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Tickets for EUROUT 2024 are now available! Register below.
We are excited to welcome you to EUROUT 2024 from November 14-16. Our theme this year is Learning from Legends, Leading with Pride!
EUROUT is hosted by London Business School's Out in Business club. Check out our 2024 agenda so far, and stay tuned for further updates on content, speakers and sponsors as we get closer. You won't want to miss our biggest conference yet, click the link above to secure your spot.
Featured In
Learning from Legends, Leading with Pride
Highlighted Past Speakers:
Salesforce Welcome Drinks
We warmly invite EUROUT attendees to a drinks and networking reception in the London Business School (Sussex Place) Dining Room, hosted by Salesforce.
Sponsored by:
Location:
London Business School
Ratcliffe Building Dining Room
1-26 Sussex Place
London NW1 4SA
Breakfast
Breakfast will be held in the Dining Room at Sussex Place. After you've had a bite to eat, head on over to North Building to register before we get started!
Opening Remarks from Sergei Guriev and our Co-presidents Max Buck & Meg Mathile
Join us for opening remarks from the Dean of London Business School and our OiB/EUROUT Co-presidents as they welcome you to an exciting weekend of EUROUT 2024.
Panel 1: Biases against Bi+ People
Bi+ identities (bisexuality, pansexuality, fluid identities) still face erasure not only from wider society, but within the LGBTQ+ community itself. What are the unique challenges facing the bi+ community and how can we better uplift them?
Hosted by Nichi Hodgson (She/Her)
Break
Spotlight 1: Being Trans in the City
Bobbi Pickard shares her inspirational story behind Trans in the City, the world's largest organisation for trans and non-binary people in business.
Panel 2: Coming Out at Work
Entering a workplace comes with an added level of complexity for LGBTQ+ people – the issue of coming out. Come and listen to real stories of coming out in the workplace, learn what are the best practices companies can uphold, and understand how we can be as supportive as possible.
Hosted by Thalita Marinho.
Lunch
Entertainment Break: Kate Sharp
Join us back in Nuffield Hall for a comedic performance by Kate Sharp
Keynote: BCG Presents in Conversation with Dame Julia Hoggett
Join us for a conversation with Dame Julia Hoggett, CEO of London Stock Exchange Group, hosted by Christin Owings, Managing Director and Partner at BCG.
Finding Mentorship and Belonging: Fireside Chat with McKinsey & Co and Fidelity
Hosted by Shaun-Anthony Meekins of Fidelity International
In Conversation with Christie Smith
Break
Workshop 1: Building an Inclusive and Healthy Workplace
Empowering future business leaders to design inclusive health and wellbeing strategies that will attract, retain and support top talent.
During this session you will hear from Bupa’s experts and have the opportunity to take on our inclusive workplace challenge! In the session you will hear about:
- Wellbeing that actually works….for everyone – Ryan Hopkins, Chief Impact Officer, JAAQ
- Why inclusive workforces and a focus on wellbeing are better for business – Dr Naveen Puri, Medical Director, Bupa UK Insurance
- Designing inclusive employee health and wellbeing propositions – Alex Risolo, Senior New Proposition Development Manager, Bupa UK Insurance
- Take on our inclusive workplace challenge!
Hosted by Bupa.
Workshop 2: Public Speaking and Media Interviews
Learn how to devise key messages, deliver them succinctly, and remain clear and calm in front of a camera.
Hosted by Ethan Spibey, founder of InterComms LGBT.
Workshop 3: Gen Z LGBTQ+ Talent - From Attraction to Retention
Gen Z enters the job market with a unique set of expectations, prioritizing authenticity, inclusivity, and alignment with personal values. This workshop offers essential insights into what Gen Z LGBTQ+ talent seeks in potential employers. You’ll learn how to position your organisation as a top choice, from the early stages of attraction and interviewing to the critical processes of onboarding and retention.
Hosted by Ken Janssens of Windo.
Workshop 4: Inclusion Toolkit for Future Leaders
Workplace safety and employee wellbeing depend on best practices and policies. Join LGBT Great to learn the 101 tool kit for inclusion of LGBTQ+ employees, including trans* inclusion policies, and allyship support.
