Athene Black & Brown Business Summit 2024

The award-winning, Athene Black & Brown Business Summit was created by national stakeholders to elevate ethnic minorities and bring BIPOC businesses together to assist with connection building, programming, promotion, training, and to provide resources to help businesses grow and prosper.

The fourth annual Athene Black & Brown Business Summit, held April 18 and 19, will bring everyone from entrepreneurs to seasoned professionals together in a hybrid setting at Athene (7700 Mills Civic Pkwy) 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.

Registration will close on Monday, April 15th, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. We are unable to accept additional registrations after that date and time. We look forward to seeing you at the Summit!

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