CONFERENCE SPEAKERS

A finance leader with extensive experience in public finance, development finance, and strategic financial management. She specialises in driving organisational financial sustainability, interpreting complex financial information, and supporting development initiatives across the...

Hesham Abdelhay is the Chief Finance Officer of Commercial International Bank (CIB) Kenya, the Nairobi-based subsidiary of Egypt’s largest private-sector bank. With over 20 years of experience in banking and finance across Egypt and East Africa, he leads CIB Kenya’s financial strategy, capital...

Jonas Adoro is a Business Growth Strategist, Trust Economy Thought Leader, and Keynote Speaker with over 27 years of leadership experience spanning banking, risk management, customer experience, and business transformation. Having built an accomplished career across some of South Africa's...

Ibrahim Akoon is an ESG strategist and sustainability assurance practitioner with expertise in ESG integration, governance, and environmental and social risk management. As an ESG professional in the private equity sector, he focuses on advancing responsible business practices and creating...

Larry Cooke, Africa Head of Legal at Binance Larry has been instrumental in guiding Binance through Africa's evolving digital assets landscape. With his extensive legal expertise, and complementary strategic, policy, regulatory and commercial (public and private) skillsets within the...

An experienced audit and tax professional with over six years in external and internal audit, currently serving as an Indirect Tax Auditor at the South African Revenue Service (SARS). Specialises in tax compliance, financial reporting, regulatory compliance, risk management, and internal...

Nomthandazo Holomisa is a seasoned finance executive with over 18 years’ experience in South Africa’s mining and construction sectors. She currently serves as Financial Manager at Seriti Power, overseeing one of the mining operations, Previously, she held senior commercial and compliance roles at...

Jeremie Mabilo Kakesse is a finance professional based in Pretoria, currently contributing to the finance function at Mercedes-Benz South Africa. He has built a strong foundation in accounting and financial analysis, supported by a BCom in Finance and Accounting, Postgraduate Diploma in Financial...

Ian Khonje is an Entrepreneur Financial Economist, and business advisor with over 12 years of experience working across business development, entrepreneurship, financial services, public development, strategy, digital transformation and market expansion in Africa. He is the Founder & CEO of...

Mandla Khupe is General Manager for Commercial at GoTyme Bank South Africa, where he leads the development of embedded lending and strategic distribution partnerships. He has over 15 years of experience across lending, investment and financial services, with a particular focus on SME finance and...

Isabela Marangoni is the Total Rewards Director for Southern Africa, leading compensation, benefits, and workforce reward strategy across South Africa and Botswana. With over a decade of international experience spanning Latin America, North America, and Africa, she has held progressive leadership...

An astute, accomplished and enterprising Finance Executive and Auditor possessing the understanding of a modern-day CFO. I have successfully worked alongside CEOs and board of directors in strategic decision making, growing organisations and organisational management.I possess extensive private and ...

Lesego Masite CA(SA), MBA, EDP   Lesego Masite is a Chartered Accountant CA(SA) and accomplished finance executive with over 15 years of executive leadership experience spanning the financial services, logistics, technology, mining, and pharmaceutical sectors. She holds a Master of Business...

Agnes Mbeya is a finance executive, microfinance CEO and development practitioner with over six years of experience expanding access to finance for underserved small and medium enterprises, women and young entrepreneurs across Southern Africa. She is the CEO of Makko Brothers Credit Limited, a...

Thokozile Mcopele is the Founder of Base Afrika - a company that intentionally setup to drive Africa’s self-sufficiency through convening conversations that bring about socio-economic change. She has nearly 20 years of dynamic stage presence across South Africa, the African continent, and...

Ronald Mugisha is the Senior Cyber & Fraud Risk Officer at the Uganda Bankers' Association (UBA), where he leads sector wide initiatives strengthening fraud prevention, incident response, and cyber resilience across Uganda's financial institutions. With over 15 years of experience in...

Ronewa Musetsho is a Group Internal Audit Manager at FirstRand Corporate Centre, where he focuses on auditing RMB Corporate Investments – Global Markets. He brings extensive experience in governance, internal controls, risk management and audit quality assurance, with expertise spanning IFRS, US...

Tariro Mutizwa, FCMA, CGMA, is currently Vice President – Africa at The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), the world’s leading and largest professional body of management accountants. Tariro leads the CIMA’s strategy in Africa, fuelling the organisation’s growth on the continent ...

Edith Nelisiwe Hlongwane is a Financial Accountant with over eight years of experience across international retail, logistics and the oil sector. Currently at Lovisa, a global fashion jewellery retailer, she works in a fast-paced, multi-country environment. Her experience spans franchise...

Esther Rao, FCCA Chief Financial Officer, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF-Kenya) Esther Rao is a Regional Finance Leader with over 13 years of experience shaping financial strategy across Africa's non-profit and conservation sector. As Chief Financial Officer of WWF-Kenya, she sits at the...

Nicky Verd is a digital futurist, international keynote speaker and a leading voice on driving innovation and digital transformation through culture. She is redefining relevance and how humans contribute value in an AI-driven world. Through her keynotes, masterclasses, executive sessions and...

Ziyanda Vitshima-Tsengwa is a Chartered Accountant (South Africa) and Senior Audit Manager with over a decade of experience in auditing, assurance, risk governance, and regulatory compliance within the financial services sector. She currently serves at the Auditor-General of South Africa...

Tatenda Geeny Zhakata is a Chartered Accountant and senior finance executive within the technology and telecommunications ecosystem and with extensive experience leading financial strategy and operations, guiding executive decision-making, and driving business performance and transformation across...