UK Black Business Week & Show 2026

UK Black Business Week is a six-day programme at ExCeL London for Black professionals, founders and business leaders in the UK and Europe. It opens with a networking party, runs industry-specific talks, forums and careers fairs through the week, and culminates in the UK Black Business Show exhibition and conference day on Saturday 17 October.

Week programme

Anchor events are grouped by sector and audience across the week.

• Opening Networking Party (12 October)
• Black Women Business Talks and Black Men Business Talks (13 October)
• Black STEM Careers Fair, Talent & Allyship Forum, Black Tech Experience, Black in Legal (14 October)
• Fashion & Beauty Talks, Ecommerce Strategy Talks, Masters of Scale, Media, Culture and Sports (15 October)
• Black Property Talks, Careers in Finance, Black Finance Talks, AI Advantage, The Mainstream (16 October)
• UK Black Business Show and After Party (17 October)

UK Black Business Show

The closing show day runs from 9am to 6pm and brings together exhibitors, speakers and entrepreneurs with the aim of helping more Black women and men make a positive difference to the economy.

Scale

The organizer describes the week as the biggest business event for Black professionals and entrepreneurs in the UK and Europe, with around 21 events, some 200 speakers and roughly 15,000 attendees.

Tickets & passes

• Premium Week Pass — GBP 250: Early bird / pre-reg; £300 onsite. All events Mon–Sat incl. parties and Gold Lounge
• Standard Week Pass — GBP 150: Early bird / pre-reg; £240 onsite. All events Tue–Sat excluding parties
• UK Black Business Show Day Pass — GBP 45: Early bird, 17 October 9am–6pm
• Gold Pass — GBP 70: Early bird / pre-reg; £80 onsite. Show, Gold Lounge, After Party, priority entry
• Individual talks — GBP 35: Early bird / pre-reg from £35 per session (e.g. Black Women Business Talks)
• Black STEM Careers Fair (16–24) — Free: Free, registration required