ABOUT THE GLOBAL BLACK BILLIONAIRES SUMMIT
OUR GLOBAL INSTITUTION
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The Global Black Billionaires Summit is a permanent international institution dedicated to advancing Black economic power, wealth creation, and global leadership. Our mission is to unite visionary entrepreneurs, investors, and cultural leaders to foster cross-border partnerships, scalable economic programs, and sustainable wealth creation initiatives.
Through inclusive, high-level engagements, the Summit seeks to accelerate economic sovereignty for Black communities worldwide while shaping a globally recognized platform for innovation and impact.
INSTITUTIONAL MISSION
The Summit exists to:
- 🛡️ Protect and elevate Black intellectual property and innovation from exploitation.
- 📈 Fund and scale Black-owned enterprises into billion-dollar global ventures.
- 🌐 Unite Black wealth and influence across continents into a coordinated economic network.
- 🏛️ Establish permanent systems of ownership and governance through trade, finance, policy, and technology.
- 🌳 Drive generational impact, ensuring economic sovereignty for Black communities worldwide.
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GLOBAL MANDATE
The Global Black Billionaires Summit is not a conventional conference. It is a strategic convening of the world’s most influential Black leaders and allies, designed to:
- ⚖️ Shape global economic policy supporting Black wealth creation.
- 🤝 Forge long-term partnerships between Black entrepreneurs, investors, and international markets.
- 🛡️ Provide a secure ecosystem for scaling innovation and intellectual property.
- 🌐 Cultivate cross-continental alliances that strengthen trade, investment, and infrastructure networks.
This mandate is more than policy — it is a global commitment to ensure Black economic sovereignty is protected, recognized, and advanced for generations.
GLOBAL IMPACT PROJECTION
2026 Global Impact Projections
As the Summit launches its inaugural edition, the institution is projecting:
- 6,000+ global attendees
- 20+ countries represented
- $10M–$50M in projected business and investment deal flow
- 200+ exhibiting enterprises and innovators
- 40+ government delegations
- Global media reach exceeding 30 million viewers
These projections outline the foundational scale on which the Summit’s future institutional expansion will be built.
Projections are based on early interest, advisory feedback, and market research.
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GOVERNANCE & LEADERSHIP
The Global Black Billionaires Summit operates under a governance model built to ensure transparency, institutional credibility, and long-term global impact. The organization is guided by a strategic leadership team and supported by sector experts across multiple regions of the world.
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EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP
Founder & Chair
Tebo Dambe
Provides the overarching vision, strategic direction, and institutional mission for the Summit’s global platform.
Executive Director
Nana Churcher
Oversees global operations, program development, and execution of all Summit initiatives.
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Jonathan Evans
Leads capital strategy, financial governance, compliance, and institutional partnership structuring.
Chief Operations Officer (COO)
Samantha Lee
Manages logistics, event systems, operational scaling, and cross-continental coordination.
Chief Strategy & Partnerships Officer
Nicole Shawn
Develops high-level alliances, sponsorships, and strategic institutional relationships.
Director of Innovation & Technology
Ashley Felton
Oversees digital infrastructure, technology integration, cybersecurity, and innovation-driven enterprise systems.
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GOVERNANCE & INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE
To support its global mission and long-term integrity, the Summit operates under a multi-tier governance model ensuring accountability, fiduciary responsibility, and sustainable growth.
Governance & Institutional Integrity
It defines how decisions are made, who holds authority, and how the Summit maintains neutrality across regions and sectors.
1. Founding Office
The Founding Office—led by the Founder—safeguards the Summit’s origin, mission, and institutional identity. The Founder establishes the global mandate, authorizes strategic partnerships, and ensures ethical and cultural alignment across all initiatives.
Checks & Institutional Balance: While the Founding Office maintains the Summit’s mission, the Governing Board provides independent oversight to ensure balanced, accountable, and transparent decision-making as the institution evolves.
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2. Executive Leadership
Executive Leadership oversees the operational and programmatic execution of the Summit. This includes management of programming, partnerships, communications, finance, governance, and multinational Summit activation.
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3. Governing Board (Fiduciary Oversight)
The Governing Board provides independent fiduciary oversight, risk management, and strategic stewardship. It approves major financial decisions, reviews institutional performance, and safeguards the Summit’s mission and ethical standards. The Board meets quarterly to review operations, partnerships, and long-term strategy
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4. Global Advisory & Vision Council
A distinguished body of global leaders providing cross-sector expertise, strategic vision, and creative guidance to the Summit’s Executive Leadership and Board of Directors.
Members are selected for geographic diversity, sector excellence, and alignment with the Summit’s mission, ensuring representation across North America, Europe, Middle East, Africa, and the Caribbean in sectors such as finance, entertainment, fashion & beauty, technology, culture, and innovation.
