If you’ve been stuck inside for two years like the rest of us, you’re probably wondering – what is CultureCon? CultureCon™ is a conference that celebrates culture, community, and creatives of color. Launched in 2016 by Imani Ellis, the millennial powered conference picked up major steam before going virtual during the pandemic years as CultureCon At Home.
Now, back #IRL, CultureCon is the ultimate creative homecoming, highlighting conversations that range from building a business to building a life. Forbes says “CultureCon is a conference every creative should attend.” We couldn’t agree more.
Newark anchor institution Audible returns to the Culture Stage at CultureCon with a compelling panel highlighting a highly anticipated new Audible Original scripted dramedy podcast, Kym, as well as a must-visit interactive destination in Activation Alley. Also in Activation Alley, Disney’s Onyx Collective makes their inaugural debut at ready to amplify creatives and their culturally-specific stories; the Audible Speak Easy Lounge where you might just rub elbows with the decision maker to green light your pdocast; the Toyota Driving Dreams Forward experience with artwork by Quiana Parks; the LinkedIn Headshots booth which is changing the definition of professionalism for the 21st Century workforce; the Reebok Bodega powered by Foot Locker and more!
Past CultureCon™ speakers include Will Smith, Spike Lee, Tracee Ellis Ross, John Legend, Regina King,
Check out our latest video on YouTube for the all the behind the scenes inside scoop on what you need to know to make it in the entertainment industry, getting your business right, monetizing your influencer brand capital and Black Hollywood movers and shakers like Tracee Ellis Ross, NAACP Image Award® winning film and television writer, producer, director, and actor Kenya Barris; Emmy® award-winning creator Lena Waithe; Academy® award-nominated creator Taraji P. Henson; and Calvin Quallis Entrepreneur, Founder & CEO of Quallis Brands – but you know him as “Mr. Scotch Porter”.
Lena Waithe, Coleman Domingo, Sanaa Lathan, Keke Palmer, and more. CultureCon is the first of its kind ideas conference that caters to all aspects of creative and young professional life. Across the river, our neighbors The Creative Collective NYC expanded CultureCon At Home into a virtual campus that reaches creatives in over 131 countries around the world, and launched Creative Curriculum, a series of digital masterclasses touching on everything from entrepreneurship to navigating the corporate world. CultureCon New York City is the last stop on a three city CultureCon tour, with previous activations popping up in Atlanta and Los Angeles. CultureCon 2022 is presented by HBO Max™. Major partners include LinkedIn, Cash App, Square, Meta’s We The Culture, Nike Yardrunners, Netflix, Audible, Disney’s Onyx Collective, TikTok, Toyota, Prime Video, Wieden and Kennedy, Google, Grey Goose Vodka and Patron Tequila, Foot Locker, Condé Nast, Clinique, COCA-COLA®, Scotch Porter, JET, Stackwell Capital, Skillshare, TONL and annex88.
Photo by Jamon Davis courtesy CultureCon™
