WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. -

Dealer representatives, website executives and other technology experts are expected to turn out for the J.D. Power and Associates Automotive Internet Roundtable, an event that’s set for Oct. 12–13 at the Red Rock Resort and Spa in Las Vegas.

J.D. Power, as well as officials from vehicle retailers, OEMs, agencies and automotive websites, are scheduled to gather to discuss the outlook for sales, online and mobile marketing and how dealers can build trust online to increase online sales.

More than 75 of the industry’s top leaders and analysts plan to participate in this year’s program, according to officials.

Some of scheduled special keynote speakers and panelists include:

—Blake Irving, executive vice president and chief product officer, Yahoo
—Kevin Root, chief product officer, Dealer.com
—Mary Butler, senior content strategist, Razorfish
—Ben Anderson, president, Automotion TV
—Rick Wainschel, vice president of automotive insights, AutoTrader.com
—Hal Muchnick, president, Kontera Technologies
—Jim Ziegler, CSP president, Ziegler SuperSystems
—Su Yunong, chief editor of the auto channel, Sina.com

More information on the IRT is available at http://businesscenter.jdpower.com/Events.aspx.