Community Lunch

Join us to connect with a diverse and versatile community of wonderful souls, over delicious and nutritious vegetarian food.  The HerSpace team is preparing for our March Community Lunch! Connect with like-minded souls over a delicious vegetarian meal as we share as a community. Please email us at  in case of any allergies. This event is ... Read more

120Kr

Book Launch: Everything Is Not Enough

The Conduit Oslo Kristian Augusts Gate 21, Oslo, Norway

Diversify, in partnership with The Conduit, is proud to present an inspiring evening celebrating the launch of Lọlá Ákínmádé Åkerström’s newest book, “Everything Is Not Enough”. This special event offers an opportunity to dive into the world of an acclaimed author and experience the magic of her latest work. Join us for a captivating evening ... Read more

Community Lunch

HerSpace Strandgata 19, Oslo, Norway

Join us to connect with a diverse and versatile community of wonderful souls, over delicious and nutritious vegetarian food.  The HerSpace team is preparing for our May Community Lunch! Connect with like-minded souls over a delicious vegetarian meal as we share as a community. Please email us at  in case of any allergies. This event is ... Read more

120Kr

Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace: Cross-Cultural Communication

HerSpace Strandgata 19, Oslo, Norway

Diversity and inclusion in the workplace is imperative for a sustainable, competitive and innovative company and society at large. Diversity also goes beyond the outward perception of a company – it includes how the internal structures work and signal the value systems of an organization’s management or leadership team. This series is designed by Diversify ... Read more

Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace: Power: Shifting, Sharing, or Taking?

Our Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace series is a global platform dedicated to fostering open conversations and learning around diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in workplaces and communities worldwide. Since 2020, these monthly sessions have brought together professionals, leaders, and advocates from across the globe to explore best practices, share personal experiences, and discuss ... Read more

Women of Color in Business

Our Women in Business series is a platform designed and led by women to equip you with valuable and necessary business skills to drive growth at your company or venture. Whether you’re running a startup, managing an SME, or dreaming of launching your own business, this series connects you with professional and highly skilled women ... Read more

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.

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