AFROTECH 2026 — PRIVATE ROUNDTABLES
Closed-door conversations with 15–20 people who run things in your industry. No panels. No keynotes. Just the people you've been trying to get in front of.
By invitation and application only.
How It Works
Each room holds 25 people max. Everyone in it was chosen to be there. Here's the process.
You need an Executive, Medical, or All Access ticket to AfroTech 2026. That's the baseline.
Executive · Medical · All AccessWe're reaching out directly to some people. If you didn't get an invite, you can apply below. Same review process either way.
Two paths, one standardWe read every application. Seats are first come, first served. Expect a response within 2–3 weeks.
First come, first servedWhy This Matters for Your Business
Most people go to conferences and hope they bump into the right person. This is the opposite of that.
Arrive at AfroTech with a roster of meetings already locked in. No wandering the expo floor hoping for a conversation. You know who you're sitting with before you land.
Already working with someone in the room? Good. A closed-door setting is where existing relationships turn into new deals, new partnerships, and new ways to work together.
This is the fastest way to get in front of your top prospects and future customers. One room, 60-90 minutes, and you leave with real leads and real business opportunities.
The Roundtables
60–90 minutes, closed door, Chatham House Rules. Face sheets and LinkedIns shared before you walk in. Nothing recorded.
This conversation brings together the people responsible for closing the talent gap to examine which leadership and pipeline programs are actually producing results, what has been lost as programs and investments have been cut, and where the strongest models are emerging.
This conversation will look at how companies are restructuring work in practice: which roles are being created, which are disappearing, how expectations for early-career talent are shifting, and what employers need to rethink as they build the workforce of the future.
Getting a medical innovation from prototype to market remains one of the hardest paths in business. This conversation brings together the people navigating that process to discuss what is getting funded, what is getting cleared, where promising products stall, and what it actually takes to build and scale in today's regulatory and investment environment.
CEOs and senior leaders, off the record. The kind of conversation that only happens when there are no cameras and everyone at the table has been in the chair.
Clinical research still doesn't reach the communities it's supposed to serve. If you're working to change that, from trial design to community trust, this is your table.
AI is moving fast. The question is whether it's moving in a direction that actually works for the people it's supposed to serve. A conversation about building AI that centers real communities, not just efficiency metrics.
The decisions cities make today about infrastructure, energy, technology, and development will shape their communities for decades. This conversation brings together the leaders making those decisions to discuss how they evaluate competing priorities, negotiate with private-sector partners, and determine what communities should receive in return for the investments being made around them.
Questions
You need an Executive, Medical, or All Access ticket to AfroTech 2026. Don't have one yet? You can still apply. We'll just need you to get your ticket before we lock in your seat.
We review every application ourselves. We care less about your title and more about whether you'll add something real to the conversation.
2–3 weeks after you apply.
You can apply to multiple, but we cap it at one roundtable per person. Choose the one where you'll get the most out of it.
60–90 minutes behind closed doors. Chatham House Rules, so nothing gets attributed outside the room. A facilitator runs the session around 2–3 questions. You'll receive face sheets and LinkedIn profiles of other attendees in advance so you know who's in the room.
No. It's included with your Executive, Medical, or All Access ticket. No extra fee.