Athene Black & Brown Business Summit

All live streamed sessions are available in Spanish translation and ASL.

$20 - Access to livestream of Thursday's pitch competition, access to livestream of all Friday content, including morning welcome, breakout sessions, afternoon celebration and keynote. 100% virtual.

All day in person seating is SOLD OUT, but seats still remain to attend Daymond John's keynote IN PERSON. Make sure you register today.

Are you a minority owned business? Are you thinking of starting a minority owned business? Have you built a minority owned business, have been thriving for several years, want to mix with other minority owned business leaders and learn some new tool for success? Then, the Athene Black & Brown Business Summit is for YOU! 

The second annual Athene Black and Brown Business Summit will bring everyone from entrepreneurs to seasoned companies together in a hybrid setting at Athene in West Des Moines, Iowa. The Summit includes a pitch competition, breakout sessions led by top experts, Mel Essex Award, inspirational keynote speakers and more. Our goal is to help advance the minority business community across the country and position Iowa as the best place in the nation to start and lead a minority business.

The Summit is proud to partner with agencies, corporations, and communities around the nation to provide value for founders, entrepreneurs, and business professionals. Watch for exciting announcements and updates of Summit speakers, panelists and experts. We hope you can join us in assisting BIPOC organizations with their business acceleration!

Interested in being part of the Get ACTIVE for the Athene Black & Brown Business Summit fundraiser, with 100% of proceeds going to Willkie House and Hispanic Educational Resources/Conmigo Early Education Center? Register to participate and donate here!