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SUMMARY:Western Business Alliance LGBT Conference & Summit
DESCRIPTION:On March 14 15\, 2019\, the Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (LAGLCC) will host the Western Business Alliance (WBA) LGBT Economic Summit & Conference. The WBA was founded in 1994 as an opportunity for LGBT chambers throughout the Western United States to advocate on behalf of the LGBT economic equality movement\, share 'best practices' and serve as the collective voice of the LGBT business community in the West.\n\n This year's conference will focus attention on issues facing our business community and the LGBT community at large\, including creating influence\, working with the LGBT community\, LGBT homelessness and housing\, social and corporate responsibility\, marketing to millennials\, transgender entrepreneurship and freelance opportunities\, and access to capital for LGBT businesses.\n\nAt the center of the WBA LGBT Economic Summit & Conference will be our Lunch Confab\, "Understanding and Improving the Effectiveness of Supplier Diversity"\, during which we will bring members of other diverse communities together with the LGBT community to examine ways in which we can improve the effectiveness of supplier diversity for all of our communities.\n\nThe WBA includes LGBT chambers and thought-leaders from 21 cities\, 11 states and Vancouver\, British Columbia. Represented within the WBA are:\n\n\n\nAlbuquerque\n\nAnchorage\n\nAustin\n\nColorado Springs\n\nDallas\n\nDenver\n\nHonolulu\n\nHouston\n\nLas Vegas\n\nSan Diego\n\nSan Francisco\n\nSan Jose\n\nSeattle\n\nSpokane    \n\nTucson\n\nVancouver\n\nThe WBA was founded in 1994 as an opportunity for LGBT chambers throughout the Western United States to advocate on behalf of the LGBT economic equality movement\, share 'best practices' and serve as the collective voice of the LGBT business community in the West.\n\n\n\nCONFERENCE SCHEDULE\n\nThursday\, March 14\, 2019\n\nDowntown Los Angeles\n\n6:00pm 8:00pm\n\nOpening Reception\n\n\n\nFriday\, March 15\, 2019\n\nWestin Bonaventure   California Ballroom\n\n9:00am 10:15am\n\nGeneral Session: Summit Welcome\n\n\n\n 10:30am 11:45am\n\nAM Break-Outs\n\n\n\n12:00pm 2:15pm\n\nLunch Confab: Improving Opportunities for Small Businesses\n\nRepresentatives from the WMDVLGBTBE communities discuss ways to improve and increase opportunities for small businesses\, including ways to improve the effectiveness of supplier diversity.\n\n\n\n 2:30pm 3:45pm\n\nPM Break-Outs\n\n\n\n4:00pm 5:00pm\n\nGeneral Session: Summit Wrap-Up\n\nUS Bank Tower\n\n\n\n\n\n5:30pm\n\nClosing Reception
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p class="font_8" style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px 0px 20px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-variant-numeric: inherit\; font-variant-east-asian: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; line-height: inherit\; vertical-align: baseline\; font-family: Lato\; font-size: 17px\; color: rgb(30\, 30\, 30)\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">On March 14&mdash\;15\, 2019\, the Los Angeles Gay &amp\; Lesbian Chamber of Commerce&nbsp\;(<a data-content="http://www.laglcc.org/" data-type="external" href="http://www.laglcc.org/" rel="noopener undefined" style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-variant: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; line-height: inherit\; vertical-align: baseline\; font-family: inherit\; font-style: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; background-color: transparent\; color: rgb(233\, 112\, 8)\; text-decoration-line: none\; transition: all 0.3s ease 0s\; box-shadow: none\;" target="_blank">LAGLCC</a>)&nbsp\;will host&nbsp\;the Western Business Alliance (WBA) LGBT Economic Summit &amp\; Conference. The WBA was founded in 1994 as an opportunity for LGBT chambers throughout the Western United States to advocate on behalf of the LGBT economic equality movement\, share &lsquo\;best practices&rsquo\; and serve as the collective voice of the LGBT business community in the West.