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5. Regional Chairs
Regional Chairs will lead continental and national engagement, representing the Summit across key geographies:
- North America
- Africa
- Middle East
- Europe
- Caribbean
They coordinate regional partnerships, grassroots economic programs, diplomatic relations, and local stakeholder integration.
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6. Governance Charter & Decision Making
The Governance Charter defines institutional roles, decision-making frameworks, operational protocols, and ethical standards. It ensures transparency, accountability, and long-term continuity.
Decision-Making Framework:
- Governing Board: fiduciary oversight, institutional strategy, and approvals
- Founding Office: mission protection and partnership authorization
- Executive Leadership: operational execution and program delivery
- Advisory & Vision Council: strategic guidance
- Regional Chairs: local implementation and stakeholder engagement
All major decisions follow a documented approval pathway with voting procedures and conflict-resolution protocols.
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7. Leadership Terms & Succession Planning
To ensure renewal and continuity, governance roles follow structured terms:
Governing Board: 3-year renewable terms
- Advisory & Vision Council: 2-year renewable terms
- Regional Chairs: 2-year terms with performance review
- Executive Leadership: reviewed annually
Succession planning ensures smooth transitions and preserves institutional memory.
8. Transparency & Public Accountability
The Summit maintains full transparency through:
- Annual financial statements and institutional updates
- Governance audits and board performance reviews
- Public summaries of strategic decisions and outcomes
- Stakeholder reporting, including Founders Circle and regional partners
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9. Role Separation & Institutional Clarity
- The Advisory & Vision Council provides strategic guidance only.
- Executive Leadership manages operations and program delivery.
- Governing Board oversees fiduciary accountability and approves major decisions.
This clear separation preserves operational efficiency and prevents overlap.
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10. Governance Policies & Accountability Framework
To maintain global transparency, institutional integrity, and world-class standards, the Summit adopts a comprehensive governance policy framework aligned with international best practices.
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A. Fiduciary Duties of the Governing Board
All Board Members operate under three core fiduciary duties:
- Duty of Care – making informed decisions, reviewing financials, and exercising responsible oversight.
- Duty of Loyalty – avoiding conflicts of interest and acting solely in the Summit’s best interest.
- Duty of Obedience – ensuring all actions align with the Summit’s mission, charter, and legal requirements.
These duties protect the institution’s long-term credibility and mission integrity.
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B. Conflict of Interest & Ethical Standards
To uphold neutrality and safeguard institutional trust:
- All Board, Council, and Leadership members submit annual conflict-of-interest disclosures
- Members must recuse themselves from decisions where personal interest may interfere
- A Code of Ethics governs conduct, partnerships, and decision-making
The Summit maintains Directors & Officers (D&O) liability insurance for responsible governance
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C. Risk Management & Institutional Protection
The Governing Board oversees a continuous risk-management framework involving:
- Annual risk assessments
- Financial audits and compliance reviews
- Operational and reputational risk monitoring
- Crisis management and institutional continuity planning
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D. Leadership Training & Onboarding
All Board, Advisory Council, and Regional Chairs receive structured onboarding, including:
- Governance training
- Financial literacy orientation
- Ethical standards & compliance review
- Strategic mission briefing
Annual development ensures leaders remain aligned with global governance standards.
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E. Performance Evaluation & Board Health Checks
To maintain high institutional standards:
- The Board conducts annual self-assessments
- Committees undergo periodic performance evaluations
- Governance policies are reviewed and updated yearly
- Institutional audits ensure operational integrity
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F. Governance Rhythm & Meeting Frequency
The Summit follows a consistent meeting structure:
- Quarterly Board meetings
- Biannual committee meetings
- Annual Board retreat focused on strategy, impact, and global planning
All decisions are documented, archived, and stored for transparency
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G. Transparency & Public Accountability
To maintain global credibility, the Summit commits to:
- Publishing annual summaries of impact and financial performance
- Reporting major institutional developments
- Documenting governance procedures and decision-making processes
- Providing stakeholders with clear institutional updates
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Institutional Purpose of Governance
This governance framework ensures that the Summit remains:
- Neutral and globally inclusive
- Strategically aligned with long-term economic outcomes
- Accountable to partners, delegates, and stakeholders
- Positioned as a credible, permanent international institution
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CEO'S & FOUNDER'S CIRCLE
As part of its long-term governance model, the Summit is assembling a Founders Circle of 20–50 early believers—business owners, investors, cultural leaders, and entrepreneurs—who commit to our mission and help shape the Summit’s future.
Join the Founders Circle: Become one of the 20–50 global founding visionaries who will support, guide, and invest in our mission.
