How to Relocate Safely as an LGBTQ+ Employee

Most employees see international assignments as vital to their career progression. However, LGBTQ+ employees often face more hurdles when relocating, with additional challenges such as obtaining a visa for their same-sex partner to facing potential discrimination because of their sexual orientation in their new country's place of work. We'll be talking to HR/DE&I and industry professionals about the challenges of relocating LGBTQ+ staff, what more organizations can do to help their staff relocate safely and better safeguard their LGBTQ+ employees while they are working abroad. The panel will also share their relocation stories, as well as provide insights into which countries are safe, and those still deemed too dangerous, to relocate LGBTQ+ staff. If you are considering relocating abroad for work, you won't want to miss this!

This panel is sponsored by Standard Chartered Bank.

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Stephan Heinz

Investor & CSO
myGwork

Experienced global consulting professional and MBA (INSEAD) with over 10 years in the aviation industry focusing on large scale airline transformation and restructuring projects. Strategic advisor and investor for start-ups focused on LGBTQ+ and diversity. Author and key note speaker on airline strategy, with a particular focus on Africa. Part-time lecturer on Airline Strategy (Cranfield Univerisity, University of Surrey). Passionate about aviation, flight simulation, travel, cooking, horse-riding, LGBT issues and helping businesses grow!

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Laila El-Metoui

Equity Educator -Stonewall Lesbian Role Model of the Year (2020)
LemEducation.com

Equality Educator | Stonewall Lesbian Role Model 2020 | Helping leaders foster inclusive & diverse workplaces through training and consultancy | Founder of Pride in Education and Educating OUT Racism, UK Queer Arabs and Proud London Councils

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Devin Ibañez

Customer Success Manager and Public Speaker
myGwork

Devin Ibañez is the first openly gay Major League Rugby player and is dedicated to LGBTQ+ advocacy in sport. He hopes to inspire the next generation of LGBTQ+ athletes and make sport an inclusive space for them. Raised in Boston, MA, Devin played for Major League Rugby team, the New England Free Jacks, in their 2019 exhibition season. He won a gold medal while representing Team USA at the 2017 World Maccabiah Games in Israel. He also won the 2018 D1 National Championship with his club team, Mystic River Rugby Club. When not playing, Devin has coached rugby at Westlake Boys High School in New Zealand, his alma mater Brookline High School and most recently with the Northeast Academy. He holds a degree in sport management and education from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. Devin was announced Global Ambassador for International Gay Rugby (IGR) in May 2021. He is now looking towards a career in Public Speaking and Community Engagement. As of December 2023, Devin joined myGwork as a Customer Success Manager, the largest global business community for LGBTQ+ professionals and inclusive employers.

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Ricardo Benitez Bajandas

Founder
GAIN

I am currently working hard to ramp up my boutique consulting firm, GAIN, where my dream is to create a safe place where our team can feel comfortable bringing their whole self to work every day while we work to give access to companies in search of opportunities. Our goal is to adapt the way we do consulting to make it accesible (and actually useful) to those that need it. Through our ecosystem we help companies grow locally and internationally and offer personalized advisory board session with experts from throughout the World who can give firsthand insights when needed most. Parallel to this, I consider myself an activist of our LGBT+ community and have tried to use my talents to improve our quality of life whenever possible. One of the achievements I am most proud of was being part of a legal team that presented a complaint against the government of Puerto Rico before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights which served as a precursor for the government of Puerto Rico to no longer defend their definition of a "traditional marriage".

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Aaron Roberson

CEO
CityVue

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	Date & Time	Jul 19, 2023 11:00 EDT
	Location	Online