‘Be Part of the Answer: Vulnerability Aware, Customer Care’ Conference Programme - 09:15 - 17:30

Through keynote presentations, panel sessions, real‑world case studies, and collaborative discussions, the VRS Conference 2026 will explore what truly effective vulnerability support looks like in practice.

It will look at vulnerability from a cross-sector, holistic, macro level, breaking down the challenges, identifying the opportunities to collaborate, and asking what the future looks like in terms of regulation and technology, including how we can integrate existing solutions into vulnerability aware, customer care.

Delegates will gain fresh insight into how shared data, early identification, and cross‑sector cooperation can transform outcomes for people facing difficult circumstances.

Sessions will include:

  • Opening Keynote: Digital & Accessibility - Lord Chris Holmes of Richmond MBE

  • Regulatory Keynote ‘Pitchside Chat’ - Alison Walters, Financial Conduct Authority

  • Vulnerability and Data Sharing

  • The Vulnerability Passport

  • It takes a Network: Collaborating to Deliver Fair & Effective Customer Support

  • Supporting without Harm: Practical Help for Customers Facing Personal & Financial Risk

  • Vulnerability and Debt Resolution

  • Vulnerability Through the Lens of Data: New Evidence & Emerging Trends

  • Cross-Sector Regulatory Landscape

  • The Vulnerability Eco-System

Vicky McClure's Our Dementia Choir Charity will be performing at the close of the VRS Conference.