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SEPT 24, 2026 | International Center, Toronto

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Bring ideas. Bring your team. Build your advantage.

TACKLE CHALLENGES.

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Women in Mortgage Summit Canada is a dedicated one-day event for the women driving Canada’s mortgage industry forward. Brokers, lenders, executives, and emerging leaders who are done with generic advice and ready for the real conversations. One stage. One community. A full day built around visibility, growth, resilience, and what it actually takes to lead.

This year, Women in Mortgage is part of MortgageFest Canada – which means your pass includes full access to Canada’s biggest mortgage event on both days. More content. More connections. The whole industry, one weekend.

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InsuranceFest was a ‘wow’ experience – after more than 600 conferences, I’d rank the networking and social interaction on the Santa Monica Pier in my top five.

– Jeff Kleid, Elite Risk Insurance

INSURANCEFEST AT A GLANCE

GET INSPIRED

Network Like You Mean It

1,000+ insurance leaders, founders, and innovators in one place. Brokers, MGAs, agencies, insurers, InsurTechs. From C-suite to NextGen, they’ll all be on the pier. 

FIND SOLUTIONS

Join the Conversation

60+ industry voices you actually want to hear from—from Aon to Marsh McLennan to InsurTech founders. Interactive sessions across every zone where you’re invited to jump in, ask what you really want to know, and steer the discussion. This isn’t sit-and-listen; it’s speak up and be heard.

JOIN INTERACTIVE

Hands-On Marketplace

30+ exhibitors and interactive InsurTech demos you can actually touch and test. A buzzing marketplace of ideas, solutions, and collaborations where you discover new tools, products, and partners to tackle your biggest challenges.N ot just watching — finding what you’ll take back to your work. 

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Discussion Table Real Talk 

50+ exclusive, 1-hour Discussion Tables for senior brokers and decision-makers. Small-group, facilitated conversations on Cyber, Digital Transformation, Construction, and E&S where everyone leans in, swaps war stories, and pressure-tests ideas in real time.

EMBRACE FUTUREFEST FUN

Bring Your Crew

Team experiences and group sessions designed so your whole organization goes back energized with shared insights and new connections. Build your own festival lineup as a team, join collaborative workshops together, tackle live challenges side by side, and turn the pier into your offsite — complete with shared moments, fresh ideas, and stories you’ll still be talking about back at the office. 

PARTY BY THE BEACH

Festival Energy on the Pier

From sunrise yoga to sunset sets, food trucks, cocktails, and ocean air — the pier turns every coffee break into a moment.

Choose Here
  • Content
  • Networking
  • The WIM Experience

Every session is built around what you're actually dealing with right now — market uncertainty, AI, delegation, confidence under pressure, building a business that lasts. Candid, practical, and worth every hour.

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Everyone in the room is navigating the same market. Connect with the women who get it — the pressure, the ambition, the opportunity. Built for relationships that go well beyond the day.

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Built around moments that matter. Connect over breakfast with themed networking tables, update your professional headshot with our on-site photographer and end the day with informal drinks alongside your peers. Every touchpoint is designed to leave you with new community of people in your corner. 

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YOUR PASS INCLUDES

Full access to MortgageFest Canada on both days – September 23 & 24. Two content stages. 2,000+ mortgage professionals. A full programme spanning market economics, prime lending, AI, compliance, and the renewal wave. 

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WHAT ATTENDEES ARE SAYING

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WHO ATTENDS

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HIGHLIGHT SPEAKERS

Ruvani Henriques

VP - Strategy & Marketing
Glasslake Funding

Michele Steko

VP, National Broker Relations
Sherwood Mortgage Group

Zamina Walji

Growth Lending Businesses
EQ Bank

SESSION HIGHLIGHTS

The Client Conversations That Actually Build Your Business

What do you actually say when clients are hesitant, overwhelmed, or waiting on the sidelines? This session breaks down the real conversations top-performing women in mortgage are having right now to build trust, loyalty, and long-term referrals.

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The Art of Delegation — Confidence, Capacity, and Learning to Stop Carrying Everything Yourself

A candid conversation about burnout, boundaries, over-functioning, and the pressure many women feel to do it all. Learn how strong leaders protect their energy, redefine success, and stop becoming the default problem-solver for everyone around them.

