Shannon Sharpe will deliver the keynote address at Render ATL Tech 2024

RenderATL Tech Conference 2024 will happen next month during Atlanta’s official tech week and will feature Shannon Sharpe, DJ Pee.Wee, aka Anderson.Paak, and more.

The Black-owned tech conference in Atlanta is taking in over America’s Mart from June 12 to 14 and will feature, amongst others, Shannon Sharpe as a keynote speaker, DJ Pee.Wee at the RenderHouse afterparty and honoring Google engineer Kelsey Hightower. Over 5,000 attendees will attend the RenderATL Tech conference, trade show and music festival, whose impressive program includes over 70 partners, keynotes, seminars and workshops featuring pioneers of artificial intelligence, software engineering, design, product and project management, leadership technology and more .

Render sessions leave participants with invaluable insight into the latest trends and advancements in the technology and engineering industry, in addition to a deep dive into cutting-edge technologies that will help them gain key practical skills that will enable them to reach their fields. There are also opportunities for employers to recruit, given the high success rate of job placement conferences.

“2024 marks a pivotal moment for the technology community as we gather in Atlanta for RenderATL,” says Justin Samues, founder and CEO of RenderATL.

“At the technology conference, we have now brought together the best speakers and workshop facilitators to create the best continuous learning environment to assist our participants further their profession development and technology development beyond the limits of industry knowledge, especially in reference to our core deal with artificial intelligence, in a few years of experience for this purpose.

Since its launch in 2019, RenderATL has grown yr over yr. It serves as an economic boost to Atlanta’s local economy, generating revenues exceeding $6.5 million through citywide events that promote local businesses, service providers, hotels, restaurants and transportation services.

As the conference continues to grow and partner with major corporations like this yr’s title sponsor Zillow, RenderATL sees the way it will proceed to bridge the gap between technology and culture.

“I think Black people (have) had unique experiences in the tech industry (…) but as we continue to see the immersion of leaders, we see that there is ability, hope and talent that (deserve) equal opportunity” – Briana Holmes, Director for marketing and communication at RenderATL says Developing.

“It’s worth creating yourself, taking advantage of opportunities we never expected, obtaining VC funds (and obtaining) all the certificates for which we had the opportunity to attend boot camps.”

There is a vibrant future ahead for Black professionals and creators in the tech space, and RenderATL goals to assist more people see and adapt to limitless possibilities.

“I think the Black community in particular is in a very unique situation. (They will) be able to develop even further and (ensure) that they not only create opportunities to develop, learn and scale their skills and talents, but also, in doing so, (create) an opportunity to change the entire trajectory of the entire family,” Holmes said.