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 - Keynote speech and Q&A with Johann Gleich & Liam Michelle Seifert, LinkedIn

Learn how I brought my personal professional story to life and benefit from it: whether you are just starting out or where you want to go.

We will share with you tangible tips on how I optimized my profile to build a strong network and give you best practices for content to increase your visibility in your professional life.

Moderation: Queer Networking

Panel talk "How can I recognize queer-friendly employers".

Rainbow-colored logos during Pride Month or colorful marketing campaigns by companies are increasingly suspected of being "rainbow-washing". We talk to independent experts and company representatives about how I, as a queer person looking for a job, can tell whether a potential employer is really queer-friendly.

The guests:

  • Kirstin Hahne, Diversity Manager bonprix
  • Kornelia Liebert, Wirtschaftsweiber Hamburg
  • Sebastian Krug, Founder & CEO Rainbow Day
  • July Avemark (she/none), "READ" anti-discrimination advice center

Moderation: Queer Networking

Short input and Q&A from WELCOMING OUT: "Show yourself allied with the "WELCOMING OUT" symbol - allyship in the workplace"

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

Talk 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 talk about the opportunities, challenges and limits of content creation as a full-time job. 

Moderation: 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 aim is to strengthen the community and the exchange between these committed individuals and to promote cooperation across company boundaries. Together, we want to create a basis for future collaboration through topic-based discussions and inspiring insights - because we believe that we are stronger together!

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

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