11:00 AM How Your LGBTQ+ Business Can Work with Big Companies (Even If You’re Small) LaMecia Butler, Program Manager, Meta Global Supplier Diversity, Graham Nolan, Co-Chair, Storytelling & Partnerships, Do the WeRQ Co-Chair, Logan Wick, CEO, OutBranding, Abigail Stason.

12:00 PM ASHLEY BRUNDAGE | Author of Empowering Differences will show you the 4 steps to impact change with an interactive live tech demo to track how empowered people are by their differences.

1:00 PM DR. STEVE R. YACOVELLI | Award-winning author and speaker Dr. Steve Yacovelli (a.k.a. “The Gay Leadership Dude®”) shares his strategies for being a Consciously Inclusive Leader within any workplace and beyond. From how to THINK IN about our own unconscious biases to SPEAKING UP when someone disparages any group to ACT OUT and strategically look for ways you can make your workplace more inclusive, you’ll leave this talk with immediate steps to make the world just a bit more inclusive.

2:00 PM BLACK TIE DINNER BRAD PRITCHETT | For forty years Black Tie Dinner has provided support to non-profit organizations becoming the largest LGBTQ+ fundraising event in the country. Learn about their humble beginnings, how they attract attendees and celebrity talent from around the country, and plans for the future.

3:00 PM BREAK

4:00 PM HRC | There is a lot on line— between Bathroom Bills, Drag Bans, Book Bans, Gender Affirming Care Bans, it is now more important than ever to make your voice heard. Join us for a powerful conversation with HRC thought leaders on why voting in this next election cycle is paramount for equality. =

5:00 PM DYLLÓN BURNSIDE | Live Interview with POSE and American Horror Story breakout star, Dyllón Burnside. A young creative talent with a story of his own that you won’t want to miss.

6:00 PM LEEANNE LOCKEN & STEVE KEMBLE | The importance of allyship in today’s culture and political climate cannot be undervalued or ignored especially when your loved ones are under attack.

7:00 PM TILL NEXT YEAR