The finance function is undergoing a profound transformation. Today’s CFO operates at the intersection of strategy, technology, and growth, leveraging AI, automation, and cloud-native platforms to move beyond the constraints of traditional finance. The CFO of the Future event convenes senior finance leaders to explore how these capabilities are redefining the role of finance as a catalyst for enterprise-wide transformation, delivering real-time visibility across entities, markets, and currencies while enabling smarter scale and stronger control.
By attending, you will gain privileged insight into how forward-thinking CFOs and finance leaders are deploying intelligent, connected platforms to unlock unprecedented scalability, sharpen decision-making, and drive sustained performance. Through expert-led discussions and select case studies, this by invitation only breakfast event will examine how AI-powered finance enables greater agility, anticipates market dynamics, and uncovers new avenues for growth, empowering finance leaders to lead with confidence and shape the future of their organisations.
Keynote speaker
Why should you attend?
Perspective on the future of finance: Gain a forward-looking view of how the finance function will evolve through 2026 and beyond, and the strategic imperatives shaping the next generation of CFO leadership.
Technology-enabled finance without limits: Discover how AI, automation, and cloud-native platforms are enabling finance leaders to operate with unprecedented scale, intelligence, and control, creating a resilient foundation for sustained growth and transformation.
Private access to expertise and peer exchange: Engage in closed-door discussions with leading AI and finance technology authorities, alongside fellow CFOs and senior finance executives. Share insights on real-time decision-making, exchange best practices, and build meaningful relationships within a trusted, peer-level forum.
Actionable strategies from proven leaders: Examine curated case studies highlighting how CFOs are successfully scaling complex organisations through connected data, intelligent systems, and disciplined execution.
Exclusive networking over a
delicious breakfast
Enjoy a delicious breakfast at the exclusive Summer Place whilst networking with your finance colleagues.
Who should attend?
If you are a senior financial decision maker in the Financial Services, Insurance, Hospitality, Professional Services, Healthcare and Discrete Manufacturing sector, this event is for you! Including:
- CFO
- Finance Director
- Head of Finance
- Finance manager
- VP of Finance
- Finance Decision Makers
- CFO /CTO / CIO /COO /CEO/VP Finance/Finance Director/ Finance Manager Dynamic Investors
- Finance Professionals
Register Your AttendanceAgenda
09:10
Keynote address: How the CFO of the future is leveraging AI, automation, and cloud technology to break the boundaries of traditional finance
Ndumiso (Hadebe) Kubheka, Award-winning economist
09:40
Driving finance forward: Finance professionals in an AI powered future
Jordaan Burger, Vice President Finance: Africa, Middle East & Asia Pacific, Sage
Gerhard Hartman, Regional Vice President, Medium Business, Africa & Middle East, Sage
10:55
Fireside chat
Erika More, Sage Intacct Director, Africa & Middle East, Sage
Gerhard Hartman, Regional Vice President, Medium Business, Africa & Middle East, Sage
Jordaan Burger, Vice President Finance: Africa, Middle East & Asia Pacific, Sage
Venue
Summer Place, Hyde Park
69 Melville Road • Hyde Park Johannesburg • South Africa
+27 10 017 9480
Conveniently situated five minutes from Sandton City, Summer Place, is an executive business venue that is as elegant, flexible, and versatile as it is efficient, within its park-like grounds with its meticulously manicured lawns and breath-taking water feature.
Event Sponsor
About Sage
Sage is the market leader for integrated accounting, payroll, and payment systems, supporting the ambition of the world’s entrepreneurs.
Like many of the businesses we serve, Sage began as a small business and has grown beyond what seemed imaginable. Today over 11,000 colleagues now support millions of entrepreneurs across more than 20 countries as they power the global economy.
We help drive today’s business builders with a new generation of solutions to manage everything from money to people.
Our social and mobile technology provides live information so you can make fast, informed decisions anytime, anywhere in the world. We support our business builders for life by offering choice, support, expertise, and innovation. We champion your causes and provide world-leading advice and support when you need it most.
For more information, visit www.sage.com/en-za
