Plenaries Sessions and Luncheons
The Global LGBT Workplace Summit offers two general sessions, two lunch sessions and three breakout sessions, each with eight workshops, providing rich opportunities to learn about best practices and successful efforts around the world.
Thursday, 5 July
9:00 – 11:00 / Opening General Session
Room: Westminster Ballroom
Level: -3
Speakers include:
Harry van Dorenmalen / Chairman, IBM Europe
Martina Navratilova / Athlete, Author, and Activist
Dawn Nicholson / Special Commentator interviewing Martina Navratilova
Liz Bingham, Ernst & Young
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13:30 – 15:00 / Luncheon
Room: Westminster Ballroom
Level: -3
Sponsored by Deutsche Bank
Featured Speaker:
Paul Thompson / LGBT Capital
Impact: The Influence of Business Presence on the Global LGBT Community
Moderator: Jane Hill (BBC)
Panelists include: Andreas Andersen (Liseberg),Judy Dlugacz (Olivia Travel), Sharon Fraser (Deloitte), Nicki Gilmour (The Glass Hammer), John Licence (Marriott International)
BBC correspondent Jane Hill leads an outstanding panel in a conversation on the how business visibility – through employment practices, advertising, and community
engagement – can and does have an impact on LGBT issues globally.
Click here for panelist bios
Friday, 6 July
9:30 – 11:00 / General Session
Room: Westminster Ballroom
Level: -3
Speakers include:
Selisse Berry / Founding Executive Director, Out & Equal Workplace Advocates
Michael Cashman / MEP / Chair of the UK Labour Party’s National Executive Committee
Vladi Luxuria, Former MP, Italy
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13:30 – 15:00 / Luncheon
Room: Westminster Ballroom
Level: -3
Sponsored by Ernst & Young
Featured speaker:
Bob Annibale, Citi
Opportunity: The Impact of Business and
Government on the Global LGBT Community
Moderator: David Chalmers
Panelists include: Claire Lucas (USAID), Bob Annibale (Citi), Mark Palmer-Edgecumbe (Google), Harry Gaskell (Ernst & Young)
Kaleidoscope Trust Director David Chalmers leads an expert panel in a conversation on the opportunity that the business and government sectors have to collaborate in advancing global LGBT rights – in the workplace and beyond.
Click here for panelist bios
Thursday, 5 July
9:00 – 11:00 / Opening General Session
Room: Westminster Ballroom
Level: -3
Speakers include:
Harry van Dorenmalen / Chairman, IBM Europe
Martina Navratilova / Athlete, Author, and Activist
Dawn Nicholson / Special Commentator interviewing Martina Navratilova
Liz Bingham, Ernst & Young
Click here for speaker bios
13:30 – 15:00 / Luncheon
Room: Westminster Ballroom
Level: -3
Sponsored by Deutsche Bank
Featured Speaker:
Paul Thompson / LGBT Capital
Impact: The Influence of Business Presence on the Global LGBT Community
Moderator: Jane Hill (BBC)
Panelists include: Andreas Andersen (Liseberg),Judy Dlugacz (Olivia Travel), Sharon Fraser (Deloitte), Nicki Gilmour (The Glass Hammer), John Licence (Marriott International)
BBC correspondent Jane Hill leads an outstanding panel in a conversation on the how business visibility – through employment practices, advertising, and community
engagement – can and does have an impact on LGBT issues globally.
Click here for panelist bios
Friday, 6 July
9:30 – 11:00 / General Session
Room: Westminster Ballroom
Level: -3
Speakers include:
Selisse Berry / Founding Executive Director, Out & Equal Workplace Advocates
Michael Cashman / MEP / Chair of the UK Labour Party’s National Executive Committee
Vladi Luxuria, Former MP, Italy
Click here for speaker bios
13:30 – 15:00 / Luncheon
Room: Westminster Ballroom
Level: -3
Sponsored by Ernst & Young
Featured speaker:
Bob Annibale, Citi
Opportunity: The Impact of Business and
Government on the Global LGBT Community
Moderator: David Chalmers
Panelists include: Claire Lucas (USAID), Bob Annibale (Citi), Mark Palmer-Edgecumbe (Google), Harry Gaskell (Ernst & Young)
Kaleidoscope Trust Director David Chalmers leads an expert panel in a conversation on the opportunity that the business and government sectors have to collaborate in advancing global LGBT rights – in the workplace and beyond.
Click here for panelist bios
