Top Executives Convene at Seventh Annual Out Leadership: U.S. LGBT+ Summit 2017 to Discuss the Role of Business in Creating and Sustaining Inclusion in an Uncertain World

WHAT: Out Leadership’s seventh annual LGBT+ Summit in the U.S. brings together LGBT+ and straight ally senior leaders to discuss issues at the intersection of LGBT+ and business, while collectively setting a forward-looking agenda for the global business community.

The Summit’s agenda includes a session that will explore examples of successful interventions by business to halt anti-LGBT+ laws. It also includes a discussion on current cases pending in the U.S. that could result in nondiscrimination protections, why they’re good for business, and how businesses can ensure these protections become law.

WHO: Out Leadership: U.S. LGBT Summit 2017 is hosted by Jeff Bewkes, Chairman and CEO, Time Warner Inc. The Summit is sponsored by Greenberg Traurig, LLP. Additional speakers include:

Janet C. Boyd , Director of Government Relations and Legislative Counsel, The Dow Chemical Company

, Director of Government Relations and Legislative Counsel, The Dow Chemical Company Jonathan Capehart , Editorial Board, The Washington Post

, Editorial Board, The Washington Post Mark McCombe , Head of the Americas, BlackRock, and Global Head, BlackRock Alternative Investors

, Head of the Americas, BlackRock, and Global Head, BlackRock Alternative Investors Ernest LaMont Greer , Co-President, Greenberg Traurig, LLP

, Co-President, Greenberg Traurig, LLP Rufus Gifford , former U.S. Ambassador to Denmark

, former U.S. Ambassador to Eric Holder , Partner, Covington & Burling

, Partner, Covington & Burling Matt McTighe , Executive Director, Freedom for All Americans

, Executive Director, Freedom for All Americans Martine Rothblatt , CEO, United Therapeutics

, CEO, United Therapeutics Rachel B. Tiven , Executive Director, Lambda Legal

, Executive Director, Lambda Legal Mark Thompson , CEO, The New York Times Company

, CEO, The New York Times Company Tony West , Vice President of Government Affairs, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, PepsiCo

, Vice President of Government Affairs, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, PepsiCo Kenji Yoshino , Chief Justice Earl Warren Professor of Constitutional Law, NYU School of Law , and Member, Out Leadership Global Advisory Board

Speakers subject to change. Attendance is by invitation only.

WHERE: Time Warner Center, 60 Columbus Circle, The Columbus Room, 10th Floor, New York, NY, 10019

WHEN: Friday, May 5, 2017. 2:00 – 5:40 PM

WHY: Out Leadership gathers senior leaders in the global financial hubs of New York, London, Hong Kong, and Sydney to help their companies attract, retain and develop LGBT+ talent, capture market opportunity, and drive LGBT+ equality forward.

LGBT+… + Muslims, + Immigrants, + Women, + Communities of Color, + Disabled, + Veterans. The world’s smartest companies know their top talent, and their customers, are not single-issue people. Inclusion is good for business. Period.

About Out Leadership

Out Leadership is the global LGBT+ business advisory company, partnering with the world’s most influential firms to build business opportunity, cultivate talent, and drive equality forward. Including LGBT+ people at all levels powerfully benefits bottom lines. We help companies realize their Return on Equality™.

Out Leadership is a certified B Corp. For more information about our global initiatives or to learn about our advisory work, please visit www.outleadership.com