Mortgage Strategy is launching MS Next Gen a groundbreaking programme to uncover, develop and promote the rising stars within the trade.
MS Next Gen is a 12-month improvement journey, combining mentorship and skills-based studying and is designed to assist form the following technology of market influencers, innovators and leaders.
Powered by Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) and proudly sponsored by Lloyds Banking Group, Pepper Money, and MT Finance, MS Next Gen is open to people aged 30 or below working throughout all areas of the sector — from advisers, underwriters and compliance specialists to entrepreneurs, product designers and technologists.
The 30 most promising entrants – 15 from the adviser house and 15 from the lender and supplier sectors – shall be fastidiously chosen.
Over the course of the 12 months, these 30 people (MS Next Gen 30 Under 30) will profit from:
Mentorship from senior figures throughout the trade
Leadership and innovation workshops to develop core skilled abilities
Roundtables with sponsor companies, figuring out real-world challenges and future market developments
Media publicity and talking alternatives, serving to to raise private profiles
A ultimate Innovation Challenge, with the cohort presenting their options at MIT Live 2026 convention.
As Mortgage Strategy industrial director James Prosser explains: “We’re not simply spotlighting rising stars — we’re investing in them. MS Next Gen is about equipping proficient people with the instruments, networks and confidence to guide.
“The subsequent technology of mortgage leaders will look very completely different from the final, and this programme is designed to speed up that shift — with inclusivity, innovation and goal at its core.”
The programme has already attracted assist from a few of the most influential names within the sector.
This consists of Mortgage Advice Bureau chief govt Peter Brodnicki who feedback: “Supporting and growing the following technology of expertise is important for the long-term well being and innovation of our trade. The MS Next Gen 30 Under 30 programme affords a singular platform to empower future leaders, give them the boldness to form change, and assist them construct sturdy private manufacturers.
“At MAB, we’re proud to champion initiatives like this that remember ambition and drive the mortgage sector ahead.”
Another expressing full assist is Lloyds Banking Group managing director of intermediaries Esther Dijkstra.
“Developing the following technology of leaders is significant for the way forward for our trade. MS Next Gen 30 Under 30 gives a robust platform for younger expertise to develop, innovate, and encourage. We’re proud to assist a programme that helps form a stronger, extra dynamic mortgage marketplace for the years forward.”
Applications will open shortly, with the primary cohort introduced this autumn.
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