Speakers

We’re excited to reveal the first wave of speakers!

Voice Your Insights: Speak at Credit Week with Industry Leaders

Meet the Experts Shaping Credit Week 2025

Featuring leading voices from the credit and financial services industries, this impressive line-up will share fresh perspectives, innovative strategies, and future-focused insights.

And this is just the beginning! The line-up will continue to grow, so stay tuned for more exciting announcements.

Regulation

Risk

Vulnerability

Future of data

Collections

Innovation/Transformation

Featured Speakers

Vince Cable

Former Secretary of State for Business and Trade

Lakshmi Shyam-Sunder

Vice President and Chief Risk Officer

World Bank Group

Ian King

Sky Business Journalist

Danielle Duke

Head of Credit Revenue Recovery

Utilita Energy Limited

Anna Roughley

Head of Insight & Engagement

Lending Standards Board

Chris Laverick

Customer Journey Manager

Natwest

Danielle Duke

Head of Credit Revenue Recovery

Utilita

Dave Pickering

Head of Risk & Compliance

Canada Life

Fliss Berridge

Director, Managing Director & Co-Founder

Ordo

Honey Ajuwon

Head of Journey Transformation, planning and deployment

Natwest

Ian King

Sky Business Journalist

Lakshmi Shyam-Sunder

Chief Risk Officer & Vice President

World Bank

Lindsay Gustafsson

Head of Risk

Novuna

Michael Evans

Chief Financial Officer

Octopus Electric Vehicles

Nick Larkins

Head of Collections Strategy and Third Party Management

HSBC UK

Sir Vince Cable

Party Leader

Liberal Democrats

Speakers

Neil Kadagathur

Co-Founder and CEO

Creditspring

Jason Wassell

CEO

CCTA

Fiona Hoyle

Head of Consumer Finance & Mortgage Finance

Finance and Leasing Association

Caroline Ireland

Head of Compliance & Risk

Billing Finance

Alice Altemaire

Global Head, Food & Agriculture

DLL

Amy Thomson

Head of Climate Risk and Disclosures

Nationwide Building Society

Andrew Marsh

Chief Executive Officer

Marsh Finance

Andrew Parr

Director of Credit and Model Risk

Starling Bank

Andy Taylor

Sales Director

Haydock Finance

Antony Cole

Global Head of Collections

Liberis

Brian Pitt

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Rockstead Capital

Buster Tolfree

Director of Mortgages

United Trust Bank

Caroline Ireland

Head of Compliance & Risk

Billing Finance

Chris Fitch

Research Fellow Personal Finance & Vulnerability Lead

Bristol University/Money Advice Trust

Chris Jackson

Head of Collections & Recoveries

Starling Bank

Christopher Pearson

Head of Intermediary Mortgages

HSBC

Dan Cockle

Managing Director

Cockle Finance Ltd

Danielle Duke

Head of Credit Revenue Recovery

Utilita

Elaine O'Dwyer

Chief Risk Officer

Furness Building Society

Francesco Di Costanzo

Interim CEO and CFO

Jaja Finance

Graham Hill

Collections Strategy Manager

HSBC

Helen Boardman

Executive Director

Utilita Giving

Helen Patterson

Credit Strategy Manager

Northumbrian Water

Jacob Rukin

Chief Credit Officer

Evlo

James Pursaill

Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder

Plend

James Sproule

Chief Economist - UK

Handelsbanken

James Streeter

Head of ESG

Tandem Bank

Jason McKee

Head of Collections Strategy

Oakbrook Finance

Jason Wassell

Chief Executive

Consumer Credit Trade Association (CCTA)

John Dignam

Head of Financial & Credit Risk

Admiral Financial Services

Lindsay Gustafsson

Head of Risk

Novuna

Louisa Sedgwick

Managing Director, Mortgages

Paragon Bank

Luke Broadhurst

Chief Executive

Shard Financial Media

Madhusudan Kejriwal

CEO

TransUnion UK & Europe

Mahesh Bharadhwaj

Chief Analytics Officer

Jaja Finance

Mark Porter

Head of Collections

Capital on Tap

Mark Wilkinson

Head of Income & Wholesale

Northumbrian Water Group

Matthew Jones

Head of Risk Decision & Data Science

Nationwide Building Society

Michael Hoare

Chief Risk Officer

Fluro

Mike Deans

Managing Director

Borderway Finance

Miles Bake

Former Head of Legal, Consultant to the Independent Evaluation Office

Bank of England/FCA (former)

Negeen Arasteh

Solicitor and Director

NA Legal Consulting Limited

Neil Kadagathur

Co-Founder and Chief Executive

Creditspring

Neil Lloyd

Former Chief Risk Officer

JBR Capital (former)

Nick Beal

Chief Regulatory & Public Affairs Officer

Amigo Loans

Nick Larkins

Head of Collections Strategy and Third Party Management

HSBC UK

Paul Broadhead

Head of Mortgage & Housing Policy

Building Societies Association

Paula Mercer

Sales Director

LendInvest

Peter Dockar

Chief Commercial Officer

Gen H

Peter Rees

Head of Credit Risk

Lloyds Banking Group

Prof. Iain Clacher

Professor of Pensions and Finance

University of Leeds

Richard Hoggart

Chief Executive Officer

DSG Finance

Robert Stevens

Head of Property Risk

Nationwide Building Society

Robin Webb

Mortgage Policy Manager

Building Societies Association

Sam Whittaker

Commercial Operations Director

Evolution Funding

Sharon Brimfield

Head of Debt & Risk

Npower

Simon Baum

Chief Risk Officer

The Nottingham Building Society

Simon Bell

Head of Credit Operations

Octopus Energy

Simon Farrell-Roberts

Head of Lending

Skipton Building Society

Sir Vince Cable

Party Leader

Liberal Democrats

Stephen Holmes

Corporate Risk Senior Manager

Novuna

Steve Bale

Head of Collections, Recoveries, Litigation & Complaints

Funding Circle UK

Sue Chapple

Chief Executive

Chartered Institute of Credit Management (CICM)

Susan Poot

Experienced CRO

Interested in speaking?

We’re looking for industry experts to share their insights at Credit Week 2025, and help shape the future of credit and financial services.

Submit your interest today and be part of our exciting event!

"Really good range of subjects and areas - team were there too which covered all bases."

Gavin Bentley
Customer Support Director, Aldermore Bank Group

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