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Connect with professionals, entrepreneurs, organizations and businesses across the ACE community.
📅 ACE Business Expo — June 19, 2027 • Michigan • Get Tickets on EventBox • 🌍 ACE is a year-round network connecting businesses, communities & opportunities • 🤝 Sponsorship opportunities are open — Partner with ACE
Africa Connect Expo
Connect.
Build.
Grow Together.
Connecting Businesses, Communities & Opportunities.
ACE is growing into a year-round network where people, professionals and businesses can connect, discover opportunities, participate in events and build stronger relationships across Africa and the global diaspora.
Business Expo
June 19, 2027
Location
Michigan, USA
Tickets
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ACE Community
ACE continues after the event.
The Expo brings people together. ACE Community keeps those relationships alive throughout the year through networking, conversations, groups, events and opportunity discovery.
Join ACEShare & socialize
Members will be able to post, comment, connect, join groups and build meaningful relationships.
Discover people & businesses
Find members, businesses, services and potential collaborators in one trusted network.
Create opportunity
Turn community connections into partnerships, referrals, business relationships and growth.
ACE Membership
Choose how you want to connect.
ACE is designed with a free community entry point, an individual annual membership and a business membership for organizations that want greater visibility and commercial tools.
Community Member
Free
For anyone who wants to join the ACE network, participate in the community and discover opportunities.
ACE Community participation
Personal member profile
Connect, follow and message members
Browse events, jobs and opportunities
Purchase ACE event tickets
ACE Member
$25/year
For individuals who want additional member privileges, discounts and year-round networking benefits.
Everything in Community Membership
Official ACE Member digital card
Member event pricing
Priority access to selected activities
Member-only benefits and partner offers
Business Member
$199/year
For businesses and organizations that want visibility, leads, talent, events and business-growth tools.
Full public business profile and ACE Business Member badge
Business Directory visibility
Business Center and engagement analytics
Post business opportunities and commercial updates
Post jobs and access talent tools
Submit business events for ACE review
Member pricing for selected ACE events and exhibitor opportunities
Membership account enrollment will be activated as the ACE member platform rolls out. Contact ACE now if you want to participate.
Signature Events
Two experiences. One ACE network.
ACE brings the community together through a professional indoor business expo and a separate outdoor culture and food festival.
Indoor Signature Event
ACE Business Expo
June 19, 2027•Michigan, USA
Business networking, exhibitors, sponsors, panels, ACE Awards, jobs and talent, professional connections and opportunity discovery.
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Outdoor Signature Event
ACE Culture & Food Festival
Future event date to be announced
Food vendors, culture, music, fashion, community, merchandise and a public celebration of African and diaspora identity.
Festival InterestYear-Round Opportunity
More than an event calendar.
ACE is being built to help members discover people, businesses, jobs, talent, partnerships, events and other relevant opportunities throughout the year.
Jobs & Talent
Connect employers with professionals and professionals with opportunity.
Business Opportunities
Support partnerships, supplier discovery, referrals and collaboration.
ACE Match
Future intelligent matching based on what a member is looking for.
Global Connections
Strengthen links between Michigan, Africa and the broader diaspora.
For Businesses
Build visibility beyond one event day.
ACE Business Membership
The $199/year Business Membership is designed to give businesses a year-round presence inside ACE instead of disappearing when the Expo ends.
Full public business profile and ACE Business Member badge
Business Directory visibility
Business Center and engagement analytics
Post business opportunities and commercial updates
Post jobs and access talent tools
Submit business events for ACE review
Member pricing for selected ACE events and exhibitor opportunities
ACE Business Expo
Meet. Exhibit. Network. Grow.
June 19, 2027 • Michigan, USA • Venue to be announced