DNS 2023 Agenda

Agenda

For Diversify Nordics Summit 2023

Panel & Keynote Locations:

Workshop Locations:

The Accessibility of the Venue ↓

Map of the Venue ↓

7:30 – 8:30

Registration

8:00 – 8:30

Breakfast buffet

8:30 – 9:00

Welcome & Keynote: What is the right thing to do? Othering, belonging, and justice.
Upstairs Mainstage - Jernbanetorget

Chisom Udeze (she/her)

9:00 – 9:15

Keynote: Inclusion & Diversity Leadership Lessons.
Upstairs Mainstage - Jernbanetorget

Abu Bundu-Kamara (he/him)

9:15 – 9:30

Keynote: Leading through bias.
Upstairs Mainstage - Jernbanetorget

Dr. Poornima Luthra (she/her)

9:30 – 9:35

Break

9:35 – 10:15

Panel: How institutions can create and foster inclusive and equitable systems - Policies and practices from the workplace, academia and society.
Upstairs Mainstage - Jernbanetorget

Speakers: Øystein E. Søreide (he/him), Flemming Kehr (he/him), Rina Mariann Hansen (she/her), Momodou Malcolm Jallow (he/him)

Moderator: Karen Spens (she/her)

10:15 – 10:35

Breakfast break

10:35 – 10:50

Keynote: From theory to practice - Embedding intersectional thinking in your DEI strategy.
Upstairs Mainstage - Jernbanetorget

Winta Negassi (she/her)

10:50 – 11:30

Fireside Chat: Nordic Denial.
Upstairs Mainstage - Jernbanetorget

Chisom Udeze (she/her) and Thandi Dyani (she/her)

11:30 – 12:20

Lunch & Networking

12:30 – 13:10

Panel: Do you want to successfully recruit a diverse team? Here’s how. But wait, how are you going to retain and advance them?
Upstairs - Jernbanetorget A

Speakers: Torstein Lerhol (he/him), Yasir Ahmed (he/him), Tina Gaardsøe Albrechtsen (she/her), Karin Heri (she\her)

Moderated by: John Bentham (he/him)

Panel: Leading with an Anti-racist lens and decentering whiteness in DEI: the Why, the How and the When?
Upstairs - Jernbanetorget B

Speakers: Hatem Ben Mansour (he/him), Aminkeng A Alemanji (he/him), Miriam Petra Ómarsdóttir Awad (she/her), Emil Novak-Tot (he/him, e/em)

Moderated by: Marlon Brown (he/him)

Panel: The impacts of your investments: Where you put your money and time and what it says about you.
Upstairs - Jernbanetorget C

Speakers: Sagar Chandna (he/him), Nico Blier-Silvestri (he/him), Mari Luukkainen (she/her), Lene Elizabeth Hodge (she/her)

Moderated by: Gabriella Bossman (she/her)

Panel: Bandwagonery, performative allyship, and tokenism: How can data make us accountable to creating intersectional and sustainable DEIB interventions?
Downstairs - Frogner

Speakers: Abel Buko (he/him), Roxanne Marback (she/her), Marianne Egelund Siig (she/her), Guðrún Hildur Ragnarsdóttir (she/her)

Moderated by: Frances Partridge (she/her)

Panel: Bridging equity and belonging in the arts and culture sector. Challenges and opportunities.
Downstairs - Central B

Central B (downstairs)

Speakers: Moussa Mchangama (he/him), Henri Terho (he/him), Nivi Christensen (she/her), Maria Utsi (she/her)

Moderated by: Mary Waweru (she/her)

Workshop: ERGs as a driver for workplace inclusion: Lessons from Amazon.
Downstairs - HydePark C

HydePark C (downstairs)

by AWS

13:10 – 13:20

Break

13:20 – 14:00

Panel: Climate justice and indigenous rights: Decolonizing sustainability and ‘development’.
Upstairs - Jernbanetorget A

Speakers: Áslat Holmberg (he/him), Mads Qvist Frederiksen (he/him), Karolina Carlsson (she/her), Qivioq Nivi Løvstrøm (she/her)

Moderated by: Chisom Udeze (she/her)

Panel: Rethinking and leveling up ESG: Prioritizing equity and inclusion in corporate ratings.
Upstairs - Jernbanetorget B

Speakers: Benedicte Teigen Gude (she/her), Navid Ostadian-Binai (he/him), Ulkar Aghayeva (she/her), Neil Chatterjee (he/him)

Moderated by: Barbara Prendota (she/her)

Panel: “Are you woke?” Inclusive communication and marketing in times of far right populism and identity politics.
Upstairs - Jernbanetorget C

Jernbanetorget C

Speakers: Katrine Haugaard Petersen (she/her), Chi Lee (they/them), Charlotte Biering (she/her), Chris Hovde (he/him)

Moderated by: Uduak Amimo (she/her)

Panel: We need to talk about sexual harassment in the workplace - The prevalence, stigma and the denial. Strategies to eradicate harassment and amplify safety.
Downstairs - Frogner

