EVENTS
Curated networking experiences, strategic conversations, and business twinning and pairing.
BAC is not just a conference , it’s an event hosting and curation company that brings together changemakers, funders, and founders across the African continent. From strategic dialogues to immersive masterclasses and curated business networking, we host catalytic events that connect purpose with capital, trade with trust, and business with vision.
Explore BAC’s past events and programmes, curated learning experiences, strategic conversations, and practical engagements designed to strengthen leadership, unlock opportunity, and accelerate growth across Africa’s value chains.
Our Past Events
Cross-Border Trade Strategic Conversation 2025
- 30th May 2025
- South Africa
CBTSC connected entrepreneurs, investors, and experts through focused strategic conversations that drove action. Delegates strengthened funding readiness and accessed cross-border opportunities, investors engaged with semi-qualified ventures and on-the-ground insights, and speakers gained high-impact, targeted visibility with decision-makers ready to act.
Intra-African Trade Fair 2025
- 4 to 10 September 2025
- Algeria
Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2025), where Africa’s shared commitment to deeper integration, stronger intra-continental trade, and sustainable, multigenerational businesses was clearly evident. The conversations reinforced key priorities, simplifying trade, leveraging digital platforms, strengthening transport networks, and supporting SMEs, while affirming the relevance of our work at Business Awakening Conferencing (BAC) in helping businesses engage meaningfully with AfCFTA opportunities and build resilience beyond the founder’s generation.
Our Speaker Snippets
IATF2025
- 22 -24 April 26
- Roundtable
- Algeria
Secretary General Wamkele Mene announced that intra-African trade reached $220.3 billion in 2024 a 12.4% increase from the previous year.
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CBTSC 2025
- 30 May 2025
- Hybrid
- Regenesys
Cross-Border Lived Experience” – South African companies face a structural trade deficit, but by bridging policy and entrepreneurship, we can help grow African businesses that scale across borders.
CBTSC 2025
- 30 May 2025
- Hybrid
- Regenesys
“Your job as a founder is to prove you can create value—value that people will pay for. It’s not about vibes. It’s not about trends. It’s about value exchange: you create it, you cash it.” Patrick Shields Founder & CEO, Marula Digital Dynamics.
CBTSC 2025
- 30 May 2025
- Hybrid
- Regenesys
In his opening remarks, Prof. Fadhel Kaboub فاضل قابوب, keynote speaker, posed a bold question “Can Cross-Border Trade Transform Africa?”
CBTSC 2025
- 30 May 2025
- Hybrid
- Regenesys
Mr Victor Kgomoeswana, author of Africa is Open for Business, the session featured a panel of distinguished experts shaping trade flows and investment strategies between the continents
CBTSC 2025
- 30 May 2025
- Hybrid
- Regenesys
We’re great at talking, engaging, and ideating. But what about implementation?” Janine Hills, Founder and CEO of Janine Hills
Our Event Highlights
What Our Programs Cover
Business & Leadership
- Stakeholder management strategy
- Leadership development
- Governance & credibility
- Decision-making frameworks
- Business growth planning
- Founder support
Markets & Partnerships
- Market exploration
- Intra-African trade insights
- Strategic partnerships
- Stakeholder engagement
- Investor readiness
- Network access
Experience & Exposure
- Destination masterclasses
- Cultural immersion learning
- Industry visits & roundtables
- Client-specific events
- Practical tools & templates
- Community building
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Our Speakers
