Reaching Out 2005
The 7th Annual GLBT MBA Conference
February 4-6
Westin Copley Place
Boston, MA
Organizers:
- Harvard Business School
- MIT Sloan School of Management
- Yale School of Management
Keynote Speakers:
- Lowell Selvin (PlanetOut, Inc) - LGBT entrepreneur and CEO during PlanetOut’s highly successful IPO
- Ted Childs (IBM) - Vice President of Global Workforce Diversity
- Jean Dolan (Booz Allen Hamilton) - Principal with over 21 years experience in intelligence and national security
Panels:
Advocacy, Outreach and Impact
- Reaching Out in the Business School Environment
- Achieving Workplace Equality
- Innovative LGBT Company Policies
- The Political Legacy of a Polarized Nation
- LGBT Impact in the Non-profit Sector
Industry Spotlights
- Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship: The PlanetOut IPO
- Healthcare: The Economics of the AIDS Crisis
- Consulting: Staffing and Client Relation Conflicts
- Banking: LGBT Issues in Banking and Marketplace
- Gay Media
- Defense & Public Sector: Working Within and Working With “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
- Technology: The Correlation Between Innovation and Diversity
Business and Economics
- LGBT Economics, Market Behavior and Firm Reputiation
- Business Impact of Same-Sex Marriage
- Are Companies Prepared for the Next Wave of LGBT Targeted Advertising?
- CPG Marketing to the LGBT Community
Career Skills
- Serving on Non-Profit Boards
- Journey of LGBT Business Leaders: Navigating the Corporate World
- Sexual Orientation, Trust, Leadership and Professional Effectiveness
- Networking for Your Career
- Developing LGBT Marketing Plans
Sponsors
Lead Sponsors:
- CitiGroup
- IBM
- Credit Suisse First Boston
Event Sponsors:
- Deloitte
- BCG The Boston Consulting Group
- Booz Allen Hamilton
- Lehman Brothers
- Dell
- Deutsche Bank
- Morgan Stanley
- Goldman Sachs
National Media Sponsors:
- The Advocate
- Planet Out, Inc.
Cyber Cafe Sponsor:
- Dell
Hospitality Sponsor:
- Merrill Lynch
Airline Sponsor:
- American Airlines
Beverage Sponsor:
- Diageo
Panel Sponsors:
- Capital One
- Bain & Company
- Gill Foundation
- JPMorgan
- UBS
- Pfizer
- Ford Motor Company
- MIT Sloan
- Honeywell
Company Expo Sponsors:
- Toyota
- SC Johnson
- Sun Microsystems
- LEK Consulting
- Oracle
- Monitor Group
- American Express
- ATKearney
- Bristol-Meyers Squibb Company
- Daimler Chrysler
- Microsoft
- Diamond Cluster
- Merck
- Price Waterhouse Coopers
- Yahoo
- Wells Fargo
Additional Support Provided By:
- Human Rights Campaign
- Damron
- 30MinPhotos.com