North Richland Hills, Texas, August 12, 2025 – The 2025 MSO Symposium returns to Las Vegas on Monday, November 3rd for its 14th annual conference. The Automotive Service Association looks forward to hosting the collision repair industry and kicking off the week of the SEMA/AAPEX show, the automotive industry’s largest convention of the year.
This highly anticipated single-day event brings many of the most experienced, high-growth executives of leading Multi-Shop Operators in the automotive collision repair industry together for peer-to-peer networking, information on growth strategies, and discussion of industry-centered data.
“The MSO Symposium brings together the most forward-thinking minds in collision repair.” Gary Bunce, Senior Vice President, Sales, Gerber Collision & Glass, one of the latest advisory board member additions. ”For me and my team, it’s a must-attend event — a place to stay ahead of industry shifts, engage with peers, and gain insights that directly influence our strategy.”
MSO Symposium advisory board members include executives from many of the fastest growing and most influential multi-shop operators across North America. These leaders come together during numerous meetings to create an event that addresses matters impacting the industry now and in the foreseeable future.
Incoming advisory board member, Rich Tanchyk, Vice President at VIVE Collision explains, “Our team benefits from the high level of expertise and the wealth of shared experience among attendees. I’m truly honored to be part of this year’s MSO Advisory Board. Listening to the collaborative thinking among the members and contributing to the creation of meaningful content for attendees has been a wonderful experience.”
MSO Symposium sessions will include coverage of key industry data, the impact of artificial intelligence, scanning and calibration processes, trends in vehicle and crash data, mergers and acquisitions, and more.
“Attending the MSO Symposium goes beyond networking — it’s about gaining real-world insights that impact how we lead and grow our business.” Bunce of Gerber Collision and Glass concludes.
Attendance to the MSO Symposium is restricted and qualification standards must be met. Attendance to this meeting is limited to multi-shop operators, large independent operators ($3 million or greater in annual sales), insurance companies, and select OEM’s.
Registration is set to open this month. Administrators advise those interested in attending this year’s conference to keep their schedules open from 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. and to sign up for the MSO Symposium’s e-communications for event updates.
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