Welcome to UNLEASHED26
Congratulations on attending the most important three days of the year for #TeamVINCUE. UNLEASHED26 is going to packed with education, strategies, innovation, and networking to help our dealers, partners, and affiliates get the most out of their investment in VINCUE.
Feel free to bookmark this page and download our UNLEASHED26 app to use them as a source of truth throughout your experience. Also, make sure to keep an eye out on emails as we have a ton of exciting updates coming your way!
Quick FAQs
VINCUE has a discounted rate at the home of UNLEASHED26, the Loews Hotel in downtown Kansas City. Click here to make your reservation with our group discount now.
Be sure to book your stay by September 7 to lock in our discounted rate. After that, you’ll be responsible for the standard hotel rate.
Available on IOS and Android, download our UNLEASHED26 app to get the most out of your experience.
Getting Started: Sign in using the email you registered with. If you don’t have a password, just request a magic link, we’ll send it straight to your email inbox. If you still can’t gain access, reach out to emma@vincue.com.
Inside the app, you can:
- Browse the full agenda and speaker lineup
- Explore our sponsors
- Connect with fellow attendees using your unique QR code
- Edit your profile to show up exactly how you want
Here’s some graphics you can save and share across socials to let your network know you’ll be at UNLEASHED26. Tag us and use #TeamVINCUE #GAMEON #UNLEASHED26 in your caption so we can reshare!
Registration and Badge Pickup is available at two locations:
- Wednesday, Oct. 7 | 5–6 PM — VINCUE HQ Lobby
- Thursday, Oct. 8 | 7–8 AM — Check-In Desk outside the Neptune Ballroom, Loews Kansas City Hotel
We’re calling it “Casual Friday.” No need for full professional attire (unless that’s your style!) — jeans, pants, or skirts paired with a polo, button-down, or professional top are perfect.
We have complimentary wifi at the conference:
Network: UNLEASHED
Password: 2026Meeting
UNLEASHED26 KEYNOTE
From Disney Studios to UNLEASHED26
Meet Saul Blinkoff, a Hollywood filmmaker with credits at Disney, DreamWorks, and Netflix, and host of the Life of Awesome podcast. He’s taken the stage everywhere from Fortune 500 companies to global conferences, teaching people to become the heroes of their own story. At UNLEASHED26, he brings two back-to-back sessions built on one idea: when belief changes, performance follows.
Saul takes the room from self-doubt to belief, and from playing small to stepping into full potential. Drawing on his own story and his years leading at Disney, he hands people the mindset, discipline, and courage to act — and challenges the invisible limits that quietly hold them back. Attendees leave energized, with practical tools they can put to work immediately: at the store, at home, and in the choices that shape who they become.
You’ll walk away able to:
- Align your goals with meaning and real impact, not just external wins.
- Turn fear, doubt, and setbacks into fuel for growth and resilience.
- Strengthen belief and take courageous action long after the session ends.
Saul walks teams through a highly interactive drawing experience inspired by Disney animation. Hesitation gives way to confidence and momentum as people see what’s possible once belief shifts and they trust the process. The result is a shared moment that energizes the team and proves one simple truth: when belief changes, performance follows.
Your team leaves with:
- A real experience of stepping outside their comfort zone.
- More confidence in their ability to grow, adapt, and create.
- A shared breakthrough that strengthens team connection.
UNLEASHED26 Agenda
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7th, 2026
VINCUE UNITE is for registered sponsor attendees only. UNITE is moderated by Barry Schwartz and sponsored by NCM Associates. For more information, contact barry@vincue.com.
10am-4pm
- Lightwell Training Room
1100 Main St, Kansas City, MO
Join the entire #TeamVINCUE at our offices for Kansas City’s best BBQ and networking with dealers and industry leaders from across the country.
- 6pm-8pm
VINCUE Offices
1100 Main St Ste 2900, Kansas City, MO
Join #TeamVINCUE and a few of the partner sponsors back at the hotel for a nightcap and more networking before the show officially begins.
8:30pm-10pm
Loews Lobby Bar
1515 Wyandotte St, Kansas City, MO
Thursday, OCTOBER 8th, 2026
Join conference attendees for a large breakfast and get ready to kick the show off with a bang!
7am-8am
Loews Neptune Ballroom
Danny Zaslavsky, President of VINCUE
8am-8:30am
Loews Neptune Ballroom
Danny Zaslavsky, President
Chris Hoke, Chief Executive Officer
8:30am-10am
Loews Neptune Ballroom
Before the big ideas of this week take over, we’re starting small, and personal. At your table, you’ll meet your fellow dealers, your VINCUE table lead, and the VINCUE UNITE partner joining you for the conference. Then we’ll get to work: you’ll weigh in directly on what you just heard in the product roadmap – VINCUE.AI, Buy Center Pro, and the Inventory Exchange – because your feedback shapes how these products will evolve next to maximize value and impact for our dealers.
You’ll also use this time to share one real challenge you’re facing right now and get real input from the table, and you’ll capture one goal for this week – something specific you’re committing to walk away with.
This is where VINCUE UNLEASHED actually starts, not on the stage, at the table with your #TeamVINCUE community.
Michael Hopkins, Chief Marketing Officer
10:30am-11:30am
Loews Neptune Ballroom
Conference Lunch Sponsored by Authenticom
11:30am-12:30pm
Loews Neptune Ballroom
More Technology. More Data. More Problems?
Dealerships have invested in more technology, data, and platforms than ever before. Yet the customer experience remains fragmented. The problem isn’t a lack of technology, it’s disconnected vendors, data, and workflows that create gaps across the customer journey and allow valuable signals, opportunities, and sales to fall through the cracks.
