Power of Community 2025: We Are Stronger Together
Thank you for your interest! Our 2025 Theme - We Are Stronger Together - will showcase the unified power of the Black Entrepreneurship ecosystem in Canada. It is bringing together top Black founders, investors and corporate partners advancing Black innovation across the country.
Join us to witness how "We Are Stronger Together" moves from words to action. With the cancelling of EDI initiatives across the world, and the uncertainty being caused by the political climate - many of us are working collaboratively, to ensure the future and long-term sustainability of what we have built, for those we serve.
Attendees can expect to access tangible opportunities (tailored funding & jobs) along with practical guidance, through interactive engagements tied to these topics:
📈 Scaling Growth-Stage Black-Led Businesses: How do we support Black founders with growing traction, to expand globally? What type of capital & resources are needed?
🚀 Building The Next Wave of Black Innovation: How do we support those at ideation, to build and execute effectively? What type of capital & resources are needed?
💼 Advancing Corporate Leadership - The Black Excellence Blue Print: How do we create pathways to impact through partnerships and Black talent development? What types of job creation pathways are needed?
Bringing The Ecosystem Together
Ecosystem partners with exciting programs and funds, will be recruiting live for our 2025 opportunities! Connect with leaders from Black Founders Network, DMZ, EDC, BlackNorth Initiative, BDC Thrive Lab, BDC Black Founders Fund, African Impact Initiative, Afrodescendant Leadership Alliance, Black Opportunity Fund, Black Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub, Tribe Network, ACBN, Federation of Black Canadians, Nobellum, Dream Legacy, Rep Matters, So Plugged, Pitch Better, Foundation for Black Communities, CASA Foundation, Blck VC, Sapphenix, and more.
Providing Job Opportunities
If you are job searching, make sure you come prepared! With a desire to hire more Black talent, our corporate partners including KPMG, TD Bank, Scotia Bank, Nelson, MLSE, Rio Can, BIPOC Executive Search, and more, will be recruiting live for open roles.
This is about more than building momentum - it's about equipping you with everything needed to sustain it. You will leave energized, connected, and equipped to take action.
Run Of Show
The doors open at 11am, and the main stage program discussions + announcements will take place until 3:00pm in the auditorium.
After this, there will be break out workshops happening concurrently in two blocks (between 3pm - 4pm, and 4pm - 5pm) for Black founders and Black talent on the 7th floor. These will be limited to participation on a first-come first-serve basis, to allow for a meaningful learning & connection experience.
The community partners & hiring zone will also be open before and after the main stage program, until 6:00pm.