Category 10 on Thursday evening
  • Chance to win an exclusive prize from 3M, revealed live at the conference
Social & Dining Pass
Guest Pass (optional)
$500 / person

Ideal for a spouse or partner who'd like to experience Nashville and join the social events without attending conference sessions.

  • 2 Breakfasts, 1 Lunch, 1 Grab-and-Go
  • Welcome Reception
  • Dinner at Luke Combs’ Category 10 on Thursday evening
  • Does not include conference sessions
Reserve Your Spot

Secure checkout via Stripe · Guest passes added during registration

Attendee giveaway: every registered conference attendee is automatically entered to win a prize from our partner 3M, revealed and drawn live at the conference. No separate entry or additional purchase is required. Guest passes are not eligible. The prize is non-transferable and has no cash value; a prize of equal or greater value may be substituted. Void where prohibited.

Who Should Attend

Built first for OEM-certified collision shops, and open to everyone with a stake in certified repair.

  • Collision Center Owners & General Managers
  • Multi-Location Operators & MSO Executives
  • OEM Representatives & Program Managers
  • Insurance & Appraisal Professionals
  • Estimators & Senior Technicians
  • Auto Dealers & Dealer Collision Centers
  • Parts & Materials Suppliers
  • Technology & Software Partners
  • Industry Trainers & Educators
  • Fleet & Remarketing Professionals
  • Collision Repair Consultants