Finance Indaba 2026

Finance Indaba is an annual conference and exhibition for the finance profession in South Africa, run by the CFO South Africa community and held since 2016. The one-day event at Sandton Convention Centre brings chief financial officers, financial managers, accountants and their teams together with technology vendors, advisory firms and professional bodies for talks, product demos and networking.

What is covered

The 2026 edition runs under the theme "Beyond the Bottom Line". Sessions look at how finance functions respond to economic shifts, disruption and new business models, and at the practical use of AI and automation in finance teams.

• Economic outlook and transformation
• AI and the changing finance role
• Strategy, risk and new business models
• Finance technology, tax and reporting tools

Who attends

The organisers expect more than 3,000 finance professionals, from CFOs and financial directors to accountants, auditors, tax and treasury specialists. Professional bodies such as CIMA and ACCA and firms including PwC, Deloitte, Oliver Wyman, Workday and Sage are among the listed 2026 partners.

Expo

Alongside the ballroom programme, an exhibition floor hosts software vendors, banks, insurers, advisory firms and service providers that sell to finance departments, giving delegates a single place to compare solutions.