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CATALYST is BangoPure's international event programme — an Africa-wide roadshow followed by flagship events in Cork, Barnsley and Dublin. Connect with global buyers and investors, earn ISO 59000-aligned DPP credentials, and pitch for the £25,000 award.
CATALYST 2026–2027 by the Numbers
Join a movement that's shaping sustainable business globally
Why CATALYST
Not a showcase — a commercial transaction environment.
CATALYST is the international event programme through which BangoPure's mission to transform African enterprise reaches the world stage. It is a commercially operational platform: verified products meet qualified buyers, investment-ready enterprises meet committed capital, and skilled artisans earn the ISO 59000-aligned credentials that position them as certified international suppliers.
Every product exhibited carries a BangoPure Digital Product Passport — AI-verified at 95.3% accuracy and anchored on the Polygon blockchain. The EU's ESPR 2027 mandate makes Digital Product Passports compulsory for goods entering European markets: the enterprises that move with CATALYST in 2026 enter 2027 as first movers; those that delay enter as late compliers — at greater cost, with fewer buyers.
Verified supply meets demand
A commercial trade floor where corporate procurement teams source with confidence and auditable evidence.
On-site DPP certification
Every exhibitor leaves with blockchain-verified Digital Product Passports on their products.
Committed investment capital
Structured meetings connecting pre-qualified enterprises with impact investors and development finance.
ISO 59000 credentials
ReMaterial Academy vocational certification — recognised by employers and rewarded by markets.
CATALYST 2026–2027
One programme. A continent of events.
An Africa-wide roadshow followed by the CATALYST events — carrying verified, DPP-credentialled enterprises from regulatory readiness in Cork, to the flagship tradeshow in Barnsley, to sustained commercial partnerships in Dublin. More events are added as the calendar expands.
BangoPure Presents
REGULATORY SUMMIT
Cork DPP Conference
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BangoPure DPP Conference and Regulatory Summit 2026
EU ESPR 2027 compliance, decoded.
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.
BangoPure Presents
FLAGSHIP TRADESHOW
CATALYST Barnsley
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CATALYST 2026: Global Eco-Artisan, Waste-to-Wealth and DPP Summit
The flagship. Six days. One global stage.
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.
BangoPure Presents
EUROPE SUMMIT
Ireland Summit
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BangoPure Ireland Summit 2027: Eco-Artisan and Waste-to-Wealth International Tradeshow
Where relationships become commitments.
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.
Africa 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.
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Stop 01
Republic of Congo
26 May – 04 June 2026
- 2
Stop 02
Côte d'Ivoire
14 – 20 June 2026
- 3
Stop 03
Gabon
27 June – 03 July 2026
- 4
Stop 04
Benin & Togo
08 – 20 July 2026
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Stop 05
Guinea & Algeria
25 July – 10 August 2026
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Stop 06
More focal points
Coming soon
More focal points are on the way. Additional roadshow stops are confirmed and added as the CATALYST programme expands across the African continent.
What you get at CATALYST
A commercial event, not a conference
Every CATALYST delegate leaves verified, credentialled and connected to the buyers, investors and certification that turn African production into global trade.
Verified DPP Certification
Leave with on-site Digital Product Passport certification — AI-verified material, carbon and provenance data, anchored on the Polygon blockchain and trusted by buyers and EU regulators alike.
ReMaterial Academy Training
ISO 59000-aligned vocational workshops that turn artisans and enterprises into certified circular-economy professionals — credentials employers recognise and markets reward.
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Buyers, Investors & the £25,000 Award
Meet international corporate buyers, impact investors and development finance institutions face to face — and pitch for BangoPure's signature £25,000 Pitch Award.
Join As Vendor
Showcase your sustainable brand to a global audience, capture qualified leads instantly, and track your true ROI.
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Join the CATALYST movement
Bring your enterprise to the events where African production meets global demand. Register your interest to exhibit, certify, pitch and connect across the CATALYST 2026–2027 programme.
