Seminars 

1:15 pm - 2:15 pm
Casino Theater at Village
Seminar 1 “The Future of the Emory Outlaw”
Jay Leno, Rod Emory

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Casino Theater at Village
Seminar 5 “The Future of Racing, From Great-Great-Grandpa’s Attic to Tomorrow”
Jay Leno / Will Ford, General Manager of Ford Performance

9:00 am – 10:00 am - Fort Adams
Spike’s Car Radio Live at Audrain Concours & Motor Week
Spike Feresten and Jonny Lieberman of Spike’s Car Radio interview a surprise guest

11:30 am – 12:30 pm - Fort Adams
Seminar 2 “Supercars & Hypercars - Moving Forward & Looking Back”
Jay Leno / Spike Feresten / Lukas Czinger

12:30 pm – 1:30 pm - Casino Theater at Village
Seminar 3 “Style, Brand Identity & Customer Passion- on the Road & Wrist”
Donald Osborne / Bryan Nesbitt, Sr. VP Global Design GM / Wilhelm Schmid, CEO A. Lange & Söhne

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Casino Theater at Village
Seminar 4 “A Life in Design - Creating Objects of Desire & Necessity”
Franz von Holzhausen/ Jay Leno / Donald Osborne

4:30 pm – 5:30 pm – Casino Theater at Village
Casino Theater at Village
Seminar 2 “The MOST Exotic Car of the 1950s- PEGASO”
Donald Osborne / Pegaso – Mario Laguna, Historian, Brian Oliver, Restorer

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Jay Leno

Jay Leno is an acclaimed late night TV host, admired stand-up comedian, best-selling children's book author and philanthropist, often called "the hardest working man in show business.” He hosted The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" for two decades, never losing a ratings year, and hosts "Jay Leno’s Garage,” exploring the world of cars and their stories. Leno performs over 200 stand-up shows annually and is active in charity and corporate events. He is Chairman of the Audrain Newport Concours & Motor Week.

He also writes children's books and automotive columns and launched Jay Leno's Garage Advanced Vehicle Care. Leno has received numerous honors, including Emmy and People's Choice awards, The Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, and a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame. He lives in Beverly Hills with his wife Mavis who is a human rights activist.

Rod Emory

Rod's passion for Porsche and motorsports runs deep, literally from birth: his parents brought him home from the hospital in a 911, and his childhood in Trabuco Canyon, California was steeped in competition and automotive culture. His grandfather Neil Emory co-founded Valley Custom Shop in Burbank during the late 1940s, pioneering American car customization, while his father Gary continued the family legacy through Parts Obsolete, a Porsche parts business. By age 14, Rod had built his first Porsche, a 1953 split-window coupe, which he raced in vintage classes for nearly two decades. Working alongside his father, he developed a signature design philosophy: street cars that were designed to go fast and look fast standing still, blending race-inspired aesthetics with Porsche 356 and early 911 platforms. In 1990, they formalized their approach under the "356 Outlaws" brand.

Rod met Amy in Utah in 1994, and together they created Emory Motorsports in the late 1990s to serve the vintage racing community. Operating from Seattle to Daytona Beach, they built dozens of competition-ready cars while mentoring owners to race competitively. Their children, Zayne and Jayde, were raised in the workshop, with Zayne pursuing acting while remaining hands-on in car builds, and Jayde managing the business operations.

Today, Rod's team operates from North Hollywood, where they continue restoring and building original Porsche 356s into highly coveted Outlaws, Specials, and RSs that merge modern performance with period-correct design. Their portfolio includes the meticulous restoration of 356/2-063, the 1951 Le Mans-winning Gmund SL, which debuted at Pebble Beach in 2016. Having built approximately 300 Outlaws, Emory Motorsports has established itself as a premier builder of rolling works of art with performance rivaling cars decades younger.

Spike Feresten

Entertainment veteran Spike Feresten is the CEO of Skyview Entertainment and the host of YouTube’s hit automotive and comedy podcast, Spike’s Car Radio. He began his career as a staff writer on Late Night with David Letterman, earning five Emmy nominations, and later transitioned to Seinfeld as a writer and producer, securing three additional Emmy nods. Renowned for hosting Esquire TV’s Car Matchmaker, Feresten most recently co-wrote and produced the Netflix feature Unfrosted, which earned him both Emmy and Producers Guild Award nominations.

Donald W. Osborne

Donald W. Osborne, ASA, is one of America's most distinctive voices in classic automobiles, recognized by his signature bow tie and eloquent storytelling. Trained in the arts and performance, he developed a keen eye for how beauty and purpose intertwine, bringing automotive history to life by connecting people not just to machines, but to the dreams and ambitions that created them.

