Check-In/Registration

The BlackStars team will be ready to assist you as you check in, receive your event materials, and prepare for an inspiring day of learning and networking.

Career Expo

Connect with leading companies, meet with recruiters, explore exciting opportunities, and gain the insights you need to shape the future of your career! COMPANIES REPRESENTED: Morgan Stanley, Genentech, Amazon, TEKsystems, GE Healthcare, Salesforce, Chase, Citibank, Webster Bank, McDonalds, and many more.

Opening Keynote Address

TBA

Bridging the Gap: Advancing Inclusive Healthcare Through Community and Collaboration

Featuring Genentech’s partnership with the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System in the Bronx, the panel will spotlight community-based, patient-centered solutions tackling barriers to care.

Redefining Leadership in Uncertain Times

Hear from leaders who are moving beyond representation to true influence—driving strategy, shaping policy, and building ecosystems of power.

Navigating The Current Job Market: Strategies to Thrive Amid Change

Hear from industry leaders on the strategies, skills, and mindsets needed to thrive in today’s unpredictable workforce and position yourself for long-term success.

Networking/Lunch Break

Recharge, connect, and build meaningful relationships during our Networking Lunch—where great conversations meet great food.

The Future of Work: Navigating AI, Automation, and Human Potential

Hear from industry leaders on the changing nature of work, the rise of skill-based hiring, the impact of automation on labor, and how we can build systems that not only include—but are designed by and for—diverse talent.

Beyond the Buzzword: Redefining Allyship for Real Impact

This session will explore how allies can move from intention to action, leveraging their influence to challenge systems, champion equity, and co-create cultures of belonging.

Networking Break

A quick break to recharge and network.

Reimagining Wealth In a New Economy

As AI, fintech, and global shifts redefine work and wealth, this panel unites leaders in finance and innovation to confront the racial wealth gap, the role of institutions, the promise and peril of tech, and the leadership needed to build an equitable future.

From Spending to Ownership: Harnessing Black purchasing power and Diaspora remittances to fund our futures

At a time of significant defunding, this session explores how the Black Diaspora can harness its spending power and $100B in annual remittances to build collective wealth, fund our own futures, and drive transformative investments across our communities through innovative investment models.

Resilience, Reality, and How We Thrive Together: A BlackStars Town Hall

Join us for an interactive Q&A with past and present BlackStars honorees as they share how they’re navigating this moment. Together, we’ll examine how to build stronger, more resilient networks to uplift underrepresented talent and leadership in these uncertain times.

BlackStars Connect: Post Summit Networking Mixer

Private Honoree/VIP Reception Sponsored by Morgan Stanley

An intimate gathering where BlackStars honorees, VIP guests, and distinguished partners come together to connect, celebrate, and build meaningful relationships before the main awards gala.

BlackStars Awards: Cocktail Reception & Red Carpet

Network, enjoy live entertainment, unlimited Hors d'oeuvres and cocktails during our pre-awards red carpet/cocktail reception.

BlackStars Awards: Dinner & Ceremony

BlackStars Awards: After-Party

Cap off the BlackStars Experience at our exclusive Afterparty—a night of cocktails, music, dancing, and celebration with honorees, guests, and friends.