AfroTech Conference 2026

Elaine Meryl Brown

Author, Penguin Random House

Track Future of Marketing, Wealth

Biography

Elaine Meryl Brown is a Daytime Emmy Award writer/producer, best-selling author and former HBO media executive who has led diverse creative teams and won more than 40 industry awards. She is the author of two novels published by Penguin Random House, Lemon City and Playing by the Rules, an Amazon best-seller on leadership, articles for Essence, Elan and Woman’s World magazines. She is a coauthor of The Next Little Black Book of Success.

Sessions

  1. Women & the Workforce: Laws of Success in Leadership

    Wed, Nov 4, 11:05 AM – 11:30 AM CT

    Track Future of Marketing

    Two former CEOs and top executives (HBO, Time Inc.) on how Black women build confidence and the strategies to reach the C-suite.

  2. Legacy Is a Business Strategy

    Wed, Nov 4, 12:15 PM – 12:50 PM CT

    Track Wealth

    Three leaders on building institutions, wealth, and cultures designed to outlive their founders.

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