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PROGRAMME

MALG Conference 2026 Programme

Nobody Left Behind: Driving Systemic Change for People in Debt

Also see the Speakers, Session Synopses and Sponsors & Exhibitors or go back to the main conference page.

 

Great HallConcert RoomBreakout Room
09.00 - 09.45Registration, networking, and exhibition
09.45 - 10.00Welcome and intro from MALG CEO Peg Alexander
10.00 - 10.30Keynote Presentation: Title tbc

Claire McColgan CBE, Liverpool City Council

Sponsored by: Bristow and Sutor
10.30 - 11.00Regulatory 'Fireside Chat' with Alison Walters, Financial Conduct Authority
11.00 - 11.30Networking and exhibition break
11.30 - 12.30Breakout 1a) The Future of Credit Information: Better Data for Better Life Chances

Chair:

Mick McAteer, Registry Trust

Panellists:

tbc

Sponsored by: Experian
Breakout 1b) From Confusion to Crisis: Tackling Misinformation to Prevent Consumer Harm

Chair:

tbc

Panellists:

Amy Collins, Rundles

Daniel Calcott, The Digital DRA

Others tbc
12.35 - 13.30When Difference Costs More: Tackling the Structural Premium on Marginalised Groups

Chair:

tbc

Panellists:

Muna Yassin, Rooted Finance

Graham Whitham, Resolve Poverty

Others tbc
13.30 - 14.30Lunch, networking and exhibition
14.30 - 15.30Breakout 2a) Regulation Reset: Creating a Credit Market that Works for All

Chair:

Jason Wassell, Consumer Credit Trade Association

Panellists:

tbc
Breakout 2b) MALG Members Friday Forum LIVE

Sponsored by: PRA Group
15.30 - 15.45Comfort and exhibition break
15.45 - 16.45Using AI & Tech to Widen Access to Debt Advice for the Most Excluded Groups

Chair:

Mark Pearce, Wyser

Panellists:

Matt Dronfield, Toynbee Hall

Others tbc


Sponsored by: Wyser
16.45Closing Remarks from MALG Chair Fiona Hoyle followed by Drinks Reception in the North Hall