Finance Indaba: the biggest finance conference in Africa

SNG Grant Thorton discussed how to prevent or minimise the impact of a data breach.

While corporate is making strides in making sure the workplace is more inclusive, gender equality is still lagging behind.

CFOs have to immerse themselves in how their company works in order for them to become good CEOs.

Six big trends will shape the future of work; all include technology, especially Artificial Intelligence.

Used effectively, data has the ability to transform the way we do business.

The Youth Employment Service has created 25,470 job opportunities since its March 2018 launch.

Companies will future proof their businesses by deliberately attracting and welcoming a younger skill set.

Zaf Mahomed and Jo-Ann Pohl agree adaptability is key for CFOs present and future.

"Robots are not coming for your jobs. New technology means that jobs will be reinvented."

Some rules are obstacles to success, said Marnus Broodryk in his opening keynote at the Finance Indaba.

Junior Biola, EasyDebit CEO, says a real-time verification solution for customer verification is imperative.

Can auditors still add value? AKA Africa will be answering this question at the Finance Indaba Africa.

CaseWare Africa's Christiaan Brink is encouraging accounting professionals and CFOs to embrace financial technology.

It delivers international financial reporting, corporate finance and valuations and governance and risk compliance.

SAIPA equips the professional accountants with latest knowledge, techniques and accreditation.

SAP Concur offers cloud-based services that manage your travel expenses and invoices.

OneStream Software is a modern, unified platform for corporate performance management.

The BDO network provides tailored audit, tax and advisory services combined with local expertise.

Comprised of various CEOs and CFOs, Goalfix offers the best finance models for businesses.

RSM's Thilen Pillay: "Disparities in African data protection law plus the EU's GDPR can be quite overwhelming."

Outsourcing to an expert is smart and cost-effective, says TreasuryONE's Rudolph Janse van Rensburg.

He says that trust is built through better governance on a foundation of transparency and accountability.

Accounting and Financial Advisory is an international financial management consulting firm.

IMAS CEO Nkosinathi Thela says finance professionals must reskill to co-exist with evolving technology.

EY's Brian Lewkowics will deliver a talk about SA's AI outlook beyond 2019 at the Finance Indaba.

Yawee Finance Recruitment assists businesses to identify and appoint finance skills.

EasyDebit specialises in once-off debits, recurring debits, scheduled payments, as well as verification services.

Adv. Rory Voller says that the regulator's new digital reporting tool makes it easy to file financial information.

The company provides XBRL solutions in South Africa to convert financial statements to validated XBRL reports.

BlueBridge One's Jonathan Ryan explains how to foster innovation in your finance team.

FCM Travel Solutions and Corporate Traveller will have a stand at the Finance Indaba 2019.

Learn how you can help create one million work opportunities with Youth Employment Services.

In December, new B-BBEE Codes come into effect. Sage BEE123's Saul Symanowitz explains how to weather the changes.

Enterprise proposition lead Hari Kumar talks about the good and bad when it comes to technology.

SurTech chief revenue officer Dominic Nel will be talking about spreadsheets and corruption at Finance Indaba.

Blake Group provides tailor-made debt recovery solutions and data intelligence solutions.

Oracle Netsuite is the world's leading provider of cloud-based business management software.

The Meditation for Business CEO will talk about how to future-proof your productivity at the Finance Indaba.

Digital transformation is taking place in SA, but it still has minimal impact on hiring decisions.

AKA Africa provides sustainable business solutions for both the public and private sectors.

SNG Grant Thornton provides meaningful, forward-looking advice to publicly and privately listed clients.

ACS-Embrace boasts a 100 percent implementation success rate because of their local presence, expertise and understanding.

Altron Karabina provides innovative technology solutions and services that are relevant and impactful.

Alex will be sharing how to create new behaviours and continuously strive for innovation at the Finance Indaba.

Mascareignes Financial Management is a financial advisory firm offering bespoke solutions.

Lori explains that owning your time is more than just scheduling your tasks into the calendar.

Hari Ganesh Kumar says automated systems should tell you there's a problem before you know about it.

He explains that SMEs should stop looking for funding and start looking for clients.

IMAS broadens access to high-quality professional accountancy education to aspiring CAs.

UCT GSB's Xolisa Dhlamini explains how development finance can turn around SA's 55.2 percent youth unemployment.

PPS offers tailor-made insurance, investment and healthcare solutions to graduate professionals.

BlueBridge One is a unified business management suite that uses the cloud to help grow your business.

The company helps organisations transform data into real-world intelligence with its powerful software solutions.

The CFO Case Study Competition has been a mainstay of the event since the inaugural Finance Indaba.

MoData provides leading edge, innovative solutions for the financial services sector.

Thomson Reuters is the world's leading source of news and information for professional markets.

Michael Page is a specialist Africa recruiter offering 130 years of collective experience.

The company will be showcasing its business intelligence solutions at the 2019 Finance Indaba.

