LGBT Confex Brings LGBT Business Forum to Colombia's Equality Week

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New York, July 14, 2014 - Latin America's leading LGBT business network, LGBT Confex, has developed and produced an LGBT Business Forum for Bogota's Equality Week to be held in the Colombian city from October 02- 04. The forum will focus on the needs of LGBT Business Market and will be the first of its kind in the country.

The LGBT Business Forum will be held at Camara de Comercio de Bogota - Chapinero and will be a B2B and consumer event targeting the LGBT with every element of this event designed to maximize networking business and educational opportunities in addition to, educational and social opportunities, making the experience as complete as possible for all participants.

LGBT Confex was invited to attend Bogotas's Equality week by the City's government.
The new event will include presentations from government, business and community leaders and is focused on delegates better understanding how the 6% of Colombia's population who comprise the LGBT communities are the same as - and also different from - the mainstream population of Colombia.

Alexandra Torres, Director of the Greater Convention Bureau of Bogota said: "Being chosen as the host city for the 5th LGBT Confex Business Forum 2014 is a great honor for us. Bogotá is a dynamic capital, full of energy, culture, colors and flavors that promises them a quality event ... That is our duty! Promises a unique and magical event. "

CEO of LGBT Confex, Ruben Sandoval, said "We are often asked to bring an LGBT Confex business event to different places, "Since we started bringing business, non-government organizations and companies together to learn more about LGBT people in Mexico in 2011, this is the first time we have produced an event in another country. The support we are receiving from everyone in Bogota and Colombia is much appreciated by us and we are very much looking forward to bringing opportunities of networking and education that are world-class for delegates in Bogota this October."

Education presentations and workshops will be included from many leading global LGBT thought-leaders. Selisse Berry, head of Out & Equal Workplace Advocates, based in San Francisco, USA - focused on LGBT diversity in the workplace - is to host a roundtable discussion on workplace issues. Ian Johnson, Founder and CEO of Out Now Global - the world's leading LGBT consulting organization - is based in the Netherlands and is presenting findings from LGBT2020, the world's largest LGBT market research program as well as best-practice marketing case studies, showing how LGBT people are helping redefine business across Latin America - and around the world.

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ABOUT LGBT CONFEX
Latin America’s leading LGBT Business Network is LGBT Confex http://www.lgbtconfex.com. Established in 2011, the organization has quickly demonstrated its capabilities to put together a professional team with staff that brings many years in event management and business networks expertise. Following the success of their inaugural event in 2011, LGBT Confex doubled in scale with its 2012 edition in Cancun and continued its growth in 2013's International LGBT Business Expo in Guadalajara, Mexico. In 2014 the 4th edition was held in Puerto Vallarta in June.