Dealer Profitability Summit 2026 in Austin, TX

Allison McConeghy is a seasoned automotive industry expert and Lead Client Partner at Pinterest, based in metro Detroit. With over eight years of experience in the automotive vertical at Pinterest and prior roles at Pandora, Allison has a proven track record of building and scaling new lines of business, optimizing performance, and driving revenue growth for automotive advertisers. She excels in bridging strategy and execution, leveraging data insights to enhance decision-making and client value. Her leadership extends to founding Caregivers@, an employee resource group advancing company culture and diversity initiatives. Known for her excellent presentation skills, Allison is an experienced speaker at industry conferences and a webinar expert. 

Samantha Stammet is a Client Partner at Meta, where she has spent the past eight years partnering with automotive advertisers to transform their digital marketing strategies. She is passionate about equipping the industry with the latest technology to effectively connect with customers, drive loyalty, and maximize profitability.

A Chicago native, Samantha currently resides in Austin, where you can find her hosting imaginative tea parties and constructing Lego masterpieces with her two children.

Ryan Copacia is a veteran digital marketing leader with over 15 years of experience driving growth and innovation within the automotive sector. Currently leading TikTok's US Dealer business, Ryan helps automotive brands and dealerships leverage the platform’s unique entertainment-driven ecosystem to reach the next generation of car buyers.

Before joining TikTok, Ryan spent years at the intersection of marketing technology and digital media. He has held leadership roles across a variety of industries including Yelp, Shift Digital, Say Media, and CarGurus. He was born and raised in Rochester, MI and currently resides in Austin, TX. In his free time he spends his time with his wife and 3 children. He is the Head Coach for his son's youth tackle team and serves on the board of the Dripping Springs Youth Football Association.

Chris is the Chief Revenue Officer of Clarivoy. He’s spent the last 25 years working with
businesses to improve their advertising campaigns and performance. He joined Clarivoy in 2016
to help optimize industry advertising measurement and enable more efficient, effective
campaigns. Simply put: he deals with the data that proves what does and doesn’t sell cars.

Chris and his wife reside in the Columbus, Ohio area with their three kids and two labs.

Gregory Ashe, Founder and President at M1 Data & Analytics. Inventor of website visitor de-anonymization product SmartPiXL and creator of his newest product, Traffic Alert. Greg founded M1 Data & Analytics in 2007, an industry leader in data & direct marketing strategies using proprietary technology enabling client's exact data requirements and ensure a high standard of validity. As a seasoned professional in the big data space, Greg has helped growth stage and fortune 100 companies drive revenue and increase profitability.  Greg's specialty is helping organizations not only collect and make sense of data, but how to make it actionable as well. Fun fact; Greg is also a former World Champion Drag Racer. 

Dave Spannhake is the Founder and CEO of Reunion Marketing, Co-Founder of Punch List Digital, and Co-Founder of V20 Group, LLC, a mastermind community for automotive vendors. Reunion launched in 2015 with several former colleagues from Leith Automotive, where Dave spent a decade as Marketing Director for a 33-store group. His leadership there drove a 400 percent increase in leads and a 75 percent rise in revenue over his final three years, which inspired the launch of Reunion. Today, Reunion partners with hundreds of dealership groups nationwide and is known for its data-driven strategies, particularly in Google and AI Engine search. In 2023, Dave co-founded Punch List Digital to expand into Home Services marketing and co-founded V20 with David Kain and Brent Williams to create the first vendor-only 20 group in the automotive industry. He continues to work closely with four original Co-Founders: Chad Graves, Ryan Szwejbka, Matt Triana, and Andrew Kocha.

Dave holds a Bachelor's degree in Accounting with a Minor in Art from Ohio University and remains committed to personal and professional growth through EO Raleigh-Durham, where he set a record as Membership Chair and served as Chapter President in 2022 to 2023. Grounded in his Christian faith, Dave is a proud husband and father of three, with a beloved bulldog completing the family. An extrovert by nature, he finds the greatest fulfillment in creating meaningful experiences with family and friends, keeping his values at the center of his journey.