Leasing Leaders Meet at The Linq on AI
The 2027 meeting is set for Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Oct. 4-6, 2027.
Updated on Nov. 3, 2026 in Electric Vehicles
Vehicle-leasing finance and IT leaders gathered at The Linq Las Vegas Oct. 5-7 to discuss AI, rising costs, cybersecurity and shop technology. The meeting, run by NationaLease, drew speakers from seven outside organizations.
Why it matters
For Las Vegas readers, the event is a reminder that the Linq corridor hosts business conferences alongside its visitor traffic. The agenda reflects pressures that reach fleet operators and the businesses that depend on them, including cost increases and cybersecurity risk.
The NationaLease meeting ran three days, Oct. 5-7, with speakers from seven organizations on the finance side and several more on the IT side. The extraction does not include attendance numbers or any comparison with prior years' gatherings.
The players
NationaLease
The vehicle-leasing company that organized the 2026 meeting and its 2027 successor.
Dean Vicha
President of NationaLease, who provided company updates during the meeting.
Jennifer Hosea
Vice president of finance at Miller NationaLease, who opened the Financial Officers Meeting.
John Reed
Led the IT portion of the meeting and hosted roundtable discussions.
The details
The Financial Officers portion opened Oct. 5, led by Jennifer Hosea, vice president of finance at Miller NationaLease. The IT portion began Oct. 6 under John Reed, with presenters from C3 Technology, aPowers Media, NationaLease and International. Roundtable discussions were hosted by Reed and Hosea, and Dean Vicha and Jane Clark gave NationaLease updates. The 2027 Finance Officers and IT Meeting is scheduled for Oct. 4-6, 2027, at The Riverside Hotel in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Timeline
Oct. 5, 2026: Financial Officers portion opens at The Linq Las Vegas.
Oct. 6, 2026: IT portion begins under John Reed.
Oct. 4-6, 2027: Next meeting scheduled in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Beyond the Strip
Business conferences at the Linq sit alongside the valley's visitor calendar, a pattern the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority tracks in its event reporting. This NationaLease gathering adds an automotive-finance meeting to that mix without changing the venue's overall role.
Expect the Linq area to host business travelers during early October, which can mean busier rideshare pickups and hotel rooms near the corridor. Fleet and leasing staff who attend these meetings often bring the cost and security themes back to their own shops.
The takeaway
The valley's business calendar keeps expanding beyond the Strip, and the Linq is one of its stages. Watch for the 2027 meeting's dates if you work in fleet leasing or auto finance, since the agenda themes of AI, costs and cybersecurity are likely to carry forward.
What happens next
The 2027 Finance Officers and IT Meeting is scheduled for Oct. 4-6, 2027, at The Riverside Hotel in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Further reading
For more on vehicle technology trends, see the Electric Vehicles section.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Fleet Equipment.
