Commercial Insights Webinar

Lending smarter in uncertain times

Sharper insights. Stronger portfolios.

Data‑led strategies for smarter commercial lending in 2026

In a fast‑moving and uncertain UK economic environment, the strongest lending decisions are powered by insight. Join Experian's commercial insights experts for a live webinar designed to help you cut through complexity, strengthen portfolio resilience, and uncover growth‑ready opportunities for 2026.

Using Experian’s market‑leading data and advanced analytics, this session will equip you with the clarity and confidence needed to sharpen your lending strategy and stay ahead of emerging risks.

What you'll learn:

  • UK economic outlook
    Get a forward‑looking view of inflation, interest rates, and sector performance — and understand how the macro environment is shaping commercial lending decisions.
  • Commercial credit and risk trends
    Explore how UK businesses are responding to tighter credit conditions, with insight into payment behaviours, insolvency risk, and sector‑level resilience from Experian’s data.
  • Building stronger portfolios with analytics
    Learn how advanced analytics can help you refine credit risk models, improve portfolio performance, and identify businesses best positioned for sustainable growth.

Who should attend?

This webinar is ideal for professionals in:

  • Commercial lending and credit risk
  • Business banking and financial services
  • Strategy, analytics, and data science
  • SME engagement and portfolio management

Don't miss this opportunity to equip yourself with the knowledge and tools needed to set your commercial lending strategy up for success in 2026. Register now to secure your spot!

Join the next session in our Commercial Insights webinar series.

Date: Thursday 21 May 2026

Time: 10am - 11am

Why attend?

Stay ahead of economic and credit trends shaping 2026

Gain practical, data-driven insights you can apply

Ask your questions directly to Experian’s experts

Leave with clear, actionable takeaways to support smarter lending decisions

Agenda

Time Session
10.00 - 10.05 Welcome and session overview
10.05 - 10.25 UK economic outlook: What’s shaping commercial lending in 2026
10.25 - 10.40 Commercial credit and risks trends
10.40 - 11.00 Key takeaways and live Q&A

Meet the speakers

Lorenzo Rodriguez-Fernandez

Lorenzo Rodriguez-Fernandez

Economist, Experian

Lorenzo has been with Experian Economics for three years and holds a master’s degree in Economics from Nottingham Trent University.

Since joining the business in 2022 Lorenzo leads the Experian UK Economics team in forecasting and analysing the UK residential property market, construction industries, and the commercial sector.

image of Kai Kokkalis

Kai Kokkalis

Head of Data Insight, Experian

Kai recently joined Experian, bringing with him more than a decade of senior experience across analytics, insight, and credit risk.

He is passionate about helping Experian deliver actionable, data‑driven insights across public, private, and regulatory sectors. Kai draws on extensive industry experience leading complex data projects and producing deep‑dive analytical findings on credit risk and customer trends that impact both the industry and its consumers.

The technical depth for this webinar is medium. This means the content will be of a business nature, covering terms and practice performed by specialised industry professionals.

Our webinars are hosted on the GoToWebinar platform. If you are aware of any restrictions within your organisation that prevents you from connecting to events hosted this way, please reach out to us as we will be happy to review how we can support you to ensure you do not miss out. Please contact our Events Team to discuss.

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