CONNECT 2024 - Bigger and Better for Business!
CONNECT: BIGGER AND BETTER FOR BUSINESS IN 2024
Connecting Community and LGBTQ+ and Ally Businesses in Silicon Valley
- Let's celebrate our LGBTQ+ and ally business community!
- CONNECT is all about business - finding possible business partners or clients, meeting supplier diversity reps who purchase for corporations, discovering community services that you or your business need.
- For individuals, CONNECT is about finding out what businesses show up for our community and making some connections yourself! Our mantra: SUPPORT THE BUSINESSES WHO SUPPORT YOU!
- This year's event will take place at the super gay-friendly Holiday Inn San Jose-Silicon Valley at 1350 N First St, San Jose, CA 95112.
- The Rainbow Chamber will offer hors d'oeuvres. Bar is no host.
Music - DJ Cisco
Panel on BIZ! - moderator Bard Williams, speakers Izzy Sanchez of the Holiday Inn and Liborio Millares of Compass Real Estate.
Liborio Millares is a top-tier Real Estate Agent with Compass, recognized as a top 5% Realtor in Santa Clara County. He's also deeply involved in community advocacy, serving as Vice President of NHORA (National Hispanic Organization of Real Estate Associates) and President-Elect for 2025. Additionally, he's a past board member of The Real Estate Alliance LGBTQ+ Silicon Valley, where he championed homeownership for LGBTQ+ individuals and raised funds for unhoused LGBTQ+ youth. Liborio's commitment to empowering his community through homeownership is unwavering.
Panel on BIZ! - moderator Bard Williams, speakers Izzy Sanchez of the Holiday Inn and Liborio Millares of Compass Real Estate.
Liborio Millares is a top-tier Real Estate Agent with Compass, recognized as a top 5% Realtor in Santa Clara County. He's also deeply involved in community advocacy, serving as Vice President of NHORA (National Hispanic Organization of Real Estate Associates) and President-Elect for 2025. Additionally, he's a past board member of The Real Estate Alliance LGBTQ+ Silicon Valley, where he championed homeownership for LGBTQ+ individuals and raised funds for unhoused LGBTQ+ youth. Liborio's commitment to empowering his community through homeownership is unwavering.
SIGN UP TODAY for your business or organization's table, or for individual general admission tickets!
General admission: $10 per member (plus 1 guest).
$15 per non member
EXHIBITOR OPTIONS: See levels/pricing on the right!
$15 per non member
EXHIBITOR OPTIONS: See levels/pricing on the right!
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Event Sponsors
Date and Time
Wednesday Mar 20, 2024
6:00 PM - 8:30 PM PDT
Fees/Admission
TICKETS:
General admission: $10 per member / $15 per non-member
EXHIBITOR TABLE FEES:
Small Biz M $140 / NM $220
Non profit or gov agency $120
Corporate exhibitor M $275 / NM $440
Premium sponsor M $1100 / NM $2200
PHOTOGRAPHY sponsor $750
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