DIVERSIFY NORDICS SUMMIT
OSLO
26 • 08 • 2022
Amplifying Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in the Nordics.





The Diversify Nordic Summit is the first-ever conference on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging that brings together stakeholders from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.
About Us
- create inclusive and human-centric hybrid workplace environments to recruit and build productive and efficient teams.
- ensure a collective Nordic society that is inclusive of all its inhabitants across social systems and structures.
Join us to exchange ideas, explore solutions to DEIB related challenges in the workplace and society. Learn actionable best practices to implement today.
Why attend the summit?
Get Targeted Insights
- Attract and retain visibly diverse talents
- Gain and share innovative ideas, insights & best practices
- Improve your employer brand
- Understand your customer better
- Focus on the issues & solutions
- Strategies to navigate workplace culture
Build Network
- Learn & network with people in your field
- Meet thought-leaders & industry experts
- Make new connections & grow your network
- Collaborate with industry leaders, DEIB practitioners & enthusiasts
- Unlock diverse viewpoints
- Decrease your diverse talent shortage
Be Inspired
- Be inspired by best practices you can implement today
- Springboard cultural & sustainable change at your workplace
- Make better decisions & drive high performing teams
- Expose yourself to bold ideas & exciting projects
- Break out of your comfort zone
- Learn something new
Who Should Attend
C-Level Executives including but not limited to:
- Chief Executive Officers
- Chief Marketing Officers
- Chief Diversity Officers
- Chief Financial Officers
- Chief Operating Officers
- Chief Sustainability Officers
Vice Presidents and Directors of:
- Sustainability
- Human Resources
- People & Talent Management
- Operations
- Sales & Partnerships
Professionals with responsibility for:
- Diversity & Inclusion
- Employee Relations & Engagement
- Global Business, Ethics & Compliance
- Learning and Development
- Organization Culture
- Talent Acquisition
DEIB practitioners, consultants, service providers & enthusiasts
All-level employees, job-seekers, students and individuals with an interest in DEIB
Policy makers, politicians, media personnel, journalists, writers, civil society, cross-sectoral NGOs
Agenda
The State of Diversity & Inclusion in the Nordics 2022
Join us for a full day of insights within the following six thematic areas.
Workforce Diversity + Recruitment
Create and sustain a diverse, inclusive, and engaged workforce at all levels.
- Inclusive Recruitment and Development
- Onboarding and Retention
- Talent Management
- Relationship building
Organisational Culture + Strategy
Ensure equal and Equitable opportunity within the workplace.
- The Legal Case for DEIB & Compliance
- Non-discrimination in the Workplace
- Access to Equitable Opportunities + Fair Pay
- Multi-generational and Intersectional Workforce
Inclusion, Equity, Belonging & Wellbeing
Cultivate an inclusive workplace where unique talents, skills, and perspectives are valued and leveraged.
- Establishing and Maintaining Psychological Safety
- Mentorship
- Active Allyship
- Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
Learning + Development
Develop a collective understanding of DEIB principles across the organization and society to set a foundation for all interactions and initiatives.
- Foundational Skill Development
- Inclusive Leadership Training
- Education, Awareness and Skill Building
Implementation, Measurement & Transparency
What gets measured gets done. Regular measurement and reporting keeps us focused and allows us to make informed decisions to improve results.
- Setting Key Performance Indicators (KPI)
- Using Data to Drive Growth
- Tools for Measurement, Implementation and Tracking
Technology, Innovation & Investments
Key areas for inclusion and growth. The business case for DEIB boasts increased creativity, innovation and productivity. Join us as we explore the nuances and the structures needed to ensure an inclusive, equitable and profitable engagement.
- The relationship between technology, innovation, investments and inclusion
- The intersection of AI Ethics, Technology, Gender Equity and Inclusion
Panels
- Attracting and retaining diverse talent: Best Practices to lead an inclusive organization.
- Building Productive Teams: The business and legal case.
- The burden of leadership in DEIB: Are leaders supported enough? Pulling the plug on the things we don’t talk about.
- Designing and Integrating a Sustainable DEI policy: Perspectives from intersectoral organizations.
- Diversity and Inclusion in the Tech/Maritime industry is possible. Here’s how. | Closing the gap in the modern industry.
- Why unconscious bias training doesn't work and what we can do about it.
- Is everyone in the room? Intersectionality, equity and allyship.
- What gets Measured gets done: Tools for accountability for an inclusive workplace.
- Beyond Binary Gender: Intersectional Gender Equality and Equity.
- AI, Data and sustainability. What does inclusion have to do with it?
- Smarter Investments: A diversity framework to drive innovation. Fireside chat: Nordic Denial.
Keynote
- “Why diversity and inclusion is critical for your brand - and your business”
- DIVERSITY CAPITALISM – performance enhancing diversity in organizations.
- Active Allyship: The Essential Key to Inclusion
Workshop
- Strategies to Inclusively Recruit, Onboard and Retain Diverse Talents.
- Practice what you preach: Avoiding the reputational and business risk of performative DEIB and unconscious bias.
Fireside chat
- Nordic Denial: Unpacking identity, equity and inclusion in the Nordics.
The cross-cutting themes

