Fresh Start Breakfast & Trade Show
Get a head start on the day with a light breakfast, freshly brewed coffee and first access to the trade show floor.
Early bird pricing is available now for the National Mortgage Conference, but not for long.

Join mortgage professionals from across Ontario for a full day of industry insights, practical strategies and meaningful connections.
The Toronto Mortgage Symposium brings together industry leaders, experts and mortgage professionals to explore the issues, opportunities and ideas shaping today’s mortgage market.
Register by February 27. A $30 late fee applies after this date.
Explore the day’s sessions, speakers and networking opportunities. Select a session to view additional details.
Get a head start on the day with a light breakfast, freshly brewed coffee and first access to the trade show floor.
Presented by Max Stencer and Lauren van den Berg, MPC
Presented by Leanne Conroy, MCAN
Strengthen your alternative lending knowledge and learn how broader financing options can help you serve more clients, rescue difficult files and uncover new business opportunities.
Leanne Conroy is Regional Director of Sales at MCAN Home and has 20 years of mortgage industry experience, including a decade focused on alternative lending. She is a recognized industry educator and advocate for diversity, professional development and community involvement.
Presented by Melanie Pereira, FCT
Explore practical strategies for navigating changing consumer expectations, digitization, regulatory developments and evolving risk while strengthening operational performance and client experience.
Melanie Pereira is National Director of Business Development at FCT and brings more than 20 years of mortgage industry experience. She works closely with principal brokers and lender partners to strengthen collaboration, partnerships and business growth.
Michelle Cooper, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Finance and MPP for Eglinton—Lawrence
Michelle Cooper is the Member of Provincial Parliament for Eglinton—Lawrence and serves as Parliamentary Assistant to Ontario’s Minister of Finance. Before entering the provincial legislature, she held senior leadership roles across the corporate, entrepreneurial and non-profit sectors.
Mathieu Laberge, Chief Economist and Senior Vice-President, Housing Insights, CMHC
Join a candid economic conversation exploring Canada’s changing housing landscape, the challenges facing first-time homebuyers, delayed homeownership and the broader implications for housing and mortgage markets.
Hosted by Lauren van den Berg, President & CEO
Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario
Hear the latest update on provincial mortgage regulation from Ontario’s financial services regulator.
Presented by Matt Imhoff and Hugo Dos Reis, Prepayment Penalty Mentor
Learn how mortgage penalty insights can help brokers engage clients earlier, uncover hidden opportunities and win renewal, refinance and move-up business that others may miss.
Matt Imhoff is a prepayment penalty specialist and educator who helps mortgage brokers understand Interest Rate Differentials and develop strategies to better support their clients.
Hugo Dos Reis is a Mortgage Broker and Partner at Vine Group. He combines high-volume mortgage production experience with brand, marketing and growth strategy and mentors brokers in client-first sales execution.
Stuart Levings, Sagen • Andy Charles, Canada Guaranty • Coleen Volk, CMHC
Join leaders from Canada Guaranty, CMHC and Sagen for a timely discussion on the evolving mortgage insurance environment, risk considerations and how insurers are responding to current market conditions.
Andy Charles has served as President and CEO of Canada Guaranty since 2005 and has extensive leadership experience in residential mortgage lending and mortgage default insurance.
Stuart Levings is President and CEO of Sagen and has held senior leadership roles spanning operations, risk, finance and product development during his career with the organization.
Coleen Volk joined CMHC as President and CEO in 2024 and brings extensive senior leadership experience from the federal and Alberta governments, the banking sector and previous leadership roles at CMHC.
We’re grateful to the organizations supporting this year’s Toronto Mortgage Symposium and helping bring the industry together.
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