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Unlocking Opportunity: Harnessing the Power of Norway’s International Talent

August 26 (CEST) @ 17:30 - 20:00

Norway is brimming with highly skilled people who already call this country home — yet many remain on the sidelines of the labour market. While much of the national conversation focuses on attracting talent from abroad, this event flips the narrative: from “attracting talent” to “activating the talent that’s here.”

Join industry leaders, employers, policymakers, and changemakers for a powerful conversation on how Norway can fully leverage its international workforce to drive innovation, competitiveness, and sustainable growth. Hear from employers who have bridged the opportunity gap. Walk away with practical insights, actionable strategies, and fresh perspectives on transforming untapped skills into a national advantage.

The event will include an evening of networking, music, along with snacks and refreshments.

📅 Date: Tuesday, 26 August 2025
📍 Location: Thon Hotel Opera, Dronning Eufemias gate 4, Oslo
🕠 Time: 17:30 onwards

This event is organized by Diversify in partnership with Thon Hotel Opera.

Our speakers:
• Chisom Udeze – Executive Director, Diversify
• Sayantani Saha – Senior Manager, Diversify
• Siw Andersen – CEO, Oslo Business Region
• Wenche Fredriksen – SVP Head of Inclusion & Diversity, DNB
• Edson Lopes – Global Senior Leadership Development Manager & DEI, Yara International
• Ley (Ashley) Muller – Senior AI Product Manager
• Karol Baca Lopez – Low-code/No-code developer, Trondheim kommune
• Zainab Musa – HR Specialist /Talent Management Advisor – Norwegian Refugee Council
• Emma Jackson – People and Culture Specialist

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Chisom Udeze

Founder of Diversify, Diversify Consult, HerSpace & The Annual

Chisom is an Economist, a Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) Strategist, and a 3 times founder of impact driven companies. She has over 14 years of experience working with organizations like the European Commission, The United Nations, ExxonMobil and The Economist Group. Chisom is analytical and a data enthusiast. She is passionate about interrogating the cross-sectoral relationship between society’s inhabitants, resources, production, technology, distribution and output. She efficiently and effectively unlocks complex systems, interprets data, forecasts socio-economic trends and conducts research.

Having lived and worked in 7 countries across 3 continents, she is highly adaptable to different circumstances and people, and thrives in uncertain environments.

As the founder of Diversify and Diversify Consult, Chisom and her team work with companies, institutions, governments and civil society to develop sustainable DEIB strategies and embed measurable diversity and inclusion initiatives in the workplace and society. In addition, in 2022, Diversify launched the Diversify Nordics Summit, the largest conference in the Nordics that gathers cross-sectoral stakeholders to amplify DEIB in the Nordics and beyond.

In 2020, she founded HerSpace, a diverse and inclusive co-creation community for all genders, with particular focus on women and non-binary people. In 2022, HerSpace launched HerTech, Women in Tech incubator, for women-led companies, with a focus on the inclusion of diverse founders. 

Chisom is a thought-leader in DEIB and a passionate advocate for mental health and wellness. She writes often on DEIB and justice related topics, some of her work is published on Forbes.