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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, 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 our Co-presidents Max Buck & Meg Mathile
Join us for opening remarks from 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
TBC
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.
Fireside Chat
In Conversation with Christie Smith
Break
Workshop 1: Inclusion Toolkit for Future Leaders
Workplace safety and employee wellbeing depend on best practices and policies. Join LGBT Great to learn the 101 toolkit for inclusion of LGBTQ+ employees, including trans* inclusion policies, and ally ship support.
Hosted by Matt Cameron & Shreyas Dutta.
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: Attracting & Retaining Gen Z Talent
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.
Workshop 4: Bupa - LGBTQ+ IVF
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
Brunch
Opening Remarks: Board Members
Join our esteemed Board members 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: The Untold Story of Terrence Higgins: a conversation with Dr Rupert Whitaker OBE
Lunch
Workshop 1: So You Think You Know ChatGPT?
Many of us are only scratching the surface of what ChatGPT can do for us. Join Barry Whyte, from General Purpose AI, to learn how you can become even more productive and efficient by unlocking the secrets of ChatGPT.
Workshop 2:
The topic for Workshop 2 will be announced closer to our conference.
Workshop 3: Starting an ERG from Scratch
Entertainment Break
Join us for an entertainment break back in Nuffield Hall.
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
Our speaker and topic for Spotlight 3 will be announced closer to our conference.
Panel 4: LGBTQ+ in Sport
LGBTQ+ people are highly under-represented in sports, both in sports and sports management. In sport, the path to inclusion faces unique challenges, and we have a long way to go to overcome them. What can we do to make real change happen in sports?
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: Strategy&
Location: London's Historic Guildhall
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.