</span></span></p>\n\n<p class="font_8" style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px 0px 20px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-variant-numeric: inherit\; font-variant-east-asian: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; line-height: inherit\; vertical-align: baseline\; font-family: Lato\; font-size: 17px\; color: rgb(30\, 30\, 30)\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><span class="wixGuard" style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-variant: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; line-height: inherit\; vertical-align: baseline\; font-style: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\;">&#8203\;</span>This year&rsquo\;s conference will focus attention on issues facing our business community and the LGBT community at large\, including creating influence\, working with the LGBT community\, LGBT homelessness and housing\, social and corporate responsibility\, marketing to millennials\, transgender entrepreneurship and freelance opportunities\, and access to capital for LGBT businesses.</span></span></p>\n\n<p class="font_8" style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px 0px 20px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-variant-numeric: inherit\; font-variant-east-asian: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; line-height: inherit\; vertical-align: baseline\; font-family: Lato\; font-size: 17px\; color: rgb(30\, 30\, 30)\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">At the center of the WBA LGBT Economic Summit &amp\; Conference will be our Lunch Confab\, &ldquo\;Understanding and Improving the Effectiveness of Supplier Diversity&rdquo\;\, during which we will bring members of other diverse communities together with the LGBT community to examine ways in which we can improve the effectiveness of supplier diversity for all of our communities.</span></span></p>\n\n<p>The&nbsp\;WBA&nbsp\;includes&nbsp\;LGBT&nbsp\;chambers and thought-leaders from 21 cities\, 11 states and Vancouver\, British Columbia. Represented within the&nbsp\;WBA&nbsp\;are:<br />\n<br />\nAlbuquerque<br />\nAnchorage<br />\nAustin<br />\nColorado Springs<br />\nDallas<br />\nDenver<br />\nHonolulu<br />\nHouston<br />\nLas Vegas<br />\nSan Diego<br />\nSan Francisco<br />\nSan Jose<br />\nSeattle<br />\nSpokane&nbsp\; &nbsp\;&nbsp\;<br />\nTucson<br />\nVancouver</p>\n\n<p>The WBA was founded in 1994 as an opportunity for LGBT chambers throughout the Western United States to advocate on behalf of the LGBT economic equality movement\, share &lsquo\;best practices&rsquo\; and serve as the collective voice of the LGBT business community in the West.<br />\n<br />\n<strong>CONFERENCE SCHEDULE</strong></p>\n\n<p><strong>Thursday\, March 14\, 2019</strong><br />\nDowntown Los Angeles<br />\n6:00pm&mdash\;8:00pm<br />\nOpening Reception<br />\n<br />\n<strong>Friday\, March 15\, 2019</strong><br />\nWestin Bonaventure &ndash\; California Ballroom<br />\n9:00am&mdash\;10:15am<br />\nGeneral Session: Summit Welcome<br />\n<br />\n&#8203\;10:30am&mdash\;11:45am<br />\nAM Break-Outs<br />\n<br />\n12:00pm&mdash\;2:15pm<br />\nLunch Confab: Improving Opportunities for Small Businesses<br />\nRepresentatives from the WMDVLGBTBE communities discuss ways to improve and increase opportunities for small businesses\, including ways to improve the effectiveness of supplier diversity.<br />\n<br />\n&#8203\;2:30pm&mdash\;3:45pm<br />\nPM Break-Outs<br />\n<br />\n4:00pm&mdash\;5:00pm<br />\nGeneral Session: Summit Wrap-Up<br />\nUS Bank Tower<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n5:30pm<br />\nClosing Reception<br />\n&nbsp\;</p>\n
LOCATION:Downtown Los Angeles Visit the Conference Website for details Westin Bonaventure US Bank Tower
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URL:https://business.rainbowchamber.com/events/details/western-business-alliance-lgbt-conference-summit-848
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