Julie Dickson, Gen. Colin Powell, Amanda Lang, Col. Chris Hadfield and more lead Mortgage Forum 2013 speaker lineup

TORONTO, Oct. 1, 2013 /CNW/ - The Canadian Association of Accredited Mortgage Professionals' (CAAMP) Mortgage Forum 2013 will take place in Toronto from November 24 to 26.  This annual event represents Canada's leading mortgage conference featuring a lineup of speakers spanning the business, political and mortgage industry spectrum.

The conference represents the year's largest real estate finance gathering in Canada, attracting 1,500 of the nation's leading mortgage professionals and 75 exhibitors featuring the latest industry products.

This year's conference boasts an impressive lineup of influential and inspirational speakers including Julie Dickson, Superintendent, Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI); General Colin Powell, Retired Four-Star General, and Former U.S. Secretary of State; Amanda Lang, CBC's Senior Business Correspondent; Colonel Chris Hadfield, Astronaut and Former Commander of the International Space Station; Stephen J. Dubner, New York Times Bestselling Author, Freakonomics & SuperFreakonomics; Stephen LeDrew, Former President of the Canadian Liberal Party and Ezra Levant, Broadcaster and Bestselling Author.

In addition, Mortgage Forum 2013 presents an economic roundtable featuring three of Canada's leading economists as well as the release of CAAMP's fall mortgage research on consumer borrowing behavior and an outlook on residential mortgage lending.

"Mortgage Forum is the industry's signature event," said Jim Murphy, AMP, President and CEO of CAAMP. "With the glare of the headlines always on the housing market, we are offering our members and others in the industry an opportunity to hear and learn from the top minds in the business."

For more information about Mortgage Forum 2013, visit www.mortgageconference.ca.

About CAAMP
The Canadian Association of Accredited Mortgage Professionals (CAAMP) is Canada's mortgage industry association representing the largest and most respected network of mortgage professionals in the country. With over 12,000 members, CAAMP's membership is drawn from every province and from all industry sectors (mortgage brokers, lenders, insurers, and other industry participants). CAAMP represents member interests to government, media and consumers and is committed to upholding excellence in the Canadian mortgage industry.

SOURCE: Canadian Association of Accredited Mortgage Professionals

Jim Murphy, AMP, President and CEO of CAAMP
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