Carrying verified African enterprise onto the world stage.
CATALYST is BangoPure's international event programme — an Africa-wide focal-point roadshow and a series of flagship events engineered to close the commercial gap between what African enterprises produce and what global markets will pay for: verified DPP credentials, qualified international buyers, and committed investment capital, from Cork to Barnsley to Dublin.
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The CATALYST 2026–2027 events
Event 01 · Sep 2026
BangoPure DPP Conference and Regulatory Summit 2026
01–03 September 2026
Cork, Republic of Ireland
A technical conference for the government ministries, investment agencies and enterprises whose goods face EU market-access requirements from 2027 — three days of regulatory briefings, Digital Product Passport workshops and policy roundtables.
View event detailsEvent 02 · Nov 2026
CATALYST 2026: Global Eco-Artisan, Waste-to-Wealth and DPP Summit
02–07 November 2026
Barnsley Metrodome and Digital Media Centre, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
BangoPure's flagship international exhibition and B2B tradeshow — where African entrepreneurs, artisans and agri-food producers meet international buyers, investors and certification bodies. It closes with the Waste-to-Wealth Gala and a £25,000 Pitch Award.
View event detailsEvent 03 · Feb 2027
BangoPure Ireland Summit 2027: Eco-Artisan and Waste-to-Wealth International Tradeshow
08–13 February 2027
Dublin, Republic of Ireland
The follow-on European summit where commercial relationships become sustained supply commitments and investment conversations become capital commitments — in front of 1,000+ multinationals, EU institutional offices and development finance institutions.
View event detailsAfrica Roadshow 2026
The focal-point installation tour
Before the CATALYST events open, the roadshow travels the continent — briefing enterprises, mobilising artisan cooperatives and installing each country's national focal point.
More CATALYST events to be announced
New roadshow stops and programme events are added as the 2026–2027 calendar expands. Register to be notified first.
Bring your enterprise to CATALYST
Exhibit, certify, pitch and connect with international buyers and investors across the 2026–2027 programme.