How to build a mortgage business that survives without you
Moderator Melissa Wienand, head of FinTech at TransUnion Canada — a platinum sponsor of the summit — will guide a discussion structured around practical decisions: the systems that support growth, what succession actually looks like in a mortgage context, and how to protect a business through leadership changes and personal disruption.
The panelists
Zamina Walji leads growth lending businesses at Equitable Bank, Canada’s Challenger Bank and a platinum sponsor of the 2026 summit.
Equitable Bank, a federally regulated Schedule I bank headquartered in Toronto, serves more than 360,000 Canadians and has a long-standing presence in the mortgage broker channel.
Walji’s work sits at the intersection of growth strategy and the lending structures that underpin broker businesses over time.
Joining her is Sabeena Bubber, a mortgage broker with Xeva Mortgage based in West Vancouver, British Columbia. Bubber is one of the most decorated practitioners in the country. She was named Canadian Broker of the Year at the Canadian Mortgage Awards 2025, an award sponsored by REMIC.
