Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) has today revealed its comprehensive seminar programme for MBE North 2026, taking place on 9th July at Manchester Central Convention Complex.
The Expo will once again bring together brokers, leading lenders and key industry stakeholders, offering opportunities for networking, professional development and market insight. Attendees will also have the chance to engage directly with lenders, discuss live cases and explore the latest mortgage products and specialist finance solutions face-to-face.
A packed exhibition floor will feature a wide range of leading lenders and industry brands, giving intermediaries direct access to decision-makers and practical support across residential, buy-to-let, specialist and later life lending.
Among the exhibitors confirmed for the event are Atom bank, Fleet Mortgages, Keystone Property Finance and Nomo Bank, alongside a broad mix of specialist lenders, technology providers and business support partners, giving brokers access to a wide range of expertise across the property finance market.
A keynote session from the Bank of England will start the programme, with Ken Clark, Deputy Agent for the North West at the Bank of England, providing an expert macroeconomic outlook on the UK housing and mortgage markets.
The 2026 programme will also feature practical sessions from Grow with Google, providing brokers and advisers with hands-on guidance around digital growth, social media and AI.
Square 1 Media has been welcomed back as the official PR partner for MBE North 2026, with Co-founder Paul Hunt contributing to the development of the seminar programme.
In addition, MBE North 2026 will host The Broker Awards: North West, celebrating and recognising the brokers helping drive the region’s property finance market. The awards will be free to attend and will take place as part of MBE North, with Terry Blackburn, Founder of The Wealthy Advisers Club, expected to host proceedings. Hampshire Trust Bank, Lending Bridge and Wealthy Advisers Club have been confirmed as Platinum Sponsors. MBE would also like to thank all partners and sponsors supporting this year’s event, whose continued support helps make the Expo possible.
Theatre 1 – Main stage sessions
10:20am – Chairman’s opening remarks
Alex Hammond, Co-founder, Square 1 Media.
10:30am – Keynote address
Ken Clark, Deputy Agent for the North West, Bank of England.
11:05am – Residential Mortgages: Remortgaging, PTs and borrowers with adverse credit – how to manage a rising interest-rate environment
Chaired by Alex Hammond, Co-founder, Square 1 Media.
- Laura Sneddon, Head of Sales and Distribution, Hinckley & Rugby Building Society.
- Alex Hart, Regional Business Development Manager, Atom bank.
- Chris Hill, Head of Sales, Accord Mortgages.
- Andrew Barnsley, Corporate Relationship Manager, Nationwide Building Society.
11:40am – The 8 part framework to scale your brokerage and revenue
Presented by Terry Blackburn, Founder, The Wealthy Advisers Club.
12:15pm – Buy-to-let: Opportunities, challenges and supporting landlord finance needs
Chaired by Alex Hammond, Co-founder, Square 1 Media.
- David Whittaker, CEO, Keystone Property Finance.
- Andrea Glasgow, Sales Director, Specialist Mortgages and Bridging Finance, Hampshire Trust Bank.
- Louisa Ritchie, National Account Manager, Fleet Mortgages.
- Chris Monaghan, Associate Director, Marketing, Nomo Bank.
12:50pm – How to write more bridging finance business
Chaired by Alex Hammond, Co-founder, Square 1 Media.
- Michael Street, Founding Partner, Word On The Street.
- Ian Harrison, Operations Director, Affirmative Finance.
- Maeve Ward, Intermediary Sales Director, Personal Finance, Together.
- Additional speaker to be announced.
1:25pm – Protection session with The Wealthy Advisers Club
Chaired by Terry Blackburn, Founder, The Wealthy Advisers Club.
- Matthew Arena, Group Managing Director, Brilliant Solutions.
- Additional panellists to be announced.
2:00pm – Residential Mortgages: Challenges and opportunities
Chaired by Alex Hammond, Co-founder, Square 1 Media.
- Paul Norgate, Head of North Region and Head of Remote Business Development, HSBC.
- Jason Lucas, Regional Manager, Santander.
- Tina Cooper, National Account Manager Intermediaries, Lloyds Banking Group.
- Additional speaker to be announced.
Theatre 2 – Specialist and technology sessions
10:15am – Build your Business Online with Google
Delivered by Glenn White, Trainer and AI Consultant, Grow with Google.
11:15am – Social Media Masterclass
Delivered by Mohammed Seedat, Digital Growth and AI Marketing Expert, Grow with Google.
12:15pm – Marketing session with Jeff Knight
Presented by Jeff Knight, Managing Director, Momenti Group.
12:55pm – Later-life lending panel
Chaired by Tom Brett, Head of Commercial and Business Development, Equity Release Council.
- Matt Kingston, Sales Director, Nottingham Building Society.
- Additional panellists to be announced ahead of the event.
1:15pm – Practical AI for your business
Delivered by Glenn White, Trainer and AI Consultant, Grow with Google.
2:20pm – Practical AI for your business: Part Two
Chaired by Terry Blackburn, Founder, The Wealthy Advisers Club.
- Matthew Elliot, Co-founder, Nivo.
- Dawid Kotur, CEO, Curvestone AI.
- Zachary Bawa, Sales Director, Rosemount Financial Solutions.
- Karl Griffin, Founder and CEO, JammJar.
- Additional speaker to be announced.
Mike Mikunda, Event Director for MBE, said:
“MBE North has become one of the key events in the intermediary calendar because it continues to reflect the conversations taking place across the industry in real time. Each year we focus on building a programme that brings together market insight, practical discussion and the topics brokers are dealing with every day.
“This year’s line-up does exactly that. Alongside a keynote from the Bank of England and hands-on sessions from Google Digital Garage, we are also pleased to launch The Broker Awards: North West, giving us an opportunity to recognise and celebrate the people helping move the market forward.
“We are looking forward to welcoming brokers, lenders and industry professionals back to Manchester in July for what promises to be another busy and valuable event.”
Alex Hammond, Co-founder, Square 1 Media, added:
“The packed agenda at MBE North gives brokers a great opportunity to hear the latest insights directly from industry experts. With a mix of economic context, specialist finance, technology and broker-focused discussion, we’ve created a speaker programme that will give advisers clear ideas they can take back into their businesses.”
