NGLCCNY Presents Educational Panel Discussions at 19th Original GLBT Expo in New York City
NGLCCNY returns as Education Sponsor of the Original GLBT Expo, presenting two powerful panel discussions. Saturday learn the nuts and bolts and hottest trends in gay wedding planning. Sunday connect your small business to multinational corporations.
Online, March 17, 2012 (Newswire.com) - NGLCCNY returns for the second year in a row as the Education Sponsor for the Original GLBT Expo, presenting two powerful panel discussions.
"We're thrilled to return to the Expo this year, offering such valuable and relevant programming to the LGBT and allied community," said NGLCCNY President Richard Oceguera.
Starting on Saturday, NGLCCNY hosts a panel of wedding planning experts to discuss the nuts and bolts of wedding planning and the hottest trends in gay weddings.
Then on Sunday, a panel reveals how business owners can gain access to a growing list of major corporations that are actively seeking to procure goods and services from Certified LGBT Business Enterprises (LGBTBEs). The steps to becoming an LGBTBE will be shared.
What: PANEL #1 - Gay Wedding Trends and Considerations
Who: Moderated by Brian Silva, Marriage Equality NY/USA Executive Director and featuring Bernadette Smith "America's Top Wedding Planner", 14 Stories Owner, and fellow industry experts.
When: Saturday, March 17 at 2:00PM
What: PANEL #2 - Break the Code: How to Land Corporate Contracts
Who: Moderated by Richard Oceguera, NGLCCNY President, featuring Certified LGBTBE David Ricciardi, Proximo Consulting Services President; Phil Giorgianni, NGLCC Senior Manager and Supplier Diversity Outreach; and LGBTBE certification experts.
When: Sunday, March 18 at 2:30PM
Where: Both panels take place at the 19th Original GLBT Expo, Javits Convention Center, 655 W 34th Street, New York 10001
Details: FREE for all Expo attendees. Press may gain access with credentials via the Exhibitor Check-In booth.
ABOUT NGLCCNY
The National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce New York (NGLCCNY) provides valuable business development opportunities and educational resources to LGBT and allied businesses in the New York Metro area. As the official New York affiliate chamber of Washington, DC-based National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, NGLCCNY is the voice of thousands of LGBT-owned businesses and actively promotes and creates supplier diversity and procurement opportunities for its growing base of corporate partners and business members. For more information, visit www.nglccny.org.
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