2024 Agenda

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

Time
6:00 pm
9:00 pm

Breakfast

Time
9:00 am
-
10:00 am

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!

Sergei Guriev

Dean of the London Business School
London Business School

Opening Remarks from Sergei Guriev and our Co-presidents Max Buck & Meg Mathile

Time
10:00 am
-
10:05 am

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.

Nichi Hodgson (She/Her)

Journalist and Broadcaster

Panel 1: Biases against Bi+ People

Time
10:05 am
-
10:50 am

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

Time
10:50 am
-
11:00 am

Bobbi Pickard (She/Her)

Trans in the City

Spotlight 1: Being Trans in the City

Time
11:00 am
-
11:15 am

Bobbi Pickard shares her inspirational story behind Trans in the City, the world's largest organisation for trans and non-binary people in business.

Amy Flikerski (She/Her)

Managing Director and Head of External Portfolio Management
CPP Investments

Panel 2: Coming Out at Work

Time
11:15 am
-
12:00 pm

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

Time
12:00 pm
-
12:45 pm

Kate Sharp

Comedian

Entertainment Break: Kate Sharp

Time
12:45 pm
-
1:00 pm

Join us back in Nuffield Hall for a comedic performance by Kate Sharp

Dame Julia Hoggett (She/Her)

CEO
London Stock Exchange

Keynote: BCG Presents in Conversation with Dame Julia Hoggett

Time
1:00 pm
-
1:45 pm

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.

Shaun-Anthony Meekins (He/Him)

Global Early Careers Recruitment Lead
Fidelity International

Finding Mentorship and Belonging: Fireside Chat with McKinsey & Co and Fidelity

Time
1:45 pm
-
2:30 pm

Hosted by Shaun-Anthony Meekins of Fidelity International

Alberto Padilla Rivera (He/Him)

Senior Vice President
Insight Partners

In Conversation with Christie Smith

Time
2:30 pm
-
2:45 pm

Break

Time
2:45 pm
-
3:00 pm

Dr. Naveen Puri (He/Him)

Bupa

Workshop 1: Building an Inclusive and Healthy Workplace

Time
3:00 pm
-
4:30 pm

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.

Ethan Spibey (He/Him)

Intercomms LGBT

Workshop 2: Public Speaking and Media Interviews

Time
3:00 pm
-
4:30 pm

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.

Ken Janssens (He/Him)

Co-Founder
Windo

Workshop 3: Gen Z LGBTQ+ Talent - From Attraction to Retention

Time
3:00 pm
-
4:30 pm

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.

Matt Cameron (He/Him)

CEO
LGBT Great

Workshop 4: Inclusion Toolkit for Future Leaders

Time
3:00 pm
-
4:30 pm

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

Time
4:30 pm
-
5:30 pm

Join us back in the North Building for a drinks reception hosted by one of our Diamond Sponsors.

Sponsored by:

Career Fair & Networking

Time
5:00 pm
-
7:00 pm

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

Time
7:45 pm
-
9:45 pm

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

Time
10:00 am
-
11:00 am

Join us for Brunch in the Dining Room at Sussex Place to kick-off Day 3 of EUROUT 2024.

Sponsored by:

Barry T Whyte (He/Him)

Co-Founder & CEO
General Purpose Training

Opening Remarks: EUROUT Board Members

Time
11:00 am
-
11:05 am

Join our esteemed Board members Lesley Wan and Barry Whyte as they welcome you to Day 2 of EUROUT 2024.

Birgit Neu (She/Her)

Nexus

Panel 3: DEI Backsliding

Time
11:05 am
-
11:50 am

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.

Dr. Randall Peterson (He/Him)

Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Academic Director, Leadership Institute 
LBS

Keynote: In Conversation with Dr Rupert Whitaker OBE, co-founder of Terrence Higgins Trust

Time
11:50 am
-
12:35 pm

Lunch

Time
12:35 pm
-
1:30 pm

Barry T Whyte (He/Him)

Co-Founder & CEO
General Purpose Training

Workshop 1: Prompt with Pride: Make AI work harder for you

Time
1:30 pm
-
3:00 pm

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.

Cameron Martin (He/Him)

Associate
McKinsey & Company

Workshop 2: McKinsey & Company Problem Solving

Time
1:30 pm
-
3:00 pm

Tanya Agarwal (She/Her)

Global Business Manager, Europe Pride Co-Chair
Wipro

Workshop 3: Building and Scaling Employee Resource Groups

Time
1:30 pm
-
3:00 pm

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.

Glew

Drag Queen

Entertainment Break: Glew & Toxiic

Time
3:00 pm
-
3:15 pm

Join us for an entertainment break back in Nuffield Hall, featuring Drag Queens Toxiic & Glew

Baronness Lynne Featherstone (She/Her)

Spotlight 2: The Fight for Same-Sex Marriage, and How I made it Happen

Time
3:15 pm
-
3:30 pm

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.

Richard Morris (He/They)

CEO and co-founder
Racing Pride

Spotlight 3: Bringing Pride to Motorsport: Racing Pride's Journey So Far

Time
3:30 pm
-
3:45 pm

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.

Luca Simonazzi (He/Him)

Vice President International FP&A
Lululemon

Panel 4: Queer Movement: How do we make fitness more LGBTQ+ friendly?

Time
3:45 pm
-
4:30 pm

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.

Ethan Musca (He/Him)

Chief of Staff
EUROUT

Closing Remarks: EUROUT Organising Team SVPs

Time
4:30 pm
-
4:45 pm

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

Time
6:30 pm
-
12:00 am

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