The annual Black Tech Week conference returns to Cincinnati in 2024, with thousands of entrepreneurs and tech workers in attendance. Here’s everything you need to know about the event.

What is Black Tech Week?

Black Tech Week is an annual conference designed to celebrate Black tech entrepreneurs and build relationships among Black people in the tech industry. Investors, entrepreneurs, tech professionals, and creatives will all be in attendance.

When is Black Tech Week?

Black Tech Week 2024 is July 16-18.

Where is it being held?

After two years at Music Hall, Black Tech Week 2024 is expanding to the Aronoff Center for the Arts in downtown Cincinnati.

Why is Black Tech Week held in Cincinnati?

Black Tech Week was first held in Miami, but the conference moved to Cincinnati in 2022 when it was acquired by Candice Matthews Brackeen, a local venture capitalist who runs the Lightship Foundation. Read her 2022 interview with the Cincinnati Enquirer here.

What can I expect if I attend?

Black Tech Week 2024 includes:

• Speakers
• Workshops
• Panel discussions
• Investor matching
• After-hours events
• And more!

Could I see any celebrities at Black Tech Week?

Black Tech Week usually has a notable keynote speaker, and this year is no exception! Ava Duvernay will deliver this year’s keynote address. Issa Rae spoke at the 2023 conference, and Serena Williams gave the keynote in in 2022.

How do I get tickets to Black Tech Week?

You can get tickets at the official Black Tech Week site, blacktechweek.com.

Are any local Cincinnati businesses participating in Black Tech Week?

Here’s a list of 18 cutting-edge Cincy-area businesses that will have a presence at Black Tech Week.

Band Connect: Platform allowing patients to replicate high-quality in-clinic musculoskeletal rehabilitation therapy at home.

Beltways: Modular conveyance platform for single-speed and variable-speed moving walkways for airports and beyond.

Bosa: Web extension that automatically detects and creates tasks to optimize workflow.

Clean Age: Natural and eco-friendly personal care products.

Clickvizion: Making TV advertising measurable and trackable.

Cocoon Technologies Inc.: Software solution offering contactless policing during traffic stops.

Ellequate: Data-driven platform and community promoting more effective DEI strategies.

holm: Platform allowing entrepreneurs and creators to quickly build functional and attractive websites on their phones.

Hypernova Technologies: Technology provider offering digital safety nets and mitigating tech disasters for small businesses.

Native Ai: An always-on market intelligence platform that helps businesses understand their customers.

Natural Shea Care, LLC: Black-owned business that produces natural, socially and ethically conscious beauty care products.

New Breed Meats, Inc.: Black- and woman-owned producer of premium plant-based meats.

PayTile : Geolocation-based payments platform that makes it fun and safe to pay and get paid.

Powered by Confetti: Venue management platform revolutionizing the event industry for non-traditional venues.

RE-Assist: Platform to coordinate and simplify healthcare.

Seamly Systems: A new way for clothing brands to design pieces that fit a range of sizes.

Shift Shoes: Performance shoes engineered for nurses.

Skin by Brownlee & Co: Skincare designed by a former esthetician and tailored to a variety of skin conditions.

Suade: Real-time guide coaches salespeople through calls using AI systems and proven sales methodologies to increase conversions.