Speaking Engagements

Andy is a frequently-invited keynote speaker and panelist, blending personal stories and professional expertise
to share how to support LGB, transgender, and nonbinary people withinin organizations.

Andy offers 2 signature keynote speeches, but can also tailor a
speaking engagement to meet your needs.

Creating a Transgender Inclusive Workplace

Through a blend of personal storytelling, compelling research, and effefctive takeaways, this engaging program will provide attendees with a comprehensive understanding of how to create workplaces that value and affirm their transgender, nonbinary, and gender divrerse employees. Attendees will walk away understanding what it means to be transgender and/or nonbinary, the everyday experiences of transgender and nonbinary employees, and tangible takeaways to create greater inclusion for transgender and nonbinary colleagues.

  • Demonstrate a deeper understanding of what it means to be transgender and nonbinary.
  • Learn about the experiences and barriers faced by transgender, nonbinary, and gender diverse employees.
  • Learn about why trans inclusive workplaces are critical to longterm business success. 
  • Learn 3 specific takeaways to create greater inclusion for transgender, nonbinary, and gender diverse people in the workplace.
  • Duration: 60, 90, or 120 minutes
  • Size: Up to 50
  • For: Staff, Faculty, Administrators, Teachers; Can Be Tailored for Students
  • Format: Live Virtual
  • Cost: Get in Touch
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Transgender Trainer Andy Cofino speaking to an audience.
Transgender Trainer Andy Cofino speaking to an audience.

Enacting Allyship: LGBTQ+ inclusion in the Workplace

In this engaging program, Andy defines what it means to “enact allyship” for LGBTQIA+ people, describes barriers LGBTQIA+ people may experience in the workplace, and shares specific actions one can take to support LGBTQIA+ communities personally and professionally.

  • Demonstrate a deeper understanding of what it means to be LGBTQ+.
  • Learn about the experiences and barriers faced by LGBTQ+ employees.
  • Learn about why LGBTQ+ inclusive workplaces are critical to longterm business success. 
  • Learn 3 specific takeaways to create greater inclusion for LGBTQ+ people in the workplace.
  • Duration: 60, 90, or 120 minutes
  • Size: Up to 50
  • For: Staff, Faculty, Administrators, Teachers, Students
  • Format: Live Virtual
  • Cost: Get in Touch
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Custom Speaking Engagements

Andy can also create a custom speaking engagement to meet the needs of your orgnaization. He is also available for fireside chats and panels (as a panelist or facilitator).

Client Examples
  • 3 Lessons that Trans Liberation Can Teach Student Affairs Pros about Change
  • Activism & Leadership
  • All Gender Facilities: Supporting Inclusion in the Physical Environment
  • Contemporary Issues Impacting LGBTQ+ Students
  • Strength in Solidarity: Recognizing Pride Month
  • The Future of the Workplace
  • Transgender Visibility in the Media
  • Duration: 60 or 90 minutes
  • Size: Up to 50
  • For: Staff, Faculty, Administrators, Teachers, Students
  • Format: Live Virtual
  • Cost: Get in Touch
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Transgender Trainer Andy Cofino speaking to an audience.
What Clients Are Saying

We are so lucky to have had the opportunity to hire Andy as our keynote speaker for the University of Michigan Ross School of Business LGBTQ club’s annual TEDx style event OUTx. From the planning conversations to the execution of his presentation, Andy was wonderful to work with. He created a keynote address that wove together themes of coming out, allyship and LGBTQ inclusion in the workforce. He took the time to address the audience specifically, presenting our MBA students with the opportunity to use their degrees as future leaders who can play a role in re-writing the rule books for queer and trans people to thrive in business. He recorded a flawless presentation for us to screen at the live event, and we are so grateful for the time and energy he put into it.

Jill Dannis
MBA/MS 2024, University of Michigan Ross School of Business

We were fortunate enough to have Andy as a speaker during a recent Boingo UNITY event — an employee resource group where our BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and Boingoites with disabilities can bring their whole selves to the table for personal and professional development. Andy’s presentation on inclusivity, allyship, and challenging LGBTQ+ discrimination in the workplace was incredibly well-received by our team. His presentation was dynamic, informative, and incredibly easy to listen to — not easy in a remote environment! I would HIGHLY recommend Andy as a speaker, trainer, and presenter.

Dawn Callahan
Chief Marketing Officer, Boingo Wireless

Andy is extremely intelligent and very kind to all who were brave and spoke up— kind and his welcoming remarks to any speakers were precise, specific to their courage. He make the entire seminar a safe and potentially fruitful experience.

Eve Gordon, Acting Faculty
AMDA College of the Performing Arts

LOVED THIS SESSION! I learned so much and feel like I have a much better perspective of this topic and how to be a good, supportive ally. Thank you Andy for a wonderful workshop- I hope we continue to have the privilege to work with you!

Past Faculty/Staff Workshop Participant

So much important information was covered, and done so in a way that is meant to educate and build upon. It never felt like anyone was being judged or shamed for not knowing something. The intent was always to help us help our students.

Past Faculty/Staff Workshop Participant
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Photo Credits: Vice’s The Gender Spectrum Collection and Markus Spiske on Unsplash

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