Justin Byrd, President
12:30pm-12:50pm
Loews Neptune Ballroom
Performance Management Breakout Workshops
Thursday, October 8th
- 1:00pm–1:20pm | The Client Loyalty Playbook: Closing the Gap Between Service and Sales
- 1:30pm–1:50pm | Scaling Service Lane Acquisition with Buy Center Pro
- 2:00pm–2:50pm | Dealer Panel: Service Lane Acquisition
- 3:00pm–3:30pm | Fearless Acquisition: Winning the Car Wins the Customer, Feeds Return to Market
- 3:40pm–3:50pm | FlickFusion Presents: Turn Your Website Into Your Digital Salesperson
Detailed session descriptions can be found inside the UNLEASHED26 App.
Thursday, October 8th
- 1:00pm–1:20pm | New Car Pricing & Management
- 1:30pm–1:50pm | QBRs: The Secret to Enterprise Performance
- 2:00pm–2:50pm | Dealer Panel: Leading Through Change
- 3:00pm–3:30pm | Dealer Presentation
- 3:40pm–3:50pm | Tekion Presents: Elevating the Platform Experience: How Unified Data Anchors Automotive Conversational Commerce
Detailed session descriptions can be found inside the UNLEASHED26 App.
Thursday, October 8th
- 1:00pm–1:20pm | 10 Things You Didn’t Know Were in VINCUE
- 1:30pm–1:50pm | The VINCUE Inventory Exchange
- 2:00pm–2:50pm | Dealer Panel: Inventory Based Marketing
- 3:00pm–3:30pm | Foundation Data Presents: Awareness or Capture – Aligning Marketing to the Only Three Jobs a Dealership Has
- 3:40pm–3:50pm | RapidRecon Presents: Communication, Transparency, and Accountability – Why Recon Belongs Inside Your IMS
Detailed session descriptions can be found inside the UNLEASHED26 App.
VINCUE Performance Management Team
1pm-4pm
Loews Breakout Rooms
Attendees will enjoy happy hour sponsored by our partners, while networking and exploring the partners presenting at the expo.
- 4:00pm-6pm
Loews Neptune Ballroom
Partners Dinners & Excursions
Join Auto Hauler Exchange during VINCUE UNLEASHED for a private locker room and stadium tour of Arrowhead Stadium, with former Kansas City Chiefs linebacker and AHX VP of Sales, Frank Zombo — followed by dinner, drinks, and a cornhole tournament.
Spots are limited, learn more and register here!
6pm-8:30pm
8:00pm-10pm
Loews Lobby Bar
1515 Wyandotte St, Kansas City, MO
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9th, 2026
Join conference attendees for a large breakfast and get ready to kick the show off with a bang!
7am-8am
Loews Neptune Ballroom
Join Saul Blinkoff for a two-part keynote experience. In the first session, this high-energy, emotionally engaging keynote guides audiences from self-doubt to belief and from playing small to stepping into their full potential. Drawing from his life story and leadership at Disney, Saul equips people with the mindset, discipline, and courage to act, awakening the belief needed to unlock the awesome within.
The experience continues with a highly interactive, Disney-inspired drawing session. Hesitation quickly gives way to confidence and momentum as participants see what’s possible when belief shifts and they trust the process. The result is a shared experience that energizes teams and reinforces a simple truth: when belief changes, performance follows.
Saul Blinkoff, Former Hollywood Animator
8am-9:30am
Loews Neptune Ballroom
Performance Management Breakout Workshops
Friday, October 9th
- 10:00am–10:20am | What’s Possible with Unlimited Data & AI
- 10:30am–11:00am | Getting Started with VINCUE AI
- 11:10am–11:40am | Turning EVs into a Profit Center
Detailed session descriptions can be found inside the UNLEASHED26 App.
Friday, October 9th
- 10:00am–11:00am | The Winnable Game: 10X your Workforce Productivity
- 11:10am–11:40am | Win Customer Loyalty with ACE
Detailed session descriptions can be found inside the UNLEASHED26 App.
Friday, October 9th
- 10:00am–10:20am | Improve Time-to-Front-Line-Ready with Predictive ReconIQ
- 10:30am–11:00am | Intelligent Merchandising with VINCUE AI
- 11:10am–11:40am | Signal AI Appraisal
Detailed session descriptions can be found inside the UNLEASHED26 App.
VINCUE Performance Management Team
10am-12pm
Loews Breakout Rooms
Conference Lunch Sponsored by Authenticom
12pm-12:50pm
Loews Neptune Ballroom
Protection as Profit — Building Vehicle Protection Into the Dealership Workflow
Every dealer is competing for the same inventory, making differentiation more important than ever. This session will focus on how vehicle protection products can be integrated into existing dealership workflows to enhance vehicle presentation, create additional revenue opportunities, and help dealers stand out in competitive markets.
Chris Hardy, VP of North America
12:50pm-1:00pm
Loews Neptune Ballroom
Brian Kellogg, Director of Software Development
Daniel Govaer, EVP of Product
1pm-3pm
Loews Neptune Ballroom
Danny Zaslavsky will close the conference with a few remarks.
Danny Zaslavsky, President of VINCUE
3pm
Loews Neptune Ballroom
Conference Maps
Loews Main Floor
UNLEASHED will take place in the Loews Neptune Ballroom located on the main floor.
Loews Neptune Ballroom
All main stage presentations will take place in the Neptune Ballroom. Find your table number on your badge.