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DIPLOMATIC ENGAGEMENT & GLOBAL LEADERSHIP
We are inviting ministers, heads of state, and government delegations to participate in closed-door roundtables — offering global trade, investment, and diplomatic opportunities, working through embassies, consulates and trade offices to extend participation.
We are engaging at the ministerial level through diplomatic channels — embassies, trade offices, and consulates — to convene trade and investment delegations.
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FOUNDING ADVISORY & VISION COUNCIL
The Global Black Billionaires Summit is guided by its Founding Advisory & Vision Council — a curated group of innovators, investors, business leaders, and cultural visionaries from the Americas, the Middle East, Europe, Africa and the Caribbean.
The Council provides strategic guidance to the Summit’s Executive Leadership and Board of Directors, meeting quarterly to advise, validate partnerships, and ensure global impact.
The Founding Advisory Council meets quarterly to provide advice, validate partnerships, and ensure the Summit’s global impact
Founding Advisory Members (Placeholder — Official Names Announced early 2026):
- C. R. Bennett — Media & Cultural Strategy
- Dr. L. K. Adebayo — Global Innovation Advisor
- Samirah V. Clarke — International Partnerships & Creative Industries
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REGIONAL LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE
Regional Leadership (Appointments Announced in 2026)
To ensure global representation and accurate diaspora engagement, the Summit will establish:
- North America Regional Chair
- Middle East Regional Chair
- Caribbean Regional Chair
- Europe & UK Regional Chair
- Africa Regional Chair
Each Chair will cultivate strategic partnerships, government engagement, and economic participation across their region.
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STRATEGIC PILLARS
The Summit’s initiatives are guided by five pillars:
- 🏛️ Economic Infrastructure – Building sustainable financial systems, trade networks, and corporate governance frameworks.
- 💹 Global Investment & Capital Access – Connecting high-potential Black enterprises with international investors and financial institutions.
- 💡Innovation & Technology Advancement – Supporting entrepreneurship in emerging industries, fintech, and digital transformation.
- 🎨 Cultural Leadership & Media Influence – Elevating Black creativity and narratives in global culture, entertainment, and media.
- 🌳 Generational Wealth & Legacy Building – Establishing institutions and assets that secure intergenerational prosperity.
Every pillar exists for one purpose: to build systems that protect Black wealth, creativity, and generational power.
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INCLUSIVE GLOBAL VISION
While the Summit centers on Black leadership and empowerment, it actively welcomes allies, partners, and institutions committed to economic justice, equitable collaboration, and advancing Black influence globally. Participation is grounded in shared responsibility, accountability, and strategic alignment with the Summit’s mission.
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OUR STORY
The Global Black Billionaires Summit was born from a simple but urgent truth:
Black wealth exists — but the global infrastructure to protect it, multiply it, and transfer it across generations does not.
For decades, Black excellence has shaped culture, innovation, and influence around the world. Yet despite historic creativity, global contributions, and rising economic power, Black wealth remains fragmented across continents, unsupported by long-term institutions, and vulnerable to systemic barriers.
This Summit was created to change that.
It began as a vision shared by leaders, founders, creators, investors, and builders from across the diaspora — all of whom recognized the same gap:
Black prosperity is advancing, but the global architecture around it has never been built.
Dubai, a city that understands scale, permanence, and possibility, became the perfect birthplace for this new economic institution. What started as a gathering quickly evolved into something bigger: a permanent global platform dedicated to economic sovereignty, wealth creation, and generational transfer.
Our Story is not about individuals — it is about building the infrastructure our future deserves.
The Summit exists to unite global innovators, investors, policy-makers, and creatives under one shared purpose:
to ensure Black brilliance translates into measurable, lasting, global wealth.
This is more than an event.
It is a movement.
And it is the beginning of a global economic era built with intention, strategy, and ownership.
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FOUNDER'S MESSAGE
Global Black Billionaires Summit Presented by Global Black Billionaires LLC
A Declaration of Purpose
For generations, Black creativity has shaped the world. Our art defines culture. Our innovation moves economies. Our influence builds industries. Yet the originators of this brilliance are too often excluded from true ownership, long-term wealth, and strategic power. While our genius is celebrated, it is also routinely commodified, replicated, and profited from—without equity, without acknowledgment, and without sovereignty.
The Global Black Billionaires Summit was established to change this—not in theory, but in action.
“This Summit was born from a simple truth: Black people are not just contributors to global culture—we are the architects of the future. Yet architecture means little without ownership. This gathering is more than a meeting—it is the birth of a global economic power that will shape history. We are here to reclaim our narrative, scale our empires, and unite our wealth across continents—not for symbolism, but for sovereignty.”
