About us
Develop. Empower. Inspire. Recharge.
UK Black Business Week is the biggest business event for Black professionals and entrepreneurs in the UK & Europe.
Through a series of 21 inspirational events in October we equip attendees with business insights, routes to success, new skills and knowledge to navigate the world of work. Network with 15,000 like-minded people. Learn from the experiences of 200 speakers. Support Black-owned businesses and help them grow.
EVENT THEMES
Stream Focuses
INDUSTRY SPEAKERS
First Look: 2026 Speakers
Raphael Sofoluke
Serial Entrepreneur, Author, Founder & CEO ,
UK Black Business Show & Week
Shanie Ryan
Presenter, Host, Property Expert & Lifestyle Content Creator
Jamelia Donaldson
Founder & CEO ,
TreasureTress
Marvyn Harrison
Founder ,
Dope Black Dads & BELOVD Agency
Daniel Brommell
Director - Talent Acquisition - EMEA and APAC ,
WWT
Tunde Okewale OBE
Barrister ,
Doughty Street Chambers
Phil Baker
Director of Global Services ,
WWT
Vanessa Vanderpuye
Actress & Model ,
Actress & Model
Fisayo Martins
Founder ,
Finance Matters UK
Lorraine Wright
Director ,
LW Business Group
Emma Grede
CEO & Co-Founder, Good American Founding Partner, Skims Co-Founder, Safely
Olamide Olowe
Founder & CEO ,
TOPICALS
Lord Michael Hastings
Chairman & Independent Peer ,
SOAS University & House of Lords
Antoine Dixon-Bellot
Entrepreneur, Investor & Owner ,
ADB Investments
Ben Lindsay OBE
Founder & CEO ,
Power of the Fight
Andrea Thompson
Award-Winning Journalist & Former Editor-in-Chief ,
Marie Claire UK
Kamiqua Lake
Founder, UK Black Comms Network & Founder & CEO, Coldr
Ange Matthews
Founder and CEO ,
The Happy Investor Method®
Arlan Hamilton
Culture Shifter, Innovator, Author, Founder ,
Backstage Capital
Dr I. Stephanie Boyce CBE FKC
Solicitor, Advisor & Former President ,
Law Society of England and Wales
Ann-Marie Hackett
Co-CEO ,
Forbes Family Group
Bodé Aboderin
Business Leader, Brand Strategist & Creative Entrepreneur
Leanne Pero MBE
Social Entrepreneur, Founder & CEO ,
Black Women Rising UK & The Movement Factory
Rahmon Agbaje
Co-Founder ,
Loud Parade
Tope "ICIE" Chiedozie
Founder ,
The Sitdown UK
Jacky Wright
Former Senior Partner & Chief Technology & Platform Officer ,
McKinsey & Company
Kasey Robinson
Inclusion, Equity and Diversity (EDI) Consultant
Mayowa Quadri
Conversationalist & Head of Brand ,
VERSUS
Stuart Mullany
Director - Digital and Technology ,
Baringa
Remel London
Broadcaster & Founder ,
The Mainstream
Tola Alade
Founder & CEO ,
Marmalade
Felicia Brown
Fashion Consultant & Brand Strategist
Edith Williams
Celebrity Makeup Artist & Serial Entrepreneur ,
Self Made SKL, BFH Gala, and The Trade Room
Koby "Post" Hagan
Co-Founder ,
GRM Daily
Trinicia Perch
Senior Manager, Inclusion and Belonging ,
Tapestry
UK BLACK BUSINESS WEEK
Anchor Events
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Pre - UK Black Business Week Sunday Lunch
11 Oct 2026 10AM 1PM -
Opening Networking Party (18+)
12 Oct 2026 7PM 11PM -
Black Women Business Talks
13 Oct 2026 6PM 9PM -
Black Men Business Talks
13 Oct 2026 6PM 9PM -
Talent & Allyship Forum
14 Oct 2026 10AM 1PM -
Black STEM Careers Fair
14 Oct 2026 11AM 3PM -
Black Tech Experience
14 Oct 2026 6PM 9PM -
Black in Legal
14 Oct 2026 6PM 9PM -
Black Fashion & Beauty Talks
15 Oct 2026 10AM 1PM -
Ecommerce Strategy Talks
15 Oct 2026 1PM 4PM -
Masters of Scale
15 Oct 2026 6PM 9PM -
Black Media, Culture & Sports Talks
15 Oct 2026 6PM 9PM -
Black Property Talks
16 Oct 2026 10AM 1PM -
Careers in Finance
16 Oct 2026 10AM 1PM -
AI Advantage
16 Oct 2026 1PM 4PM -
Black Finance Talks
16 Oct 2026 6PM 9PM -
The Mainstream
16 Oct 2026 6PM 10PM -
UK Black Business Show
17 Oct 2026 9AM 5PM
SPONSORS
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