HANOVER, Md. — Organizers of the National Automotive Finance Association's 15th Annual Below-Prime Auto Financing Conference revealed who will give the event's keynote address.

The NAF Association tapped Dale Pollak, vAuto's founder. Pollak will make his presentation during the conference that's set for June 1 to 3 at the Omni Fort Worth Hotel.

Conference managers mentioned Pollak was given the 2010 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award for emerging companies in the Midwest Region. They also pointed out that in both 2009 and 2010, vAuto was named to the Inc. 500 list as one of the nation's fastest-growing, privately held companies and was ranked as the 17th-fastest growing company in North America on Deloitte's 2010 Technology Fast 500.

"Pollak educates, challenges and motivates his audience, while providing profound insight into the everyday challenges faced by today's managers," the NAF Association insisted.

"He has presented innovative management disciplines at every major automotive industry event and has worked extensively with dealer 20 Groups, dealer associations and large dealer enterprises across the country," the organization added.

The NAF Association also reiterated that its conference attendance is drawn from below-prime auto financing industry experts, representatives from major finance companies, dealers and attorney specialists. Program content is specifically designed for the below-prime auto finance industry.

Individual presenters and panels of experts are scheduled to share their knowledge and will welcome questions.

"Those attending the 15th annual conference will learn how to use and manage outsourcing for optimum results," organizers emphasized.

"There will be updates on the automotive marketplace and ABS ratings and underwriting," they continued. "Sessions on emerging trends in dealer/finance source relationships, underwriting, collection and recovery will help companies to continue competing successfully. CEOs from large and smaller companies will discuss the status of the industry and where they see it headed.

"NAF Association's legal committee will provide updates on state and federal issues that affect below-prime auto financing," they went on to say. "The summary of the results of NAF Association's annual survey will describe changes and trends this year.

Conference managers noted DealerTrack is the grand corporate sponsor again this year, and Open Dealer Exchange is the executive sponsor. They also said a golf event on June 1 is sponsored by Fiserv, TransUnion and van Wagenen Financial Services.

Conference program, hotel information and online registration details are available at www.nafassociation.com.