TECH Elevated

This year's Annual Convention schedule features TECH Elevated, over 12 hours of tech-focused content for business leaders and tech professionals to stay on top of the latest trends and intel to optimize productivity, mitigate risk, maintain security, and stay ahead of the curve.

General Session: The Promise and Possibility of AI

Tuesday, October 29, 11:45 AM
Global thought leaders in artificial intelligence take the stage to share their compelling perspectives on the possibilities for future innovation. Followed by a Q&A on THE HUB Stage

Innovation and Tech Breakout Session Track (Sponsored by Optimal Blue)

Monday and Tuesday, October 28-29

AI, AVMs and Model Management from the Regulators’ Perspective : Address the practical challenge lenders face of embracing innovation while mitigating risk. Gain insight into the regulatory perspective on smart adoption of artificial intelligence (AI), automated valuation models (AVMs), and other game-changing tech advancements.
Fairway’s Digital Journey to #1 in Customer Experience: The cost savings and efficiency benefits of “going digital” are widely discussed and studied, but the real ROI may be in the customer experience. Hear how Fairway Independent Mortgage made the transition to an almost completely digital experience, rose to #1 in J.D. Power’s 2023 mortgage origination satisfaction ranking, and maintains its position in the top 10 U.S. lenders.
Protect Your Company from Evolving Cybersecurity Risk: Cybersecurity experts share the latest intel on recent breaches. Learn from their proven strategies to best protect your company and mitigate your risk
Leveraging Big Data for Better Predictive Ability: Get practical guidance on integrating the latest predictive tech into your current workflows. Big data managers talk about real-time data processing, AI-driven analytics, and more.

Tech on THE HUB STAGE (Sponsored by FICO)

Tech Talk: Q&A on AI with AWS and NVIDIA
Tech Talk: Driving Productive Tech Partnerships: Fostering productive relationships with vendors is critical to staying ahead of the competition. Get tips on aligning the players in your tech stack for best results.
Monday Tech Showcase on THE HUB Stage: See fintech product demos showcasing the latest solutions in the mortgage industry. Facilitated by The Basis Point’s Julian Hebron
Tuesday Tech Showcase on THE HUB Stage: See live demos of the latest AI for mortgage tech. Facilitated by The Basis Point’s Julian Hebron

MISMO is in THE HUB!

MISMO is convening the industry around some of the hottest topics in mortgage, and you are invited to join the conversation! MISMO’s standards and solutions are essential for increasing efficiency in mortgage transactions and accelerating our industry's digital transformation. Stop by MISMO’s Booth #432 to talk with leading experts about how the use of MISMO standards can lower per loan costs, improve margins, reduce errors, accelerate the loan process, and more!

Hands-On Experiences in the Cyber Lab

Monday-Wednesday, October 28-30

Cybersecurity Incident Response Tabletop Exercise hosted by Richey May
Drop by and participate in an exercise to test your preparedness and decision-making in the face of cyber incidents, supply chain interruptions, and operational disruptions. Through collaborative problem-solving and expert guidance, leave with actionable insights to enhance your organization's response capabilities and strengthen your BCDR plans.

Hacking Lab with Experts from ConvergentDS
Visit the lab to test your hacking skills in a safe environment. Technicians will guide you step-by-step through clues on one of the lab’s computers to gain insight into what attackers look for. Don’t miss this unique experience and opportunity to see how easy it can be for an attacker to take over a computer.

Wednesday Security Series (Sponsored by KPMG)

Wednesday, October 30, 8:30 AM-Noon

Consumer Identity and Authentication in the Age of Digital Fakes: Generative Artificial Intelligence is providing new methods for bad actors to defraud lenders. Understand the evolving risks and how to combat them to protect mortgage transactions.
Creating a Resilient Company: Protect corporate assets and consumer information—and keep your organization out of the headlines—by creating an efficient yet resilient company. In this session, speakers show how entities are improving their security posture while creating a flexible and cost-effective infrastructure.
Cybersecurity Incident Response Tabletop Exercise: In today’s complex IT landscape, it’s more critical than ever to ensure your organization has robust Incident Response (IR) and Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery (BCDR) strategies. Both business leaders and technical professionals gain insight on navigating the challenges of maintaining operational resilience during a crisis. Experts from Richey May share insight from the week’s hands-on lab experiences. You leave with actionable insights to enhance your organization's response capabilities and strengthen your BCDR plans, including templates for IR Plans and Policies to share with your IT team.

Committees and Working Groups

MBA has several committees and working groups focused specifically on technology-related issues that will meet in person at MBA's Annual Convention and Expo. Attend to meet like-minded peers and gain new insight on topics that relate to your day-to-day work. These meetings are closed to the media: