2025 Corporate Partner FAQs

The 2025 ROMBA Conference will take place in New Orleans, LA, from September 25-27. It will be hosted at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside – Two Poydras St, New Orleans, LA 70130.

Registration for the ROMBA Conference will open on Wednesday, May 28.

You will receive a unique company discount code for the number of full registrations included in your partnership level.

Registration prices are as follows: $1,000 (Early Bird 5/28-8/21), $1,250 (Standard 8/22-9/14), and $1,500 (Late 9/15-9/27). A Limited Access Pass is $100. 

Please note that Limited Access registrants (Career Expo Only) do not have access to meals, workshops, or other conference parts.

If you were unable to join the Corporate Partner Orientation, you can access the recorded meeting using this link. Additionally, the agenda is attached here for your review. The recording is approximately 20 minutes and covers partner benefits such as GradLeaders and student interest reports, speaking opportunities, and logistics, including how to book a sub-block of rooms.

Yes, we have a calendar for our partners, complete with all of our events, milestones, and deadlines. Our calendar is maintained as a Google Sheet here and will be updated as deadlines become available. For those who cannot access Google Sheets, a static version can be found here. 

For the 2025 ROMBA Conference, the room rate for corporate partners is $259+ taxes per night. Individual rooms will be available to book through your ROMBA Conference registration confirmation email.

To all of our Corporate Partners who would like to pre-book five (5) or more rooms for their teams attending the conference, we have set up a system with the Hilton New Orleans Riverside to manage group bookings within our conference block. If you are looking to book five (5) or more rooms for your team, we ask that you opt in for this option by completing this form. The deadline for opting in to the group reservation option is Wednesday, August 6, 2025. All hotel rooms for the conference must be reserved by September 3, 2025 at 4PM Central Time. After September 3, we cannot guarantee room availability or the stated room rate in the host hotel.

As students register for our conference, they may select your company as one of particular interest to them. A specially generated link will enable you to access your Student Interest Report. Each time you download the report, it will be updated dynamically as new students register and pick your company. You will receive your company’s link in mid-May. 

The 2025 ROMBA Career Expo will be held on Friday, September 26, with the exact time shared in mid-May. Both assignments and the map will be shared by August.

The map and booth assignments will be available to attendees in our conference program and mobile app. 

If you or anyone from your company’s Talent Acquisition team would like to sign up for the GradLeaders platform, please use this link to establish a new company contact as part of your company. If it’s your first time using the platform, please click the link “1st time user? Create Account.” A training session recorded by GradLeaders for our Corporate Partners can be viewed here.

Please note that if your company was a Corporate Partner in previous years, a company profile is likely already set up.

If a Conversation Space (FKA Interview Booth) is a part of your selected benefits, you may use your space(s) on Friday, September 26, and Saturday, September 27. Exact times to be shared in May. The space(s) will be located in a pre-designated area. Each semi-private conversation space is an 8’x8’ draped area with three (3) chairs, a small table, and signage on the exterior to designate that space as yours.

The designated meal table covers one of three seated meals on Friday and Saturday. Each table seats ten (10) people. When you arrive at the meal(s) you designated as your choice, you will see your company’s name on the table. Please feel free to use our student interest report, GradLeaders, or other tools you are using to extend invitations to students or alumni to join you at your table. This is a good way to get to know our registrants better. Reaching Out MBA reserves the right to seat additional registrants at your table, if there are any unfilled seats at the start of the meal.

The Networking Lounge is appropriate for professional networking, small group meet-ups, affinity groups, a coffee chat, and/or workspace for individuals and small groups (up to six folks). Reaching Out MBA will offer featured coffee breaks in this space on Friday (presented by PwC) and Saturday (available for purchase). The location will be communicated this summer.

If your company receives one or more speaking opportunities, you are eligible to nominate speakers. Our agenda can be viewed starting in May, and the application for speakers opens in early June. The priority deadline is July 14, and the final deadline is August 22. 

The following deadlines are subject to change. 

The IRIS Conference—formerly known as OWIB—will be held on the morning and afternoon of September 25, leading into ROMBA. It will be hosted at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside – Two Poydras St, New Orleans, LA 70130. Registration opens on Wednesday, May 28.

Named after Iris, the Greek mythological figure who embodies the rainbow and moves fluidly between worlds, the conference is designed to uplift and connect women, transgender, gender non-conforming individuals, and allies within the business community. More information can be found on page 33 of our partnership packet. If you have already applied for partnership, you may still add IRIS.