The 2024 Leadership Conference will be held March 5-7, in Bonita Springs, Florida.
The 2023 Leadership Conference brought together over 180 top-tier management, as well as next generation leaders across all segments of the RV industry, for two days of impactful networking, leadership development and motivational speakers. The conference sessions and panels were designed to help nurture talent, provide a space to develop a deeper understanding of critical industry issues, and connect with the next generation of leaders in the RV industry.
Who Should Attend
C-Suite and next-generation leaders from RV industry manufacturers, suppliers, dealers, and campgrounds are welcome to attend!
Attendee Registration Rate: $795 (includes all sessions, speakers, meals and networking events)
Spouse Registration Rate: $295 (includes all meals and networking events)
Registration & Lodging
Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort
5001 Coconut Road, Bonita Springs, FL 34134
With modern, coastal-inspired ambiance, the award-winning Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort and Spa offers endless excitement and provides the perfect setting to soak up the spirit of the Naples area in Southwest Florida.
Conference Room Rate: $399/night (includes a discounted Resort Fee of $20/night)
Conference Schedule-at-a-Glance
Monday, March 4
- Board Arrivals
Tuesday, March 5
- Leadership Conference Arrivals
- 8:00am - 12:00pm: RV Industry Association Board Meeting
- 8:00am - 4:00pm: RVDA/RV Learning Center Board Meeting
- 6:00pm - 8:00pm: Leadership Conference Welcome Reception
Wednesday, March 6 (Sessions & Speakers Coming Soon!)
- 7:00am - 10:00am (group split in two): Kayaking the Estero River
- Designed for nature-loving paddlers of all levels, this adventure offers guests the opportunity to see and learn about Estero River’s wildlife. Guests will embark on a 1 to 2 hour guided paddling adventure in one or two-person kayaks. While enjoying their time on the water, guests will witness the beautiful mangroves, scrub forests scenery and an abundance of Florida wildlife that embraces Estero River, all accompanied by a professional kayak guide.
- 7:00am - 10:00am (group split in two): Volunteer Activity
- 11:00am - 11:45am: CEO Panel
- 12:00pm - 12:45pm: Lunch
- 12:45pm - 1:30pm: Keynote - Mike Veeck
- Meet Mike Veeck, a well-known guy who switch hits between baseball and business and was the subject of 2023 Netflix documentary, “The Saint of Second Chances.” Mike is a nationally renowned entrepreneur, college professor, marketing, promotions and advertising expert as well as an owner of several successful minor-league baseball clubs and the business consulting firm, Fun Is Good. He believes anything is possible and that passion drives performance. This is the premise of his acclaimed books; Fun Is Good and Another Boring, Derivative, Piece of Crap Business Book. Through stories of his successes and failures, Mike demonstrates that every good idea starts with innovative, creative and many times totally outrageous suggestions. Who else would train a pig to deliver baseballs to the umpire, hire mimes to perform instant replays or lock fans out of the stadium to set an all-time attendance record for fewest people at a game?
- 1:45pm - 2:45pm: Park Perspectives
- 1:45pm - 2:00pm: TBD
- 2:05pm - 2:20pm: TBD
- 2:25pm - 2:40pm: TBD
- 2:45pm - 3:15pm: Panel - Understanding the RV Industry’s Self-Regulation
- 3:30pm - 5:00pm: Group Discussion
- 6:00pm - 8:00pm: Dinner Reception
Thursday, March 7
- 7:00am - 10:00am (group split in two): Kayaking the Estero River
- Designed for nature-loving paddlers of all levels, this adventure offers guests the opportunity to see and learn about Estero River’s wildlife. Guests will embark on a 1 to 2 hour guided paddling adventure in one or two-person kayaks. While enjoying their time on the water, guests will witness the beautiful mangroves, scrub forests scenery and an abundance of Florida wildlife that embraces Estero River, all accompanied by a professional kayak guide.
- 7:00am - 10:00am (group split in two): Volunteer Activity
- 11:00am - 12:00pm: Park Perspectives
- 11:00am - 11:15am: Leading Above the Line (Alissa Reyes, Thetford)
- 11:20am - 11:35am: Moving from Day to Day to Managing a Board (Ashley Bontrager Lehman, Ember RV)
- 11:40am - 11:55am: Starting Your Sustainability Journey - A Roadmap (Kartik Mekala, Lippert and Sandy Rynalski, THOR Industries)
- 12:00pm - 12:45pm: Lunch
- 12:45pm - 1:30pm: Keynote - Drew Tarvin
- As an IT Project Manager at Procter & Gamble, Drew led multi-million dollar projects for a $350 million brand. On his first day, Drew’s manager told him: It's better to beg forgiveness than ask for permission and he decided to test it. Drew didn't give away company secrets or steal pens from the supply closet (okay, one); rather he added jokes to the ends of his emails, volunteered to MC meetings he wasn't invited to, and taught improv to his team. He even declared himself the Corporate Humorist, complete with business cards, a blog, and nameplate for his cubicle wall. Drew made a discovery: Using humor at work helped him be more effective with the hardest thing he had to manage, fellow human beings. Drew Tarvin is now the CEO of Humor That Works, a leadership development company that teaches professionals how to use humor to achieve better business results. He has partnered with top organizations--including IBM, the UN, and the FBI--to solve human challenges with humor solutions. His TEDx talk on the skill of humor has been viewed more than ten million times, only half of which were by his mother.
- 1:45pm - 5:00pm: Leadership Workshop led by Matt Dunsmoor - Founder and Chief Vision Office of octopy and Igniter at Simon Sinek, Inc.
- Matt Dunsmoor is obsessed with exploring the future of work and what’s possible when organizations sit on the foundation of a strong, values-based culture. He imagines a world in which workplaces are intent on creating powerful, supportive cultures so that people can focus on living a balanced life. He lives for “A-ha!” moments and loves celebrating the growth of others. Matt’s passion really took flight in 2015 when he attended one of Simon’s WHY Discovery Workshops. After experiencing the process and seeing the impact it had on him and his colleagues, he advocated adopting Simon’s methods into their company culture, eventually becoming a workshop facilitator and trainer himself. In the years since, Matt has traveled the world, sharing Simon’s concepts and his own insights to help teams and leaders clarify their WHY. He aims to equip his clients with the tools to develop their leaders and company cultures into those reflective of this newfound clarity.
- 6:00pm - 8:00pm: Dinner Reception
Friday, March 8
- Departures
Contact The Team
Conference Management: Jeremy Greene / 571-665-5871
Registration: Kelly Smith / 571-665-5872
Hotel: Michelle Biersner / 303-868-2787
