Our Pride networking happy hour was our largest ever event. The record attendance from the finance industry and beyond shows just how much the OPEN Finance community has grown over the past few years. View these photos on Facebook to tag yourself and friends.
The rain never bothered my anyway! It might have been damp outside, but our Spring 2018 Long Island wine tasting tour was a blast. From Osprey’s Dominion to The Lenz Winery and finally Pellegrini Vineyards, our oenophiles got to enjoy some of NY State’s best pours.
To mark the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia, we sat down at Barclays with Fabrice Houdart, Human Rights Officer at the United Nations, to talk about the UN’s Standards of Conduct for Business. The Standards were a hot topic at this year’s OPEN Finance Forum, and at our recent Roundtable – our member Read more about The UN’s Fabrice Houdart talks with OPEN Finance about the Standards of Conduct for Business[…]
OPEN Finance’s semi-annual ERG/BRG Roundtable brought together 80 leaders from across financial services to share ideas on LGBT inclusiveness and representation. Our discussion ranged from self-ID and amicus briefs to intersectionality and the United Nations’ Standards of Conduct for Business. The attendees shared tons of great ideas that we are looking forward to putting into Read more about Semi-annual ERG Roundtable unites 80 leaders in financial services[…]
Enjoy a unique Chinese, family-style brunch and meet new colleagues from the finance industry at our second brunch of 2018. Lotus Blue Dongtian Kitchen Bar (above) brings classic Chinese dishes and customers’ favorites from different parts of China under one roof. From Canton to Beijing, from Yunnan to Shanghai, many well known dishes are interpreted Read more about Networking brunch at Lotus Blue, April 21[…]
OPEN Finance’s 2018 Forum brought together 48 speakers, and over 250 attendees from more than 32 firms, for a day of discussion, debate and planning. The guiding principle behind this year’s Forum was “Measuring Success”. A special thanks to our host, BNY Mellon, without whom the event would not have been possible, and our sponsors: Read more about Recapping the OPEN Finance Forum 2018[…]
To mark International Women’s Day 2018, OPEN Finance is excited to announce the formation of its newest committee, OPEN Finance Women+. OPEN Finance Women+ will lead initiatives focused on driving increased representation of lesbian, bi, and trans* women across the finance industry. The new initiative will be led by co-chairs Carolina Silva and Jordan Silverman (pictured Read more about Announcing the launch of OPEN Finance Women+[…]
Thanks to everyone who came to celebrate the holidays with us at our 2017 Holiday Party, our last networking event of the year. These pictures are also on our Facebook page, where you can tag yourself and friends. Happy holidays — we’ll see you in 2018!
OPEN Finance members gathered at Mr Biggs for our 2nd annual Academy Awards viewing party. Tipsy von Tart, our returning host, kept attendees on their feet with movie trivia and our live Oscars ballot contest – the movie buffs left the rest of the crowd in the dust. Check out some highlight pictures from the event below.
Thanks to everyone who braved the cold and came out to our new year networking event at The Attic. Enjoy our pictures below, and check out the same pictures on Facebook to tag yourself and friends. We look forward to seeing everyone next month!