How to Ask Your Manager to Send You to BFUTR
Get your company to send you to the BFUTR 2025 Global Tech Summit — the largest gathering of Black tech professionals and allies worldwide.
This year’s theme, The New World of Work, explores how AI, leadership, and workplace transformation are shaping the future. By attending, you’ll gain professional development, expand your network, and bring back insights that accelerate both your career and your company’s impact.
Enhance Skills
Deep dives on emerging trends and tools you can apply immediately to your work.
Network + Talent
Engage with industry leaders and peers to strengthen professional relationships and explore partnerships.
Amplify Brand Visibility
Show your company’s commitment to innovation and forward-thinking leadership.
Share Knowledge
Bring back new strategies and multiply the impact across your team.
Preparation Checklist
Budget for Professional Development:
Is there an allocation for events like BFUTR 2025? Does it cover passes only or the full trip?
Project Deadlines:
Do critical deadlines overlap with event dates? How will you meet them?
Team Coverage:
Can responsibilities be covered while you’re away? Will you use reserved on‑site workspaces for meetings?
Company Policy:
What’s the precedent for attending external conferences?
Benefits
Company
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Gain practical strategies to address today’s challenges in tech and business.
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Access insights on AI, leadership, and future-ready workplaces.
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Expand networks that can lead to collaborations, partnerships, and business growth.
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Multiply the ROI by creating a knowledge-sharing plan post-summit.
Attendee
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Deep dives on emerging trends and tools you can apply immediately to your work.
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Engage with industry leaders and peers to strengthen professional relationships and explore partnerships.
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Show your company’s commitment to innovation and forward-thinking leadership.
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Bring back new strategies and multiply the impact across your team.
Email Template to Convince Your Manager
Sample Email
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Subject: Request for Approval to Attend BFUTR 2025 – Enhancing Our Team’s Capabilities
Hello Natalie,
I hope you’re well.
I would like to request approval to attend the 2025 BFUTR Global Tech Summit, taking place November 6–7, 2025, in Toronto. This year’s theme, The New World of Work, makes the event especially timely as it explores how AI, leadership, and workplace transformation are redefining industries.
This summit aligns directly with our goals of being trusted advisors through continued learning and positioning our company as an employer of choice for forward-thinking tech leaders. Key sessions on responsible AI, employer branding, and emerging technologies will provide actionable insights for our upcoming projects and long-term strategies.
Beyond the sessions, BFUTR offers an unparalleled opportunity to connect with industry leaders, innovators, and peers, building relationships that strengthen both our team’s capabilities and our company’s industry presence.
Considering the scope of benefits, the cost of attendance is a high-value investment. To maximize ROI, I will create a plan to capture key takeaways, share insights with the team, and translate learnings into practical applications for our work.
I look forward to your feedback and would be happy to share a more detailed outline of the sessions most relevant to our objectives.
Thank you for considering this opportunity.
Warm regards,
Miguel
Tips for Success
Offer to Share
Propose a post‑event presentation to share insights and learnings.
Cost–Benefit Analysis
Highlight sessions that solve current challenges or accelerate ongoing projects.
Be Flexible
Offer ways to reduce costs (economical travel, shared rooms, pass types).
Ready to make the case?
Customize your email, map sessions to your OKRs, and hit send.