• Blaze Inclusion Awards: Centring Equity in Nordic Diversity and Inclusion Ambition

    The Blaze Inclusion Awards celebrate and illuminate the trailblazers – individuals and organizations – who actively and passionately uplift Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and Belonging (DEIB) initiatives in their workspaces, communities and society overall. Blaze panel discussions will follow nominations and voting periods for the Blaze Inclusion awards and will take on important DEIBJ topics featuring speakers ... Read more

  • HerSpace Roundtable: Women

    HerSpace Strandgata 19, Oslo, Norway

    Introducing the HerSpace Roundtable! With the HerSpace Roundtable, we’re creating space for more real, honest, and difficult-but-necessary conversations. We will invite a diverse group of people from different cultures, backgrounds and walks of life for a discussion on various topics or themes. In every roundtable, we will take on a new topic. The Roundtable will facilitate open ... Read more

  • Diversity & Inclusion in the Workplace: Intersectionality & Privilege

    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

  • Sister Circle & Potluck: A Gathering for Black, Brown & Women of Colour

    As Black, Brown and women of colour, sometimes, we might feel that we exist in a world, with systems and structures that were not built for us. So, we navigate, negotiate, cover or fit in, because it makes us feel safe. Nonetheless, it can be very isolating. The Sister Circle is a non judgmental space ... Read more

    $100
  • Amplifying LGBTQIA+ Inclusion in the Workplace and Society

    Join us for a discussion on Amplifying LGBTQIA+ Inclusion in the Workplace and Society with Bree Fram on April 25 at 17.00 at Telenor Fornebu Diversify, in collaboration with the U.S. Embassy Oslo is organising an event to discuss and amplify inclusion of the LGBTQIA+ community in the workplace and society. Our featured speaker is Bree ... Read more

  • Diversity & Inclusion in the Workplace: Ableism

    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

  • Community Lunch & Spring Plant Swap

    Join us to connect with a diverse and versatile community of wonderful souls, over delicious and nutritious vegetarian food. Feel free to bring a plant or a cutting that you would like to exchange! It is not compulsory to bring a plant or cutting. You are welcome to join us just to enjoy the lunch. ... Read more

  • Potluck Community Lunch

    Join us to connect with a diverse and versatile community of wonderful souls, over delicious and nutritious vegetarian food. We are ringing in the New Year with a Potluck Community Lunch in January. Join us as we discuss our hopes and goals for the year over delicious food. We request you to bring a vegetarian dish ... Read more

    $50
  • Sister Circle: A Gathering for Black, Brown & Women of Colour

    As Black, Brown and Women of Colour, sometimes, we might feel that we exist in a world, with systems and structures that were not built for us. So, we navigate, negotiate, cover or fit in, because it makes us feel safe. Nonetheless, it can be very isolating. The Sister Circle is a non judgmental space ... Read more

    100kr
  • Nordic Diversity, Inclusion and Equality – What does intersectionality have to do with it?

    The Blaze Inclusion Awards celebrate and illuminate the trailblazers – individuals and organizations – who actively and passionately uplift Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and Belonging (DEIB) initiatives in their workspaces, communities and society overall. Blaze panel discussions will follow nominations and voting periods for the Blaze Inclusion awards and will take on important DEIBJ topics featuring ... Read more

  • Paint N’ Sip with Miss Balanta

    HerSpace Strandgata 19, Oslo, Norway

    Join us for a fun and creative evening of painting and sipping at our Paint n’ Sip event! No artistic experience necessary. Whether you’re a seasoned painter or have never picked up a paintbrush before, this event is the perfect opportunity to connect with our community members and try something new. Our talented instructor Miss ... Read more

  • Diversity & Inclusion in the Workplace: Anti-Blackness

    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

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.