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AI, Demystified — Practical Tools Mortgage Professionals Are Already Using

No hype. No jargon. Just practical ways mortgage professionals are already using AI to save time, streamline workflows, communicate better, and stay competitive in a rapidly changing industry.

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Building a Business That Lasts — Sustainable Growth, Succession, and Creating Long-Term Value

Most mortgage professionals build businesses around themselves — this session explores how to build one that can grow, evolve, and create long-term value. From systems and structure to succession and partnerships, learn what it takes to create a business that works for your future, not just your present.

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THEMES AT A GLANCE

Digital Transformation & Innovation

From real‑world AI and digital client journeys to smart InsurTech/RegTech choices, this track focuses on turning technology into tangible brokerage and client outcomes.

Cyber, Risk & Underwriting

Explore how to turn cyber into a value‑driven advisory conversation, with crisis playbooks and underwriting strategies for the next wave of cyber and personal exposures.

Nat Cat & Climate

Get practical on modelling, pricing, explaining, and placing nat cat and climate‑exposed risks in a world of constant volatility.

Regulation, Legal & Compliance

Unpack what new rules really mean for AI, cyber, claims, E&S, and specialty, and see how RegTech can keep you compliant without slowing brokers down.

Next Gen

Sharpen your career path with playbooks, cross‑generational collaboration, and strategies for standing out as a NextGen broker in a consolidating, tech‑driven market.

E&S Unfiltered

Go deep on winning in a tight, fast‑moving E&S market, from “wild risk” solutions to the broker‑MGA‑carrier partnerships that unlock specialty placements.

Construction & Specialty Reports

Tackle complex construction and specialty risks under climate, cost, and regulatory pressure, spotting breakout niches and learning from major claims and project outcomes.

Market Capacity, M&A & Economic Headwinds

Navigate consolidation, shifting capacity, and economic pressure with strategies to stay relevant, compete, and position your firm for sale, scale, or partnership.

DISCUSSION TABLES

Step into action with our all-new themed discussion tables—built for leaders who want results now. These fast-paced, interactive sessions go beyond theory, delivering tactical conversations and proven takeaways you can put to work immediately. 

Cyber

How do you keep up with rapidly evolving cyber policies while driving client education on emerging risks and solutions? 

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Digital Transformation

What are the transformational benefits of implementing AI effectively across your business? 

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Construction

What are the biggest hidden builder’s risks brokers and clients need to watch for, and how can you identify them early? 

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Excess & Surplus Lines

How do you build and maintain client trust in E&S placements, especially in a volatile market? 

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Cyber

How are you leveraging AI to outpace cyber threats, and what challenges are you facing in the cyber arms race? 

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Digital Transformation

How can brokers turn data into actionable insights that drive revenue and growth? 

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Construction

What strategies help brokers navigate high-risk construction projects in a tightening market? 

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Excess & Surplus Lines

How do you stay ahead of volatility in the E&S market and make confident placement decisions? 

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Cyber

What strategies have helped you convert cyber skeptics into loyal, proactive clients? 

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Digital Transformation

How do you design a digital-first client experience that truly delivers value and loyalty 

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Construction

How do you evaluate and implement jobsite technologies that deliver real value for clients? 

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Excess & Surplus Lines

What creative strategies help brokers secure E&S coverage when traditional markets say no? 

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Cyber

What digital threats are most concerning for your clients, and how are you helping them prepare? 

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Digital Transformation

What lessons have you learned from your digital transformation journey—both successes and failures? 

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Construction

How do you identify and negotiate contract clauses that can make or break a construction deal? 

