9:30 AM Expo & Marketplace Tabling Setup

10:00 AM General Doors Open

10:30 AM Welcome & Opening Remarks
Kick off the Summit in the main stage with salutary remarks from NGLCCNY, Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal and New York City Comptroller Mark Levine as we recognize business and community leaders that drive our community forward.

11:00 AM Navigating Visible Growth and Visible Impact
Join us on the main stage for a compelling and powerful fireside chat between TD Bank and Christina Calisi Casting about what is means for a business to make the bold decision to be visibly LGBTQ+ owned-and-operated while navigating growth, challenges, and what it means to deliver impact back into the community.

11:40 AM Break Out Session 1

Through the Investor’s Lens: Risk, Return, and Readiness
For founders seeking capital and investors deciding where to deploy it, the discussion will examine a central question: what separates an ambitious company from an investable one? The panel will explore how investors assess risk, return, management readiness, market opportunity, governance, scalability, and the conditions that support durable growth.

Activating Employee Resource Group for Business Impact
How can LGBTQ+ and allied ERGs support measurable business, talent, supplier, and market outcomes? A business-case session on how employee resource groups can move beyond internal visibility and become structured assets for workforce engagement, supplier visibility, market insight, community credibility, and regional business development.

The NYC Metro Economic Landscape: Market Conditions, Sector Shifts, and Opportunity
What are the major economic conditions shaping business opportunity in the NYC metro area? A regional economic briefing on the current and emerging conditions affecting businesses, corporations, institutions, and community partners.

12:30 PM Sweet Success: LGBTQ+ & Allied Impact in Food & Beverage
Hear leaders from the food, beverage, and restaurant industries during a moderated discussion examining the economic contributions, business leadership, and broader influence of LGBTQ+ and allied professionals and entrepreneurs across these sectors.

1:15 PM Expo Hall

2:30 PM Break Out Session 2

The Economics of Founder Dependency: Scaling Past Yourself
Can your business take on bigger work without breaking? Before a company pursues larger opportunities, its capacity, systems, and delivery have to be able to survive the win. This interactive session helps owners and leaders find where growth still depends on them personally, whether that shows up as doing the work, holding the client relationships, or being the only one who can make the call. Attendees complete a live self-assessment of their business across five areas, identify the single biggest constraint on their capacity, and leave with an actionable plan.

Corporate and Municipal Procurement Roundtable
What do corporate buyers need from suppliers, and what do suppliers need to better access corporate opportunity? A facilitated roundtable with procurement, supplier diversity, sourcing, business-unit, and vendor-management leaders.

The Economic Impact of Nonprofits in NYC
How do nonprofits contribute to New York City’s economic strength beyond direct service delivery? A focused presentation on nonprofits as employers, purchasers, conveners, service providers, civic infrastructure, and stabilizers of local economies.

3:15 PM Break Out Session 3

Being An Inspirational, Courageous Leader: Authentically, Boldly, Aligned
What does it really take to be an inspirational leader to create maximum impact and scaling? What truly goes in to motivating your employees, colleagues, venture partners to produce the most powerful collaborations? You will hear the essential tools to lead by inspiration, trust and clarity. Learn how to be your authentic self in every situation and empower others to be the best they can be every time. Hear coaching techniques to let go of those blocks that have been holding you back from being as inspirational as you can be, communicate with conviction and take the initiative to embrace all of your leadership strengths.

Community Business Development Strategy: Activating Nonprofits and Local Businesses for Regional Impact
How can corporations work with nonprofits, chambers, and local businesses to create measurable community and market impact? How corporations can structure community business development partnerships that produce practical outcomes for local business ecosystems.

The Future of Visible Impact: LGBTQ+ and Allied Businesses in the NYC Metro Economy
How can LGBTQ+ and allied businesses become more visible, measurable, and influential in the region’s economic future? The session addresses certification, supplier visibility, procurement inclusion, and the case for measuring LGBTQ+ business ownership and economic participation in future studies and institutional reporting.

4:00 PM Final Main Stage Program: Borough By Borough
Hear from leadership within the New York City's chambers of commerce about emerging trends, challenges, and opportunities borough by borough and how to engage in opportunities or access resources.

4:45 PM Closing Remarks

5:00 PM Post-Summit Mixer