Afrotech Conference 2026

The essentials

Event details

Dates

2 November 2026 to 6 November 2026

Location

George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, United States

Organiser

Blavity

Tickets

USD 299

Expected attendance

10,342

Public discussion

What people are saying

Official hashtag #atc2026

• PressAFROTECH Conference 2026: The Ultimate Black Tech Professional's Guide ...

  Ten years later, that gathering has become the largest tech and innovation conference built for Black professionals in the world — and in November 2026, it returns to Houston to mark its 10th anniversary. This isn't a niche meetup anymore.

  blacktravelnow.com

Agenda themes

Topics covered

• Tech

On stage

Speakers

• Carrol Chang, Andela
• Shannon Womack, Head of Global Brand and Creative, Delta Air Lines
• Monique Idlett, Co-Founder & General Partner, Reign Ventures
• Larry Quinlan, Deloitte
• Louis Carr, President
• Vic Mensa, Musician, Actor, Filmmaker, Founder, Philanthropist
• Ryan Wilson, The Gathering Spot
• Kobie Fuller, General Partner, Upfront Ventures
• Lee Merritt, Civil Rights Attorney / Partner, Merritt Law Firm
• Andrew Yang, Entrepreneur / Co-Chair, Forward Party
• Daphne Charles, Senior Software Engineer, Salesforce
• Araine Greer, SR. Cloud Solution Architect Engineering Data & AI, Microsoft
• Charles Meruwoma, Senior Solutions Architect, Amazon Web Services
• Melvin Hillsman, Principal Software Engineer, Red Hat
• Nicole Murray, Sr. Solutions Architect, DGX Cloud (AI Platform Engineering), NVIDIA
• Dr. Uché Blackstock, Founder & CEO, Advancing Health Equity
• Dr. Tiffani J. Bright, Co-Director, Center for Artificial Intelligence Research, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
• Tanya Sam, Founder, The Ambition Fund + Registered Nurse

Logistics

Where to stay

Places to stay near the venue.

• The Lancaster Hotel

  240 m from the venue

  701 Texas Street, Houston, 77002

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• Hotel ICON

  240 m from the venue

  220 Main Street, Houston, 77002

  MapHotel site+1 713 224 4266

• Moxy Houston Downtown

  280 m from the venue

  412 Main Street, Houston, 77002

  MapHotel site+1-855-487-6699

• Sam Houston Hotel

  460 m from the venue

  Houston

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• Magnolia Hotel Houston, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel

  500 m from the venue

  1100 Texas Avenue, Houston, 77002

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• Hyatt Place Houston / Downtown

  520 m from the venue

  1114 Texas Avenue, Houston, 77002

  MapHotel site+1 832-930-8500

• AC Hotel by Marriott Houston Downtown

  540 m from the venue

  723 Main Street, Houston, 77002

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• Club Quarters Hotel, Houston, Downtown

  550 m from the venue

  720 Fannin Street, Houston, 77002

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