First Ever Live QUEER Business ConferencE + Festival

CREATING A SPACE FOR BRANDS, ENTERTAINERS, & LGBTQ+ PROFESSIONALS TO CONNECT

Unleashed LGBTQ+ 2023
DallAs, TX

TESTIMONIALS

THOUGHT LEADERS | INDUSTRY EXPERTS | CELEBRITY TALENT

Naomi Green, MBA (Crushing Limits) & Indya Moore (Emmy Award-Winning Show Pose, FX)

Out Magazine’s Stephen Walker & Antoni Porowski (Emmy Award-Winning Show Queer Eye) Live Cooking Demonstration

Jayzen Patria (Lead with your Brand) & Billy Eichner (Bros/Universal Pictures, Lion King/Disney)

Stephen Walker (OUT Magazine) and Daniel Franzase (Mean Girls, Universal Pictures)

Family Equality CEO, Stacey Stevenson

Gary Sanchez (Visit Dallas) & Brian Sims (Former Penn. State Representative, Managing Director Out Leadership)

Journalist/TV Personality, Shane Allen & Dr. Carlton M.D. (Gastrointestinal Physician, Consultant to White House & CDC)

Naomi Green, MBA

Matt Skallerud Founder/CEO Pink Media Marketing

Timothy Bardlavens Product Executive, Cultural Strategist, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) specialist at Adobe

Jayzen Patria | Lead with Your Brand

Nico Tortorella (Walking Dead, AMC), Andy Vallentine (Filmmaker, The Mattachine Family), Arnold Wayne Jones (Jounalist, Film Critic)

Openly Gay NASCAR Driver Zach Herrin and Journalist Alex Gonzalez

Future of LGBTQ+ Media Panel- Jay Roecker (iHeart Media), Michel J Pelletier (equalpride media), Leo Cusimano (Dallas Voice), Marie Adélina de la Ferrière, (Pride.com)

Antoni Porowski | Netflix - Queer Eye

Dyllón Burnside (Emmy Award-Winning Show, POSE) with TV Personality/Journalist Shane Allen

The Real Housewives of Dallas Star, LeeAnne Locken & Fashion Corespondent Steve Kemble

Filmmaker: Apollo Bakopoulos & Actors Dimitris Fritzelas & Nick Atkinson— Winner of Best Foreign Film: Aligned

DEI Consultant, Speaker, & Author of Empowering Differences, Ashley Brundage

Unleashed LGBTQ+ Founder/CEO, Wesley Smoot with Dallas Deputy Mayor, Carolyn King Arnold— Ribbon Cutting

Brian Sims, Michel j Pelletier, Wesley Smoot, Dr. Carlton

Indya Moore & Wesley Smoot

LaMecia Butler (Program Manager for Meta Global Supplier Diversity), Abby Stason (Author of Evolution Revolution: Conscious Leadership In An Information Age), Graham Nolan, Logan Wick, MBA

Breakout Conversations with Unleashed LGBTQ+ Founder/CEO, Wesley Smoot

Patrick Driscoll, Ben Stokes,

Melodia Gutierrez (HRC) & Regina Lyn Pierce (Black Tie Dinner)

Terry Brown, JoAnne Asenime, Adam Lewis

Black Tie Dinner: 40 years of Impact Panel

HRC (Human Rights Campaign) with Dyllón Burnside (Emmy Award-Winning Show, POSE)

Dallas Voice Publisher, Leo Cusimano

Best Drama: The Mattachine Family, Actor Nico Tortorella (Walking Dead) & Director Andy Vallentine

Out Magazine's Stephen Walker & Equal Pride's Michel J Pelletier

JoAnne Asenime, Tyra, Tammany Stern

Gary Riggs, Dyllón Burnside, Wesley Smoot

Human Rights Campaign Activation

Media Lounge with Dr. Carlton, M.D. (Gastrointestinal Physician, Consultant to White House & CDC) & Jerry Houston (PRIDE Radio/iHeart Radio)

Raising Capital Panel with Chasing Rainbows & START OUT at Virgin Hotel

Meta Diversity Supplier Panel

UNLEASHED LGBTQ+ HOSTS SPEAKERS, PANELS, AND PERFORMANCES FROM SOME OF THE BIGGEST NAMES IN LGBTQ+ CULTURE, INCLUDING FILM, TELEVISION, MUSIC, BUSINESS, & TECH.

Unleashed LGBTQ+ 2023 RECAP | TESTIMONIALS

UNLEASHED LGBTQ+ 2023 FILM FESTIVAL WINNERS

LEARN ABOUT NEW & EXCITING SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

SPEAKERS | PANELISTS

Antoni Porowski | Netflix | Queer Eye

Dyllón Burnside | FX | POSE

Indya Moore | FX | POSE

Billy Eichner | Universal Pictures | BROS

Brian Sims | Out Leadership

Stacey Stevenson | Family Equality

Zach Herrin | NASCAR

Jayzen Patria | LEAD WITH YOUR BRAND

Naomi Green | CRUSH LIMITS

Daniel Franzese | Paramount Pictures | Mean Girls

Ashley Brundage | Empowering Differences

Matt Skallerud | Pink Media

LaMecia | Meta

Doctor Carlton

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EVENT SPACES

**Gilley’s Dallas**- Unleashed LGBTQ 2023 Conference/Festival Space | Panels, Keynotes, Workshops, Mixers, Music Showcase

VIRTUAL TOUR

Alamo Drafthouse Cedars

Unleashed LGBTQ’s audience will consist of professionals in a variety of industries including advertising, entertainment, journalism, marketing, public relations, DEI & more.

Use our custom event app to make valuable connections with other attendees at Unleashed LGBTQ 2023.

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UNLEASHED LGBTQ+ 2023 FULL LINEUP

LET’S TEAM UP!

Unleashed LGBTQ+ is proud to host a variety of events with LGBTQ brands & talent.

Attendees can expect to see:

BRAND ACTIVATIONS
FILM/SERIES SCREENINGS
INTERVIEWS WITH LGBTQ+ TALENT
UNLEASHED LGBTQ+ HAPPY HOUR
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
MODERATED PANELS
MUSICAL PERFORMANCES
PRODUCT SHOWCASES
STAND UP COMEDY
COOKING/COCKTAIL TUTORIALS

How is Unleashed LGBTQ+ Different?

Unleashed LGBTQ+'s lineup is made up of entertainers creating recent and acclaimed content (typically within the last year). Unleashed LGBTQ+ offers a platform for talented professionals to share their latest projects. (albums, books, merchandise, movies, series, etc.)

Attendees will also learn from leading industry professionals with panels pertaining to advertising, marketing, non-profit, DEI, AI, & more.

Brands showcasing at Unleashed LGBTQ+ are creating new & innovative products/services worthy of featuring. Brand marketers will be onsite showcasing new products, services, & campaigns to attendees through experiential marketing. Attendees will learn about the latest offers in the LGBTQ+ market.

Unleashed LGBTQ+ offers unprecedented networking opportunities. Connect with other LGBTQ+ professionals in a fun and interactive environment that is both educational and entertaining.

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