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Welcome Talent! Attracting Young LGBTQ+ Professionals and Graduates. The Diversity & Inclusion Approach

"National Coming Out Day" is celebrated internationally on October 11. To coincide with this important day, IE Out & Allies and myGwork have organized the third edition of "Welcome Talent!". This edition will focus on attracting young LGBTQ+ talent as well as sharing leading research on diversity and inclusion and best practices from D&I experts and myGwork corporate partners.


Key Facts:


- Gen Z are the most diverse generation in relation to their sexual orientation according to Ipsos research.

 

- With an increase in the percentage of people who identify as LGBTQ+ within generation Z, the talent pool they represent also increase, accounting for 1/5th of the total talent.

 

- In 2030, millennials and Generation Z will account for a vast majority of the global workforce.

 

- According to recent studies, allies, people who are supporters of the community but do not define themselves as LGBTQ+, record a preference to work in companies with good D&I practices.


Registration (15:45- 16:15) 

Opening: 

  • Michelle Raymond. Director of Global Business Development at myGwork (16:15) 
  • Santiago Íñiguez. President at IE University (16:25) 

 

Panel: Views of Young LGBTQ+ Generations (16:35 – 16:55): 

  • Moderator: Alex Briceño. Founder at Start Universe  
  • Maaian Lichtensztajn. Clinical Social Worker at Foundation Eddy-G
  • Dany Rugamba. Volunteer at Ahora Dónde - Le Refuge
  • Togzhan  Kapenova. Co-President at IE Out & Allies 

 

Panel: Attracting Young LGBTQ+ Professionals and Graduates (16:55 – 17:25):   

  • Moderator: Adrian Bono. Journalist 
  • Vicenç Álvaro. Marketing Director at Manpower  
  • Emilse Alonzo. 

    HR Business Partner at Pearson
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  • Amy Harback. Senior HR Project Manager - Southern & Eastern Europe at PageGroupContacto de 2º gAmy Harback PageGroup

 

Closing ceremony (17:25 – 17: 35): 

  • Togzhan  Kapenova and Alua AbeuovaCo-Presidents at IE Out&Allies
  • Miguel Garzón. Managing Director Spain & LatAm at myGwork 


Award Recognition with Ambassadors from Top-LGBTQ+ Inclusive Countries:  

  • Nils Haugstveit. Ambassador of Norway to Spain
  • Daniel Azzopardi. Ambassador of Malta to Spain

 

Networking & Cocktail (17:40 – 18:20)  

 

This international hybrid event was hosted at IE Tower in Madrid.



Discover now how Welcome Talent! 2022 went here: 



Speakers:

