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Todd Smith
Todd Smith

Todd Smith, Automotive AI Keynote Speaker

AI doesn't fix dealerships. Clean, owned, connected data does.

Todd Smith is an automotive AI keynote speaker, #1 best-selling author of The Intelligent Dealership and CEO of QoreAI. He speaks to dealer principals, OEM leaders and dealership finance teams on AI strategy, dealer data ownership and how AI changes every job in the dealership.

36 years of retail and technology experience. No vendor pitch.

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#1 Best-Selling Author·Three-Time Founder·5x Inc. 500/5000·CEO, QoreAI

Signature Talks

Three talks. One outcome: your room leaves with a plan.

01

Owned vs. Rented Intelligence

For dealer principals, group executives and 20 Groups

Every dealership runs on data it owns and data it rents from vendors. That ratio decides who keeps the value AI creates. Todd names the trap the industry is drifting into, where dealers become tenants paying rent on their own customer relationships, and shows the exit.

The room walks out with: a read on their own owned vs. rented split and the first three leaks to close.

Topics: dealer data ownership, DMS and CRM data access, AI readiness for dealer groups.

02

Every Job in the Dealership

For GMs, department leaders and dealer associations

AI won't replace the dealership. It will rewrite all 20 jobs inside it, one task at a time. Built on NADA Data 2025 ratios, this talk models three futures for the same rooftop: Bolt On, Rewired and AI Native. The room runs the numbers for their own store, live.

The room walks out with: which of the three paths their store is on, and what it means for headcount, pay plans and gross.

Topics: AI impact on dealership staffing, pay plans and productivity by department.

03

The Intelligence Dividend

For CFOs, lenders, OEM and financial services leadership

AI spend is easy to approve and hard to measure. Todd's Automotive Data Stack (foundational, operational, intelligence) treats AI as a stack problem, not a feature problem. It gives finance leaders a way to sequence investment and cut tools that never pay back.

The room walks out with: a sequencing model for AI investment that a board can actually hold people to.

Topics: AI ROI for dealerships, technology budgeting, AI investment for dealer CFOs and lenders.

Every talk is built for your room. Todd's keynotes never pitch QoreAI.

Common Questions

What does Todd Smith speak about?
Todd Smith speaks on AI strategy for automotive retail. His keynotes cover dealer data ownership, how AI changes every job in a franchised dealership, and how dealer CFOs and lenders should sequence AI investment. Audiences include dealer principals, 20 Groups, state dealer associations, OEMs and financial services firms.
Does Todd Smith pitch QoreAI in his keynotes?
No. Todd's keynotes are vendor neutral and never pitch QoreAI.
Formats

What Todd delivers on stage.

Three formats. One outcome: your audience leaves with a plan, not a slide deck.

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Keynotes, workshops, and executive briefings on AI transformation for automotive retail.

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AboutTodd Smith speaking at TADA Leadership Conference 2026

About Todd Smith

Todd Smith is CEO of QoreAI, #1 best-selling author of The Intelligent Dealership, and a 5x Inc. 500/5000 entrepreneur with 30+ years in automotive retail. He helps dealer principals turn fragmented data into operational intelligence.

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