Out & Equal Workplace Advocates Gathers Global Executives for 2012 Global LGBT Workplace Summit

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Out & Equal Workplace Advocates Gathers

Global Executives for 2012 Global LGBT

Workplace Summit

PR Newswire

SAN FRANCISCO, June 5, 2012

- Martina Navratilova to join other notables at event

SAN FRANCISCO

,

June 5, 2012

/PRNewswire/ -- The 2012 Global LGBT

Workplace Summit, taking place 5-6 July in

London

, will bring together

hundreds of executives from around the world who will share best practices for

building greater equality in the workplace for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and

transgender (LGBT) people and allies.

Out & Equal Workplace Advocates, based in

San Francisco, California

, has

gathered partner organisations from

Italy

,

Denmark

,

India

,

Canada

, and

England

to create a conference where corporate executives, LGBT employees,

human resources professionals, and diversity & inclusion staff can share

practical and engaging ideas that transform workplaces.

IBM is the presenting sponsor for the conference, and Harry van Dorenmalen,

Chairman of IBM Europe, will open the conference on Thursday, 5 July. The

Global LGBT Summit is also sponsored by: Accenture, British Airways, Citi, Eli

Lilly and Company, The Walt Disney Company, Deutsche Bank, Ernst & Young,

Microscoft, Hewlett-Packard, The Advocate, GayStarNews, and Carnival

Corporation.

Partner organisations include: Equal India Alliance, Kaleidoscope International

Diversity Trust of the UK, PARKS of

Italy

, Pride at Work Canada, Q Factor of

Denmark

, and Bailey Balfour Consulting of the UK.

The Global LGBT Workplace Summit will feature dozens of workshops, multiple

opportunities for learning and networking and a Gala Dinner. Dynamic speakers

and panelists include:

John Amaechi

/ Organisational consultant, executive coach and

former NBA basketball star

Martina Navratilova

/ Athlete, author, activist

Jane Hill

/

BBC correspondent

Michael Cashman

/ MEP / Chair of the UK Labour Party's National

Executive Committee

John License

/ VP Sales & Mkt, Marriott Int.

Vladi Luxuria

/ Former MP, Italy

Judy Dlugacz

/ CEO, Olivia Travel

Anna Grodzka

/ Polish Parliament

On Saturday, 7 July, Global LGBT Workplace Summit attendees and guests will

be joining Out & Equal's walking group in the World Pride Parade in

London

. The

contingent will be in the blue section of the parade.

Press interested in covering the Global LGBT Workplace Summit should email

[e-mail] for more information and press passes.

Registration for this event ends 20 June

. Detailed information about the

Global LGBT Workplace Summit can be found at

www.GlobalLGBTWorkplaceSummit.org.

Available Topic Experts: For information on the listed experts, click appropriate

link.

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