Building Societies Annual Conference 2026
28 & 29 April, Edinburgh

The conference is the leading event in the sector and saw over 1,200 delegates at last year’s event. Delegates included chairs, chief executives and directors from BSA member organisations and executives from organisations that work with the mutual sector including retail banks, insurance firms, professional advisers and suppliers, along with regulators and the media. The event has been running successfully for over 30 years and attracts high profile speakers from finance, business, politics and the media.

This year's speakers include:

• Lucy Rigby KC MP, Economic Secretary to the Treasury
• Sarah Pritchard, Deputy Chief Executive, Financial Conduct Authority
• Charlotte Gerken, Executive Director for UK Deposit Takers Supervision, Bank of England
• Debbie Crosbie DBE, Chief Executive, Nationwide Building Society
• Steve Hughes, Group Chief Executive, Coventry Building Society
• Sarah Harrison CE MBE, Chief Executive, Building Societies Association
• The Rt Hon. Jim Murphy, former UK Cabinet Minister and Founder and Executive Chair, Arden Strategies
• Sandy Begbie CBE, Chief Executive, Scottish Financial Enterprise

For full details on the conference visit bsaconference.org.

Thanks to our headline sponsors Digilytics, SBS, Tata Consultancy Services, and our sponsors Crowe LLP, HMCA, PEXA, Publicis Sapient, Surya Fintech and Virtusa for supporting this event.

  Presentations

  Presentation slides that we've been given permission to share are below for information:


The future of AI in member engagement: from automation to understanding
Dana Lunberry, Head of Data, Analytics & AI, SBS

Growing diversity in the sector: building for the future
Barney Collins, Founder and Chief Executive, LC39 Ventures

What mortgage market do we want in 10 years' time: how will Gen Z reshape mortgage demand?
Max Shepherd, Chief Economist, Yorkshire Building Society

How to be genuinely customer-led and what it means for mutuality
Paloma Sackman, Director, The Foundation

AI Reality in 2026: A view from Salesforce
Ed Thompson, SVP Market Strategy