Conference Archives
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:
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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
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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
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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
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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
