2024 Auto Care Connect Early-bird Registration Now Open

December 7, 2023


2024 connectBETHESDA, Md. – December 7, 2023 – The Auto Care Association is pleased to announce that registration for the highly anticipated 2024 Auto Care Connect is now open. The automotive aftermarket’s largest educational event of the year will take place from May 5-8, 2024, at the Hyatt Regency Chicago in downtown Chicago, Ill. Auto Care Connect is the pinnacle learning event for industry professionals, bringing together all segments of the auto care industry for the growth of new skills, knowledge and peer-to-peer connections.

The 2024 Auto Care Connect event will offer an enhanced and more collaborative experience than ever before, featuring:

  • Fresh perspectives: Elevated keynote speakers with fresh perspectives on business;
  • Expanded education: An expanded lineup of learning sessions programmed by Auto Care communities as well as broader industry topics;
  • Cross-industry collaboration: Opportunities for attendees to collaborate across education tracks and committee meetings;
  • Business solutions: An engaging and solution-discovering trade show; and
  • Exclusive networking: Community-exclusive and full industry networking events.

Auto Care Connect offers a unique platform for the industry to come together and engage in learning sessions developed by their peers and industry pioneers as well as professional specialists to spur creative and strategic thought.

All attendees can customize their learning journeys by choosing from the different sessions occurring across the four days and are invited to maximize their experience by discovering business solutions during the Monday, May 6 tradeshow.

“The 2024 Auto Care Connect event in Chicago will provide a comprehensive educational program for auto care professionals that serves to empower and inspire by equipping attendees with the knowledge and tools needed to thrive in an ever-evolving industry,” said Bill Hanvey, president and CEO, Auto Care Association. “Building on previous years’ events, Auto Care Connect will now provide each attendee the opportunity to broaden the scope of their conference journey by tailoring their educational track to include the sessions and events most important to them.”

To learn more about 2024 Auto Care Connect and to take advantage of early-bird registration savings, visit autocare.org/connect.