Pride Month may be over but pride should be celebrated year-round. In this upcoming Q Chamber event, we put the spotlight on how inclusive brands show their support for the LGBTQ+ community, which goes beyond changing their corporate logos to rainbow hues for the month of June.
As part of this event’s programme, we will feature a panel discussion with speakers from Coqual, LEGO, P&G and Revolut who will share their experience on why LGBTQ-inclusive marketing is important to brands and how authenticity is essential in their stance of supporting the LGBTQ community.
We are also pleased to welcome Gina Chua, a Singaporean who is one of the most senior transgender journalists in the world, as our keynote speaker. Gina will share her personal coming out journey and her views on why visibility and narratives matter in our community.
Mark your calendars for 19 July 2023 (Wednesday) from 6:30 pm to 9 pm. Light bites and beverages will be provided. Attendance is limited to invited guests only due to event space capacity.
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Gina Chua is Executive Editor at Semafor, a new global news startup. She joined Semafor in May 2022 as part of the founding team. Prior to joining Semafor, she was Executive Editor at Reuters where she oversaw newsroom operations, logistics, budgets, safety and security and worked with technology teams to build newsroom tools, among other responsibilities. Gina was also the editor-in-chief of the South China Morning Post and The Asian Wall Street Journal in Hong Kong; a deputy managing editor at The Wall Street Journal in New York; a foreign correspondent in Singapore, Manila and Hanoi; and a television and radio journalist in Singapore. She co-founded the Sigma Data Journalism Awards and was the inaugural recipient of the Online News Association’s Impact Award for her dedication to innovation. A Singaporean, Gina transitioned in late 2020, making her one of the most senior transgender journalists in the industry.
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This panel discussion focusses on how various brands have visibly displayed their support for the LGBTQ+ community in their products and marketing. Moderated by Joanne Theseira, CEO of Publicis Communications SG, our panelists are Lanaya Irvin (CEO at Coqual, an inclusion think tank), Rohan Mathur (Marketing Director South East Asia at LEGO), Jan Jizelle Ang (Senior Director at P&G) and Tay Shulin (Head of Legal & Compliance at Revolut, a fintech company).
Guests will have a chance to network with LGBTQ+ and ally attendees and representatives from companies that care about authentically supporting the LGBTQ+ community.
Registration for this event is now closed as we have reached maximum capacity for the event space due to the wonderful response.
This Q Chamber event is made possible with the kind sponsorship of Publicis.
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About Q Chamber:
Q Chamber is Singapore’s first LGBTQ+ and allied chamber of commerce, and strives to connect businesses and individuals to promote our shared economic interests and values of diversity, equity and inclusion. We believe this initiative can help to build LGBTQ+ representation, allyship and leadership towards a better Singapore society and business community. For more information on Q Chamber, do visit our website or sign up to join our membership.