— Tebo Dambe, Founder & Chair, Global Black Billionaires LLC
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Founder & Chair
Tebo Dambe, Founder & Chair of Global Black Billionaires LLC, leads a dedicated team of advisors, industry experts, and global partners in building the Summit as a permanent institution for Black economic empowerment. With a vision for generational wealth, cross-continental collaboration, and intellectual property protection, she guides the Summit’s strategy while empowering a diverse team to execute its mission worldwide.
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INAUGURAL ACTIVATION: Dubai 2026
The first convening of the Global Black Billionaires Summit will take place in Dubai from November 11–14, 2026, culminating in The Diamond Gala, an exclusive evening celebrating visionary leaders reshaping industries and cultural landscapes worldwide. Dubai’s status as a global hub of innovation, finance, and strategic vision reflects the Summit’s ambition: to catalyze Black economic power on a global scale.
The Dubai gathering will serve as a model for future annual activations, establishing a blueprint for permanent global infrastructure, cross-border investment, and strategic alliance-building that extends far beyond any single event.
5‑YEAR INSTITUTIONAL ROADMAP (2026 – 2030)
Our Five-Year Roadmap
This Summit is not just an event — it’s the foundation of a global institution. Over the next five years, we will:
- Year 1 — Dubai: Launch inaugural Summit & Advisory Council
- Year 2 — Africa Hubs: Regional trade & investment activations
- Year 3 — Innovation Corridors: Tech exchange programs & policy labs
- Year 4 — Capital Platforms: Mobilize African & diaspora capital
- Year 5 — Global Infrastructure: Year-round institutions, trade networks, legacy systems
By Year 5, our institution will generate permanent infrastructure, cross-border capital corridors, and technology-driven trade networks to sustain Black economic sovereignty for generations.
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MEDIA & COMMUNICATION NETWORK
Global Media Network
We are building a multi-platform media strategy to amplify the Summit’s voice and mission. This network will include:
- Major international broadcast partners
- Financial and business news outlets
- Cultural, lifestyle, and creative media
- Diverse diaspora media organizations
Our media strategy includes live streaming, highlights films, and broadcast partnerships to maximize global reach and audience engagement across continents
Official media partner announcements will begin in May 2026, with media accreditation opening February 2026.
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LEGACY & IMPACT
The Global Black Billionaires Summit is committed to leaving a lasting imprint on the global economic landscape. By uniting visionaries, leveraging capital, and formalizing systems of Black ownership and governance, the Summit seeks to reshape industries, influence policy, and secure economic sovereignty for generations to come.
This is more than an event — by Year 5, our vision is to establish permanent global economic infrastructure for Black wealth and trade.
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EARLY MOMENTUM & GLOBAL ALIGNMENT
Even ahead of its inaugural year, the Global Black Billionaires Summit is gaining strong international alignment from leaders, institutions, and innovators who recognize the urgent need for a permanent global platform dedicated to Black economic power.
Across finance, technology, entrepreneurship, and cultural sectors, there is growing alignment around a shared vision:
Black wealth requires permanent global infrastructure — and the Summit is the beginning of that foundation.
Early expressions of alignment include:
- Leaders across Africa, North America, Europe, and the Caribbean
- Institutions focused on economic development, investment, and innovation
- Private-sector voices advocating for equitable global opportunities
- Advisors and supporters from business, media, and international strategy
This alignment confirms a powerful truth:
the world is ready for an institution of this scale — and the Summit is rising at precisely the right moment.
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IMPACT & FUTURE
The Global Black Billionaires Summit continues to grow as a permanent institution, supported by a global executive team, advisory bodies, and strategic partners committed to building lasting economic foundations.
Our Impact So Far
- Strategic connections between investors, founders, and global partners
- Multi-million-dollar opportunities catalyzed across industries
- New ventures, collaborations, and cross-continental partnerships
- Global thought leadership shaping economic, cultural, and entrepreneurial innovation
Looking Ahead
- Expanded global programming across regions and sectors
- Long-term generational wealth initiatives for global Black communities
- Strengthened partnerships with institutions, governments, and industry leaders
- Permanent infrastructure connecting leaders and innovators worldwide
The Summit continues to grow as a global anchor for Black economic power — an institution designed to protect, elevate, and sustain Black brilliance for generations.
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A CALL TO ALL
The Summit invites forward-thinking leaders, investors, and innovators to engage in strategic participation:
- Apply to Attend – Join the inaugural convening of global Black leaders.
- Become a Founding Partner – Invest in the permanent infrastructure of Black wealth.
- Join the Economic Alliance – Collaborate across continents to build sustainable, generational prosperity.
Join us in shaping a new era of protected, scalable Black innovation worldwide.
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