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WELCOME TO BNC#8

The eighth annual BizNews Conference, BNC#8, to be held in Hermanus from March 10 to 12, 2026, promises to be a feast of brain food, insights, and ideas.

The event will feature updates from newsmakers, thought leaders and tribe favourites. It will also place special focus on identifying and addressing threats to South Africans’ personal freedoms through the inaugural NdB Liberty Conference, previously scheduled as a separate event.

A full morning Investment Masterclass will be held ahead of Helen Zille’s opening address. In the Investing Masterclass, our gurus have half an hour each to outline their latest thoughts. This will be followed by a panel discussion. An Investment stream was previously held simultaneously in the Auditorium, forcing delegates to choose between the two, even though many wanted to attend both. The new structure is in response to overwhelming delegate demand.

BNC#8 is being broken into six clearly identifiable themes, plus the NdB Liberty Indaba speakers.

After the first five editions of BNC were hosted in the Drakensberg, 2026 will be the third time the BizNews tribe will gather at a temporary Marquee within the Municipal precinct of the Western Cape resort town of Hermanus. The venue is within walking distance of accommodation options to suit all pockets, excellent restaurants, and the world-famous Hermanus Cliff Path.

Hosted by BizNews founder Alec Hogg, the event will feature a star-studded lineup of 28 keynote speakers, with a sprinkling of international guests.

The experiment with two simultaneous streams has been dropped, and all sessions will be accessible to the 600 delegates in a specially built structure that will comfortably accommodate them. The first morning of the event is dedicated to an investment masterclass featuring South Africa’s top fund managers and special guests from the US (Anthony Ginsberg) and the UK (Sean Peche).

As with previous events, the 2026 BizNews Conference is designed to provide an excellent opportunity for tribe members to interact directly with the keynote speakers, old (and new) friends from previous BNC events, and members of the BizNews team.

The event begins on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, immediately after the inaugural Liberty Conference, brainchild of the late Neil de Beer, to be held on Monday, 9th March at the same venue. BNC#8 closes on Thursday, March 12, at 18:00. Delegates will be fed and watered, but accommodation is for their own account.

In the Investing Masterclass, our gurus have half an hour each to outline their latest thoughts. This will be followed by a panel discussion. Each keynote speaker is allocated an hour, divided into three segments. The first 30 minutes are from the podium, the following 15 minutes are conducted in interview style with BizNews editor Alec Hogg, and in the final 15 minutes, the keynote speaker answers questions posed by delegates through the custom- created BNC WhatsApp channel

Paid-up delegates will be sent details of recommended accommodation and restaurants.