Mastercard Foundation finance director Winnie Waweru asks the same question in every room she enters: Where is the voice of the young people?

Car & General is entering another period of reinvention after nine decades of surviving changing markets. For CFO Sam Njenga, staying relevant necessitates remaining close to customers, investing in people, embracing technology and being willing to rethink what comes next.

At the CFO East Africa Sustainability Summit in Kampala, Stanbic Bank Uganda CEO Mumba Kalifungwa said sustainability needs to be understood across the enterprise while finance leaders connect reporting requirements with long-term value.

CFO and executive coach Jay Atara outlines the vital transition from a numbers-focused finance director to an influential strategic partner. Drawing on deep industry experience and the rise of AI, he delivers a roadmap for finance leaders ready to step off their technical island and lead with commercial foresight.

Transitioning from the predictive world of insurance to the heavy machinery of mining is a massive operational shift. Gabriel Msabi, chief accountant at Mantra Tanzania (Uranium One), explains how his core finance skills easily translated to support major infrastructure projects.

KPMG East Africa tax partner and head of private enterprise Sandeep Main explains how tax compliance across East Africa has evolved from manual date stamps into a continuous flow of digital transactions. He unpacks why regional CFOs must now treat data governance as a strategic risk-management tool rather than a basic administrative process.

CFO and executive coach Jay Atara outlines the vital transition from a numbers-focused finance director to an influential strategic partner. Drawing on deep industry experience and the rise of AI, he delivers a roadmap for finance leaders ready to step off their technical island and lead with commercial foresight.

Every finance leader eventually comes face to face with the need for automation. The harder question is which change actually earns a permanent place once the systems are in and the old habits are gone. CRDB Bank CFO Fredrick Nshekanabo, Heritage Insurance GM finance and administration Luke Magambo, and Vodacom Tanzania finance director Hilda Bujiku share the one process they automated that changed their work for good.

Green finance is no longer simply a compliance exercise. KCB CFO Lawrence Kimathi shares the process behind securing a $96.9 million climate fund.

Car & General is entering another period of reinvention after nine decades of surviving changing markets. For CFO Sam Njenga, staying relevant necessitates remaining close to customers, investing in people, embracing technology and being willing to rethink what comes next.

At the CFO East Africa Sustainability Summit in Kampala, Stanbic Bank Uganda CEO Mumba Kalifungwa said sustainability needs to be understood across the enterprise while finance leaders connect reporting requirements with long-term value.

Daisy Wanjie has spent her career at the intersection of finance and impact. She explains how the organisation she helps lead is closing one of the continent's most persistent financing gaps.