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afrotech
Recruiting Summit and Tech Conference
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AfroTech is the largest tech conference in the world that focuses on connecting top college talent with industry leading brands within the tech space, and celebrating Black talent in Tech. The annual conference is a product of Blavity Inc.; a major emerging multimedia platform, and has been producing this event since 2015. I became affiliated with this program in 2017 when I was brought on as the lead event designer within my then employer, Blueprint Studios. My journey with the brand has spanned over 5 years, and I will forever be a fan of what the brand has become, and where it is going.










standard booth design
The conference has scaled tremendously over the years, and now bolsters the top tech brands in the world as reoccurring sponsors. With that comes the need to build out a dynamic exhibit floor featuring world-class booths built to curate the perfect conversations around recruiting.
My approach each year was to find a way to designate the different booth levels graphically and spatially in a way that was harmonious, and efficient.
I worked with a team of designers to create the booths designs, devise the overall floor plan, utilize modular panels and SEG fabric that would allow for speedy install, and sourced furnishings, electronics.
general session
In addition to the exhibit hall of sponsors, the main draw for the event was the countless prominent speakers that graced the General Session stage as well as other breakout spaces. Each year I worked with the Blavity team to scale the main stages design to match the energy and momentum that the brand was gaining.
Each stage design I produced was an attempt to vividly showcase the brands identity, while also being a silent, yet bold backdrop for the conversations that would be had.
While the main stage has since evolved into more so of a digital display, my years with the event sought to explore shape, form and dynamic structures featuring's static graphics and effective color blocking.






























