Conference Will Be Held In Los Angeles, April 2-4, 2004; Web Site Opens for Business
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE via COLLEGIATE PRESSWIRE)--Jan 26, 2004--Gay and lesbian MBA students at the Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California (USC) and The Anderson School, University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), today announced they are accepting registration for the sixth annual Reaching Out MBA, Inc. international educational, networking and recruiting conference for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) graduate business students and recent alumni at https://www.reachingoutMBA.org. This marks the first time that Los Angeles will host this high-profile
event.
The conference will be held April 2-4, 2004 at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA.
''The Reaching Out MBA conference provides a forum for LGBT graduate business students from top programs in the U.S. and around the world to discuss business trends across a wide range of industries, learn about diversity issues in the workplace, leadership as gay professionals, and to market ourselves to potential employers,'' said Jonah Brown, Marshall MBA `04 and president of the school`s Gay and Lesbian Association (GALA).
More than 400 expected attendees will hear from prominent keynote speakers including David Bohnett, philanthropist and founder of GeoCities; Nina Jacobson, President, Buena Vista Motion Picture Group, The Walt Disney Co.; and Hilary Rosen, analyst at CNBC and former president & CEO of the Recording Industry Association of America.
''Attendees can expect more than 15 panel discussions during the three-day conference featuring executives from finance, consulting, marketing, entertainment and numerous other professions,'' said Christopher Rice, Anderson MBA `04 and president of the school`s Gay and Lesbian Business Alliance (GLBA).
As an indication of corporate America`s commitment to LGBT diversity, this year`s organizing committee has secured primary funding support from lead sponsors Credit Suisse First Boston and Lehman Brothers, founding sponsor McKinsey & Company, and event sponsors The Boston Consulting Group, Citigroup, Deloitte, and Goldman Sachs. To date, the organizing committee has secured sponsorships from 22 global firms and nonprofit organizations across a range of
industries.
Founded in 1999 by the LGBT student organizations at Harvard Business School and the Yale School of Management, Reaching Out MBA conferences have been organized in previous years by LGBT student organizations at the graduate schools of business at Columbia University, Dartmouth College, New York University, Northwestern University, Stanford University, the University of California at Berkeley, the University of Chicago and the University of Pennsylvania, among other programs.
Early registration for students is $60.00 US and $120.00 US for professionals. After February 15, 2004, conference registration fees will increase to $90.00 US for students and $150.00 US for professionals.
Information regarding registration and conference participation can be found on the conference web site: https://www.reachingoutMBA.org
2004 Reaching Out MBA Sponsors (as of 1/26/04):
Lead Sponsors: Credit Suisse First Boston, Lehman Brothers
Founding Sponsor: McKinsey & Co.
Event Sponsors: The Boston Consulting Group, Citigroup, Deloitte, Goldman Sachs
Major Sponsor: Sun Microsystems
Media Sponsors: Echelon, Witeck-Combs Communications
Panel Sponsors: American Express, Bain & Co., Deutsche Bank, Ford Motor Company, National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, Pfizer
Company Expo Sponsors: UCLA Anderson School of Management, Capital One, Marshall School of Business, Microsoft, Monitor Group, Morgan Stanley
About the USC Marshall School of Business
Both U.S. News & World Report and Business Week rank Marshall`s programs among the top 20. Marshall with its many research centers and Leventhal School of Accounting focuses on a core set of skills and on strengthening its position as a global center of business education and research at the graduate, undergraduate and executive levels.
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