UK Black Business Week 2024 | UK Black Business Week | 13 October 2024 | ExCeL London, Royal Victoria Dock, 1 Western Gateway, London E16 1XL, UK

With events delivered by industry leaders, the UK Black Business Week promises to equip Black Professionals and Entrepreneurs with business insights, new skills and knowledge to navigate the world of work.

2024 Speakers

Steven Bartlett
Entrepreneur, Speaker, Investor, Bestselling Author and the Host of UK’s No.1 podcast ‘The Diary of a CEO’

Bola Sol

Dean Forbes

Sophia Thakur
Award-winning, Best-Selling Author and Performance Poet

Jamelia Donaldson
Founder and CEO, TreasureTress

Andy Ayim

George Imafidon, MBE
CEO & Co-Founder, Motivez and Race Engineer for Sir Lewis Hamilton’s Team X44

Just Geen
PT & Fitness Creator

Marvyn Harrison
Founder, Dope Black Dads & Dope Black Men

Yaw Okyere
Founder & CEO, Ava Estell Ltd

Ama Amo-Agyei
Founder, Plantmade

Gori Yahaya
Founder and CEO, UpSkill Digital

Michaela Jeffery-Morrison
Founder and Managing Director, Women in Technology World Series

William Adoasi
CEO and Founder, Vitae London

Lee Chambers
Director, Essentialise and Male Allies UK

Scarlett Allen-Horton
BBC Apprentice Finalist, Innovative Entrepreneur and Founder, The Multi-Award Winning Harper Fox

Emile Vidal Carr

Patrick Adjaye
Creative Director for DCN, Founder & Editor in Chief, Dresscodenation

Kathryn Burn
Television Personality, Inspiring Entrepreneur, and Influential Content Creator

Aicha McKenzie
Founder and CEO, AMCK Management LTD and Former Team GB Gymnast

Sayce Holmes-Lewis
CEO and Founder, Mentivity

Sian Gabbidon
Confident Northern Entrepreneur

Tayo & Antoinette Oguntonade
Property Investors & TV Presenter & Accountant

Sandra Igwe
Government Policy Advisor and Chief Executive, The Motherhood Group

Anthony Laville
Founder and CEO, Volume.Property

Mark Maciver

Demi Ariyo

Mandy Nyarko

Mercedes Benson
British Nigerian Influencer, Creative Entrepreneur, and International DJ

Daniel Peters
Founder of Fashion Minority Report & Associate Lecturer, London College of Fashion

David Olusegun
Co-Founder Creative Control Ventures

Masibu Manima
Founder & MD, Translate Culture

Kazeem Alli-Balogun
Property Developer

Ken & Mary Okoroafor

2024 Sponsors

HEADLINE SPONSORS:
• HSBC UK
• J.P. Morgan
• Moody's

STREAM SPONSORS:
• BP
• UBS

EVENT SPONSORS:
• Ralph Lauren
• S&P Global
• Mcdonalds
• Trowers & Hamlins
• BBC
• Phoenix
• Lloyds Bank
• Knight Frank
• Telent
• Meta
• Disney
• Tapestry
• The Sunday Times
• Talk Sport
• Jimmy Choo
• Michael Kors
• Bank of England
• University of Oxford
• Lab United Kingdom
• IOD
• Block