The !rst global leadership development program for the next generation of LGBT+ talent

Overview +

Sponsorship Opportunities

OutNEXT participation is free for Out Leadership member companies, who are invited to select high-performing, high-potential, openly LGBT+ employees to participate in events throughout the year.

The OutNEXT 2018 agenda includes the 5th annual Global Summit in New York City, 2018. The Summit will include career development, best-in-class skills development programming from PwC, a collaborative social impact challenge, extensive mentoring and networking opportunities to help OutNEXTers navigate their own careers.

Regional Salons in Hong Kong, Sydney and London feature a development seminar created speci!cally for OutNEXT by PwC. Additional participant connect to the global cohort through social gatherings and social networking.

Global Sponsors

participate in events throughout the year.

5th annual Global Summit in New York City,

Regional Salons in Hong Kong, Sydney and

cally for OutNEXT by PwC.

Global Sponsors

By the Numbers

Our Purpose: Accelerating and empowering emerging LGBT+ executives.

Said that the programming would be applicable at work.

93%

Said OutNEXT created valuable insights for them.

Said that OutNEXT was di!erent from other LGBT+ conferences they attended.

96%

96%

We polled our past Summit participants:

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

Global Salons

Half-day Salons held in London, Hong Kong, and Sydney.

Research

Creating groundbreaking global insights into LGBT+ emerging leaders.

Community Engagement

OutNEXTers mentor at-risk LGBT+ youth.

Global Summit

3-Day leadership Summit in NYC for over 200 LGBT+ emerging leaders.

Leadership Committee

Highly engaged OutNEXT alumni guide program strategy.

Communications

Quarterly briefs to the OutNEXT alumni network.

OutNEXT is Out Leadership’s initiative for emerging leaders, and the !rst global talent development program for the next generation of LGBT+ business leaders.

emerging leaders.

Community Engagement

OutNEXTers mentor at-risk LGBT+ youth.

alumni guide program

Quarterly briefs to the

Jim Smith, President and Chief Executive O!cer, Thomson Reuters (left), and Jes Staley, Group Chief Executive, Barclays, at the 2017 OutNEXT Global Summit.

Prior OutNEXT Speakers: THE OUTNEXT NETWORK

Attendees

OutNEXT events are invitation-only. High-performing, high-potential diverse LGBT+ emerging leaders approximately 5-8 years into their careers are invited to participate. The majority of OutNEXT participants come from Out Leadership's member companies, including leading multinational organizations. 

Impact

OutNEXT provides best-in-class leadership training and opportunities for participants to learn from prominent LGBT+ and ally senior executives. Having engaged with rising leaders in New York, London, Hong Kong, Sydney, and São Paulo, OutNEXT has built a global cohort that continues to expand, providing networking and business development opportunities. This OutNEXT cohort has powered the first global study of LGBT+ rising business leaders, conducted by Out Leadership and PwC.

J. Bob Alotta Executive Director, Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice

Subha Barry Vice President, General Manager, Working Mother Media

Kevin Burrowes UK Executive Board, Head of Clients & Markets, PwC

Sasha H. Costa Executive Director, Women’s Refugee Foundation

Daniel Diez EVP, Global Chief Marketing Officer, R/GA

Jason Grenfell-Gardner Chief Executive Officer, Taligent, Inc.

Siri May United Nations Program Manager, Outright Action International

Joe McGrath Global Head of Banking, Barclays

Ken Mehlman Partner, KKR

David Mixner Civil Rights Activist, Best-Selling Author

Martha Nelson former SVP and Global Editor in Chief, Yahoo

Jim Obergefell Plaintiff, Obergefell v. Hodges

Billy Porter Tony & Grammy Award-winning actor, singer, director, composer, and playwright

Andy Ramamoorthy EVP, Head of Client Service & Support, Capital One

Annise Parker former Mayor, Houston, Texas

Jim Smith President & CEO, Thomson Reuters

Jes Staley Group Chief Executive, Barclays

Pamela Hutchinson, Head of Diversity and Inclusion EMEA, Bloomberg L.P. (left), and Jacqui Gavin, Diversity and Inclusion

Lead at the Department for International Trade, at the 2017 OutNEXT Europe Salon.

Annual sponsorship of the only global talent development program for emerging LGBT+ executives.

To become a transformative global leader.

Signi"cant input on a OutNEXT events with keynote, panel and networking cocktails, plus prominent placement on related collateral.

Throughout the year.

In the Americas, Europe, Asia and Australia.

Sponsor branding is featured on all programming and communications involving OutNEXT’s global summits and salons, leadership committees, research and community engagements.

5 — 5:10 Welcome Remarks5:10 — 5:30p Keynote Remarks5:30 — 6:15p Panel Discussion6:15 — 7p Networking Cocktails

“Building Pathways to Success: Active Allyship from the C-Suite”; “It's Who You Know: The Power of Strategic Networking.”

We work closely with sponsors to create agendas and conversation starters important to their brands, as well as speaking roles and prominent visibility for their senior leaders.

Sponsors receive additional seating at events and numerous opportunities to enhance their outreach across the Out Leadership membership and their own global presence.

An Out Leadership sponsorship reaches across organizations and through to their customers.

SPONSOR OUTNEXT

ROI Talent Acquisition & Retention

New Business & Client Development

Positive Brand & Leadership Visibility

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“Your role means more than you

think it does. You still do your job,

build your balance sheet, and

cultivate client relationships —

but over time, you also build trust

and create relationships with

important stakeholders within

your organization. The capital

that you have created will allow

you to drive change when it

comes to inclusion.”

Lanaya Irvin

Equity Asset Management Services Director, Bank of America Merrill Lynch

OutNEXT Alumna