26.08.2022 Oslo
Amplifying Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in the Nordics.
At DNS 2022 we gathered for the first time as a Nordics community passionate about Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging. Some of the participants were engaged practitioners, and others were curious to begin developing their knowledge. For many, DNS provided a space where they were comfortable being themselves. For others, its was the diversity and intersectionality of the speakers that stood DNS 2022 as a first-of-its-kind conference.
Event Program 2022
Panel & Keynote Locations:
Saga Hall
Saga C
Olav Den Hellige
Workshop Location:
Gunhil Kongemor
07:30
Registration, breakfast and mingling
08:40
Opening Keynote
Opening with Chisom Udeze
Saga Hall
09:00
Keynote
Active Allyship –
The Essential Key to Inclusion
with Dr. Poornima Luthra
Saga Hall
09:15
Keynote
Why diversity and inclusion is critical
for your brand and your business
with Nicole Kavander and Roshanak Fatahian, Founders of All of Us
Saga Hall
09:30
Partners
Partner Recognition
Saga Hall
09:35
Reflection
Mindfulness with Mayce Dagdoni
Saga Hall
09:45
Panel
Intersectionality, equity and allyship
with Lawrence Akpore,
Rahwa Tilahun Yohaness, Clara Bodin, Karl Yves Vallin
Saga Hall
10:30
Keynote
Gender through an equity lens:
Things that make you go hmm!
with Astrid Sundberg
Saga Hall
10:45
Keynote
Biases in Business –
How Google builds products for everyone
with Winta Negassi, Head of HR Northern Europe at Google
Saga Hall
11:00-12:00
Lunch (1 Hour)
12:00
Panel
How Nordic Countries are Designing and Weaving DEI into their Local Government Structures
Inputs from Finland, Iceland and Norway.
with Lisa Cooper, Torbjorn Roe Isaksen, Toralv Moe,
Kamilla Sultanova, Rut Einarsdóttir
Saga Hall
Panel
Attracting and retaining diverse talent: Best Practices to lead an inclusive organization
with Meryn Willetts, Erik Falk Hansen, Mamtha Pullat, Sergio Prin-Sand,
Louise Marie Genefke
Saga C
Panel
Systemic Design:
A Diversity Framework to drive Innovation
with Helene Aagaard, Aram Ostadian-Binai, Jyoti Sohal-David,
Ingibjörg Lilja Þórmundsdóttir, Umair Shamsi
Olav Den Hellige
Workshop
Empowering and integrating immigrants into Nordic Societies
A case study from IntegrART, an EU funded project.
Gunhil Kongemor
13:10
Panel
Diversity and Inclusion is possible
in the Maritime Sector.
Here’s how
with Tom Kleppestø, Kristin H. Holth,
Saga Hall
Panel
AI, Data Bias and Sustainability.
What does equity and
inclusion have to do with it?
with Nathalie Hakenstad, Heini Kaihu, Ursula Koski, Aslaug Eva Bjornsdottir
Saga C
Panel
What gets Measured
Gets Done:
Tools for Accountability in an Inclusive Workplace
with Chris Hovde, Heidi Pech,
Maija Typpi-Hakkinen, Yesmith Sanchez,
Plamena Cherneva
Olav Den Hellige
Workshop
Strategies to Inclusively Recruit,
Onboard and Retain Diverse Talents
by Skillhus and Avant Garde
Gunhil Kongemor
14:10
Panel
Why unconscious bias training doesn’t work and what we can do about it
with Melanie Coffee, Jessica Bridgette Pedraza, Ka Man Mak,
Nasim Selmani and Timo Jolkin
Saga Hall
Panel
Beyond Binary Gender:
Intersectional Gender Equality and Equity
with Sarah Przedpelska, Adamu Haruna, Nikoline Nybo,
Chi Lee, Kine Kjærnet
Saga C
Panel
Building Productive Teams:
The Business and Legal case
Olav Den Hellige
Workshop
Unconscious Bias – Tools to acknowledge, recognise
and mitigate the negative effects in the workplace
Gunhil Kongemor
14:50-15:20
Break (30 minutes)
15:20
Panel
The burden of leadership in DEIB:
Are leaders supported enough?
with Chisom Udeze, Astrid Sundberg, Charlotte Beiring,
Phaedria Marie St. Hilaire, Marte Albertine Indergård
Saga Hall
16:00
Partners
Partner Recognition
Saga Hall
16:05
Keynote
Embedding Diversity in Business to Create an Inclusive Culture
with Cecilie Heuch, Executive Vice President,
Chief People & Sustainability Officer at Telenor
Saga Hall
16:20-16:40
Break (20 minutes)
16:40
Keynote
Diversity Capitalism –
Performance enhancing diversity in organizations
with Olav Haraldseid
Saga Hall
16:55
Keynote
Communication and Language:
A Key Driver for Inclusion
with Jenifer Clausell-Tormos, Founder of Develop Diverse
Saga Hall
17:10
Reflection
The Key to Diversity in One Question
with Michelle Chinnappen
Saga Hall
17:20
Fireside Chat
Nordic Denial with Thandi Dyani and Chisom Udeze
with Chisom Udeze and Thandi Dyani
Saga Hall
18:05
Keynote
Closing note
with Tendai Angela Jambga-Rokkones and the Diversify Team
Saga Hall
18:20
Afterparty hosted by Amazon Web Services
We are happy to announce that our partner, AWS, will be hosting an afterparty! Join us to continue to network and reflect on the day that was!
Speakers
Meet our Phenomenal Speakers from the 2022 Diversify Nordics Summit.
