Registration for the 2025 SEMA Show is officially open, including for the Society of Collision Repair Specialists’ (SCRS) Repairer Driven Education (RDE) Series and IDEAS Collide Showcase.

SEMA will be held Nov. 4-7 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The event features more than 2,000 exhibits set up indoors and outside the convention center. 

“For businesses navigating a rapidly changing market, the SEMA Show offers more than inspiration — it offers stability and an unmatched environment to future-proof your business,” said Tom Gattuso, SEMA vice president of events, in a press release. “In times of uncertainty, SEMA delivers clarity, confidence, and opportunity, fueling connections that matter and growth that lasts.”

Early bird registration for the show is $50 per person until June 28, when the rate increases to $75. After Sept. 27, the rate will increase to $100 online and onsite. Register here. 

Attendees also have the option during the registration process to purchase RDE sessions at an early bird price. A full series pass can be purchased for $375. 

Aaron Schulenburg, SCRS executive director, announced the open registration during the SCRS open board meeting held earlier this month. He said the board and its Selection Committee have been working on RDE’s lineup since SEMA 2024’s show ended. 

“This is really important for us to be able to pull together this education and deliver what I think are some of the best subject matter experts in our industry, talking about ways in which shops can help better themselves and better their business and support their team members.” 

SCRS focuses on bringing new voices to the series each year, Schulenburg said.

“It’s important to us that we give new people, that we haven’t had in those classrooms before, the opportunity to share their knowledge with the industry,” Schulenburg said. 

This year, the RDE series welcomes eight new speakers, including: 

• • Kyle Motzkus, Schaefer Autobody Centers
  • Kyle Neely, Blue Collar Kyle internet personality 
  • Shauna Davis, Kaizen Glass Solutions president
  • Jason Horne, Kaizen Glass Solutions training director 
  • Maria Quintero, CollisionAdvice coach
  • Adi Bathla, Revv CEO and co-founder 
  • Austin Carroll, Sokal project manager 
  • Melissa Wolfe, Leader’s Way senior partner

On Tuesday, Motzkus and Neely will lead a discussion titled “Creating Harmony in the Collision Repair Process through Collaboration.” 

Those considering bringing auto glass services in-house will want to catch Davis and Horne’s Tuesday presentation on how the decision could boost revenue and enhance customer satisfaction. 

Also on Tuesday, Quintero and Tracy Dombrowski, CollisionAdvice director of training and RDE alumnus, will give the audience the financial fundamentals for collision repair centers. 

On Wednesday, Bathla and Josh McFarlin, AirPro Diagnostics executive vice president and RDE alumnus, will dive into challenges the industry is facing with ADAS technology and how a community approach could shape the future. 

Carrol will lead a discussion on Wednesday on the latest trends in automotive advertising, with tips on which could be successful for the audience. 

Wolfe will join Andrew Batenhorst, body shop manager at Pacific BMW Collision and RDE alumnus, on Wednesday to discuss the “Unseen Effect of Bonus Plans in your Shop.” 

Other alumni who will present include:

• • Tony Adams, AkzoNobel business services consultant 
  • Tim Ronak, AkzoNobel senior service consultant 
  • Dave Flockhart, BETAG Innovation chief operating officer 
  • Dave Gruskos, Reliable Automotive Equipment Inc. president 
  • Ryan Taylor, BodyShop Booster CEO
  • John Shoemaker, BASF business development manager 
  • Phil Knapp, BASF consulting solutions manager 
  • Mike Jones, Discover Leadership Training president 
  • Sheryl Driggers, Collision Advice coach and trainer 
  • Bill Park, CrunchIt Financial Services founder 
  • Danny Gredinberg, Database Enhancement Gateway administrator 

Schulenburg also announced this year’s IDEAS Collide Showcase will be all new, including: 

• • Jordan Hendler, Admin Concepts, Inc. president
  • Joe Rector, Entegral vice president
  • Richie Seaberry, Decisely vice president of enterprise sales 
  • Shawn Collins, 3M advanced application development specialist
  • Rachel James, Torque Financial Group owner and founder 
  • Kaye Gitibin, GO Rentals CEO 
  • John Yoswick, CRASH Network editor 

SCRS will announce its annual OEM Summit sessions lineup soon. 

Last year’s OEM Summit sessions can be purchased and viewed on SCRS’ RDE website here. All three sessions can be purchased for $99 or $49 individually.

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