Quick Consols is a financial reporting tool for South Africans, by South Africans.

BlackLine is a cloud solution provider, empowering accounting and finance leaders.

Draftworx is a financial statement preparation and engagement performance platform.

Want to get hired? Finance Indaba silver partner Cassel & Co's Georgina Barrick says it's time to specialise.

The comedian will make sure that the world of finance has no chance of taking itself too seriously.

W.consulting's Bruce Mackenzie: "IFRS 9 calculates what you EXPECT to lose, not what you HAD lost."

SurTech is the sole distributor of ACL and VATSURE software and services in South Africa.

Finance Indaba Silver Partner VeriCred Collections are specialists in all aspects of consumer debt recovery.

AGSA is the only institution that audits and reports on how the government spends taxpayers' money.

It is a specialist recruitment company operating in IT, finance, engineering and contracting solutions.

The IIA SA is the leading professional body representing the interests of internal auditors in SA.

The University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business offers world-class academic programmes and more.

SAIPA equips professional accountants with the latest knowledge, techniques and accreditation.

The software solutions provider services various sectors, including education, manufacturing and more.

TreasuryOne provides solution design and implements best-in-class treasury platforms.

HansaWorld specialises in enterprise resource planning and customer relationship management.

Insightsoftware is revolutionising enterprise reporting and performance management.

Cassel&Co recruits finance professionals across a variety of focus areas for businesses.

The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission provides valuable business services.

ACS-Embrace is a specialist in ERP Software for a range of industries including financial and automotive.

CEO Ruschka Raidoo says companies should use analytics to deliver what their customers want.

AfricaRAS's Patricia Stock says companies must understand culture, diversity and local nuance in African countries.

FinTech disruption is allowing digital transacting between bank accounts, removing the dependence on credit cards.

Bad hires can be expensive. Nicoli Sauerman says that's why companies need tailored recruitment solutions.

BlackLine's Mike Hibbert: Businesses must transform their financial close process to become more efficient.

An accountant with an entertainment background had a vision to make accounting accessible for all.

Goalfix CEO Colin Human says financial modelling changed his life. Now he's spreading the word.

Edge Growth Stuart Townshend says senior leadership must remove obstacles to appointing small business suppliers.

Broll anticipates an uptick in companies focusing on delivering strategic value after the SA elections.

Absa's Virtual Pay generates a single-use account number for each transaction, explains Julie Hayes.

Draftworx's Earl Steyn shares the easiest way to be compliance and XBRL-ready in 2018.

WTS Business Services' Daren Mudaly says AI is a game changer in data management.

Ian Rheeder: Robots are here, but the future needs humans who empathise, love and lead.

Today's leaders face an increasingly young workforce. Resistance is futile: Learn to work with them.

Cobus Grove shares how the path less taken has been the right path for him.

Colin Human tells Finance Indaba audiences: the value of financial modelling lies in its flexibility.

A new app allows investors to buy farming assets, watch them grow, and make money.

A new online alternative lending platform promises to assist small businesses with securing funding.

Innovation doesn't happen unless you have the people on board to drive it - start there.

DocFox gives SMEs a novel support tool in ongoing anti-money laundering battle.

Management and finance must set the tone for governance to penetrate all through the business.

Customer is king in customer-centric design thinking, Dr Rael Futerman told the Finance Indaba.

Cloud is coming, but how do you ready yourself? Exploring cloud strategy with Vaughan Mason.

Urbanised economies are prime opportunities for fintech firms, and Africa is set to offer scores of these.

Marlon Parker urged finance professionals to use hope to unlock innovation in their organisations.

Real change will require assessing our often faulty beliefs - and a little bit of faith.

Effective public sector CFOs need innovation, commitment and a good understanding of their customer needs.

Carol Lupiya said finance professionals should avoid "elevator commentary" and provide insight that drives change.

Want to perform better? Richard Sutton says to look after the bacteria in your gut.

Cyber attacks can cripple effect businesses. Finance professionals must install the necessary system security.

Standard Bank impresses with its well-structured online banking platform for all business sizes.

W.consulting's Bruce Mackenzie warned that SA needs to urgently prepare for IFRS 15, 9, 16 and 7.

Cryptocurrency can only go mainstream and deliver on its full potential when regulators embrace it.

The square meter per person of office space has already reduced in many major SA corporates.

Businesses need to invest in targeting the next generation consumer for future growth, says i-Pay.

Mqondisi Gumede warns, if big business doesn't decentralise it won't survive the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

A Standard Bank solution custom-designed for entrepreneurs makes the accountant the hero for their client.

Two top executives share their views on the evolving function of finance leaders in 2018 and beyond.

Accounting Made Easy's Mark Samowitz: People aren't bad at accounting - they are merely taught badly.

Blockchain will deliver a globalised economy, making it as easy to send money as information.

Marnus Broodryk told the Finance Indaba that everything they believe about entrepreneurship is wrong.

Work hard at what you're good at, keeping your values skills intact, and then give back.