# MBA Annual Convention and Expo 2026

- Dates: 11 October 2026 to 14 October 2026
- Location: Hyatt Regency Chicago, Chicago, United States
- Organiser: Mortgage Bankers Association
- Expected attendance: 1,706

## Official links

- [Official website](https://www.mba.org/conferences-and-education/annual-convention-expo)
- [Registration](https://ebiz.mba.org/ebusiness/Meetings/MeetingRegistration.aspx?ID=79519)
- [Agenda](https://www.mba.org/EventAgendas/82646.pdf)

## Topics

- AI
- Energy
- Real Estate
- Finance
- Leadership
- Research
- Innovation
- Business Development
- Business
- Women'S
- Residential
- SPAC

## Speakers

- President George W. Bush
- Norah O'Donnell, Emmy Award-winning Journalist, CBS News; Author
- Zack Kass, Global AI Advisor; Former Head of Go-To-Market at OpenAI
- Mike Eruzione, Boston University
- Megan Keller, Boston Fleet Professional Hockey Team
- Christine Chandler, M&T Realty Capital Corporation
- Owen V. Lee, Success Mortgage Partners, Inc
- John Hedlund
- Joel Kan, Vice President, Deputy Chief Economist, Mortgage Bankers Association

## Sponsors and partners

- Freedom Mortgage
- MBA

## Where to stay

- **Jaslin Hotel**: 1.3 km from the venue, 261 West Cermak Road, Chicago, 60616
  - [Hotel website](https://www.jaslinhotel.com/)
- **Benedictine Bed and Breakfast**: guest house, 1.4 km from the venue, 3111 South Aberdeen Street, Chicago, 60608
  - [Hotel website](https://chicagomonk.org/visit-us/benedictine-bed-breakfast/)
  - Phone: +1-888-539-4261 x202
- **SpringHill Suites Chicago Chinatown**: 1.5 km from the venue, 2357 South Wentworth Avenue, Chicago, 60616
  - [Hotel website](https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/chisn-springhill-suites-chicago-chinatown/overview/)
  - Phone: +1 312-766-9668
- **The Polo Inn**: motel, 1.8 km from the venue, 3322 South Morgan Street, Chicago, 60608
  - [Hotel website](https://thepoloinn.com/)
- **Wyndham Chicago McCormick Hotel**: 1.9 km from the venue, 11 West 26th Street, Chicago, 60616
  - [Hotel website](https://www.wyndhamhotels.com/wyndham/chicago-illinois/wyndham-chicago-mccormick/)

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