Aug. 3-4, 2027 • Quad Cities, Iowa
Join top farm equipment dealerships from around North America for 2 days of unrivaled learning and networking!
The Dealership Minds Summit features collaborative, dealer-to-dealer learning over a 2-day, knowledge-packed agenda that is guaranteed to give you authoritative strategies from the most progressive minds at farm equipment dealers. Over both days, the Summit offers:
• Focused General Session Presentations: providing a roadmap for implementing leading ideas and technologies for equipment retailing and servicing success.
• Dealer-to-Dealer Panel Presentations: highly interactive sessions that provide practical, proven strategies in use by the industry’s most successful dealerships.
• Informal & Interactive Roundtable Discussions: discover actionable dealer strategies — and answers to your specific questions — via an array of moderated yet informal roundtables.
• Unrivaled Networking & Knowledge Sharing: exchange successes, dissect challenges and vet out ideas with director-level farm equipment dealership leaders in sales, marketing, finance, operations and IT.
No other event gives you a 2-day, FOR DEALERS ONLY learning opportunity featuring targeted sessions that deliver the latest research, ideas and tools to help your dealership reach its top potential.
Dealership Minds Summit Heads to the Quad Cities
The Quad Cities ties Northwest Illinois and Eastern Iowa together seamlessly across the Mississippi River utilizing 4 bridges. This includes the state-of-the art Interstate 74 Bridge. The 800-foot basket handle arches are the longest basket handle true arches erected in the United States. It also includes a pedestrian-access path on the bridge with a glass oculus lookout.
Rock Island Arsenal & Mississippi River Visitor Center
Situated on an island in the river, this active military post offers history tours, views of Lock and Dam 15, and eagle watching during certain months
Riverfront Modern Woodmen Park
Frequently voted one of the top minor league ballparks in America. Home to the Quad Cities River Bandits, the stadium sits along the water and features a 110-foot Ferris wheel in left field.
Historic LeClaire (Just North of Bettendorf)
Home to the antique haven made famous by American Pickers (Antique Archaeology), the Buffalo Bill Museum, and the Mississippi River Distilling Company.
DMS Host Hotel
The Hotel Blackhawk — located in Davenport — will serve as the 2027 National Strip-Tillage Conference host hotel. The hotel opened in 1915 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
98.9%
of past attendees would recommend attending the Dealership Minds Summit to other dealers.
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Questions about the Dealership Minds Summit?
For general conference inquiries contact Farm Equipment:
Call/Text at 262-777-2401
Or Call Toll Free 866-839-8455
Fax at 262-786-5564
Email at info@farm-equipment.com
To learn about group attendance discounts or sponsorship opportunities
contact Luke Weigel at 262-777-2424 or lweigel@lessitermedia.com
Mail to
P.O. Box 624
Brookfield, WI 53008-0624
