NEW AGENDA ANNOUNCED: What does the Court of Appeal commission verdict mean for your business?

Asset Finance Connect’s agenda for their Autumn conference on 26^th November in London has been redesigned to meet the needs of lenders and intermediaries as they consider the Court of Appeal verdict. Full details are now available on our event website https://afcconferenceuk.com/.

Key elements in the line-up include:  

• Overview of the verdict – what it means; what you should do, what are the lessons we need to learn from this verdict
  David Betteley talks to Stephen Haddrill, director general of the Finance & Leasing Association; Jim Higginbotham, CEO of the NACFB; and a panel of lenders and brokers.
• Re-imagining the customer journey, post-verdict: in-depth sessions first for auto consumer finance and second for asset business finance lenders, brokers and dealers
  • Auto consumer session in association with AutoTrader for finance providers and dealers examines the impact of the verdict on auto finance lenders including new business models, impact on lenders and dealers, implications of redress plus case study of a compliant customer journey. Q&A session with AFC Legal advisors Shoosmiths.
  • Asset finance session in association with NACFB for finance providers and brokers presenting a framework to understand the implications of the verdict on the diverse range of customers, lenders and brokers and finance products. It is not clear that lenders and brokers need to disclose commission in all cases. We will be working with the NACFB, Shoosmiths and industry professionals to help you navigate the complexity; and to understand what is needed for specific customer journeys. Q&A session with AFC Legal advisors Shoosmiths.
• EIGHT workshops for all the different segments of the AFC community:
  • Workshop 1 – the strategy stream led by Finativ: how technology can and should be adding equity value to finance companies.
  • Workshop 2 – the tech transformation stream led by FIS: how technology can add value to funding green.
  • Workshop 3 – the AI stream led by FICO: Intelligent Finance – AI in practice.
  • Workshop 4 – the broker-tech stream led by Nivo: How to use AI to streamline communication in the broker-lender channel.
  • Workshop 5 – the auto asset management stream led by Chris Kirby: managing the EV residual value crisis: strategies and opportunities to navigate the next phase of the EV revolution.
  • Workshop 6 – the data stream led by Alfa: evidencing price value (as required by the FCA); and a progress report on Lumia as their fraud-detecting data lake continues to grow.
  • Workshop 7 – the people stream led by Leasing Foundation’s next gen team: What the next generation of talent want the asset finance industry to understand about their professional development…
  • Workshop 8 – the Guild of Business Finance Professionals: biannual meeting for broker members only.

• Fintech Innovators Session – oven-ready use cases of AI for auto, equipment and asset finance.
• The AFC Soapbox Project – this house believes that the auto and equipment finance industry needs clarity on UK AI regulation in order to properly leverage its value.

PLUS – drinks and presentation of awards for the winners of the Leasing Foundation’s 30 under 30 and winner of the fintech innovator 2024

For more details and to book your place visit the AFC conference website or email Louise Clavey at louiseclavey@assetfinanceconnect.com