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    Michelle (Michi) Raymond
    Michelle (Michi) Raymond
    Business Development Director
    myGwork
    Michelle Raymond is the Business Development Director at myGwork, a global networking hub and job board for LGBTQ+ professionals and graduates. In addition to being a public speaker and D&I consultant, Michelle is also an accomplished musician who performs under the artist name ‘Michi.’ She has graced the stage with some of the biggest names in music today including Miley Cyrus, Meghan Trainor, DJ Marshmello, Rita Ora, and Carly Rae Jepsen.
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    Alejandro Briceño
    Alejandro Briceño
    Culture & Employee Experience Director
    Opinno
    Alejandro Briceño is the head of community at Opinno, a global innovation consultancy. He is also the cofounder of Startuniverse, the first accelerator of entepreneurship associations. He works with HR practitioners and organisations to leverage analytical insights from employee data to drive business outcomes,and improve employee experience.Since 2015 he has been leading innovation and digital transformation projects for IBEX 35 companies. He is a regular speaker at conferences and seminars on HR, innovation and leadership. Alejandro holds a degree in chemical engineering from Universidad Simón Bolívar and a project management master from Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Alejandro began his career as change management consultant for IBM.
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    Santiago Iniguez
    Santiago Iniguez
    President
    IE University
    Santiago Iñiguez de Onzoño is the President of IE University and a recognized influencer in global higher education. Iniguez is also the Vice-Chairman of Headspring, a company owned by the Financial Times and IE Business School providing custom education programs for companies worldwide. Iniguez is the former Dean of IE Business School and has played a leading role in business education. He was portrayed by the Financial Times as “one of the most significant figures in promoting European business schools internationally”. He was the first European appointed as “Dean of the Year” by Poets & Quants (2017). He serves on the boards of EFMD (European Foundation for Management Development), Renmin University Business School (China), Antai Business School (Jiao Tong University, China), LUISS Business School (Italy), Mazars University (France) and FGV-EASP Fundaçao Getulio Vargas (Brazil). He is a past Chair of the Board of AACSB. He is the author of “The Learning Curve: How Business Schools Are Reinventing Education” (2011), “Cosmopolitan Managers: Executive Education That Works” (2016), and “In An Ideal Business: How the Ideas of 10 Female Philosophers bring Values, Meaning, and Innovation to the Workplace” (forthcoming 2020), as well as co-editor of “Business Despite Borders: Companies in the Age of Populist Anti-Globalization” (2018), all published by Palgrave Macmillan. Iñiguez is a regular speaker at international conferences and frequently contributes in different journals and media on higher education and executive development. He is one of the 500 Global LinkedIn Influencers. Iniguez is Professor of Strategic Management. He holds a Degree in Law, a Ph.D. in Moral Philosophy and Jurisprudence (Complutense University, Spain) and an MBA from IE Business School. He was a Recognized Student at the University of Oxford, UK.
  • Vicenç Alvaro
    Vicenç Alvaro
    Sales & Marketing Lead, Europe
    ManpowerGroup
    An entire life committed to marketing, brand strategy, product development, & business design. I think innovation is the life force of business and marketing is its heartbeat. With over 16 years in marketing, 15 years in services, 10 years in membership products, 11 years in digital, mentoring of a bunch of start-ups and 10 years at senior management positions. I am a strong believer in the relevance of the Diversity, Equality, Inclusion and Belonging in the company to drive success whilst building a better world.
  • Amy Harback
    Amy Harback
    Senior HR Project Manager
    PageGroup
    Amy Harback is a Senior HR Project Manager in PageGroup, committed to people development, who enjoys learning from different perspectives and insights, being a firm believer that diversity and inclusion should be an inherent part of businesses. Amy is also part of the D&I European Task Force and an exceptional witness of PageGroup’s strategy and commitment in terms of D&I.
  • Maaian Lichtensztajn Kaplan
    Maaian Lichtensztajn Kaplan
    Head of Psicosocial service
    Fundación Eddy
    Eddy Foundation is the first foster home in Spain for young people from the LGTBI community, victims of family violence, bullying and LGTBIphobia. A home to learn that you are not alone.
  • Adrian Bono
    Adrian Bono
    Media Consultant & Journalist
    The Tapa Newsletter
    I am a media consultant specializing in media partnerships and a journalist covering mis/disinformation. I have worked on fact-checking and debunking techniques in the US and Europe while promoting media and news literacy. Digital verification enthusiast (prebunking/gamified inoculation, geolocation, reverse image search and other nerdy terms). In the last decade I founded two online publications in the Americas covering politics and pop culture and my opinion has been featured in the BBC, NPR, Al Jazeera and Univision. I have also appeared as a contributor on The Guardian, Monocle and New York magazine. For over ten years, I have covered US and Latin American politics and worked for influential Latin American publications such as Infobae and the Buenos Aires Herald.
  • Togzhan Kapenova
    Togzhan Kapenova
    IE University
    | Strategic Engagement and Communication | IE Out&Allies Club Co-president | TEDxIE Co-director | IE Foundation Fellow |
  • Nils Haugstveit
    Nils Haugstveit
    Ambassador of Norway to Spain
    Government of Norway
  • Dany Rugamba
    Dany Rugamba
    Brand Management Specialist
    Dany Rugamba is a professional with extensive experience in corporate strategy, business development, and social impact engagement. Rugamba is enthusiastic about SMEs, leadership and social equality. He is currently mastering in International Management at Geneva Business School, and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Communications from Southern New Hampshire University. Also, Rugamba volunteers at an LGBT+ association for homeless youth, Ahora Dónde.
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