Succeeding with DEI in Turbulent Times
Join our DEI Day 2024. This conference is designed to explore the current state of DEI as well as inspire you to succeed as a HR professional with the most important topics on the DEI agenda within organizations.
Conference themes
- Status on the DEI landscape and diverse perspectives on DEI
- Ways to foster more inclusive organizations with a focus on neurodiversity, employee experience and cultural intelligence.
- How to gain and maintain momentum for DEI initiatives, also in the face of resistance.
In recent years, there has been a heightened focus on the war for talent, inequality in the workplace and the social responsibility of organizations. This focus is now a part of the agenda for most CEOs and boards because DEI plays a key role as a business and societal driver for holistically successful organizations and societies.
Despite DEI being an imperative, there is notable challenges to DEI professionals including resource restraints and pushback from certain segments in the organization and from the outside, making the need for effective strategies, network and knowledge sharing even more critical for DEI-professionals.
Conference Highlights
- Keynote Addresses:
- Learn from Sara Louise Muhr, Professor of Diversity & Leadership at CBS, who will share her insights on the state of DEI today, the pushback it faces, and how organizations and society are responding and where we might be heading.
- Get insights from Pernille Fritz Vilhelmsen, Chief People & Culture Officer and Executive Vice President of People & Culture, Hempel on what inclusive leadership means in Hempel and how this can drive culture and performance. She will also reflect on her own leadership style and her journey of getting to where she is today.
- Be inspired by Stine Marsal, CX Expert, D&I Advocate and former Nordic Regional Director in Hidden Disabilities Sunflower (“Solsikkeprogrammet”) who will use thought-provoking examples from her own career. Stine will illustrate how a lack of understanding of customer diversity negatively impacts employee interactions, leading to lost revenue or reduced efficiency. Through interviews with individuals from the past five years, including those with disabilities and from the LGBT+ segment, she reveals hidden barriers and offer practical solutions and initial steps to ensure employees can come to work and perform optimally.
- Learn from Signe Ørom, PhD in language and culture, CEO of the consultancy ConnectingCultures and Mikkel Orlovski, Principal Consultant and Associate Partner at ConnectingCultures, how to develop cultural intelligence, especially in international companies, to overcome cultural barriers and unleash more of the hidden potential for employee engagement and innovation.
- Workshop: “Diverse Perspectives on DEI in Organizations”
Participate in a workshop that explores one of many different perspectives on DEI across various industries. This session will provide practical tools and strategies for enhancing DEI within your organization.
Why You Should Attend
This conference is ideal for DEI leads and specialists as well as leaders and HR Business Partners who are working with DEI within their organizations. It is an excellent opportunity to gain valuable insights, network with peers, and get practical tools to use in your organization.
Join us for a day of learning, inspiration, and collaboration as we navigate the complexities of DEI in turbulent times. Together, we can overcome challenges and create a more inclusive future.
Register today to secure your place at DEI Day 2024!
We look forward to welcoming you to an inspiring and valuable day filled with learning, networking, and new perspectives to promote DEI in your organization.
Since the number of seats is limited, registration is on a first-come, first-served basis, with a maximum of 5 participants per organization.
*No-show fee: 450 DKK when canceling after October 27th at 12:00 CET. For further information see below.
Sara Louise Muhr, Professor of Diversity & Leadership, Copenhagen Business School
Sara Louise’s research focuses on critical perspectives on managerial identity, leadership, and HRM, especially in relation to issues around coping with diversity and expectations to employees and leaders in modern, flexible ways of working. Sara’s work has materialized in more than 80 published books, journal articles, and book chapters. Among her most recent books are ’Leading Through Bias’ co-authored with Poornima Luthra and published by Palgrave Executive Essentials (translated into Danish as ‘Den Inkluderende Leder’) and ‘Hvordan Bekæmper vi Hverdagsdiskrimination (only in Danish) published by Informations Forlag. In addition to being a Professor, Sara is an active keynote speaker, coach, and advisor on DEI topics.
Pernille Fritz Vilhelmsen, Chief People & Culture Officer and Executive Vice President of People & Culture
Pernille joined Hempel in 2017 as Talent Management Director. Since November 2020, she has held the position of Executive Vice President and Chief People & Culture Officer.
Pernille has extensive international experience from both business and people roles in Maersk Line where she worked for more than 15 years.
About DEI in Hempel, Pernille says:
“At Hempel, we are dedicated to cultivating a diverse workforce that reflects our global presence. By ensuring equal rights and championing diversity, we nurture an international mindset essential for our success.
Diversity, equity, and inclusion are integral to our Double Impact strategy, and I am continually inspired by our efforts to create an environment where differences are celebrated. We strive for our colleagues to feel truly included, enabling them to bring their authentic selves to work and providing equal opportunities for everyone to succeed,”.
Stine Marsal, Sociologist, CX Expert & D&I Advocate
Stine brings over 18 years of operational experience in Customer Experience from renowned brands like Copenhagen Zoo, Tivoli Gardens, and Copenhagen Airports.
During her tenure at Copenhagen Airport, Stine spearheaded the development of a comprehensive online Disability Awareness Training course. This initiative engaged 1,250 companies and 24,000 employees, focusing on identifying barriers to access and inclusion for passengers with visible and invisible disabilities.
Post-airport, Stine extended her impact by introducing the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower and awareness training to 450 other Danish companies as Nordic Regional Director in Hidden Disabilities Sunflower (“Solsikkeprogrammet”). This effort uncovered further stories from employees about the barriers they face.
As a sociologist, Stine has expanded her research to include barriers faced by the LGBTQIA+ community. Her work is grounded in extensive sociological research, including over 60 qualitative interviews, mapping barriers to inclusion and accessibility in customer and employee experiences across multiple sectors.
Signe Ørom, PhD in language and culture and founder and CEO of the consultancy ConnectingCultures
Signe has lived abroad in different countries for about 10 years and worked across cultures for more than 20 years.
For the past 13 years, she has held workshops and speeches about cultural intelligence, virtual cooperation, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Danish and international companies, as well as collecting and analyzing data for inclusion reports for clients. Furthermore, she is part of the research group CIRCD at Copenhagen University and is a member of a series of networking groups for researchers and consultants.
Signe is also the author of the twin books “Forstod du, hvad de sagde? Kulturel intelligens og diversitet i globale samarbejder” and “Did You Get the Point? Cultural Intelligence and Diversity in Global Collaboration”.
Mikkel Orlovski, Principal Consultant and Associate Partner at ConnectingCultures.
Mikkel has more than 15 years of experience working with developing cultural intelligence in global teams and facilitating Diversity & Inclusion (D&I)/Unconscious Bias workshops.
Mikkel has a background in Intercultural Psychology, is CQ certified from the Cultural Intelligence Center, and primarily works with building Cultural Intelligence in teams and organisations as well as Diversity and Inclusion programs.
As a consultant, Mikkel often combines his knowledge on how to lead or collaborate effectively in diverse groups and across cultures, gender, professional backgrounds, age, personality styles and other diversity factors. He is certified and experienced in a variety of personality and developmental tests and tools.
No show fee
*By registering for this event, you also accept NOCA’s conditions regarding the no-show fee.
In order to give the most members the opportunity to participate in the event and to protect ourselves against food waste, we need to know if you are participating, otherwise we can give your place to someone else.
If you therefore cancel after the deadline October 27th at 12:00 CET or do not arrive on the day, you will subsequently receive a charge of 450 DKK.
Should you be prevented, you are always welcome to send a colleague in your place and thereby avoid paying a no-show fee. (Your colleague just needs to pick up your name tag upon arrival at the event)