Rainbow Day Hamburg
Supporting Program

Exchange Meets Knowledge Meets Networking

Supporting Program

Melanie Schlotzhauer – Senator for Labor, Health, Social Affairs, Family and Integration in Hamburg – will open Rainbow Day – together with the founder of Rainbow Days, Sebastian Krug.

Rock Your LinkedIn Profile – Power Talk and Q&A with Johann Gleich & Liam Michelle Seifert, LinkedIn

Learn how to bring your personal professional story to life and benefit from it, whether you're just starting out or know where you want to go.

We're sharing practical tips on how I optimized my profile to build a strong network and giving you best practices for content to increase your visibility in your professional life.

Host: Queer networking

Panel discussion „How to recognize queer-friendly employers.“.

Rainbow-colored logos during Pride Month or colorful marketing campaigns by companies are increasingly suspected of being „rainbow washing.“ We speak with independent experts and company representatives about how I, as a queer person job hunting, can tell if a potential employer is truly queer-friendly.

The guests:

  • Kirstin Hahne, Diversity Manager at bonprix
  • Kornelia Liebert, Business Women Hamburg
  • Sebastian Krug, Founder & CEO Rainbow Day
  • Juli Avemark (she/they), „READ“ Anti-Discrimination Counseling Center

Host: Queer networking

Short input and Q&A from WELCOMING OUT: „Show your solidarity with the „WELCOMING OUT“ symbol – Allyship in the workplace“

WELCOMING OUT introduces itself as a young initiative, offering insights into the idea behind its symbol and what this all has to do with allyship in and out of the workplace.

Conversation and Q&A Kostas Kind and Tommy Toalingling: „(Queer) Content Creation as a Full-Time Job?”

YouTuber, author, and „Queer Content King” Kostas Kind and LGBTQ+ content creator, activist, and spokesperson Tommy Toalingling in conversation about the opportunities, challenges, and limitations of content creation as a full-time job. 

Host: Queer networking

The Rainbow Union North Network is a platform that brings together Queer and DEI (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion) ambassadors from various companies and organizations in Northern Germany. Our goal is to strengthen the community and exchange among these dedicated individuals and to foster cooperation across company boundaries. Together, we aim to create a foundation for future collaboration through topic-based discussions and inspiring insights – because we believe that we are stronger together!

Following Rainbow Day Hamburg, the next networking meeting of the Rainbow Union Nord network will take place on-site. Pre-registration is possible here free of charge for company representatives: Free Ticket Rainbow-Day – Rainbow-Day

Host: Jörn Fleger / Netlight + Sebastian Krug / Rainbow-Day