Hosted by Matt Cameron and Shreyas Dutta of LGBT Great and Michelle O'Shea of Pfizer.
Bain & Co. Sponsored Drinks Reception
Join us back in the North Building for a drinks reception hosted by one of our Diamond Sponsors.
Sponsored by:
Career Fair & Networking
Meet with our amazing EUROUT sponsors and connect with recruiters in person at their Career Fair booths. This is a great opportunity to engage with several great companies across various industries. This event will be hosted in Nuffield Hall. We will also concurrently host networking and coffee chats.
BCG x EUROUT Drinks Reception
In-person drinks reception and networking event, hosted by our lead sponsor BCG at their London office.
Sponsored by:
Location:
The Boston Consulting Group
80 Charlotte Street
London W1T 4DF
McKinsey & Company sponsored Brunch
Join us for Brunch in the Dining Room at Sussex Place to kick-off Day 3 of EUROUT 2024.
Sponsored by:
Opening Remarks: EUROUT Board Members
Join our esteemed Board members Lesley Wan and Barry Whyte as they welcome you to Day 2 of EUROUT 2024.
Panel 3: DEI Backsliding
Around the world, an increase in anti-DEI sentiment is impacting how companies and wider society are approaching DEI activity. The rise in LGBTQ+ hate in particular has created a more precarious global climate for the community. Where do we go from here?
Hosted by Birgit Neu.
Keynote: In Conversation with Dr Rupert Whitaker OBE, co-founder of Terrence Higgins Trust
Lunch
Workshop 1: Prompt with Pride: Make AI work harder for you
Many of us are only scratching the surface of what ChatGPT can do for us. Learn how you can become even more productive and efficient by unlocking the secrets of ChatGPT.
Hosted by Barry Whyte and Minisha Goel of General Purpose AI.
Workshop 2: McKinsey & Company Problem Solving
Workshop 3: Building and Scaling Employee Resource Groups
In this workshop you will learn what it is like to build and grow employee resource groups globally in a corporate organization. We will share the opportunities and challenges we have experienced, reflect on the wins along the way, and identify paths of development for the future.
Facilitated by Wipro, with Julien Brain (he/him), Global LGBTQ+ Charter Lead, and Tanya Agarwal (she/her), Europe Pride ERG Co-chair.
Entertainment Break: Glew & Toxiic
Join us for an entertainment break back in Nuffield Hall, featuring Drag Queens Toxiic & Glew
Spotlight 2: The Fight for Same-Sex Marriage, and How I made it Happen
Baroness Lynne Featherstone is a former businesswoman and former Minister in the coalition government. Baroness Featherstone is revered as the architect of the same-sex marriage bill in the UK.
Spotlight 3: Bringing Pride to Motorsport: Racing Pride's Journey So Far
Racing Pride is coming in hot, improving Formula One and wider motorsports from within to make it the most safe and inclusive place it can be. Richard Morris (he/they), founder, tells us about the long road of Racing Pride.
Panel 4: Queer Movement: How do we make fitness more LGBTQ+ friendly?
The fitness industry must do more to be more inclusive of all people, identities, body types, and abilities. How do we make it happen?
Hosted by Luca Simonazzi.
Closing Remarks: EUROUT Organising Team SVPs
Join the EUROUT Organising Team's Senior Vice Presidents as they give you a heartfelt thanks for attending EUROUT 2024 to close out the conference portion of the weekend.
Strategy& Ball
Mesmerise your senses by immersing yourself in an enchanting evening of iconic queer entertainment, a delicious 3-course menu and refreshments, and new connections.
Sponsored by:
Location:
London's Historic Guildhall
71 Basinghall St
London
EC2V 7HH
Students & Professionals
If you identify as LGBTQ+ and want to connect with peers, meet employers and grow your network in Europe, this conference is for you! Past partners of EUROUT include Google, The Boston Consulting Group, BNP Paribas, Amazon and many more.
Employers
Is your company on the right side of history? Help us develop the LGBTQ+ leaders of tomorrow. There are lots of ways to get involved.
