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Global Institute of Governance & Sustainability (GIGS) CEO Mkombozi Karake considers himself more African than Rwandan, with a career that spans several sectors and includes a stint at the World Bank.

As nominations for the 2025 CFO Awards for East Africa stream in, ICPAR director of strategy and sustainability Julian Ingabire, ALN managing partner Daniel Ngumy,and Movit Products CCO Andrew Ssekamwa weigh on a trend that is poised to shape the future of finance, urging CFOs to leverage AI tools to remain competitive.

Safaricom CFO Dilip Pal, Spiro group CFO Wangeci Kanjama, and ZEP-RE CFO Rachael Gitonga spoke candidly about their triumphs and losses in 2024 and shared their hopes for the new year, during a panel discussion at the 2024 CFO East Africa Year End Summit.

During a roundtable discussion at the 2024 CFO East Africa Year End Summit, finance leaders reflected on the ups and downs that defined the year that was and charted the road ahead. The changing economic landscape and resulting regional dynamics took centre stage as attendees looked back on the events of the past year during a session hosted by media personality Julians Amboko.

At the 2024 CFO East Africa Year-End Summit, Bayport Tanzania CFO Rehema Sanare, acting MTN Rwanda CFO Dunstan Stober, Rocket Health Uganda CFO Fiona Nuwamanya, and Mitchell Cotts Kenya finance and strategy director Michael Nzule shared their highs and lows for the year and discussed the opportunities and risks of digital disruption

As the curtains start to fall on 2024, more than 100 finance leaders from across East Africa gathered at Villa Rosa Kempinski in Nairobi for the exclusive 2024 CFO East Africa Year-End Summit. The highly-anticipated event, which took place on 28 November, was CFO East Africa’s seventh summit, all of which have been well-received by CFOs across Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, and Uganda since its launch in 2023.

Julian, who is the director of strategy and institutional sustainability at the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Rwanda (ICPAR), urges CFOs to stay ahead of the curve by continuously seeking new knowledge and expanding their skill sets.

The UAP Tanzania CEO, who recently transitioned from CFO, urges upcoming finance leaders to expand the scope of their responsibility and discharge their role with the future of the business in mind. He shuns the notion of the CFO as purely a finance professional, urging CFOs to play a key role in shaping and driving business strategy.

In his partner address at the auspicious launch of the CFO East Africa Uganda chapter, EY Uganda managing partner Geoffrey Byamugisha hailed the community as a forum for advancing thought leadership within the finance sector, noting that it was vital for career growth.

Get ready to shine a spotlight on the region's most exceptional finance leaders - with nominations now open for the inaugural CFO Awards for East Africa.

Meet CFO East Africa senior writer Muriel Adhiambo

Over 60 CFOs from across East Africa came together at Kampala Serena in Uganda for the much-anticipated launch of the CFO East Africa Uganda Chapter. The event was sponsored by Community Principal Partner EY and Event Associate Partner AARO.

The regional CEO of Standard Bank Group in East Africa, Patrick Mweheire, is set to deliver a keynote address at the CFO East Africa Uganda Launch Summit to be held in Kampala on the evening of 22 August 2024.

Over 100 CFOs from across East Africa came together at Villa Rosa Kempinski in Nairobi for the much-anticipated CFO of the Future Summit, held by the CFO East Africa community, where they discussed the evolving role of finance executives.

Over 60 top Tanzanian finance leaders came together at Hyatt Regency Hotel in Dar es Salaam for the much-anticipated launch of the local chapter of the CFO East Africa community. Engaging conversations were held dwelling on the agenda for an active CFO community in the country. The occasion was supported by event Principal Partner PwC.

Close to 100 CFOs from across East Africa came together at ALN House in Nairobi for the much-anticipated CFO East Africa ESG Summit, where all things sustainability, including the CFO’s role in driving the ESG agenda in organisations, were discussed.

An astounding 44 percent of CFOs anticipate that tech will supplant their senior staff within the next two decades. This striking statistic is just one of several surprising findings from the CFO East Africa tech survey, which involved over 100 CFOs representing leading companies in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Rwanda.

CFO East Africa’s recent Man vs Machine Summit saw the region’s leading CFOs share their fears, futuristic thinking and a cautionary tale about a costly deep fake.

Leading CFOs from across East Africa came together at the Movenpick Hotel in Nairobi for the much-anticipated 2024 CFO East Africa Man vs Machine Summit, to discuss all things tech, including the rise of GenAI.

75 CFOs from across East Africa came together at the Villa Rosa Kempinski Hotel in Nairobi for the much-anticipated launch of the CFO East Africa community, where they discussed a new era of finance.