What Questions Should You Bring to AFMS 2026?

The Africa Financial Modeling Summit 2026 is happening this Saturday, 24 October! 

For you who have already registered, the next few days are your opportunity to decide what you want to learn, which professional challenge you want to explore, and who you would like to meet.

For you who have not registered, there is still time to join us. However, the summit is only days away, so this is the time to make that decision.

We want you to gain more from AFMS than a full notebook and several photographs. The real value will come from how you engage with the conversations, the questions you ask, and what you do with the relationships you begin building.

During a recent webinar, AFMS Sneak Peek: What You Can Expect at the Summit, Fumilola Opebi and Oluwatobiloba Olajide shared one piece of advice we want every attendee to remember: bring one real professional problem and prepare the questions that could help you solve it.

What You Can Expect at AFMS 2026

This year’s summit is built around the theme, Numbers That Talk: Financial Modeling in the Age of AI.

A spreadsheet may contain the correct figures and still fail to help anyone make a decision. A model becomes valuable when it communicates a clear business story to a CEO, investor, board member, or client.

AI can now accelerate parts of the model-building process, but you must still know how to challenge the assumptions, test different scenarios, identify hidden errors, and decide whether the output makes commercial sense. Those are some of the conversations we will explore on Saturday.

When you join us, you can expect:

• Keynote insights and expert conversations on financial modeling, decision-making, and the changing expectations of finance professionals.
• Live demonstrations of AI in financial modeling, including where it accelerates the work, where it can fail, and how you can remain in control.
• Practical examples grounded in African markets, where inflation, currency volatility, limited historical data, and local operating conditions influence modeling assumptions.
• Panel discussions and real-world career journeys from professionals working across finance and financial modeling.
• Opportunities to connect with practitioners, employers, business leaders, and members of Africa’s growing financial modeling community.
• Hybrid participation, so you can join virtually if you are attending from outside Lagos.

With these opportunities available in one day, arriving with clear priorities will help you recognise the sessions and conversations most relevant to you.

Who Should Attend the Summit?

You do not need to carry “financial modeler” as your job title to benefit from AFMS.

If you build, review, present, or rely on financial models to make decisions, the summit is relevant to your work. You should also consider attending if you are:

• Working in financial analysis, FP&A, corporate finance, investment banking, or valuation
• Leading a finance team or making decisions based on financial projections
• Building a business and preparing financial models for investors
• Beginning your finance career or considering a transition into the profession
• Seeking stronger finance and modeling talent for your organisation

Your reason for attending may differ from someone else’s. That is why the most important question is not simply, “What will the speakers discuss?” It is: What do I need AFMS to help me understand, improve, or decide?

What Questions Should You Bring to AFMS 2026?

Before Saturday, think about the challenges you currently face in your work or career. Your questions might include:

1. What modeling task is consuming too much of my time?
2. Which assumption in my current models is hardest to explain or defend?
3. Can decision-makers understand the business story my models communicate?
4. Which parts of my modeling process could AI improve?
5. Where must human judgment remain firmly in control?
6. How should African market realities influence my assumptions?
7. What capability would make me more valuable over the next year?
8. Who at AFMS could help me take my next professional step?

You do not have to bring all eight. Begin with the one problem that matters most to you and use it as a lens for approaching the keynote, demonstrations, panel discussions, and informal conversations.

How to Prepare Before AFMS

Once you know what you want from the summit, a few deliberate actions can help you make the most of the experience:

1. Bring one real professional problem or question. Connect what you hear to something you genuinely need to solve.
2. Review the speaker list and identify three people you would like to meet. Know why you want to speak with each person and what you would like to ask.
3. Update your LinkedIn profile and prepare a concise introduction. Make it easy for someone meeting you for the first time to understand what you do and where your interests lie.
4. Bring a business card or prepare your digital contact details. You should be able to exchange information without unnecessary friction.
5. Participate actively. Ask questions, contribute to conversations, and record actions you intend to take rather than quotations alone.
6. Follow up after the summit. The value of a new connection grows when a handshake develops into a continuing professional relationship.

For You Who Have Not Registered

There is still time to attend AFMS 2026. Click here to secure a seat before the hall gets filled up.

If you are in Lagos, you can join us physically and participate in the conversations taking place in the room. If you are outside Lagos, the hybrid format gives you the opportunity to join virtually.

If you have already registered, begin preparing your questions and networking plan.

If you have not registered, secure your access before Saturday and invite a colleague who would benefit from the experience. Register NOW!