Representation at events is essential, not just one more box to check. To drive meaningful change, the event industry has made strides to create and expand opportunities empowering Black entrepreneurs and thought leaders.
In this edition of our credTen series, we highlight events making significant impact, both on individual session and event-wide levels, to create stages where Black innovators can thrive, share insights, and shape the future of tech.
Women of Power Summit
March 5-9 | Las Vegas, NV
Women of Power Summit has been connecting nearly 2,000 women of color for four days of inspiration, connection, and empowerment since 2006. With confirmed speakers including dynamic women like Glenda McNeal, the Chief Partner Officer at American Express, Valerie Jarrett, CEO of the Barack Obama Foundation, Maya Bowie, the VP of Marketing at Walmart, and more, 2025 content is set to be highly valuable.
Tickets: $1,495
Diversitech
March 20-22 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
With a mission to redefine economic mobility for Black and Latinx communities, Diversitech connects participants with inclusive employers, skills-training, and a network of changemakers. Diversitech has a proven track record of providing opportunity to attendees, with 85% of past participants securing new job or upskill opportunities, and $2 million in salary gains linked directly to leveraging training, certifications, and networking offered by the event.
Tickets: $149-$449
Roadmap to Billions Conference
May 1-2 | Brooklyn, NY
More than 2000+ Black women tech founders, investors, and professionals will gather to showcase the brilliance of Black women in tech, and create a stage to share experience and foster connections. With a pitch competition, four content tracks, networking, meetups, breakouts, and more, there’s sure to be something for every attendee.
Tickets: Ranges from $185-285 for GA, tech professionals, and VIP early-bird ticket options
Black Tech Week
July 14-16 | Cincinnati, OH
More than 10,000 founders, funders and corporations come to Black Tech Week with one goal— to identify and lock-in their next win. Across 3 days of curated content, attendees will benefit from meaningful connections, next-level content, a career fair, VC matchmaking, and more.
Tickets: $29.99-$149.99
Black is Tech Conference
August TBD | Houston, TX
Now into its seventh year, Black is Tech hosts 150+ speakers across five tracks, workshops, expos, and more, to create opportunities for Black tech professionals, students, entrepreneurs, and general tech enthusiasts looking for professional resources. With past speakers representing GitHub, Backstage Capital, AT&T, Red Hat, Zillow, and more, 2025 content is set to be engaging and valuable.
Tickets: TBD
CultureCon
October TBD | New York, NY
CultureCon provides space for a community of Black creative professionals and entrepreneurs to connect, learn, and build together, across two days of workshops, activations, networking, a career fair, and more. Past workshop topics include marketing, protecting creative work, team building, pivoting career and passions, networking with intention, bringing your full self to work, finance and investing, and finding your creative spark.
Tickets: TBD
Black Tech Fest
October TBD | London + Online
With the goal to inspire innovation through technology, culture, and inclusion, Black Tech Fest provides a platform for thought-provoking discussions, collaborative initiatives, and more. Black Tech Fest hosts three separate summits all rolled into one, specifically catering toward entrepreneurs, early careers, and professionals.
Tickets: TBD
Black Professionals Summit
November TBD | Hollywood, FL
Across three days of dynamic content, Black Professionals Summit aims to share valuable insights, help build meaningful connections, and provide moments of fun and celebration. Past sessions have been focused on investing, networking, entrepreneurship, team building, and other valuable topics.
Tickets: TBD
ADCOLOR Conference
November 11-14 | Orlando, FL
A premier diversity gathering for professionals at all levels, ADCOLOR will host four days of engaging content and networking opportunities. With a past speaker lineup including leaders from LinkedIn, Google, ESPN, Mailchimp, Harvard Business School, 2025 speakers are sure to be top notch.
Tickets: TBD
AfroTech Conference
October 27-31 | Houston, TX
AfroTech provides an unmatched platform or Black professionals hoping to explore enterprise innovation, shape the future of work, build essential skills, and champion tech for good. Attendees benefit from a large recruiting floor, six programming stages, innovative product demos, and dedicated one-day summits designed specifically for Founders, Women, and Executives, and more.
Tickets: $299-2,250
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*Note: All event dates, formats, and prices are current as of February 2025.
