Insights

Things worth thinking about.

Writing, talks and conversations from Annelize on leadership, self-awareness and discernment.

Written up by Brightstar

What does the New Zealand gecko have to do with the modern finance function?

Brightstar ·

The organiser’s account of Annelize’s session at the One Stop Update for the Accountant in Business, where she used the New Zealand gecko to show how the finance role is adapting: from looking after the numbers to insight, collaboration and partnership.

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Conversations and appearances.

Lessons from starting again

CPA Australia · Panel, one-minute highlight

A one-minute highlight from a CPA Australia panel on accounting careers, where Annelize spoke about rebuilding a career after moving countries and the leadership that made a difference to her.

Reshaping Finance, the AICPA & CIMA podcast

From Numbers to Notions: Do CFOs need creativity in an AI world?

Reshaping Finance · AICPA & CIMA, episode 007 · September 2025

Annelize joins host Dr Irena Teneva and Dr Rouxelle de Villiers on where creativity belongs in finance leadership, and what changes when the calculation is no longer the hard part.

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