AADA Pentana Solutions Live Stage Series: Practical Ideas from the Expo Floor

They happen on the Expo floor.

That is the strength of the AADA Pentana Solutions Live Stage Series.

Held in the heart of the Expo, the Live Stage Series gives delegates access to short, focused presentations covering practical issues across dealership operations, technology, customer experience, finance, communications, logistics, fixed operations and growth.

It is designed to be accessible, relevant and easy to fit into a busy Convention schedule.

Practical Sessions, Right Where the Industry Connects

The AADA Expo is where dealers, suppliers, partners and industry leaders come together.

The AADA Pentana Solutions Live Stage adds a learning layer to that environment, giving delegates the chance to hear practical insights without leaving the energy of the Expo floor.

These sessions are shorter and more focused than the Main Stage program, but that is part of their value.

They are built around clear ideas, direct takeaways and topics that connect closely to the day-to-day realities of dealership life.

A Broad Range of Dealer-Focused Topics

The 2026 AADA Pentana Solutions Live Stage Series covers a wide spread of dealership priorities.

Delegates can hear about finance penetration, regulatory change, customer mobility, crash intelligence, fixed operations, communications, AI, security, insurance quoting, transport visibility and business partnerships.

Each presentation is designed to give delegates a practical lens on a specific area of dealership performance.

For dealer principals, general managers, department leaders and operational teams, the Live Stage is an opportunity to discover ideas and solutions that may directly support their business.

What’s on the Live Stage

The program includes sessions from a strong mix of industry partners and presenters.

Increase profit. Reduce risk. Stay ahead of change.
Presented by Toby Simmons of youX, this session explores how dealers and lenders can increase finance penetration, reduce risk and adapt to changing regulatory and market conditions.

DingGo Crash Intelligence – Turning Damage into Dollars
Shaun Janks and John Makhoul from DingGo Crash Management will show how AI-powered damage assessment can help convert vehicle damage into faster estimates and revenue opportunity.

The Modern Service Playbook
Rory Sutherland from Infomedia and Ed Tapley from Podium will examine the growth opportunity hiding in declined service work and how leading operators are winning back lost revenue.

Driving Growth Through Smart Migration, Security and AI Choices
Phil Meyer and Steve Raw from Platinum Technology will cut through the noise around AI, security and migration decisions with practical guidance for dealers.

Taurus Finance – Achieving Growth Through Partnerships
Harry Gillam and Brian Anderson from Taurus Motor Finance will explore how sustainable, relationship-based partnerships can support growth across wholesale, retail and online channels.

Dobek Bociarski from GoTo Connect will explore how better call handling and communication visibility can help dealerships convert more enquiries and improve retention.

Moving Cars, Moving Forward: Making Transport a Dealership Competitive Advantage
Jeff Norris from Blink Systems will look at how greater transport visibility can reduce delays, lower costs and turn vehicle logistics into a competitive advantage.

Why the Live Stage Matters

The Live Stage Series is not about sitting still for half a day.

It is about making the Expo floor more valuable.

Delegates can move between exhibitors, meetings and networking opportunities while also accessing useful, bite-sized insights from industry partners working across the dealership ecosystem.

That makes the AADA Pentana Solutions Live Stage Series especially useful for delegates who want practical content that is easy to access and directly connected to supplier solutions, operational improvement and dealership performance.

It is where ideas meet implementation – and where a quick session can spark a much bigger conversation.

Part of the AADA 2026 Experience

The theme for AADA 2026 is Leading the Way.

The AADA Pentana Solutions Live Stage Series supports that theme by highlighting practical tools, technologies and strategies that can help dealers lead through change.

Whether the topic is finance, transport, customer communications, service operations, AI, insurance or mobility, the focus is the same: helping dealers make better decisions and improve business outcomes.

Join Us at AADA 2026

The AADA Pentana Solutions Live Stage Series will take place across Wednesday 29 and Thursday 30 July at ICC Sydney as part of the 2026 AADA Convention & Expo.

Delegates are encouraged to build Live Stage sessions into their Expo schedule and make time for the presentations most relevant to their business.

🎟️ Early-bird pricing is available for a limited time.

Join us at the 2026 AADA Convention & Expo and experience the AADA Pentana Solutions Live Stage Series on the Expo floor.