Chisom Udeze (She/Her)
Economist | Founder of Diversify and HerSpace
Cecilie Heuch (She/Her)
EVP and Chief People & Sustainability Officer in Telenor
Melanie Coffee (She/Her)
VP of PR & Communications
Astrid Sundberg (She/Her)
Director of Diversity and Inclusion at Oda
Clara Bodin (She/Her)
Global Lead for Diversity & Inclusion
Lawrence Akpore (He/Him)
Business Excellence Lead (Director) – Global Engineering
Charlotte Jónsdóttir Biering (She/Her)
Global Diversity and Inclusion Specialist
Chi Lee (They/Them)
Resident Carpenter
Thandi Dyani (She/Her)
Network Organizer, Africa & the Nordics
Winta Negassi (She/Her)
Head of HR, Northern Europe at Google
Nathalie Håkenstad (She/Her)
Account Manager & Glamazon lead for Norway
Chris Hovde (He/Him)
Global People Movement Lead
Jenifer Clausell Tormos (She/Her)
Founder & CEO
Plamena Cherneva (She/Her)
Founder, Nordic Women in Tech Awards
Ursula Koski (She/Her)
Senior Solutions Architect | Glamazon Nordics Board Member & Finland Lead
Louise Marie Genefke (She/Her)
Advisor
Dr. Poornima Luthra (She/Her)
Author | Educator | DEI Expert | Tedx Speaker | Entrepreneur | Board Chair
Adamu Haruna (He/Him)
Senior Solution Architect and leader of BEN
Roshanak Fatahian (She/Her)
Head of Digital Operations and Diversity & Inclusion Director
Selena Støback (She/Her)
Founder of The Good Lab, Norway and Project Coordinator for Mental Helse Ungdom
Toralv Moe (He/Him)
Senior Adviser at City of Oslo
Lisa Cooper (She/Her)
Founder and CEO
Heini Kaihu (She/Her)
Chief Sustainability Officer
Jasmin Assulin (She/Her)
CEO & Co-founder
Olav Haraldseid (He/Him)
General Manager at Olav Haraldseid AS
Kamilla Sultanova (She/Her)
Keynote Speaker | Diversity and Inclusion Expert | Mentor
Phaedria Marie St. Hilaire (She/Her)
Founder & President
Sarah M Przedpelska (She/Her)
Educator and Collaborator | Founder
Heidi Pech (She/Her)
Head of DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion)
Tom O. Kleppestø (He/Him)
Managing Director
Ingibjörg Lilja Þórmundsdóttir (She/Her)
Head Of Human Resources
Nikoline Nybo (She/Her)
Advisor
Caroline Onyango-Dyregaard (She/Her)
Senior Legal Counsel & Compliance Officer
Nasim Selmani (He/Him)
COO & Co-founder | Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Specialist
Winifred Patricia Johansen (She/Her)
Founder and CEO
Erik Falk Hansen (He/Him)
Partner & Chief Talent Sourcer
Maija Typpi-Häkkinen (She/Her)
DEI advocate and Digital Business & People Leader
Helene Aagaard (She/Her)
CEO & Partner
Kine Kjærnet (She/Her)
Partner, Advisory, Governance, Risk and Compliance at KPMG
Torbjørn Røe Isaksen (He/Him)
Political Editor
Ka Man Mak (She/Her)
Founder, Podcast Anchor and Investigative Journalist
Rahwa Tilahun Yohaness (She/Her)
Editor | Activist | Founder | Public Speaker | Campaign Strategist | Community Builder | Project Designer
Karl Yves Vallin (He/Him)
Managing Director | Co-Founder at LuFu AB
Jessica Pedraza (She/Her)
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Consultant
Yesmith Sánchez (She/Her)
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Consultant
Jyoti Sohal-David (She/Her)
Founder & CEO
Michelle Chinnappen (She/Her)
Business Developer & Facilitator
Stine Mundal (She/Her)
President, WISTA; Key Account Manager, DNV
Aram Ostadian-Binai (She/Her)
CEO and Founder
Sergio Prin-Sand (He/Him)
Talent Acquisition partner
Rut Einarsdóttir (She/Her)
Secretary General
Nicole Kavander (She/Her)
Co-founder
Meryn Willetts (She/Her)
Leadership, Innovation and Strategy Consultant
Mamtha Pullat (She/Her)
Talent Attraction Strategist
Timo Jolkin (He/Him)
Manager of Solutions Architect Team
Turid Elisabeth Solvang (She/Her)
CEO and Founder
Áslaug Eva Björnsdóttir (She/Her)
Digital Leader & Facilitator
Kristin H. Holth (She/Her)
Non-Executive Board member of Maersk Drilling
Umair Shamsi (He/Him)
Vice President People Excellence
Zuzana Warden (She/Her)
Project and Research Manager
Iva Ogrizovic (She/Her)
Program Director
Maryana Stober (She/Her)
Associate General Counsel EMEA, ADM and President, Wista Switzerland
Andreas Enger (He/Him)
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Mayce Dagdoni (She/Her)
Tendai Angela Jambga-Rokkones (She/Her)
Laura Smith (Agender)
Founder
Eva Fabry (She/Her)
Co-Founder and Director
Katarzyna Pilch (She/Her)
Project Manager
Stanislaw Alwasiak (He/Him)
Senior Project Manager
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Best Practices Handbook for Diversify Nordics Summit 2022
Based on the panel discussions, keynotes, and workshops that took take at DNS 2022, we have compiled a list of the best practices. In this handbook, we provide a brief insight into each session in accordance with the structure of the event: keynote topics, panel discussions, workshops, reflections, and the Fireside chat.
Diversify Nordics Summit 2022 Report
Bellow you can read and download Diversify Nordics Summit 2022 Report.
