Crespo spoke at AFROTECH™ Conference last year, when she was more than 25 speaking engagements deep.“I was in grind season,” she said, “moving at a pace that left very little room to actually feel the impact of what I was building.”
When Tanya Sam takes the stage at AFROTECH™ 2026 in Houston, there’s one thing she wants the room to walk away with: “You do not need anyone else’s permission to begin.”
When Araine Greer left her first AFROTECH™ conference in 2025, she made herself a promise. "When I left the conference, I told myself I will be a speaker next year, and now look at me! God is so amazing!"
Ryan Wilson is speaking at the AFROTECH™ Conference 2026 in Houston, the conference's 10th year. Wilson is CEO and co-founder of The Gathering Spot, the private membership club and community that started with one location and now operates in multiple cities.
