Wednesday 2nd September 2026, 7:00pm
Workshop17 Firestation,
16 Baker St, Rosebank, Johannesburg,
2196, South Africa
Programme: Networking, a moderated 60-minute panel and Q&A, and an opportunity to view the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry trophy
Join us for an exciting Q&A
with two of rugby’s greatest players
ActiveOps is holding a data and decision-making forum in Johannesburg on Wednesday, 2 September 2026, bringing together perspectives from business and elite sport to explore how effective decisions are made under pressure.
Bhavesh Vaghela, ActiveOps’ CMO, will open the discussion on the role of trusted data in performance and decision-making. He will then moderate a panel and audience Q&A with World Cup-winning Springbok Schalk Brits and former All Black Justin Marshall, drawing practical lessons from high-performance sport that can be applied in the workplace.
The discussion will cover decision-making under pressure, teamwork, accountability, resilience and using insight to improve performance. These themes are relevant across roles and levels, so the forum is not limited to C-suite attendees.
Attendance is complimentary and includes standard refreshments.
Justin Marshall
Justin Marshall is one of the greatest halfbacks New Zealand has produced, and one of the most capped All Blacks in the position’s history.
Marshall made his All Blacks debut in 1995 and went on to win 81 caps over a ten-year international career, captaining the side and becoming New Zealand’s most-capped scrum-half at the time of his retirement from Test rugby. A five-time Super Rugby champion with the Crusaders, he played in two World Cups before moving to Europe, where he had spells at Leeds, the Ospreys, Montpellier, and Saracens. He’s now a leading rugby commentator and analyst for Sky Sport New Zealand.
Schalk Brits
Schalk Brits is a World Cup-winning Springbok and one of the most distinctive hookers to play the modern game, known as much for his skill and mobility as for the trophies he collected along the way.
Brits played for Western Province, the Stormers, and the Bulls before moving to Saracens in 2009, where he spent nine seasons and became a fan favourite for his unconventional, ball-in-hand style at hooker. He won four English Premiership titles and two Champions Cups with the club, and was voted Players’ Player of the Year. Capped 15 times for South Africa between 2008 and 2019, he was part of the Springbok squad that won the Rugby World Cup in Japan, captaining the side in their pool match against Namibia.