Lending Technology Think Tank confirms line up

The Lending Technology Think Tank has confirmed its agenda and speaker line-up ahead of the event next Thursday (22nd April).

The inaugural Lending Technology Think Tank has been created as an online event platform so that lending and creditor professionals can specifically discuss the role of the technology as we potentially emerge from the pandemic, adjusting to a new way of working and create new strategies in lending to adjust to consumers needs.

The event will consist of four sessions that will focus on the future of lending, credit risk, open banking and will be closed off with a stream discussing fraud.

The Think Tank has twelve panel speakers and will be Chaired by Chris Warburton, Director at RO Strategy.

The agenda is as follows:

EVENT AGENDA SPONSOR: 

SESSION 1

• 9.30am: Introduction and Opening remarks from the Chair: Overview of the main areas in which lending technology can play a key role as we all move to a new business model of working. SPEAKERS: Colin White, Credit Connect, Founding Director and Event Chair: Chris Warburton, Director, RO Strategy
• 9.40am: Lending Futures: The current lending technology landscape, how the wider society is impacting lending patterns. What’s on the horizon and shaping the future of lending. Plus a look at payment innovation. SPEAKERS: Dean Elliott,  Head of Innovation & Digital Product Delivery, BNP Paribas Personal Finance; Steve Peacock, Chief Risk Officer, Think Money;  Jason Wassell, Chief Executive Officer, CCTA

10.25am BREAK

SESSION 2 

• 10.45am: Credit Risk – the new models for identifying risk: What critical information do you need to know to make sharper risk-based decisions? What is the scope of the due diligence that your company should perform to reduce your risk? SPEAKERS: Eleimon Gonis, Senior Risk Manager – Stress Testing & Modelling Methodology Oversight, Nationwide Building Society; Michael Hoare, Chief Credit Officer, RateSetter; Stephen Brown, Head of Intermediaries Scottish Building Society

11.30am BREAK

SESSION 3 

• 11.55am: Open Banking and Affordability: Assessing affordability. Identifying vulnerable customers, does technology have a role to play?  Assessing explainable AI in financial services SPEAKERS: Eleanor Demuth, Director of Risk, Curve; Katie Pender, Head of Client Solutions, Target Group,  Owen Edwards, Head of Lending Operations, JN Bank, Freddy Kelly, Chief Executive Officer, Credit Kudos

12.40pm LUNCH BREAK

The session is sponsored by :

SESSION 4 

• 1pm: Fraud: What can be done to protect lenders without damaging customer experience. The importance of real-time intelligence in preventing fraud. The importance of identity verification.SPEAKERS: Sandra Peaston, Director of Research & Development, Cifas,  Andy Mayo, Senior Group Fraud Manager, Vodafone

2pm: Event close

The Event Chair Chris Warburton, Director at RO Strategy said “I am delighted to be asked to host the first Lending Technology Think Tank with Credit Connect.  With so many great ideas and technology in development at the moment, it is an exciting time.  It will be fantastic to explore these in more detail throughout the day”

Event. sponsor Stephen Ashworth CEO at AperiData said “We’re proud to be sponsoring the inaugural Lending Technology Think Tank. This event brings lenders together to discuss the pertinent challenges faced and how they can be overcome through the use of new technologies and data.   It’s a great environment to share experiences and learn about forthcoming technological innovations.”

Whilst Freddy Kelly CEO at Credit Kudos who is speaking on the Open Banking session said “We’re delighted to be joining the Lending Technology Think Tank panel on Open Banking and Affordability. It gives us the opportunity to have an open discussion with like-minded experts about the ways financial services can utilise new data to better identify vulnerable customers and improve affordability assessments, especially important in the current environment.”

“Right from Credit Kudos’ inception, we have been committed to helping lenders make better and fairer decisions for their customers. Using the power of Open Banking, we have improved our clients ability to assess affordability and detect vulnerability, helping to ensure individuals are only being offered credit they can afford.

To view more details about the event, click here.

If you are a Creditor or  Lending professional and are interested in registering as a viewer of the FREE to attend the event then click here.