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Africa
Catalyst
Conference

Inspiring change in Africa through business and leadership

16 Sept @ 14:00 – 21:00

17 Sept @ 08:00 – 21:00

3CI Venue • Saal St • Zwavelpoort • Pretoria • SA

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Programme

Voices at the
forefront
of influence

Mike Sharrow
CEO | C12
Session Focus
Kings and queens: Escaping the rip currents of Kingdom leadership
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Sam Thevanayagam
CEO | Parts of life Inc, DeVal Lifecycle Support
&
Stanton Pillay
CEO | IT Master
Session Focus
Building People Focused Businesses
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Vusi Thembekwayo
Entrepreneur | Investor
Session Focus
Being the change agent in African business
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Alan Barnhart
CEO | Barnhart Crane
&
Bertie Lourens
CEO | Waste Plan Holdings
Session Focus
Generosity and walking with God in business
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Don Wenner
CEO & Founder | DLP Capital
&
Pieter Faure
CEO | Mergon Group
Session Focus
Empowering communities through business
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And others...
A festival of Catalysts engaging and inspiring.

Deep-dive breakout
tracks

Led by C12 member CEOs and business owners

Rod Smith
Rod Smith
Entrepreneurial operating system: building traction in your business
Kallie Schoeman
Kallie Schoeman
Leading legacy: succession in family business
Regard Budler
Regard Budler
AI and the future of Christian businesses
Dick van der Walt
Dick van der Walt
Success stories and transformation capital
Marno Boshoff
Marno Boshoff
How do you measure your culture? / Building culture for high performing teams
Norm Wakefield
Norm Wakefield
Lead to love (book authored)
Jaap Nel
Jaap Nel
Walk with God - taking devotions serious in a very busy life
Sheldon Thatchell
Sheldon Thatchell
Making societal impact: steward a story that inspires hope
Org van der Wath
Org van der Wath
Nutrition and societal impact
Helen Buhrs
Helen Buhrs
A C12 testimony

Schedule

The catalyst
schedule

Letter

Welcoming from
C12 South Africa

Dear Catalyst,

It's with great joy, excitement and anticipation I’m inviting you to C12 Gauteng’s very first Africa Catalyst Conference. Here in the Capital of South Africa, beautiful Pretoria.

We're expecting speakers, delegates and guests from all over the planet. From Texas, California, Europe, Far East and of course from our own continent of Africa. To all these Global catalysts: A very warm Welcome.

About

Where faith
& business
converge

The C12 Africa Catalyst Conference is a biennial gathering of Christian CEOs, business owners, executives and organisational leaders from across Africa and beyond.

For two
focused days

in Pretoria

Leaders step away from daily operations to engage the deeper calling of their work — integrating faith and enterprise not as separate pursuits, but as one unified mandate.

This conference exists to strengthen

The ecosystem
of Christian
business

Across the continent and equip leaders building organisations that reflect Kingdom purpose.

Built on five
catalytic
pillars

Advance
BAAM

Embedding business as ministry as a transformative model across Africa.

Inspire Courageous Leadership

Championing faithful leadership that changes and shapes organisations and culture.

Connect Kingdom Leaders

Forging relationships that strengthen excellence, growth and spiritual purpose.

Engage Expert Insight

Learning from both African and global voices on faith, leadership and business integration.

Build Enduring Legacy

Cultivating Christian culture that leaves generational impact.

Purpose

Catalysing Kingdom
Legacy
in business

C12 Africa Catalyst conference exists to inspire meaningful change across the continent through faith-driven leadership and enterprise.

At its core is a commitment to advancing business as a ministry — not as a theory, but as lived practice. Strengthening the ecosystem of Christian business in South Africa and beyond, equipping leaders to build organisations that are both excellent and eternal in impact.

About The Organisation

C12 Business Forums

The world's largest peer-learning community for Christian CEOs, business owners, and executives. Operating in more than 160 major metropolitan areas and guided by over 240 full-time Chairs, C12 serves 4,600 members across 5 continents.

Through CEO and Key Player Forums, C12 integrates work, life, and leadership transformation, equipping leaders to steward a Business as a Ministry (BaaM) vision and build great businesses for agreater purpose.

Mission

We equip Christian CEOs and owners to build great businesses for a great purpose.

Vision

To change the world by advancing the Gospel in the marketplace.

This is an invitation to

  • Christian CEOs and business owners
  • Executive leaders and company managers
  • Founders from start-up to corporate scale
  • Established NPC leadership
  • Influential catalytic leaders

If you steward people, influence culture and believe business can serve
something greater than itself you belong in this room.

Accept Invitation

Pricing

Secure your place
at this event

Early Bird

R2 000

Register before 31 May 2026

  • Full 2-day conference access
  • All plenary sessions
  • Breakout sessions
  • Networking hub access
  • Expo access
Most popular
Standard

R2 500

Standard registration

  • Full 2-day conference access
  • All plenary sessions
  • Breakout sessions
  • Networking hub access
  • Expo access

Group of 10

R20 000

R2 000 per person

  • 10 full conference passes
  • Team seating arrangements
  • All sessions & networking
  • 20% group savings
  • Expo access

Coffee and Food stalls provided with Yoco machines for payments.

Startwell Foundation

Building brighter futures, one nutritious meal at a time. Your ticket funds a full year of meals for a child in need.

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The Full Experience

Beyond the
conference

Networking

Connect & Network Hub

Use smart technology to schedule in-person meetings with any attendee in dedicated networking zones.

Exhibition

Impact & innovation expo

Existing local members participate by sharing their stories of impact and practical work-for-change in their businesses at an exhibition.

Experiences

Cape Winelands interaction

Leadership engagement with the USA delegation. Details via Michelle Harding from C12 Western Cape.

Experiences

Pre-conference golf safari experience

Join USA and local business leaders for a curated Golf Safari experience. Facilitated in partnership with Southbound Travels.

Join Us

Ready to Be a Catalyst?

Join 100+ Christian business leaders from across the globe for two transformative days in Pretoria, South Africa.

16-17 September 2026

3CI Venue, Saal St, Pretoria

From R2 000