CIECAST Educational Series
Recent CIECAST Webinars
Jul 2022
New Technologies in Paint & Coatings
New Technologies in Paint & Coatings
The one-hour webinar features Daniel Benton, Global Product Director of Color Marketing with Axalta Coating Systems, Andy Hysi, eBusiness Manager with AkzoNobel, and Jeff Wildman, BASF’s North American Manager of OEM & Industry Relations. Benton, Hysi and Wildman discuss new technologies in the paint and coatings industry and the impacts to vehicle repair, advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR), and other new vehicle technologies.
Jun 2022
Charged for Success: Understanding EV Trends and Their Impact
Charged for Success: Understanding EV Trends and Their Impact
Ryan Mandell of Mitchell Intl discusses electric vehicles and their impact on all industry stakeholders. As more consumers embrace EVs and automakers promise an all-electric line up, insurers and repairers must prepare for dramatic changes to the way they manage collision claims.
May 2022
Data Sharing and the Unintended Consequences
Data Sharing and the Unintended Consequences
Pete Tagliapietra, managing director at DATATOUCH discusses the importance of Personal Identification Information (PII) and repair data privacy along with security trends in the collision industry. The discussion includes the impact of Data Pumps on the industry and the impact on industry stakeholders.
Apr 2022
CIECA 2022 R1 Release
CIECA 2022 R1 Release
Paulette Reed discusses the latest changes to the CIECA Standards, which are included in the 2022R1. Dan Webster, Mitchell International, and the chairman of CIECA’s Architecture Committee, provides an update about the CAPIS initiative. Andy Bober, Entegral, and Mike Hastings, Car-Part.com, talk about specific tools that are being used for the project. Paul Barry discusses the CIECA Simplified standards project, which aims to offer standards that meet the needs of CIECA’s membership and the industry.
Mar 2022
Using Technology to Communicate Effectively with Customers
Using Technology to Communicate Effectively with Customers
Dean Fisher, president for Collision of Driven Brands and Jim Keller, president and COO of 1Collision discuss technology and it's impacts on the collision repair segment. Topics include ADAS / Calibration, EV repair, Repair procedures, and other topics impacting the industry today.
Feb 2022
Information Privacy and the Impact to the Collision Industry
Information Privacy and the Impact to the Collision Industry
Brandon Laur, vice president of business development and Steve Driz, chief information security officer of CCi Global Technologies discuss data privacy and security trends and how they impact the collision industry and our customers.
Dec 2021
ADAS Trends: Implications for the Future of Diagnostics & Calibrations
ADAS Trends: Implications for the Future of Diagnostics & Calibrations
Tony Rimas, president of Repairify, and Nick Dominato, Repairify's senior vice president of product discuss trends in the development and adoption of Automated Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), the effects these systems have on the diagnostic and calibration business model, as well as the impact of missing the ADAS calibration step on the automotive industry.
Oct 2021
CIECA Technical Series: CIECA 2021R2 Release
CIECA Technical Series: CIECA 2021R2 Release
Paulette Reed, CIECA’s technical project manager, provides an update on the 2021R2 release as well as information about CIECA’s new website. Phil Martinez, technical consultant for Mitchell International, and Dan Webster, principal architect, IT Enterprise, Mitchell International, discuss CIECA Standards and the organization’s new JSON API initiative.
Jul 2021
TECHNOLOGY’S IMPACT ON THE FUTURE OF TRAINING; `WELCOME TO THE GAMER CULTURE’
Jeff Peevy of I-CAR discusses the future of training that will be relevant for all industry segments. This includes:
- The influence of AI (Artificial Intelligence) and gaming on the future of training.
- How I-CAR’s Technical Operations are recalibrating its research and development area to include state-of-the-art resources for all industry segments.
- Updates on inter-industry involvement for curriculum development.
- Previews of new ways I-CAR’s technical experts are sharing information to benefit the industry.
Jun 2021
The Future of AI in the Collision Industry
Driaan du Toit, Vice President of Business Development at Solera, and Evan Davies, Solera’s Chief Technology Officer (CTO) share insights on how to navigate the future of the collision industry using artificial intelligence (AI). Topics will include:
- How innovative the collision industry has become over the last few years using technology,
- The impacts of COVID-19 on all segments, and
- The current and future use of artificial intelligence in the collision industry
May 2021
The Future of Auto Glass Repair
Ed Sprigler, Vice President, Recalibration Services at Safelite Group discusses:
- The growing complexities of glass repair due to advances in new technology
- ADAS and other types of technology affecting glass repair
- The use of augmented reality (AR) in heads up display (HUD)
- Auto glass recalibration
- Impact on labor and physical locations
Mar 2021
How Claims Automation is Transforming the Appraisal Experience
Olivier Baudoux, Senior Vice President of Global Product Strategy and Artificial Intelligence for Mitchell International talks with Jimmy Spears, Head of Automotive for Tractable, and Raj Pofale, Founder and CEO of Claim Genius.
The presenters discuss the rapid adoption of technology during the pandemic that has set the stage for breakthrough advancements in the way claims are handled and highlight the importance of an open, flexible and scalable technology platform.
Feb 2021
CIECA API Standards: The Next Generation
Paul Barry, executive director; Paulette Reed, technical project manager; and Andy Bober, a software engineer at Entegral and member of CIECA's Architecture Committee, provide an overview of this exciting new chapter in the CIECA story.
Jan 2021
The EV Revolution
Olivier Baudoux, Senior Vice President of Global Product Strategy and Artificial Intelligence for Mitchell International talks with Jimmy Spears, Head of Automotive for Tractable, and Raj Pofale, Founder and CEO of Claim Genius.
The presenters discuss the rapid adoption of technology during the pandemic that has set the stage for breakthrough advancements in the way claims are handled and highlight the importance of an open, flexible and scalable technology platform.