Upcoming Events

08
Jun
2026

Pre-Certification Briefing Session

08-06-2026 10:00 am -12:00 pm
Online
Free
Pre-Certification Briefing Session
Information sharing session for Black Owned Businesses that would like to apply for certification with the SASDC.
 

We are no longer accepting registration for this event

25
Jun
2026

SASDC Supplier Soapbox (June)

25-06-2026 12:00 pm -3:00 pm
Online
Free
SASDC Supplier Soapbox (June)

The concept is simple. The Supplier Soapbox is a virtual “stage” with a targeted audience of SASDC corporate buyers and certified suppliers. All of them are keen to discover exciting and unique offerings that would match their procurement needs, whether it be turn-key professional service solutions, innovative product offerings, or an offering in response to a niche new market opportunity.

We are proud to give certified Black-owned companies a platform to showcase their offerings and initiate invaluable connections and we hereby invite you to join these virtual sessions in the comfort of your office or home and hear what they have to offer.

 As Black businesses try to access new B2B markets, it is difficult for them to reach the correct audience for presenting their unique selling proposition to. This is why, in 2021, the SASDC Supplier Soapbox sessions were launched as a segment of our range of market linkage events. Supplier Soapboxes are now part of the SASDC’s annual linkage calendar and are highly anticipated sessions for our corporate buyers and certified suppliers.

14
Jul
2026

Pre-Certification Briefing Session

14-07-2026 10:00 am -12:00 pm
Online
Free
Pre-Certification Briefing Session
Information sharing session for Black Owned Businesses that would like to apply for certification with the SASDC.
 
15
Jul
2026

Round Table Event: Procurement is the new battleground. Rethinking supplier diversity in a market where access is everything

15-07-2026 10:00 am -12:00 pm
Hybrid
Free
Round Table Event: Procurement is the new battleground. Rethinking supplier diversity in a market where access is everything

Procurement used to be the back office. The place where decisions got executed, not made. That era is over. Today, how you buy says as much about your business as what you sell, and the procurement table is where transformation, resilience, and ESG either become real or stay theoretical.

WHY THIS, WHY NOW

Markets are tighter. Supply chains are more complex. Corporates are being measured on outcomes, not intentions. This Roundtable unpacks the shifting procurement landscape and asks the harder question: how do we move from compliance-driven supplier diversity to strategic partnerships that actually build long-term economic value

WHAT WE WILL UNPACK

  • Procurement as a strategic lever, not a purchasing function
  • How to move beyond compliance-driven supplier diversity programs toward strategic partnerships
  • Real market access for Black, women and youthowned businesses
  • Balancing transformation, ESG and supply chain resilience
  • From transactional spend to long-term economic value
  • Building procurement partnerships that hold beyond reporting cycles

WHO SHOULD BE IN THE ROOM

Procurement and ESD leaders, transformation executives, supplier development managers, the ESDCoP, and SASDC corporate members and nonmembers ready to rethink the playbook.

18
Aug
2026

Pre-Certification Briefing Session

18-08-2026 10:00 am -12:00 pm
Online
Free
Pre-Certification Briefing Session
Information sharing session for Black Owned Businesses that would like to apply for certification with the SASDC.
 
20
Aug
2026

SASDC Supplier Soapbox (August)

20-08-2026 12:00 pm -3:00 pm
Online
Free
SASDC Supplier Soapbox (August)

The concept is simple. The Supplier Soapbox is a virtual “stage” with a targeted audience of SASDC corporate buyers and certified suppliers. All of them are keen to discover exciting and unique offerings that would match their procurement needs, whether it be turn-key professional service solutions, innovative product offerings, or an offering in response to a niche new market opportunity.

We are proud to give certified Black-owned companies a platform to showcase their offerings and initiate invaluable connections and we hereby invite you to join these virtual sessions in the comfort of your office or home and hear what they have to offer.

 As Black businesses try to access new B2B markets, it is difficult for them to reach the correct audience for presenting their unique selling proposition to. This is why, in 2021, the SASDC Supplier Soapbox sessions were launched as a segment of our range of market linkage events. Supplier Soapboxes are now part of the SASDC’s annual linkage calendar and are highly anticipated sessions for our corporate buyers and certified suppliers.

08
Sep
2026

Pre-Certification Briefing Session

08-09-2026 10:00 am -12:00 pm
Online
Free
Pre-Certification Briefing Session
Information sharing session for Black Owned Businesses that would like to apply for certification with the SASDC.
 
14
Oct
2026

Pre-Certification Briefing Session

14-10-2026 10:00 am -12:00 pm
Online
Free
Pre-Certification Briefing Session
Information sharing session for Black Owned Businesses that would like to apply for certification with the SASDC.
 
29
Oct
2026

SASDC Supplier Soapbox (October)

29-10-2026 12:00 pm -3:00 pm
Online
Free
SASDC Supplier Soapbox (October)

The concept is simple. The Supplier Soapbox is a virtual “stage” with a targeted audience of SASDC corporate buyers and certified suppliers. All of them are keen to discover exciting and unique offerings that would match their procurement needs, whether it be turn-key professional service solutions, innovative product offerings, or an offering in response to a niche new market opportunity.

We are proud to give certified Black-owned companies a platform to showcase their offerings and initiate invaluable connections and we hereby invite you to join these virtual sessions in the comfort of your office or home and hear what they have to offer.

 As Black businesses try to access new B2B markets, it is difficult for them to reach the correct audience for presenting their unique selling proposition to. This is why, in 2021, the SASDC Supplier Soapbox sessions were launched as a segment of our range of market linkage events. Supplier Soapboxes are now part of the SASDC’s annual linkage calendar and are highly anticipated sessions for our corporate buyers and certified suppliers.

10
Nov
2026

Pre-Certification Briefing Session

10-11-2026 10:00 am -12:00 pm
Online
Free
Pre-Certification Briefing Session
Information sharing session for Black Owned Businesses that would like to apply for certification with the SASDC.