Become a Speaker - MAPconnected

Save Date 2026: Service & Warranty Lifecycle Summit (Oct 19-21)

Become a Speaker

Join us and showcase your thought leadership.

Do you have experience and expertise that would benefit the network? If so, why not share them. We have lots of opportunities open.

We are soliciting your stories that share and validate hard won successes and innovative warranty and service operations insights.

Virtual Event Host
Round Robin

Annual Summit

Webinars

Speaker’s Reward Package

Valued at $6,000

MAPconnected Annual Network Membership

$2,000 Value

Free entrance to full 2 day summit

$2,000 Value

Free Co-worker 2 day summit ticket

$2,000 Value

Invitation to an exclusive Speaker’s Event

"A highly valuable, insight-rich event. I made meaningful connections with OEMs and vendors, gained a forward-looking industry perspective, and walked away with practical AI ideas already shared with leadership. A fantastic gathering of key warranty industry players."

Engineering Manager

Magna Seating

"The Summit offers me a connection to the manufacturers...it allows us to connect and bridge those gaps together."

Chief Operations Officer

Bozard Ford Lincoln

"The TAC Xchange has been one of the most useful forums I’ve joined—candid discussions on diagnostics gaps, scan‑tool data, prior‑approval decisions, and verifying TAC guidance truly resolves concerns."

Senior Group Manager Dealer Tech Support

Hyundai

"One of the benefits of being a Gold Member is the steady trickle of information throughout the year."

Aftersales Data Manager

BraunAbility

"Experts and professionals representing many facets of the automotive warranty industry were in attendance sharing best practices and success stories. Speakers presented on useful topics of interest to me as Tier 1 OEM supplier. Excellent networking and knowledge sharing all around. Highly recommend."

Lead Product Engineer

Magna Seating

"All of the innovation we’ve carried out at Cummins in Warranty has come from these connections..."

Executive Director - Global Warranty Quality

Cummings

"Amazing opportunity to learn about new strategies and tools for Warranty Management in the Auto and Heavy Vehicle Insutry. I made important connections that will help improve how we manage our warranty spend. Great networking opportunities!"

Global Quality Director

Sensata

"MAPconnected provides a great opportunity to speak with people who could relate specifically to the job that we do. I learned alot from all of my peers. Click for video."

Quality Manager Technical Center

Sogefi

"Attending the Vehicle Service & Warranty Lifecycle Summit is an event I enjoy every year. This year was no exception. I took away a lot of innovation ideas from the event this year, especially where the industry is going! I can't wait to see what topics are in store for next year!"

Senior Warranty Manager

Nissan

"Great conference, tremendous takeaways and learnings regarding what my direct peers are doing."

Warranty Program Manager & 3pp team!

Volvo & Mack Trucks

"MAPconnected has been a catalyst for our warranty transformation. The AI-focused insights, peer benchmarking, and collaborative discussions delivered actionable takeaways we’re already applying. A valuable platform that truly accelerates innovation and continuous improvement."

Director Global Warranty Systems

Cummins

"This was my first warranty summit in my eight years in the field, and it was eye‑opening. I’d searched for something like this early in my career and never found anything comparable. Hearing speakers voice the same ideas, concerns, and roadblocks I’ve faced made me realize I’m not alone in these challenges. I’ll definitely be back for future summits and am excited to join the working groups."

Global Warranty Manager

Valmont Industries

"Thanks for arranging such a great event at GM's Engineering Center & Parts Return Facility outside Detroit. It was a very meaningful and valuable experience. I am hopeful to network more with the peer group to explore warranty performance concepts at future MAPconnected events. Thank you so much!"

Supplier Warranty Recovery Manager

Cummins

"One of the best industry conferences I’ve attended. Outstanding content, excellent networking, and exceptionally high-quality presentations. You did a fantastic job organizing and hosting the event."

VP Manufacturer Relations

Aclaró AI

"... MAPconnected really fosters a culture of innovation, providing opportunities for collaboration, knowledge sharing, exchanging best practices..."

Manager, GPSC Warranty Performance

General Motors

"The presentations and discussions were extremely valuable and well organized, with clear expectations throughout. The summit created meaningful opportunities to engage with peers facing similar challenges. I thoroughly enjoyed the experience and clearly see the value it delivers."

Global Quality Engineering

General Motors

"MAPconnected and the annual Summit always targets the right people and the right topics. I always go home with something beneficial. Click to video."

Director Customer Quality Engineering

Bridgestone

"I was happy to see how the Industry OEMs and Tiered suppliers are working together to resolve warranty issues. There seems to be more teamwork between organizations than in past years."

Sr. Program Manager, Quality Products & Services

AIAG

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