Register for the LGBT Business Symposium!

Submitted by j on Mon, 2010-04-05 12:08

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees and their families are valued in the U.S. workplace more than ever before. As part of our ongoing commitment to ensure a safe, welcoming environment for LGBT employees and consumers, One Iowa is hosting the first-ever Business Symposium & Awards Luncheon on May 10, 2010, at Embassy Suites on the River in Des Moines, for more than 100 business and corporate leaders throughout the state.

• RSVP today!
Email Amanda Huppert for information about group discounts, or call 515.288.4019 x214. Your group does not have to be from the same company.

• Find out how to be a vendor.

Welcome
Lt. Gov. Patty Judge 

Keynote Presenter
Bob Witeck, CEO of Witeck-Combs Communications and author of Business Inside Out

Symposium Co-chairs
David Hurd, Chairman Emeritus, Principal Financial Group
Connie Wimer, Chairperson, Business Publications Corporation

Program
8:30-9:30 a.m. Registration/Vendors
9:30-10:45 a.m. Opening Session
11 a.m.-Noon Workshop 1
Noon-1:30 p.m. Awards Luncheon: Presentation of Business/Corporate Award and Individual Business Leader Award
1:45-2:45 p.m. Workshop 2
3-4:00 p.m. Workshop 3
4-5:00 p.m. Networking/Vendors

Participants will be able to attend workshops on a variety of topics like these:

  • The Road to Creating a Successful LGBT Network
    Rita Sidhu, Diversity Program Manager, Rockwell Collins
  • Wealth Management Strategies for Domestic Partners
    Eileen M. Gannon, CIMA, Vice President, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
  • After the Politics: What Does the New Civil Rights Law Really Mean for Employers and Employees
    Gordon R. Fischer, Esquire, Bradshaw, Fowler, Proctor & Fairgrave, P.C.
  • Degrees of Equality: Understanding LGBT Workplace Climate
    Eric Bloem, Deputy Director, Workplace Project, Human Rights Campaign
  • Understanding the Same-Sex Marriage Ruling: Employee Benefit Plan Implications
    Sharon Malheiro, Senior Shareholder, Davis Brown Law Firm
  • Supporting the GLBT Market with Employees, Advisors and Customers
    Renee Neppl, Diversity Relations Consultant, Principal Financial Group

If you have any questions about the symposium, or if you would like to be a vendor, contact Amanda Huppert, 515.288.4019 x214.

 

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