Organisers of the inaugural Africa Golf Tourism Convention (AGTC) 2026 have unveiled the first batch of speakers expected to headline the landmark event scheduled for Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, South Africa. The four-day convention, set for August 18 to 21, 2026, aims to create a unified marketplace connecting Africa’s golf, tourism, hospitality and trade sectors while positioning the continent as a competitive destination for high-value sports tourism. The speaker line-up brings together senior public officials, tourism executives, hospitality professionals, business leaders and sports personalities from across Africa and beyond. Founder and Convention Director of AGTC, Neo Peete, said the selected speakers reflect the convention’s ambition to provide strategic insights into Africa’s tourism and hospitality landscape. “Our objective from inception was to assemble a faculty of genuine change-makers who possess deep operational and strategic insights into Africa’s tourism, trade and hospitality dynamics,” she said.