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CALLING AFTERSALES LEADERS

20 May 2026 | Copenhagen

Join the Automotive Aftersales Summit

The automotive profitability crisis has one answer: aftersales retention.

74% of dealer groups don't know what they're losing.
This is the day you find out - and leave with a plan to fix it.

 

100+ aftersales leaders | 13 speakers | 1 working day | Copenhagen

Aftersales Reality

80% of dealer groups expect profitability to get harder in the next 2–3 years
3-4x more profit per revenue pound from aftersales versus new car sales
74% don't know how much aftersales revenue they're losing right now
53% are not using or exploring AI in any part of their operations
Aftersales Reality
80% of dealer groups expect profitability to get harder in the next 2–3 years
3-4x more profit per revenue pound from aftersales versus new car sales
74% don't know how much aftersales revenue they're losing right now
53% are not using or exploring AI in any part of their operations
This is what we work through together on 20 May
This is what we work through together on 20 May
The Goal

Profitability

80% of dealer groups expect margins to get harder. The answer is not in the showroom.

The Direction

Aftersales

3–4× more profit per revenue pound than new car sales. The answer is already in your business.

The Activities - What we work on together

Retention

A 10% improvement drives +30% aftersales revenue - straight to the bottom line.

Experience

Why customers leave. How you keep them. Retention fails when the experience fails.

One day. The data, the proof, and the AI to close the gap.
Meet the Speakers
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Katherine McLoughlin Head of Aftersales at LSH Auto UK

Improving Retention Of LSH AUTO UK by 15% with the right data.

Katherine McLoughlin Head of Aftersales at LSH Auto UK
Lousie
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Louise Connell Contact Centre Manager at LSH Auto UK

Human part of working with the right data.

Louise Connell Contact Centre Manager at LSH Auto UK
Jeanita
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Jeanita Scheel Group Service Director at Semler Mobility Import

Putting customer first beyond factory requirements.

Jeanita Scheel Group Service Director at Semler Mobility Import
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Rene Tønder Owner & CEO
AutoInc.

Macro trends, EV impact on aftersales revenue and outlook for improving profitability

Rene Tønder Owner & CEO
AutoInc.
Serge KU
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Serge Belongie Professor at University of Copenhagen

Agentic Ai will significantly impact the automotive industry,

 

Serge Belongie Professor at University of Copenhagen
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Nils Hulth AI Lead at Monterro

Automotive is a strong case for AI automation,

Nils Hulth AI Lead at Monterro
Carina1x
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Carina Ahlberg Customer Experience & Operational Transformation Leader

CX is not a system but a program and a partnership

Carina Ahlberg Customer Experience & Operational Transformation Leader
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Nicolas Malcom Managing Director & Partner at Autoflows

We need to make the automotive industry more profitable.

Nicolas Malcom Managing Director & Partner at Autoflows
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Kasper Lykke Pedersen Partner at Autoflows

Customer experience is the drive of retention.

Kasper Lykke Pedersen Partner at Autoflows
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Marc Bauer Partner at Autoflows

A 10 % improvement in retention drives 30% more aftersales revenue.

Marc Bauer Partner at Autoflows
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Oskar Riewe-Perła Data Scientist & Technical Lead at Autoflows

We can be more customer first with the use of AI.

Oskar Riewe-Perła Data Scientist & Technical Lead at Autoflows
Maz
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Maz Katinas AI Product Lead at Autoflows

Inbound and outbound AI will drive significant automation and results for automotive industry.

