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Program

8:30 a.m. – 8:55 a.m. 

Registration 

ABSC Event Space 

8:55 a.m. 

Opening remarks 

ABSC Event Space 

9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.  

Driving excellence: Navigating the roadmap to success in Canada’s strong auto care industry 

ABSC Event Space 

Speaker: Jean- François Champagne, CAE, 
President and CEO at Automotive Industries Association of Canada (AIA Canada) 

9:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. 

Student best-in-class live presentations (Top 4) 

ABSC Event Space 

10:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 

Career showcase and networking 

N Building 1st Floor foyer 

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. 

Lunch 

ABSC Event Space 

1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. 

Impact after Georgian College: Alumni leading the way in the aftermarket 

ABSC Event Space 

Moderator: Kari Hann 

Marketing and digital communications manager at Specialty Sales & Marketing 

Speakers: Philippe-André Bisson 

 Vincent Montemarano 

Strategic account manager at DriV 

Mark Potts 

Senior strategic accounts manager at DriV 

1:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. 

Day in the life: Careers you never knew existed in the auto care sector 

ABSC Event Space 

Speakers: Nason Higinbotham 

Vise president, stores – BC, Manitoba and Ontario at Fountain Tire 

Blair McLaughlin 

National sales supervisor/Racing coordinator at Niterra Group 

Adam Malik 

Editor-in-chief, CARS, Jobber News and EV World at Turnkey Media 

2:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.  

Student best-in-class presentation winner announcement 

2:30 p.m. 

Closing remarks and prize draws* 

ABSC Event Space 

 *Students must be present at the time of the draw to claim prizes 

Visit the Career showcase

Browse booths set up by auto care industry partners to learn about auto care companies, post-secondary pathways, what it is like working in the auto care sector and what are the career opportunities in the industry.  

Where? N Building 1st Floor Foyer 

When? November 19, 2025 from 10:15 a.m.  – 12:00 p.m. 

Career showcase exhibitors

Sponsors

Thank you to our sponsors for their contributions. 

Park N Fly Benefits

How the program works

  • Members select their departure city from the drop-down menu
    1. Choose Valet or Self-Park where applicable
    2. Enter their outbound and return dates
    3. Click find your rate
    4. The rates will automatically load
    5. Print a copy of the coupon
  • When exiting the lot
    1. Scan the printed Park’N Fly coupon at the Self-Park pay station
  • If members are using a Valet location
    • Hand a copy of the printed voucher to the agent at check-out or give them the discount code 1120313 once the code is entered by the agent the rate will automatically append to the AIA Canada rate program.
  • Discount Code 1120313
  • At check out members simply scan their pre-printed coupon the Valet or Self-Park pay station
  • When exiting the lot
    • Select form of payment
      1. Credit card
      2. Debit card
    • If they have any difficulties simply
      1. Manually enter 1120313 at the pay station and the rate will be applied
    • Scan the Park’N Fly ticket