Frogner (downstairs)

Speakers: Shazia Majid (she/her), Vibeke Hartkorn (she/her), Ama Afrifa-Tchie (she/her), Helga Aune (she/her)

Moderated by: Astrid Sundberg (she/her)

Panel: Disability and Neurodiversity: How to remove workplace barriers, unlock productivity, and drive inclusion.
Downstairs - Central B

Speakers: Tor Andreas Bremnes (he/him), Pierre Escaich (he/him), Dennis Soendergaard (he/him), Jesica Altamirano (she/her)

Moderated by: Zuzana Warden (she/her)

Workshop: From theory to practise: How to unlock collaboration to harness diversity, inclusion and equity.
Downstairs - HydePark B

by The Forge

14:00 – 14:10

Snack break

14:10 – 14:50

Panel: Death by 1000 Cuts: How microaggressions, unconscious bias, gaslighting, tone policing reinforce the different ‘isms’ and ‘phobias’.
Upstairs - Jernbanetorget A

Speakers: Mark Ivan Serunjogi (he/they), Salamatu Kamara (she/her), Chanel Björk Sturludóttir (she/her), Degmo Daar (she/her)

Moderated by: Sirine Fodstad (she/her)

Panel: Leadership 2.0. Navigating the Opportunities Ahead. Psychological Safety, Collaboration, Sustainability and Belonging.
Upstairs - Jernbanetorget B

Speakers: Cecilie Heuch (she/her), Kaveri Sinhji (she/her), Vanessa Akpore (she/her), Klara Ljungqvist (she/her)

Moderated by: Stine Aksnes (she/her)

Panel: Innovation, Technology and AI in The Age of Disruption: Challenges and opportunities for the future.
Upstairs - Jernbanetorget C

Jernbanetorget C

Speakers: Umair Shamsi (he/him), Sarah Freiesleben (she/her), Lina Daouk-Öyry (she/her), Kristine Beitland (she\her)

Moderated by: Iva Ogrizovic (she/her)

Panel: LGBTQIA+ Inclusion and Intersectionality: What are we doing well and what do we need to do better?
Downstairs - Frogner

Frogner (downstairs)

Speakers: Aaron Kroon (he/him), Justin Hester (they/them), Rahwa Tilahun Yohaness (she/her), Amy Baker (she/her)

Moderated by: Wenche Fredriksen (she/her)

Workshop: Unpacking the fear in DEI.
Downstairs - HydePark C

by Dr.Poornima Luthra (she/her)

14:10 – 15:30

Workshop: Bridging and Belonging in the Arts and Culture sector: A Foundational Framework.
Downstairs - HydePark B

Åsa Simma (she/her), Kirstine Eiby Møller (she/her), Rosa Lois Balle Yahiya (she/her), Jessica Petersen (she/her), James Dickson (he/him)

14:50 – 15:30

Snack break

15:30 – 15:45

Keynote: Dear White Women: Bridging Privilege and Power to Drive Equitable Change.
Upstairs Mainstage - Jernbanetorget

Nathalie Håkenstad (she/her) & Ursula Koski (she/her)

15:45 – 16:25

Panel: Leadership Development and Systems Redesign: How does inclusion drive belonging, sustainability and profit?
Upstairs Mainstage - Jernbanetorget

Speakers: Tine Austvoll Jensen (she/her), Michael Watson (he/him), Sarah Reynolds (they/them), Miriam Hardarson (she/her)

Moderated by: Lawrence Akpore (he/him)

16:25 – 16:40

Keynote: Decolonising the Nordics: Centering Sámi Perspective in the Inclusion and Justice Narrative.
Upstairs Mainstage - Jernbanetorget

Áslat Holmberg (he/him)

16:40 – 17:00

Closing remarks
Upstairs Mainstage - Jernbanetorget

Closing remarks – Diversify Team

the accessibility of the venue

Clarion Hotel The Hub is fully accessible for people with disabilities.
Their accessible features include:

Wheelchair Accessibility: The hotel is equipped with ramps or elevator access for easy movement throughout the property, including common areas and rooms.

Visual and Auditory Accessibility: The hotel offers features such as visual alarms for guests who are deaf or hard of hearing, as well as improved signage for better navigation. During the panel discussions, the conference venue offers “mobile connect” personal hearing aids if requested in advance.

Assistance Animals: The hotel allows service animals to accompany guests with disabilities.

Accessible Public Areas: Common areas such as the lobby, restaurants, and meeting rooms are typically designed to be accessible to all guests.

If you require any reasonable accommodations for the day, please do not hesitate to contact us by sending an email to , and we will be happy to assist yo to the best of our capacity.

We care about the safety of all our attendees, and therefore, face masks and hand sanitizers will be readily available throughout the venue. We kindly request everyone to prioritize the well-being of our immunocompromised attendees and their loved ones by practicing good hygiene, maintaining social distance, and staying home if you feel unwell.

Map of the venue

Clarion Hotel The Hub

Biskop Gunnerus gate 3, 0155 Oslo