Maz Katinas AI Product Lead at Autoflows
20 May 2026 · Copenhagen

Agenda: Retention Gap Summit

Nine chapters. One continuous story.
From the profitability crisis to the prescription.
08:00
Registration & Data Wall
Live dashboard — industry retention benchmarks and EV impact on service frequency
30m
08:30
Coffee Brief
Informal welcome while people settle
30m
Nicholas
Nicholas Malcom
Managing Director & Partner, Autoflows
09:00
Formal Event Opening
10m
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Nicholas Malcom
Managing Director & Partner, Autoflows
09:10
Keynote
Automotive Landscape
Macro trends, EV impact on aftersales revenue and outlook for improving profitability
30m
Rene_
Rene Tønder
Owner & CEO, AutoInc.
09:40
Keynote
AI and the Automotive Industry
How AI can boost efficiency, profitability and scale customer contact without adding headcount
30m
Nils Montero
Nils Hulth
AI Lead, Monterro
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Serge Belongie
Professor at University of Copenhagen
10:10
Break
20m
10:30
Speaker
Autoflows Labs: The Automotive Benchmark Survey
Pan-European results incl. retention rates, EV impact on service frequency and group-level benchmarks
40m
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Marc Bauer
Partner, Autoflows
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Kasper Lykke Pedersen
Partner, Autoflows
11:10
Pulse Check
Live Room Poll — What's Your Biggest Retention Challenge?
Results projected live and referenced throughout the day
15m
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Kasper Lykke Pedersen
Partner, Autoflows
11:30
Intro to Workshops
Framing the tracks and expected outputs
15m
Carina1x
Carina Ahlberg
Morten Vestby
Morten Westby
Maz
Maz Katinas
11:45
Workshop
Group Workshops - 3 Tracks
Each workshop produces a concrete output: top-3 list or one-pager for the synthesis session
75m
AI Roadmap
CX Track
Retention Track
13:00
Lunch
60m
14:00
Speaker
LSH Case — Improving Retention by 15%
How LSH tackled post-warranty churn and DMS data quality — operational detail for Managers, P&L impact for Directors
30m
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Katherine McLoughlin
Head of Aftersales, LSH Auto UK
Lousie
Louise Connell
Contact Centre Manager, LSH Auto UK
14:30
Reflection
"So What?" — One Moderator Question to the Room
5m
14:35
Speaker
How to Win the Customer Experience Every Single Time
From system to program to partnership
30m
Jeanita
Jeanita Scheel
Group Service Director, Semler Mobility Import
15:05
Live Q&A
Reflection with Semler — Going Deeper
Opens with pulse check callback · Closes with "what would you do differently?"
10m
Kasper
Kasper Lykke Pedersen
Facilitator · Partner, Autoflows
15:15
Cake & Short Break
25m
15:40
Headline Closer
First Movers, Real Results — How Leading Dealerships are Making AI Inbound and Outbound Work
Live examples, real data and a voice-bot demo using a scenario from today's workshops. DMS integration, data handling and the inbound/outbound loop — live.
30m
Maz
Maz Katinas
AI Product Lead, Autoflows
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Oskar Riewe-Perła
Data Scientist & Technical Lead, Autoflows
16:10
Closing speech
The Retention Gap Next Steps - A Clear Roadmap
The AI tools, benchmarks, and proven frameworks that close the retention gap in your business.
15m
Nicholas
Nicholas Malcom
Managing Director & Partner, Autoflows
16:25
Networking
Drinks & Networking
Structured opener: find someone from a different workshop track. Table cards with conversation starters keep energy up for the first 20 min.
1h 35m
18:00
Close Event
Seats are limited. This is a working day, not a conference.
What you take home

You arrive knowing the industry is under pressure.
You leave knowing exactly what to do about it.

no.1 Retention Impact Report You'll know exactly what your retention gap and your retention number are. You will be able to assess for the board what is the profit potential with improving retention.  
02 Your 90-day retention action plan A concrete plan built around your workshop. Three priorities, clear owners, ready to brief your team the Monday after.  
03 The LSH playbook The operational steps that drove a 15% retention improvement. Not the headline. The actual process.  
04 Your peer benchmark Where your group stands against European peers - AI adoption rate, retention maturity and customer experience focus.  
05 Aftersales AI roadmap

Not a demo you watch and forget. A practical roadmap for how AI closes the retention gap in your business - who to contact, when, and why. Something you walk back into your business and act on.

 
06 The Semler CX framework How Semler built a CX programme that delivers consistent, personal customer experience across a major multi-site network. The OEM and importer proof point - retention starts with experience.  
What you take home

You arrive knowing the industry is under pressure.
You leave knowing exactly what to do about it.

no.1 Predictive AI Engine Advanced machine learning algorithms predict customer behavior and optimal service timing based on historical data and usage patterns.  
02 Your 90-day retention action plan A concrete plan built in your workshop track. Three priorities, clear owners, ready to brief your team the Monday after.  
03 The LSH playbook The operational steps that drove a 15% retention improvement. Not the headline. The actual process.  
04 Your peer benchmark Where your group stands against European peers - retention rate, EV impact and service frequency. The data Directors ask for but rarely get.  
05 Aftersales AI roadmap

Not a demo you watch and forget. A practical roadmap for how AI closes the retention gap in your business - who to contact, when, and why. Something you walk back into your business and act on.

 
06 The Semler CX framework How Semler built a CX programme that delivers consistent, personal customer experience across a major multi-site network. The OEM and importer proof point - retention starts with experience.  
 
Limited Places

The aftersales leaders closing the retention gap will be in this room on 20 May. The question is whether you're one of them.