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WorkPride Panel: Travelling as LGBTQ+ in 2022 - Challenges and Opportunities

This panel aims to discuss the future of travel for the LGBTQ+ community in these unprecedented times. 


Some of the topics of the panel will include safety recommendations for LGBTQ+ travellers and how to obtain support if you are an LGBTQ+ traveller. Further discussion will include new regulations for travelling during the pandemic, adapting travel according to the regulations and the impact of travel restrictions on the queer community.


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Speakers:

  • Chris King
    Chris King
    CEO & Thunder
    Lightning Travel Recruitment
    Chris (they/she) is the trans non-binary finery and ADHD babe behind the disruptive Lightning Travel Recruitment brand. With their powerful voice and captivating storytelling, Chris has emerged as a 'top voice' on LinkedIn, recognised as one of the top 10 LGBTIA Voices in the UK, and named one of 5 LinkedIn creators to follow by PinkNews in 2023. They have also contributed LGBTQ articles to Conde Nast Traveller, been featured in Forbes and received the Recruitment Leader award at the UK Recruitment Awards. Chris is a passionate advocate for diversity and inclusion in the workplace, and they use their platform to share insights into inclusive recruitment, neurodiversity, and transgender awareness. Their unique perspective and engaging approach have earned them a reputation as a thought leader in these areas.
  • Bruno Mateus
    Bruno Mateus
    Business Operations Specialist - Booking.com For Business | Project Lead for B.proud, LGBTQ+ Inclusion network (ERG)
    Booking.com
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    Devin Ibañez
    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.
  • Pete Hughes
    Pete Hughes
    Manager - Global Security
    Macquarie Group Limited
    Global security and political risk analyst, focusing on China, Latin America and North Africa. Previous professional roles in public and third sector, with extensive overseas experience. Foreign languages and geography nerd.
  • Ralph Bullock
    Ralph Bullock
    Senior Manager Airline Product Marketing and GDC Council Member
    Travelport
    Ralph has worked in various commercial roles in the travel industry for over 20 years, for leading travel agencies, one of the world's largest airlines and currently for travel technology provider Travelport. He is a member of Travelport's Global Diversity Council, with a particular focus on LGBTQI+ awareness and issues.
  • Simon Mayle
    Simon Mayle
    Event Director
    RX Global
  • Ruby Serdar
    Ruby Serdar
    Hotelschool the Hague
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