FFC2025: Fleet Management in a Yr of Uncertainty – Fleet Ahead
BBM’s three conferences – Fleet Ahead, International Fleet, and Fleet Security – are unifying underneath the Fleet Ahead Model. Be a part of us Oct. 21-23 on the Sheraton Resort & Marina in San Diego!
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Name for Papers for the 2025 Fleet Ahead Convention (FFC) is open. Candidates with a seminar or speaker thought are invited to submit an summary for consideration by means of the Name for Papers portal. The submission deadline is July 15, 2025.
The Fleet Ahead Convention (FFC) broadcasts its 2025 Name for Papers underneath the theme “Fleet Management in a Yr of Uncertainty.” Trade specialists, fleet leaders, and answer suppliers are invited to submit session proposals and speaker nominations.
“With new tariff insurance policies shaking up world commerce, pricing volatility, and regulatory ambiguity round electrification and sustainability, the fleet trade faces a 12 months of sweeping uncertainty,” mentioned Chris Brown, convention chair. “Our focus is to ship the instruments and methods fleets want to guide amid world disruption.”
Hosted as soon as once more on the waterfront on the Sheraton San Diego Resort & Marina, Oct. 21-23, FFC options:
• Knowledgeable-led, future-focused seminars and keynotes
• A hands-on Trip & Drive showcasing the most recent applied sciences
• An expo corridor that draws each cutting-edge startups and established trade leaders
• Unparalleled networking with U.S. and world decision-makers, tech pioneers, and strategic companions
Aligning Underneath the FFC Umbrella
Shifting ahead, the occasion aligns the three earlier conferences — International Fleet Convention, Fleet Security Convention, and Fleet Ahead Convention — underneath one complete and future-focused platform.
“We’ve unified our viewers underneath Fleet Ahead, however we’re not abandoning our core fleet security and world audiences,” Brown added. “We’re curating deeper conversations, extra numerous voices, and future-focused insights in methods Fleet Ahead has for years. We’re evolving away from silos to mirror how fleets function in the present day throughout features and borders.
Attendees can have 39 seminars and networking occasions to select from.
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The Pillars of Fleet Ahead
The convention’s instructional program is now structured round six foundational pillars that outline the way forward for fleet operations:
Mobility & Autonomy
Discover the shift to electrical, related, and autonomous fleets. From hybrids to EVs and hydrogen, from shared mobility to self-driving tech, uncover how fleets are making ready for a extra sustainable, driver-optional future.
Knowledge Integration, AI & Predictive Intelligence
Unlock the facility of related information. Find out how fleets are integrating platforms and methods to drive smarter choices by means of AI, predictive analytics, and real-time insights.
International Technique
Hear from worldwide fleet leaders navigating regional laws, infrastructure gaps, and sustainability mandates to construct world methods.
Fleet Security & Threat
Scale back legal responsibility and enhance outcomes by exploring security applied sciences, data-driven danger administration, and evolving compliance requirements that defend individuals and belongings.
Infrastructure & Power
From EV charging, vitality planning, and utility partnerships, this monitor covers how fleets are powering the transition to zero emissions with sensible, scalable infrastructure.
Individuals, Expertise & Tradition
Dive into greatest practices for recruiting, coaching, and retaining drivers and employees. Construct a safety-first workforce by reinforcing a tradition of accountability and efficiency.
FFC will as soon as once more convene the ride-and-drive and automobile showcase. Final 12 months, 28 automobiles took half.
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Name for Audio system & Seminar Concepts
FFC seeks proposals that handle the urgency of this 12 months’s theme, “Fleet Management in a Yr of Uncertainty,” and align with the occasion’s pillars.
Proposals needs to be grounded in tangible insights and usable frameworks for public, non-public, and world fleet managers.
Urged subjects embrace:
- Navigating coverage shifts, compliance, and emissions reporting.
- Methods for EV adoption, charging, and different fuels.
- Knowledge-driven approaches to safer, extra sustainable operations.
- Utilizing analytics and AI to drive smarter fleet choices.
- Managing compliance, sourcing, and technique throughout areas.
- Exploring shared fleets, city mobility, and sensible infrastructure.
- Maximizing worth by means of smarter acquisition and resale.
- Evolving fleet roles, driver engagement, and retention.
- Main by means of disruption, volatility, and transformation.
And we’re open to new concepts! To submit a proposal or nominate a speaker, go to right here. Submissions are due by July 15, 2025.
