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AfroTech Conference

Black technologists, executives and recruiting employers; talent and career programming.

Dates
Nov 2 to Nov 6, 2026
Where
Houston, TX
Cost
Ticket $625 to $850. Premier $625, Executive $850 plus fees (All Access $2,250, Medical $925, virtual AI training $97).
Type
Conference · Paid ticket
Organizer
Blavity
Last checked
October 23, 2026 against the event’s own site

Official site and registration

Cheaper ways in: Student pass is referenced but no price is listed.

Speaking opportunities

Has sessions, ask how speakers are chosen

The field it serves: Technology & Software

Verified open jobs
about 89,532

Source: NextChapter job data, jobs verified live in the last 7 days.

Typical posted salary
$184,000 a year (middle half $131,000 to $234,000)

Source: NextChapter job data: salary ranges employers posted, midpoint of each range, 2,228 of the newest 5,000 verified open jobs.

Entry or early-career level
24% of openings

Source: NextChapter job data: level read from the full posting, newest 5,000 verified open jobs.

Employment, year over year
−4.2% in information, the closest BLS sector

Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, seasonally adjusted payroll employment, September 2026.

Full Technology & Software snapshot: jobs, pay, layoffs and conferences

Employers at this conference

Exhibitors, sponsors and speakers we have found on the event’s own lists.

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Speakers and sessions

Named on the event’s own program. Titles and organizations are as the event lists them.

Speakers

  • Ayanna Pressley

    Congresswoman (MA-07), U.S. House of Representatives

    Accountability and the AI Economy with Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley

  • Carrol Chang

    CEO, Andela

    How AI Is Transforming the Workplace

  • Dr. Louis Carr

    President, BET

    Bet on Black: Louis Carr on Marketing In Every Era

  • Larry Quinlan

    Fortune 500 & Private Equity Company Board Director; Former Global Chief Information Officer, Deloitte

    The Portfolio Life

  • Monique Idlett

    Co-Founder & General Partner, Reign Ventures

    Building a Venture-Backable Company

  • Shannon Womack

    Head of Global Brand and Creative, Delta Air Lines

    Building Brands That Command Attention

Read from the event’s own pages: afrotechconference.com

Industries and functions

Where it is and who it is for

Held in Houston, TX. Local jobs, employers, layoffs and other conferences nearby are on the place pages.

Past and planned editions

  • 2026: November 2, 2026 to November 6, 2026, Houston, TX

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