Osborne gained international recognition as a regular contributor and co-host on Jay Leno's Garage, making automotive history accessible to a wide audience. From 2020 to 2025, he served as CEO of the Audrain Group, where he expanded the Audrain Automobile Museum's profile and transformed the Audrain Newport Concours & Motor Week into one of the automotive calendar's most prestigious events. He remains a Consulting Director of the Audrain Group and serves as a judge at the world's premier concours events, including Pebble Beach, while working as an accredited senior appraiser helping collectors and institutions understand and preserve their collections.

Beyond his professional achievements, Osborne is a passionate advocate for viewing cars as rolling works of art and embodiments of human creativity rather than mere transportation. His written work including books, essays, and columns captures this philosophy, inviting readers to see automobiles as stories. Today, he stands at the intersection of scholarship, performance, and passion, remaining one of the automotive world's most elegant and articulate ambassadors.

Bryan Nesbitt

Bryan Nesbitt was appointed senior vice president, Global Design at General Motors in June 2026. Prior to this role, Nesbitt was vice president, Global Design, a role he held since July 2025. Nesbitt is only the 8th person to serve as head of GM’s global design function in the company’s history.

Nesbitt joined General Motors in 2001 and has held numerous global leadership roles throughout his career. Most recently, he served as the executive director for Global Cadillac Design. Previously, Nesbitt served as executive director of Design, Global Advanced Design and Architectures. He has also served as GM China Design vice president; vice president, GMIO Design; vice president, GM North America Design; and vice president, GM Europe Design.

He is an Honors graduate of Art Center College of Design. He received the Young Leadership & Excellence Award from the Automotive Hall of Fame in 2002.

Some of the award-winning vehicles designed under his leadership include the 2008 NACOTY Chevrolet Malibu, 2008 Buick Enclave, 2009 ECOTY Opel Insignia, the 2015 Cadillac Escalade, GMC Yukon and Chevrolet Tahoe.

The 2022 Cadillac AV Halo Concepts Portfolio (PersonalSpace, SocialSpace and InnerSpace) came to life through Nesbitt and most recently, Cadillac’s stunning concept vehicles Opulent Velocity, SOLLEI and Elevated Velocity – were created under Nesbitt’s guidance.

Wilhelm Schmid

Wilhelm Schmid is currently serving as the CEO of A. Lange & Söhne, a prestigious German watch manufacture within the Richemont Group. Born in Jülich, Germany, in 1963, Schmid holds a Diploma in Business Administration. He is married with two children and resides in Dresden.

His professional career began in 1989 at The Burmah Oil Germany (Burmah-Castrol), where he held senior positions in sales, marketing, and controlling until 2002. Following this, he moved to BMW AG in 2002, taking on senior roles in sales and marketing for eight years.

In January 2011, Wilhelm Schmid was appointed CEO of Lange Uhren GmbH, the company behind A. Lange & Söhne. Under his leadership, the brand has continued to uphold its reputation for exquisite craftsmanship, technical innovation, and traditional Glashütte watchmaking, solidifying its position as one of the world's leading manufacturers of high-end mechanical watches.

Mario Laguna

Mario Laguna is arguably the world’s best-known historian and specialist on  , the celebrated Spanish automotive marque. His written work, including the definitive “Pegaso, el coche español de ensueño" (The Spanish Dream Car), published in 2020, focuses on documenting the brand’s history, its design legacy, and the rare cars that survive today.

He has contributed to publications in Spain, the UK and United States and has served as curator for important retrospectives of the marque at Retromobile in Paris, Autoworld Museum in Brussels, in Luxembourg and as a judge at the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance. is also associated with major Pegaso-related publications and exhibitions that helped bring wider attention to the marque’s significance.

Mr. Laguna’s deep knowledge of and passion for the marque and his ability to present it to a wider audience through carefully selected vehicles and historical context  has helped turn Pegaso from a niche subject into a recognized chapter of post-war European automotive history.

Brian Oliver

Brian Oliver is the owner and director of Automotive Restorations Inc. (ARI), a premier full-service restoration facility in Stratford, Connecticut, employing more than 20 master craftsmen. His lifelong passion for vintage automobiles was inspired by his father and honed from an early age in the garage. At just 16, he joined ARI, beginning with entry-level work and apprenticeship on the shop floor, gaining firsthand knowledge of the craft.

While earning his bachelor's degree in business management, Brian advanced steadily within the company, serving as Parts and Transportation Manager and later Operations Director. In 2017, he purchased ARI from its founder, carrying forward its legacy of excellence while positioning the business for the future.

Deeply committed to the preservation of restoration as a profession, Brian partners with technical high schools and colleges nationwide, providing internships, mentorship, and employment opportunities. Through these efforts, he helps cultivate the next generation of restoration professionals, ensuring that the art and discipline of the field continue to thrive.