Session Preview Guide
Here's what your team will actually walk away with
A preview of sessions across AfroTech 2026's conference tracks. Share this with your manager to show the real skills and connections your team brings back.
AI Training
Hands-on AI workshops whether you're building it, buying it, or leading teams that use it
AI in Production: From Prototype to Scale
Move beyond demos. Learn deployment patterns, monitoring, and cost management for production AI systems.
Prompt Engineering for Teams
Build a shared prompt library, set quality standards, and create workflows that make AI useful across your team.
Building AI-First Organizations
How companies are rebuilding around AI instead of bolting it on. Real talk about where AI actually helps and where it's a waste of money.
The AI Leadership Gap
Black professionals are underrepresented in AI leadership. This keynote gets into why, and what it actually takes to own AI strategy at the executive level.
Engineering and Architects
For engineers, architects, and engineering leaders who build at scale
System Design at Scale
Design systems that handle millions of users. You'll work through architecture reviews, trade-off analysis, and patterns from companies like Netflix, Stripe, and Google.
Cloud Architecture Patterns
Multi-cloud strategy, serverless at scale, and infrastructure-as-code patterns. Bring your laptop and build a production-ready architecture in the session.
Engineering Leadership: IC to Manager
Senior ICs and engineering managers on what changes when you go from writing code to leading people, and how to stay technical while you do it.
Performance Engineering Deep Dive
Profiling, optimization, and observability. Diagnose and fix real performance bottlenecks in a guided lab environment.
Leadership Development
For managers, directors, and VPs growing into bigger leadership roles, across any function or industry
Managing Up
How to influence without authority, communicate with executives, and make sure your team's work gets seen by the right people.
Building and Retaining Diverse Teams
What actually works when it comes to hiring, growing, and keeping diverse talent. No platitudes, just approaches backed by data.
Executive Presence Workshop
Communication coaching for mid-level leaders eyeing VP and C-suite roles. Small group, real feedback.
The Path to the C-Suite
Fortune 500 C-suite leaders on how they got there, what they'd do differently, and what the next generation of Black executives needs to know.
Cybersecurity and Risk
Risk, governance, and hands-on security for teams of any size
Zero Trust Architecture
Build zero trust from scratch. Network segmentation, identity-aware proxies, and continuous verification, all hands-on.
Cloud Security Fundamentals
Secure your AWS, Azure, and GCP environments. IAM best practices, secrets management, and automated compliance scanning.
Incident Response Simulation
Live tabletop exercise simulating a breach. Run your response plan, coordinate across teams, and debrief with CISOs who've been through the real thing.
GRC for Business Leaders
Governance, risk, and compliance from people who run security programs. How to build a risk program your board actually understands.