2500 LGBT Executives + 118 Sponsors = 14th Annual Out & Equal Workplace Summit

Executives, human resources and diversity professionals, employee resource groups and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people and allies representing the vanguard of forward-thinking Fortune 500 companies will gather in Baltimore, Maryland, on October 29-November 1 to consider ways to advance workplace equality. The Out & Equal Workplace Summit, held annually since 1999, draws more than 2,500 attendees from across the world to share their best practices and ideas for creating workplaces where LGBT people are safe, accepted, and valued.

The Workplace Summit is presented by Hewlett-Packard and IBM, in addition to support from 118 sponsoring corporations, government agencies, and non-profit organizations.

Check out conference highlights after the jump.