Outright’s Pride Month "Celebration of Courage Gala"
Outright International kicked off Pride month with their 35th Anniversary Celebration of Courage awards & gala raising over a million dollars in funding for its programs and LGBTIQ communities worldwide.
For the fourth consecutive year, we collaborated with the Outright team to produce a beautiful event at Pier Sixty for 500 guests featuring a VIP Red Carpet experience, cocktails, dinner and program, and an afterparty hosted by DJ Robi D Light.
The evening brought Outright’s brand to life through environmental storytelling, a cascading set design, and custom Celebration of Courage signage and decor.
The program was led by Producer, Author, Queer Eye Host, and human rights activist Karamo, honoring Deutsche Bank for the Outfront Award, among others.
Highlights included an energetic live auction hosted by auctioneer, Harry Santa-Olalla, special video introduction by Cyndi Lauper, remarks from Outright International Executive Director, Maria Sjödin, and more.
We are honored to partner with Outright International. To learn more about their mission please visit https://outrightinternational.org/
Guests received their first taste of technological innovation at registration, where they were welcomed by name on a reactive LED screen installation covering the full width of the entry wall. A large lunch café was created with a décor scheme that incorporated custom-built, ceiling-high steel LED frames draped with foliage to create smaller, intimate restaurant-style spaces that displayed both technology and nature.
A series of breakout sessions presented content targeted to attendees’ varied interests, while imagery displayed throughout the venue showcased real-life applications of how products designed to empower developers help to unleash the power of data and reimagine possibilities that will improve our world.
Every element of Microsoft Connect(); from registration, breakfast and keynote, to lunch and evening cocktails, were custom-designed to communicate exacting brand messaging and to deliver a high-touch guest experience to this important audience. The keynote and breakout sessions were livestreamed through an onsite studio built for this purpose and content was watched online by millions around the world.
Empire is proud to collaborate with Microsoft on this annual, top-tier business communication event.
To view excerpts of Connect(); 2017, please visit https://www.microsoft.com/connectevent
