Finance Indaba: the biggest finance conference in Africa

Lifehacker Martijn Aslander: To negotiate a future we can't imagine, we need some serious skills.

Wits Business School's Brian Armstrong says companies that have failed to transform do not grow.

'Non-FinTech' - from drones through to computer vision - can be applied to the banking sector.

Shift from doing digital to being digital, from digital projects to digital in your DNA.

Diarise around career, relationship and self, and don't change these blocks of time unless critical.

Standard Bank's Lebohang Monama: The Fourth Industrial Revolution will rewrite the rules of the game.

Dave Sohigian says the cloud is producing huge results in the US, Europe and Asia.

Even those who rate themselves 10/10 at Excel still have new things to learn.

Real-time interbank settlements, one-click outsourced trust: finance as you knew it is undergoing a revolution.

The biggest obstacles that stop women from starting their own businesses are fear and self-doubt.

Oracle's Naaliah Gora says that boards and CEOs require CFOs to be more analytical.

Finance Indaba Africa off to a roaring start with a thought-provoking presentation on land reform.

Finance Indaba Africa, kicking off today, promises to be bigger and better than ever before.

d-school to show finance professionals how design thinking can make their organisations future proof.

Excel4apps aims to use the Finance Indaba to uncover delegates' pain points regarding financial reporting.

MD Saul Symanowitz explains why the technology platform is so useful.

Oracle will explain how to use smart technologies to transform finance at Finance Indaba 2018.

Yugen Pillay: Big businesses can use tech to grow small businesses and support the economy.

Sanari Capital's Samantha Pokroy: Finance is starting to return to the people side of things.

Draftworx's Earl Steyn to enlighten audiences about accounting data, systems and automation at Finance Indaba.

CaseWare Africa's Jodi Joseph tells CFO SA about their offering, and the effects of digital transformation.

Broll's Ken Gerber to present two future-gazing sessions, helping you derive value from real estate.

Boost your staff's financial literacy - guaranteed - with the session: In Successful Business Everyone Speaks Accounting.

Krish Kumar and Dumisani Dlamini will exhibit the progressive thinking that made them award-winners.

Accounting institutes signal commitment to governance in SA with mind-expanding content at the Finance Indaba.

The exclusive human capital develops people, connects employers to top talent and mitigates workplace risk.

The professional services firm provides industry-focused assurance, advisory and tax services to clients in all markets.

The institution specialises in broadening access to high-quality professional accountancy education for aspiring CMAs.

The company has a broad coverage of Instruments across sub-categories of financial markets.

Learn to tackle transitions with Finance Indaba Platinum Sponsor Workday on 3 and 4 October.

i-Pay is an online payment gateway for buyers and merchants, which works on phones and desktops.

Vena is the fastest-growing cloud CPM company and the only one to embrace Excel.

Finance Indaba diamond sponsor Standard Bank to deliver valuable sessions on 3 and 4 October.

Canvas Intelligence's Pieter van Zyl to share insights on business administration optimisation with C-suite execs.

Banks, innovators, experts, techies, consultants and accountants among the experts who will show you where your future revenue will come from.

The company provides enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources to deliver business insights.

The company provides custom software and services to clients mainly in the finance sector.

ACCA country head Patience Semenya talks membership, future-proof skills, and why ACCA will be at Finance Indaba 2018

Krish Kumar, Till Streichart and Ramasela Ganda to share knowledge and experience at Finance Indaba.

The financial subject matter experts deliver advisory services, purchasable online products and face-to-face training.

SAIPA is the South African Institute of Professional Accountants, and has over 10 000 members.

The private equity company aims to build businesses that are sustainable, scalable and saleable.

TreasuryONE offers a broad range of best-practise treasury services to organisations of all sizes.

The company is a leading independent investment manager and registered financial services provider.

Iconoclast is set to be Africa's premier boutique knowledge bureau.

MoneyWorks leverages the financial expertise and successful performance key partners to assist medium-size businesses.

Effective time management is not about how to get more things done; it's about how to get the RIGHT things done.

Datacentrix' Commercial Managing Director, Johann Coetzee, will put the company's business model to the test by guaranteeing telecoms savings.

The ACL platform is used by almost every Fortune 500 company.

The high quality of the speakers at the Finance Indaba Africa 2018 will make it difficult for finance professionals to choose which session to attend.

HotForex is an award winning forex and commodities broker, providing trading services and facilities to both retail and institutional clients.

Finlytics' solution is a groundbreaking cloud-based best practice finance architecture.

The d-school enables innovation and new outcomes that can help meet the needs of users.

South Africa's best training providers for finance professionals will share the stage during Finance Indaba Africa to demonstrate what training for tomorrow really means.

CFO South Africa talks to Akshar Rampath about the EOH information services vertical, and XDS's client offerings

"We've played an incredible part in contributing to the growth story of SA Inc.," says Naeem Seedat, VP of Diversified Markets at TransUnion.

The company provides granular business solutions to enable successful business management.

"We depend on Finance Indaba Africa as a good platform to connect these ambitious young lads to Africa's world of finance."

 "We are empowering accountants to play a strategic advisory role to their entrepreneurial clients."

ACS-Embrace delivers world class, comprehensive, end-to-end ERP business solutions.

