Diversify Nordics Summit 2023 | Diversify Nordics Summit | 28 September 2023 | TBA, Oslo, Norway

This Summit is the first-of-its-kind conference on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging. In 2023 we are bringing together intersectional stakeholders from Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sámi/Sápmi, Sweden and Åland Islands. We will continue to curate insights from the broader global context and will invite expertise from companies and practitioners across Europe and the United States.

2023 Speakers

Chisom Udeze
Economist | Founder of Diversify and HerSpace, diversify logo

Astrid Sundberg
Cultivating Inclusive Workplace Culture | DEIB + Wellbeing | Keynote Speaker

Thandi Dyani
Regional Network Organizer, Africa and The Nordics – BMW Foundation

Michael Watson
People Business Partner

Dr. Poornima Luthra (She/Her)
Author | Educator | DEI Expert | Tedx Speaker | Thinkers50 Radar Class of 2023 | Board Member

Winta Negassi
Head of HR, Northern Europe at Google, Google

Navid Ostadian-Binai
Head of Green Vessels and Fuels, Maersk Tankers

Wenche Fredriksen
SVP Head of Inclusion & Diversity, DNB

Ursula Koski
Senior Solutions Architect | Glamazon Nordics Board Member & Finland Lead, AWS l

Rahwa Tilahun Yohaness
Editor | Activist | Founder | Public Speaker | Campaign Strategist | Community Builder | Project Designer, manifold

Aminkeng A Alemanji
Program Director and Senior Lecturer for the Master of Social Exclusion

Abu Bundu-Kamara
Senior Director, Global Inclusion & Diversity, Expedia Group

Rina Mariann Hansen
Vice Mayor for Business Development and Public Ownership

Flemming Kehr
Global Practice Lead, Sustainability Services, Mercuri Urval logo cut

Charlotte Jónsdóttir Biering
Global Diversity and Inclusion Specialist, marel

John Landy Bentham
Head of Employee Development, Farmforce

Tina Gaardsøe Albrechtsen
Director Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

Øystein E. Søreide
Chief Executive Officer

Nivikka Witjes
COO at Siu-Tsiu, siutsiu logo

Geert De Wael
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, The Forge logo

Justin Hester
Vice President of Customer Value, Insights, & Industries

Vanessa Akpore (She/Her)
Director, Capital Project Portfolio Lead, Small Molecule OpU

Mads Qvist Frederiksen
Executive director

Torstein Lerhol
Regional Head, East Norway

Aaron Kroon
Founder & CEO, Black Batman

Miriam Petra Ómarsdóttir Awad
Anti-racism educator / Inclusion Officer

Uduak Amimo
Founder

Umair Shamsi
Vice President & Head of People Processes

Frances Partridge
Co-Owner/Consultant

Lawrence Akpore
Business Excellence Lead (Director) – Global Engineering

Mark Ivan Serunjogi
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Manager - Europe

Salamatu Kamara
Special adviser and activist | Kamara’s Utopia

Sirine Fodstad
Partner

Nico Blier-Silvestri
Partner, Dreamcraft

Miriam Hardarson
Agency Director and LGBT+ lead

Ulkar Aghayeva
Sustainability Consultant and DEI -specialist at DNV, Chair of Fem-R

Michaël Van Damme
Co-founder & Managing Partner, The Forge

Nathalie Håkenstad
Account Manager & Glamazon co-lead for Nordics, AWS

Tor Andreas Bremnes
Managing Director, InClue logo

Gabriella Bossman
Operations Specialist and Founder, sustie

Marlon Brown
Co-Owner/ Consultant

Sarah Freiesleben
Digital Transformation Lead

Ramskov consalting
Chanel Björk Sturludóttir, Diversity advocate, Broadcaster and Co-founder, her voice

Thomas Henriksen
Client Partner – Head of Leadership Development , Assessment & Succession, Nordics, Korn Ferry

Sarah Reynolds
Chief Marketing Officer

Emil Novák-Tót
Founder and Consultant, in it for change

Hatem Ben Mansour
Director

Guðrún Hildur Ragnarsdóttir
Former President for BEAM EMEA at Expedia Group/Founder of Keeps

Ama Afrifa-Tchie
Global DEI Specialist Adviser

Abel Buko
Sustainability Manager

Chi Lee
Resident Carpenter

Iva Ogrizovic
Program Director, diversify

Moussa Mchangama
Senior Advisor & Co-founder

Marianne Egelund Siig
Chief Executive Officer, mannaz

Zuzana Warden
Project and Research Manager, diversify

Neil Chatterjee
Director Nordics, Expedia Group

Degmo Daar
Founder NoorD Consulting & DEIB Business Designer,oord consulting

Benedicte Teigen Gude
Chief of Staff

Yasir Ahmed
Chief Consultant, Experis

Áslat Holmberg
President at Saami Council

Barbara Prendota
Manager People, CSR

Dennis Soendergaard
Innovation Manager, Disability & Assistive Technology, UNICEF

Mari Luukkainen
Principal

Pierre Escaich
Neurodiversity Talent Program Director, Ubisoft

Chris Hovde
Leadership and Culture Lead

Katrine Haugaard Petersen
Nordic Marketing Director

Karen Spens
President, BI

Jesica Altamirano
Head of Diversity & Inclusion, Equinor

Åsa Simma
CEO, sámi theatre

Karolina Carlsson
Campaigner, Greenpeace
Ida Faldbakken
Co-Founder, curator, and creative lead of Katapult Future Fest, KatapultX

Henri Terho
Head of Arts Support, taike

Nivi Katrine Christensen
Museum Director, NK

Roxanne Mårback
Social Impact and DEI Lead, Climate Change and Sustainability Services, ey

Kirstine Eiby Møller
Cultural researcher, heritage professional and archaeologist

Vibeke Hartkorn
Founder at Hartkorn Communication, Hartkorn Communication

Sagar Chandna
Sr. Partner & CTO, Runway

Karin Heri
Country Director, TENT

Lene Hodge
Investment Manager

2023 Partners

• AWS
• Google
• Oslo
• BMW
• Forge
• Diversity
• Her
• bob
• Orange
• Expodio Group
• TENT
• RFSL
• Diversity FActors
• Antirasistisk Senter
• SIU TSIU
• AOU
• Dei Dei
• Crest Impact
• CSR
• Equality Check
• Femme Lead
• BI
• Katapult Future Fest
• Bao Anseku NST
• Kultudirektoratet
• Vibeke Hartkon