Black Women Business Talks 2026

Name: Black Women Business Talks 2026
Start: 2026-10-13
End: 2026-10-13
Location: ExCeL London

13 October 2026

Black Women Business Talks is an evening programme at UK Black Business Week for Black women to accelerate their business growth and career success. It brings together business leaders and entrepreneurs for talks and panel discussions on authentic leadership, strategic networking, personal brand, a CEO mindset and sustainable success, with networking opportunities.

5 sessions · 12 speakers

Media Partners (54)

Spacemade (Space Made Group Limited) · UK Black Privacy Professionals Network (BPPN) · Superteam UK · Women Of Color in Biz · Grow London Local · AI FIXR · Black Recruiters Network · Black Girls In Tech · The Mum Stop Shop · BelEve · tnoa.mgmt · Black Excellence Network UK · Young Leaders Academy · Dipped In Creative Engagement (DICE CIC) · Do it Now Now · Black Excellence in Governance Awards · Business Launchpad · Ghana Girls Link Up · Walsall Black Sisters Collective · Bigger than culture · 1000 Black Boys · Brown Skin Girls Network (BSGN) · Ariah Network · S.O.U.L. Fest · Netball Aid · We Are Black Journos · Black Apprentice Network · Talent Wrks · Hustle+Heels · Real Estate Balance · ARÉTHE STUDIO · Mentivity · CBERG · Pick Up The Mic · FFG Connect · Haringey Council - EMBRACE Network · JPA Solutions LLC · Black History Month UK · UK Black Comms Network · POC in Architecture CIC · Listed Group (Listed Members Club) · Now You're Talking Network · EMERGE The ERG Community · Mahogany Inclusion Partners · Out The Box · GTA Black Women In Tech · Urban Synergy · Diverse Business Network · Black in Fintech · THE BEAT LONDON 103.6FM · Rise Members Club · Black In The Square Mile · Black Swan Collective · CashBlack

Sponsors (14)

Disney · Vodafone · Virgin Media O2 · eBay · ADDLESHAW GODDARD · HSBC · bp · Moody's · UBS AG · J.P. Morgan · Tapestry · Trowers and Hamlins · Fiserv · IKEA

Speakers (12)

Jamelia Donaldson Founder & CEO, TreasureTress
Opeyemi Sofoluke Co-Author, Twice As Hard & Head of Inclusive Experience, EMEA, Adobe
Olamide Olowe Founder & CEO, Topicals
Courtney Daniella Jesse Author, Creator & Co-Founder, To My Sisters
Hannah Awonuga Founder & CEO, Illume Executive Consulting
Ann-Marie Hackett Co-CEO, Forbes Family Group
Chiamaka Odikanwa Head of Client Reporting Experience, HSBC
Donna-Marie Patten Programme Director, J.P. Morgan
Elle Morgan Head of Marketing (Whisky), Diageo
Hannah Ngakane Head of Fashion & Beauty Strategic Partnerships, Pinterest
Jordan Mitchell Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Good Culture Inc & Co-Founder, Good Sport
Leanne Pero MBE Social Entrepreneur, Founder & CEO, Black Women Rising UK & The Movement Factory

Agenda

Welcome to the Black Women Business Talks 13 October 2026 · Theatre 1
PANEL: How to turn your skills, network and voice into real career power 13 October 2026 · Theatre 1
PANEL: How to scale businesses without losing what made it work in the first place 13 October 2026 · Theatre 1
KEYNOTE: In Conversation with Olamide Olowe: The journey from college co-founder to one of Sephora's biggest brands 13 October 2026 · Theatre 1
Closing Remarks for the Black Women Business Talks 13 October 2026 · Theatre 1