The Black Founders team is hitting the road.

On March 5, the founders will travel to Long Beach, CA to participate in the annual TED 2012 conference. TED — representing technology, entertainment, and design, is a fast paced, multi-day meeting of minds and Black Founders are very excited to be in attendance.

And the road trip doesn’t end there, Black Founders is heading to Texas! Nnena, Chris, Hadiyah, and Monique will be presenting the panel discussion, Pay it Forward: Building Successful Startups, at this year’s South by Southwest festival in Austin, TX. Pay it Forward will explore how technology can promote social good and how to access these possibilities. The panel will take place on March 10, 2012 at 12pm.

SXSW, an annual festival dedicated to art, music, film, and tech will take place March 9-18, 2012. For more information, visit http://sxsw.com/

Learn more about Ted 2012 at http://www.ted.com/pages/registration