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THEMES AT A GLANCE

Digital Transformation & Innovation

  • Turning AI from hype to ROI in real brokerage workflows
  • Building a digital client journey that wins (and keeps) business in a virtual world
  • Choosing InsurTech and RegTech partners that accelerate real transformation
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Cyber, Risk & Underwriting

  • Turning cyber risk into a client‑value conversation, not a fear pitch
  • Cyber crisis playbooks: who does what, when it hits
  • Underwriting the next wave of cyber and personal cyber exposures
Read More
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Nat Cat & Climate

  • Rethinking nat cat models for a world that won’t sit still
  • Helping clients understand climate‑driven pricing and coverage shifts
  • Placing and structuring nat cat and climate‑exposed risks when volatility is the norm
Read More
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Regulation, Legal & Compliance

  • What new rules really mean for AI, cyber, and everyday brokerage workflows
  • RegTech that actually simplifies audits, file reviews, and reporting
  • Staying compliant on claims, E&S, and specialty without killing broker speed 

Read More
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Next Gen

  • Career playbooks: what rising brokers wish they’d known earlier 
  •  Mixing veteran experience with new ideas in 
  •  Finding your lane as a NextGen broker in a consolidating, tech‑driven market

Read More
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Diversity & Inclusion

  • Real stories from women and under‑represented leaders on breaking through and bringing others with them
  •  How brokers can sponsor others, share opportunities, and use their voice even without a hiring title 
  •  Where inclusion has changed client relationships, ideas, and outcomes – not just internal messaging

Read More
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E&S Unfiltered

  •  Winning in a capacity‑tight, appetite‑shifting E&S market 
  •  Designing E&S solutions for “wild risks” the standard market won’t touch 
  • Broker, MGA, and carrier partnerships that unlock specialty placements

Read More
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Construction & Specialty Reports

  • Managing construction risk under climate, cost, and regulatory pressure
  • Spotting breakout niches across specialty lines before the market crowds in
  • Claims and coverage lessons from large, multi‑party and specialty projects

Read More
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Market Capacity, M&A & Economic Headwinds

  • Broker playbooks for navigating consolidation and staying relevant
  •  Positioning your firm for sale, scale, or strategic partnership
  •  Competing when capacity, pricing, and client demand all move at once

Read More
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Digital Transformation & Innovation

Digital Transformation & Innovation

  • Turning AI from hype to ROI in real brokerage workflows
  • Building a digital client journey that wins (and keeps) business in a virtual world
  • Choosing InsurTech and RegTech partners that accelerate real transformation
Read More
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Cyber, Risk & Underwriting

Cyber, Risk & Underwriting

  • Turning cyber risk into a client‑value conversation, not a fear pitch
  • Cyber crisis playbooks: who does what, when it hits
  • Underwriting the next wave of cyber and personal cyber exposures
Read More
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Nat Cat & Climate

Nat Cat & Climate

  • Rethinking nat cat models for a world that won’t sit still
  • Helping clients understand climate‑driven pricing and coverage shifts
  • Placing and structuring nat cat and climate‑exposed risks when volatility is the norm
Read More
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Regulation, Legal & Compliance

Regulation, Legal & Compliance

  • What new rules really mean for AI, cyber, and everyday brokerage workflows
  • RegTech that actually simplifies audits, file reviews, and reporting
  • Staying compliant on claims, E&S, and specialty without killing broker speed 

Read More
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Next Gen

Next Gen

  • Career playbooks: what rising brokers wish they’d known earlier 
  •  Mixing veteran experience with new ideas in 
  •  Finding your lane as a NextGen broker in a consolidating, tech‑driven market

Read More
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Diversity & Inclusion

Diversity & Inclusion

  • Real stories from women and under‑represented leaders on breaking through and bringing others with them
  •  How brokers can sponsor others, share opportunities, and use their voice even without a hiring title 
  •  Where inclusion has changed client relationships, ideas, and outcomes – not just internal messaging

Read More
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E&S Unfiltered

E&S Unfiltered

  •  Winning in a capacity‑tight, appetite‑shifting E&S market 
  •  Designing E&S solutions for “wild risks” the standard market won’t touch 
  • Broker, MGA, and carrier partnerships that unlock specialty placements

Read More
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Construction & Specialty Reports

Construction & Specialty Reports

  • Managing construction risk under climate, cost, and regulatory pressure
  • Spotting breakout niches across specialty lines before the market crowds in
  • Claims and coverage lessons from large, multi‑party and specialty projects

Read More
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Market Capacity, M&A & Economic Headwinds

Market Capacity, M&A & Economic Headwinds

  • Broker playbooks for navigating consolidation and staying relevant
  •  Positioning your firm for sale, scale, or strategic partnership
  •  Competing when capacity, pricing, and client demand all move at once

Read More
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