Evolving the finance function: talent and transformation

Bright Amisi FCCA, Finance Director
Bright Amisi FCCA, is a qualified chartered accountant who holds a MCom Accounting. He is the finance director for an aviation business and has held senior finance roles for over 20 years. He previously served as the chair of ACCA in South Africa, host of ACCA Practice Room sessions for global SMPs and a member of the ACCA International Assembly. He is currently a member of the ACCA Global Forum for SMEs. He is a regular speaker, locally and internationally, on business and financial matters and has appeared in several publications and television programmes (CNBC Africa & ANN7) discussing budgets, SME development and business issues.

Catalina Cotoara FCCA, Managing Partner, Finance Director London
Catalina Cotoara FCCA is managing partner for Finance Director London, and is involved in financial consulting, strategic planning, accounting and controllership for SMEs and startups. She has 20 years’ experience as an FD and financial controller in media businesses.

Clive Webb, Head of Business Management, ACCA
Clive Webb is the head of business management in ACCA's Policy & Insights team. Clive's research focuses on the development of the chief financial officer and finance function. This spans from the purpose of the function to the implications of technological advancements, the changing skills needed and the inclusion of sustainability in a broader perspective of performance and the concept of value. His research also includes the impact of diversity, equity and inclusion on the profession and also how accountancy and finance professionals must play a strategic role in delivering on the social agenda in a just transition.

Simon Seymour, Partner, PwC Consulting
Simon Seymour is a partner at PwC Consulting, supporting clients with finance and business transformation powered by digital technologies such as S/4Hana. Before that he worked for PwC UK for 17 years in finance transformation, shared services and business transformation.

Orla Carolan, Executive Director, Future Planet
Orla Carolan is executive director for ESG strategy and compliance at AI sustainability software company Future Planet. She has held senior roles at Grant Thornton and JP Morgan Bank (Ireland), and worked with EFRAG on the development of the sector-specific European Sustainability Reporting Standards.