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,

Turid E. Solvang, Stine Mundal, Andreas Enger

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

with Winifred Patricia Johansen, Caroline Onyango-Dyregaard, Selena Stoback, Winta Negrassi, Laura Smith

Olav Den Hellige

Workshop

Unconscious Bias – Tools to acknowledge, recognise

and mitigate the negative effects in the workplace

with Amazon Web Services

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!