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A proposed opportunity for entrepreneurs, creatives, and culture-shapers to meet, exchange perspectives, and begin new conversations.
An inaugural gathering · Miami 2026
Where culture
meets capital.
A proposed meeting point for Black founders, executives, investors and culture-shapers. A first chapter, envisioned in Miami.
An expression of interest. Not a confirmed RSVP. Art Basel Miami season · Proposed early December · Date & time TBD.
01 / Proposed timing
Early December 2026
Tentative. Actual date & time TBD.
02 / Proposed setting
1 Hotel South Beach
Miami Beach, Florida · Venue unconfirmed.
03 / The first chapter
Culture. Community. Capital.
An inaugural gathering · Program provisional.
The gathering / A Miami beginning
A shared vision.
An intentional beginning.
Black Angels Global is envisioning its inaugural gathering in Miami during Art Basel Miami season—a moment to bring Black entrepreneurship, culture, and community into the same conversation.
The proposed evening is a starting point: space for new connections, thoughtful exchange, and an introduction to the idea of founding membership.
We’re in the planning chapter. Date, time, venue, program, and all partnerships are provisional and unconfirmed.
Explore the proposed experienceThe proposed experience
Good company.
Meaningful conversation.
A working vision, not a confirmed program.
No speakers or partners are confirmed.
Culture in conversation
Envisioned conversations at the intersection of entrepreneurship and culture. Topics, format, and participants remain to be determined.
The founding chapter
A proposed introduction to Black Angels Global’s founding-membership concept. Structure, terms, and details are not yet confirmed.
A horizon, not a confirmed date
The countdown to possibility.
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Illustrative planning target only: December 4, 2026 at 6:00 PM EST (Miami local time).
This target is not an approved event date. Actual date and time are TBD.
All event details remain provisional and subject to confirmation.
Founding membership / An open invitation
Every movement starts
with a first circle.
Interested in the founding chapter of Black Angels Global? Express your interest in helping shape a community where culture and entrepreneurship meet.
Membership is in development. No pricing, benefits, eligibility, or commitments have been finalized. Expressing interest is not enrollment.
Explore founding membershipLeadership / Stewards of the vision
The people
shaping the beginning.
Five board seats remain open.
Appointments and biographies to be announced.
Founding Executive Director
Kevin Cadette
Kevin Cadette is Founding Executive Director of Black Angels Global. A startup founder and technology leader, he previously served as Executive Director of Black Angels Miami. His experience spans bootstrapped ventures and technology leadership at Fortune 50 companies.
Bio sourceAdvisory board · Seven seats
- 01
Hilmon Sorey
Hilmon Sorey is co-founder of ClozeLoop and a partner at seed-stage investment firm 2.12 Angels. His Silicon Valley experience includes go-to-market strategy and training for companies such as Salesforce, SurveyMonkey, and DigitalOcean. He advises startups and writes on B2B sales and growth strategy. In Miami, he co-founded The Source and supports technology workforce development through his board leadership at Tech Knowledge.
- 02
Ted Lucas
Ted Lucas co-founded The Source, a Miami technology hub connecting entrepreneurs, investors, and the community. Through TechNolij, he supports access to technology education and entrepreneurship. He also founded Slip-N-Slide Records in 1994, helping develop artists including Trick Daddy, Trina, and Rick Ross, and the Ted Lucas Foundation, supporting youth education and community programs in Miami.
- 03
To be announced
Appointment and biography to be announced.
- 04
To be announced
Appointment and biography to be announced.
- 05
To be announced
Appointment and biography to be announced.
- 06
To be announced
Appointment and biography to be announced.
- 07
To be announced
Appointment and biography to be announced.
Original Miami-inspired artwork. Not a photograph of the proposed venue.
The proposed setting / Venue unconfirmed
Miami’s shoreline.
A fitting backdrop.
1 Hotel South Beach
2341 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, Florida
1 Hotel South Beach is the proposed location for this first gathering. No booking, partnership, affiliation, or endorsement by the hotel is confirmed.
Discover 1 Hotel South Beach (opens in a new tab)The next chapter / Express your interest
Be part of
the beginning.
An interest in the gathering. A curiosity about founding membership. A conversation worth starting.
Tell us which chapter interests you. All event and membership details remain provisional.
Before you submit
This interest list is not collecting requests online yet. The form prepares a text file for you to download to your device. No data is sent or stored online, and no RSVP is confirmed. The file is for your records; it is not delivered to Black Angels Global.