Atlanta tech conference bridges the gap between music, tech and Black entrepreneurship

A group of tech leaders are gathering in front on a Render ATL backdrop for a photo.
Render ATL CEO Justin Samuels (center), Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens (right), and his Senior Tech Advisor Donnie Beamer (left) posing for a photo alongside members of Atlanta's tech ecosystem at the conference's kickoff event in April. (Marlon Hyde/WABE)

Atlanta-based tech conference Render ATL begins Wednesday. The three-day event seeks to be a platform for Atlanta’s innovators.

The event’s CEO, Justin Samuels, says Atlanta’s innovator ecosystem sits at the intersection of hip-hop and the business world, redefining innovation through the lens of young Black and brown creators. 

“What I’ve built rendered to mean is that the South is tired of being picked over and tired of having our talent taken away,” Samuels said.