AADA Sovereign Insurance General Session

Featuring

Presentations by CarExpert & BDO

WHEN: Wednesday 29 July

TIME: 10:30 am – 12:30 pm

ROOM: AADA Main Stage

The Sovereign Insurance General Session brings together key voices from across the AADA 2026 program for a focused Main Stage conversation on the forces shaping dealership performance. Hosted by Convention Host Anjali Rao, the session will open with a welcome from AADA CEO James Voortman before moving into two major market discussions. Damon Rielly and Paul Maric from CarExpert will examine how dealers can thrive in a high-tech, low-margin new car sales market, while BDO Australia’s Sam Venn will moderate a panel on why used cars have become one of the strongest opportunities in dealership retail.

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Anjali Rao

Convention Host - AADA

Anjali Rao is the Host of the 2026 AADA Convention & Expo — a multi-award-winning journalist, broadcaster and accomplished MC with a distinguished international media career....

James Voortman

CEO - AADA

James has been in the role of CEO for 5 years and with the AADA since 2017. He has extensive policy and automotive advocacy experience and has worked as an...

Paul Maric

Founder & Presenter - CarExpert

Paul Maric is Founder and Presenter at CarExpert, leading a team focused on helping Australians make more informed car-buying decisions....

Sam Venn

Partner, Business Services, Automotive - BDO

Sam Venn is a trusted adviser to many of Australia’s leading privately owned dealership groups, with extensive experience across the automotive sector....