Program

DEI (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion) Forum Nordics will be a one-day hybrid conference featuring expert speakers, interactive workshops and actively challenging conversations.

This program is co-created together with different DEI(diversity, equity, and inclusion) experts and players in the industry. The first edition of this event, aims at raising awareness about various demographics & dimensions of DEI, seeking representation by providing a platform to speakers from different backgrounds, and providing actionable takeaways for all our participants (on organizational and individual level).

30th September 2022, 09:00-18:00

EEST (Eastern European Summer Time), GMT+3
PART 1: Setting The Tone
  • 09:30-11:10 EEST
  • 09:35-09:45 Welcome note
    Speaker: Priyanka Banerjee, Founder DEI Forum Nordics; Samuli Yrjönen, Engineer Force

  • 09:50-10:05 Why Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion? — Keynote
    Speaker: Iina Salminen, Deidei

  • 10:10-10:50 Getting comfortable with the discomfort — Keynote
    Speakers: Meera Klemola, Wärtsilä; Pierre Jallow, Remode; Lina Daouk-Öyry, BI Norwegian Business School; Mary Waweru, Wunderman Thompson
  • 10:20-11:20 Inclusion Diagnostics — Workshop
    Facilitator:     Laura Smith, Validei
  • 10:55-11:10 Addressing the ‘unknown’ to advance DEI— Keynote
    Speaker: Patricia D. Scalco, Social Anthropologist
  • 11:10-12:10 Lunch
PART 2: Intersectionality
  • 12:15-14:00 EEST
  • 12:15-12:55 EEST The link between white supremacy, power, and privilege— Panel
    Speakers: Malin Gustavsson, Ekvalita; Hodan Mohamed, HODMA; Tania Nathan, Nicehearts; Aminkeng Atabong Alemanji, Åbo Akademi
  • 13:00-13:15 Intersectionality: Exploring the spaces in between— Keynote
    Speaker: Javiera Marchant Aedo, Anti-racism Forum ry
  • 13:20-14:00 Lived experiences of exclusion and belonging — Panel
    Speakers:     Saida Mäki-Pentillä, Good Hair Day    ; Yaron Nadbornik,

    Central Council of Finnish Jewish Communities ; Myriam Munezero, Think Africa; Julia Hsiao-Pei Liao, My Data events & services

  • 14:00 - 14:15 Networking break
PART 3: Diving Deeper
  • 14:20- 16:05 EEST
  • 14:20-14:35 Disability and Accessibility: How can organizations do better? — Keynote
    Speaker: Atso Ahonen, Riesa Consultative Oy
  • 14:40-15:20 LGBTQ+ inclusion (Beyond Pride) — Panel
    Speakers: Hannu Medina, We Speak Gay; Wanda Holopainen, ATAÁ ; Ursula Koski, Amazon Web Services; Barbara Flindt, Mapbox
  • 14:45-16:00 Inclusive Leadership through collaborative storytelling- Workshop
    Facilitators: Paulo de Tarso F. Silva and Tricia Cleland Silva, Metaphora International
  • 15:25-16:05 Myth Busters—Panel
    Speakers: Tommi Aho, Codeo; Vismit Chawla, Relex Solutions; Domnita Lungu, WithSecure; Reggie Rusan, eSystems Nordics; Halla Hänninen, International Working Women of Finland
  • 16:05-16:30 Coffee break
PART 4: Way Forward
  • 16:30-18:00 EEST
  • 16:35-16:50 Embracing ESG without the OMG — Keynote
    Speaker: Thomas Jelley, Bright Blu Dot
  • 16:55-17:35 Step-by-step approach to inclusion (organizational inclusion) — Panel
    Speakers: Nasim Selmani, Deidei; Victor Brück, Nordea; Terhi Mäkelä, Korn Ferry; Kamilla Sultanova, DEI expert; Heidi Pech, Futurice
  • 17:40-17:55 Leaders of tomorrow: Lead inclusion from within— Keynote
    Speaker: Priyanka Banerjee, Founder DEI Forum Nordics
  • 18:00 Closing note
    Speaker: Erica Terranova, DEI Forum Nordics
  • 18:00 onwards Networking & Mingle
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