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SUMMARY:WBA LGBT Economic Summit
DESCRIPTION:On March 15 16\, 2018 the Golden Gate Business Association 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\n\nThe WBA includes LGBT chambers and thought-leaders from twenty-one cities\, eleven states and Vancouver\, British Columbia. \n\n\n\nSummit Schedule\n\nThursday\, March 15\, 2018\n\n6PM - 8PM: Gala Reception @ San Francisco City Hall Rotunda\n\n\n\nFriday\, March 16\, 2018\n\nHyatt Regency San Francisco\n\n8:30 AM: Summit Opening Session / Welcome\n\n9:30AM - 11:30AM: Break-Out Sessions\n\n12PM: Power Lunch IV: Welcome Home!\n\n2:30PM: Break-Out Session "Read Out'\n\n5:30PM: Closing Reception @ TransAmerica Pyramid - 44th Floor\n\n\n\nBreak-Out Sessions Topics:\n\n* Addressing LGBT homeless issues / solutions from a regional perspective\n\n* Defining the needs of millennial LGBT entrepreneurs\n\n* Creating new LGBT entrepreneurs via 'disruptive technologies'\n\n* Removing barriers to Transgender Economic Development\n\n* Thinking 'outside the box' in order to access capital for LGBT businesses\n\n* Expanding LGBT participation in government / business contracting
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family: avenir-lt-w01_35-light1475496\, sans-serif\; letter-spacing: 0.8px\;">On March 15&mdash\;16\, 2018 the&nbsp\;</span><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\; letter-spacing: 0.8px\; font-family: avenir-lt-w01_85-heavy1475544\, sans-serif\;"><a data-content="http://www.ggba.com" data-type="external" href="http://www.ggba.com/" style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; background: transparent\; text-decoration-line: none\; color: inherit\;" target="_blank">G</a>olden Gate Business Association</span><span style="font-family: avenir-lt-w01_35-light1475496\, sans-serif\; letter-spacing: 0.8px\;">&nbsp\;will host 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><br style="color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; font-family: avenir-lt-w01_35-light1475496\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; letter-spacing: 0.8px\;" />\n<br />\n<span style="font-family: avenir-lt-w01_35-light1475496\, sans-serif\; letter-spacing: 0.8px\;">The WBA includes LGBT chambers and thought-leaders from twenty-one cities\, eleven states and Vancouver\, British Columbia.&nbsp\;</span></span><br />\n<br />\nSummit Schedule<br />\nThursday\, March 15\, 2018<br />\n6PM - 8PM: Gala Reception @ San Francisco City Hall Rotunda<br />\n<br />\nFriday\, March 16\, 2018<br />\nHyatt Regency San Francisco<br />\n8:30 AM: Summit Opening Session / Welcome<br />\n9:30AM - 11:30AM: Break-Out Sessions<br />\n12PM: Power Lunch IV: Welcome Home!<br />\n2:30PM: Break-Out Session &quot\;Read Out&#39\;<br />\n5:30PM: Closing Reception @ TransAmerica Pyramid - 44th Floor<br />\n<br />\nBreak-Out Sessions Topics:<br />\n* Addressing LGBT homeless issues / solutions from a regional perspective<br />\n* Defining the needs of millennial LGBT&nbsp\;entrepreneurs<br />\n* Creating new LGBT&nbsp\;entrepreneurs via &#39\;disruptive technologies&#39\;<br />\n* Removing barriers to Transgender Economic Development<br />\n* Thinking &#39\;outside the box&#39\; in order to access capital for LGBT&nbsp\;businesses<br />\n* Expanding LGBT&nbsp\;participation in government / business contracting<br />\n<br />\n<img alt="" height="447" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/ohmHrFv3IpX-XUhMK0ZkdIeuqfSTk8U9mL_QzI1l-HXOnidLeRJubZjGqXcwsIPWDAUQPxRVC4TebirRuum3Hi9Q5w9ZIrN9IKSaXBymisRVgKPWiVLmELJAJvOAXS1xhmIEhoGJVtGC8M5iMWXvdnq_COkyTmt2n9ns3habcM9qZSltTtJoZAhPpWYeZYBC17kMd6eLM43QWoGS682djkRQVOrD64oJtpbMUhP5Da87UNfCjN-2SExo2qN7anJLM50_SNI=s0-d-e1-ft#https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1fd9a8_2d0a417a24ce43c7a1ccdf6ca06099d9~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_339\,h_447\,al_c\,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/1fd9a8_2d0a417a24ce43c7a1ccdf6ca06099d9~mv2.png" style="width: 339px\; height: 447px\;" width="339" /><br />\n&nbsp\;
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