The Finance Professional Show has confirmed its largest conference programme to date, hosting a selection of varied sessions throughout the event next month.
The programme opens with keynote speaker and co-founder of Zopa James Alexander, who will look at what it takes for established organisations to improve their innovation strategy and how to be better prepared for the future.
This will be followed by two property finance panels.
The first will consider the state of the residential-lending market, including term loans, consumer BTL, specialist mortgage and more.
Meanwhile, the second will look at the UK’s growing specialist property finance market in depth – covering bridging, development finance, P2P and more – and feature a panel including Adam Tyler, executive chairman of the Financial Intermediary & Broker Association.
One of the key panel discussions will be led by HM Treasury, which will address gender diversity in financial services.
In the afternoon, there will be a debate on SME lending and a discussion on future-proofing business featuring Alastair Lukies, ambassador for fintech to the prime minister.
The panel will also feature representatives from RateSetter, Cloudscraper and Knowledge Bank.
The programme will conclude with a speed networking session exposing delegates to providers of more niche financial products.
This will be an intense period of revolving round tables during which attendees can learn something new, have the chance to get their questions answered in a focused environment and get to meet the faces behind the providers.
Speaking ahead of the Finance Professional Show, keynote speaker James said: “Financial services is quite rightly having to go through a period of significant change.
“It is important for finance professionals and their organisations to understand why this change is happening and how they might need to adapt to avoid becoming the new Kodak.
“I’m really looking forward to speaking at the Finance Professional Show to explain this and to share some thoughts on how to approach innovation.”
Alastair also expressed his enthusiasm about the programme and said: “The financial sector is witnessing a swarm of piranhas rather than one giant shark coming for their market, but it’s not all bad news as the UK is at the forefront of fintech.
“I’m looking forward to chairing what is sure to be a very lively discussion at the Finance Professional Show.”
Clare Jupp, people development director at Brightstar Financial, who will take part in the panel discussion on gender diversity, added: “I am really excited to be involved in the conference programme at the FP Show 2018, particularly so because the focus will be around the issue of diversity, including the whole Women in Finance piece.”
The Finance Professional Show takes place at Olympia London on 7th November from 9.30am to 4.30pm and is sponsored by 365 Business Finance, Market Financial Solutions, Octopus Property, Kuflink Bridging, Just Cash Flow PLC, Nucleus Commercial Finance and London Credit.
Full details and registration are available at financeprofessionalshow.co.uk.
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