CFO South Africa talks to Ian Foster about Embrace's differentiation factors and depth of data provision.

"Internal audit is a very exciting career and a nice stepping stone to leadership positions."  

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Kerushan Govender is the CEO of Blacfox, a technology advisory company that brings IT decision-makers and vendors together.  

The partner-up between SizweNtsalubaGobodo and Grant Thornton will be at the Finance Indaba 2018.

The company provides a cutting-edge solution to B-BBEE compliance that is easy to understand, plan, assess and implement.

RTBA provides advanced analytical capabilities to financial education learning.

This Finance Indaba platinum partner provides integrated cloud applications and platform services.

This investor marketing agency provides strategic advisory and production services.

IIA is part of an international network representing the interests of Internal Auditors worldwide.

Goalfix offers financial modelling courses and training to business professionals.

Margreet Peverelli tells us about the Cashbook solution and why they're showcasing it at Finance Indaba 2018.

Draftworx provides automated drafting and working paper financial software to about 6,000 accounting and auditing practices.

Fedgroup is a leading independent financial services group.

The company closes the gaps between enterprise development, supplier development and preferential procurement.

Datacentric provides ICT solutions to deliver sustainable value to corporate and public sector organisations.

The company offers unrivalled local expertise and global market knowledge to maximise the potential of properties.

ACL delivers risk management, compliance, and audit software to private and public organisations.

Let AME teach you accounting using visuals and colour at the Finance Indaba.

Absa Group is one of Africa's largest diversified financial services groups.

The fintech startup provides companies with a simpler way to complete their FICA compliance process.

Finance Indaba Africa partners show their commitment to creating outstanding learning and networking platforms.

The firm provides financial, advisory, technologies and training through a team of top specialists.

Blue Recruiting directors Graeme Marais and James Hobson talk about their latest offering: CAs Online.

Network with South Africa's finance elite at the Sandton Convention Centre on 3 and 4 October.

Carol Lupiya is the Africa region director for The Finance Business Partner. With a background that spans financial and management accounting and management consulting in public and private sectors, Carol brings her broad experience to companies with the finance business partnering concept - one that she tells CFO Magazine is the key to finance driving better business performance and businesses escaping the 'silo-ism' mentality.

The fourth industrial revolution has the potential to disrupt every industry in every country, says UCT-GSB's Rayner Canning.

Online technology is revolutionising how we do business, says company founder Terence Naidu.

Cuan Hopley is the chief operations officer at InvoTec - the parent company of two fintech solutions called InvoSet and Bizcash, both recently acquired by Investec. They have confirmed their partnership with the Finance Indaba 2018 for the third year running. Cuan talks to CFO magazine about the origin and growth of these companies, as well as what participating in the Finance Indaba means to the group.

"In several global markets, mobile payments have already surpassed cash, becoming the preferred payment method."

Blacfox provides a platform for connecting business and technology providers

"It is enabling different types of distribution, through to new types of economies, such as the shared economy or the ecommerce economy."

Specialist in software solutions Associated Computer Solutions (ACS) offers state-of-the-art enterprise resource planning (ERP) software

Envisionit E-Escrow facilitates and secures online and real-world transactions, taking the risk out of buying and selling.

"So many people - even in big corporates - have no idea what Excel is capable of and how to work smart instead of hard."

Consumer credit reporting agency TransUnion helps consumers and businesses stay safe from fraud.

Mobile payment app Zapper makes its debut at this year's Finance Indaba.

Top educator Graduate School of Business at the University of Cape Town to exhibit at this year's Finance Indaba.

Fast-track your confidence and success with Excel Academy's interactive workshops.

Dropbox Business takes teamwork to the next level, allowing you to scale your business smartly.

Click2Sure offers a scalable and modular digital insurance solution.

Specialist financial recruitment company Blue Recruiting will be exhibiting at this year's event.

Accounting and auditing firm Ngubane & Co offers a full fiduciary service

Finance and auditing software company CaseWare Africa is a global leader in its field.

Business consultancy Intellection builds long-term efficiency solutions

XDS is one of the major providers of consumer and business data to the local market

The Finance Business Partner promises to take you from "calculator to game-changer"

Cassel & Co's Georgina Barrick talks to us about how the changing trends in finance affect specialist recruitment.

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) is a global body for professional accountants, whose members are some of the world's most sought-after financial professionals.

South Africa's Tax Ombud settles tax disputes

Cashflow specialists Cashbook offers state-of-the-art software aimed at automating and facilitating high-volume financial transactions.

Financial management company Hyphen manages financial transactions through its industry-leading, custom-built solutions

QuickBooks is the world's number one accounting solution software program, with more users worldwide than any other program.

Online invoice payment system company InvoSet provides an easy-to-use and unique online payment system for suppliers and buyers

Recruitment specialists Cassel & Co specialise in sourcing and placing finance and accounting professionals.

CIPC commissioner Rory Voller speaks about the efficiency gains and digital drive of the regulator - as well as the big financial reporting shift that your business needs to know about.

Futuresense is a silver partner at the 2018 Finance Indaba Africa.

Lee presented a positive and upbeat take on the risk-opportunity spectrum inherent in the rise of automation and artificial intelligence

The entrepreneur, venture capitalist and reality TV star has been a fixture on the Finance Indaba stage over the past two years