Exclusive for: CFOs
Location: Nairobi
Date & Time: 16 July 2026 17:00
Sustainability has moved from aspiration to accountability, reshaping how CFOs across East Africa think about risk, resilience and long-term value. This summit invites finance leaders to reflect on the past year’s sustainability lessons while setting clear, credible ambitions for the year ahead. Through practical dialogue, CFOs will connect ESG priorities to financial performance, strategy and responsible leadership.
For more information about this event, please contact KC Rottok Chesaina: kcrottok@exco.org. To sponsor this event, please contact Humbu Karugo: hkarugo@exco.org
CFO EAST AFRICA SUMMIT PROGRAMME
16:30 Arrivals and drinks
17:00 Ice-breaker conversation by KC Rottok Chesaina, Community Manager of CFO
East Africa with Dennis Musau, CFVO of Stanbic Bank Kenya and Sanjeev
Panwar, CFO at WPP Scangroup
17:20 Partner Address from Clara Wanjiku Odero, Co-founder and CEO of Credrails
17:25 Panel Discussion: the role of the CFO in ESG with Ben Aliwa, Chief Business
and Finance Officer at PATH, Daisy Wanjie, Group CFO at Africa Guarantee
Fund, Yusuf Omari, Finance Director at Absa Bank Kenya and KPMG
18:10 Partner Address from Caroline Wambugu, Head of FP&A and Investor Relations at Safaricom
18:20 Group Discussion: What ESG initiatives are currently underway in our respective
companies, and how are we, as finance leaders, driving or supporting them?
19:10 Pass-around dinner and networking
19:45 Partner Address - Edwin Mucai, Chief Risk Officer at Stanbic Bank Kenya
19:55 Panel Discussion: Round-table feedback and insights with Dr Karimi Ngeera,
Finance Director at HEVA Fund, Joseph Sitati, CFO at Harleys Limited and
Stephen Owuyo, Group Finance Director at Equity Group Holdings and Francis
Musyoka, CFO of GardaWorld
20:35 Brief catch up with the Finance and ESG Award winner for 2025 - Jackie Aluda,CFO at Cold Solutions
20:45 Final networking and drinks session
