Winning the Future: Mastering Sales in the Age of AI

📅 Date: Thursday 16th October 2025

⏰ Time: 6pm - 9pm

📍 Venue: The Forge, 10th Floor, Exchange House, Braze, 12 Primrose St, London EC2A 2EG

✨ About the Event

The future of sales is here - and it’s powered by AI. But how do Black professionals harness these tools without losing the timeless skills that make sales authentic and human

Winning the Future: Mastering Sales in the Age of AI will explore how digital fluency and core sales fundamentals intersect, giving attendees both strategic insights and practical resources to thrive in today’s rapidly evolving landscape.

This interactive evening combines expert perspectives, career development activities, and networking opportunities - all designed to help you lead with confidence, strengthen your community, and unlock new opportunities in sales 🚀

🗓 Schedule

5:30 PM – Doors Open

5:30 – 6:30 PM: Networking & Career Resources

6:30 – 7:30 PM: Panel Discussion – Winning the Future: Mastering Sales in the Age of AI

7:30 – 9:00 PM: Networking, Mentorship & Career Resources

🚀 Panellists

Tor Abrams - Senior Account Manager at HackerOne
Kofi Ankomah_ GTM at OpenAI
Andrea Onuigbo Head of Sales Dev at Snowflake

🎤 Panel Discussion:

How AI is reshaping the sales profession—and what that means for Black professionals.

Practical strategies to apply AI while preserving authenticity, identity, and trust.

Barriers to access and opportunities to close the gap in training and tools.

The role of mentorship and community in navigating industry change.

Expect an honest, forward-looking conversation that blends career advice with actionable insights you can apply immediately.

🔥 Career & Networking Activities

✔ AI Career Story – Upload your CV/LinkedIn and receive a personalised AI-powered podcast narrating your career journey and future potential.

✔ AI Sales Coach – Test your skills in live, AI-driven sales simulations and get instant feedback on your delivery and messaging.

✔ Professional Headshots – Update your personal brand with a fresh, high-quality photo.

✔ Mentorship & LinkedIn Reviews – Connect with peers and mentors for career guidance.

✔ Networking Bingo – Make meaningful connections in a fun, interactive way.

✔ Caribbean Food & Refreshments – Because great conversations happen over great food.

Interested? Tickets are free but limited, so don't miss out on securing your ticket today! 🎟

See you there!!

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Braze is the leading customer engagement platform that empowers brands to Be Absolutely Engaging.™️ Braze allows any marketer to collect and take action on any amount of data from any source, so they can creatively engage with customers in real time, across channels from one platform. From cross-channel messaging and journey orchestration to Al-powered experimentation and optimization, Braze enables companies to build and maintain absolutely engaging relationships with their customers that foster growth and loyalty.

"At Braze, we believe in the passion of our people. We seek to ignite that passion by setting high standards, championing teamwork, and creating work-life harmony—while we all navigate rapid, global growth—together.We thrive when people add their unique perspectives to our ever-growing teams—and we strive to empower you to make an impact that fuels both you, and our business."

Braze Careers

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Please note that filming/photography is taking place at this event, for promotional and archival purposes. The photographs and recordings made are likely to appear on our website. If you would prefer not to be photographed please let the photographer know.

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