This year, we gather under a theme that honors heritage while forging the future. Through curated sessions, dynamic speakers, and immersive experiences, we’ll explore how Black leaders are shaping legacies rooted in purpose, power, and progress. Join a vibrant community of entrepreneurs, innovators, wealth creators, and professionals from Austin and beyond for a day designed to elevate leadership, celebrate identity, and ignite transformation. Backed by a bold visual identity inspired by tech innovation and Adinkra symbolism, this year’s conference is where tradition meets trajectory.
Be part of a movement that’s defining what’s next.
What happens when legacy is on the line—and the mic is in your hand? Dr. Steve Perry opens the 2025 Black X Conference with The Ujima Address—a sacred keynote named in honor of the late Heath Donell Creech, the quiet architect behind Austin’s Black leadership resurgence. This isn’t just the first speech of the day. It’s the pulse check. The mirror. The call. Rooted in the Kwanzaa principle of Ujima—Collective Work and Responsibility, this moment is a reckoning. Because despite our progress, too many Black leaders in Central Texas are still walking alone. Still building in silos. Still pouring from nearly empty cups. And yet—we keep showing up. We keep rising. The question is: what now? Dr. Perry brings fire and focus to that question. Known nationally for his unapologetic commitment to youth, equity, and community transformation, he enters the stage not just to inspire—but to disrupt. To shake the room into alignment. To make us remember that legacy is not a luxury—it’s an obligation. He stands where Heath Creech once stood: behind the scenes, building stages for others. Now, his words will carry the torch Heath lit—charging every leader in the room to lead with more purpose, more accountability, and more urgency. This is not a welcome. This is a mandate. And the moment is now.
