The four-day event will feature A-list industry experts and breakthrough technology training for buy-here-pay-here professionals, independent retail dealers and subprime auto finance companies.

FORT WORTH, TX – Innovate, a national convention for buy-here-pay-here professionals, independent retail dealers and subprime auto finance companies, has announced the details of its 7th annual conference.

The event will take place Sept. 21 through Sept. 24 at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas. Innovate will be hosted by AutoStar Solutions, Inc., a leading provider of enterprise-level software to buy-here-pay-here and independent retail dealers, as well as subprime auto lenders.

Featured keynotes include:

• Rick Hackett, partner at Hudson Cook, LLP, and former assistant director at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

• Chuck Bonanno of The Leedom Group, who will debate Brent Carmichael of NCM on today’s hot-button topics in the buy-here-pay-here space

• Tim Clue, a professional writer, director and corporate comedian

• Allen Dobbins, President and CEO of AutoStar Solutions, who will usher in Fusion 2, the revolutionary new cloud-based end-to-end platform built specifically for independent retail dealers and subprime finance companies

“There has never been a more exciting time to be part of an Innovate conference,” Dobbins said. “This year more than ever, we will focus on helping attendees maximize their businesses to levels never thought possible. Whether through compliance or software or loan servicing expertise, I dare you to come to Innovate and not walk away with real, tangible tools that make you more money at the end of the day.”

Innovate ‘14 will encompass three entire trade shows under one roof:

1. The Industry Conference – Attendees can choose from a wide variety of classes on pressing industry issues, including legal and compliance training with Steve Levine, AutoStar’s Chief Legal Officer; Jay Reedy, a Dallas-Fort Worth-based attorney; and Nicole Munro, Partner at Hudson Cook, LLP, as well as other industry-related sessions taught by leading experts exhibiting at the conference.

2. The Technology Conference – Independent dealers and subprime auto lenders will learn how to go beyond best practices and embrace “next practices.” From websites and CRMs to portfolio acquisitions and electronic payments, this conference will ensure attendees stay several steps ahead of their competition. Current and potential AutoStar users – along with lenders who require their dealers to use AutoStar – can also dive into Fusion 2 in separate training sessions.

3. The Users Conference – Most dealers only use a fraction of what AutoStar offers. Attendees of the users conference will receive hands-on training for the solutions that can help their businesses most, including special classes for power users.