All Athene in the News Applications open for 2023 Athene Black & Brown Business Summit Pitch Competition February 15, 2023 This content is categorized as: Corporate Social Responsibility & Awards On April 20-21, 2023, the third annual Athene Black & Brown Business Summit will be held at the Athene West Des Moines campus. At the summit, minority entrepreneurs and professionals come together to hear speakers, make connections and resources to help their businesses grow and prosper. The national pitch competition accepts business ideas from minority entrepreneurs across the country. Participants not only learn to hone their pitch, get great exposure and feedback, but each participant walks away with something – over the last two years more than $50,000 has been given to pitch competition participants. Watch the We are Iowa Local 5 News interview with Terrence Thames, CEO of Cocoa Creative Agency and Summit planning committee member. Learn more about the Athene Black & Brown Business Summit and apply for the pitch competition.