Up, up or away: Promoting global talent in academia
NHH Norwegian School of Economics and Centre for Applied Research at NHH invite you to the equality and diversity conference 2026 in Bergen 6 and 7 May.
Programme
Day 1: 6 May
Opening of the conference by Carl Christian Thodesen, Chair of the Committee for Gender Balance and Diversity in Research and Higher Education (KIF Committee) and Pro-rector for social impact and collaboration at OsloMet
Unlocking the potential of everyone in academia: Where are we?
- Veronica Ski-Berg, Head of the BalanceHub at NIFU Nordic Institute for Studies in Innovation, Research and Education
- Kurt Brekke, Professor and Vice Rector for Faculty Affairs at NHH Norwegian School of Economics
- Tonje Fyhn, Researcher and Head of the Welfare, Labour and Health Department at NORCE
Does prejudice stand in the way of excellence?
- Therese Egeland, Professor at NHH Norwegian School of Economics
- Hanna Fløysvik, Director of HR and Organisational Development at CMI Chr. Michelsen institute
- Vidar Schei, Professor and Head of Department of Strategy and Management at NHH Norwegian School of Economics
- Håvard Haarstad, Professor and Director, Centre for Climate and Energy Transformation (CET) at University of Bergen
International accreditations – do they support diversity efforts?
- Steffen Juranek, Professor and Vice Rector for Academic Affairs at NHH Norwegian School of Economics
- Casper Claudi Rasmussen, Dean at the NMBU School of Economics and Business
- Ola Kvaløy, Professor and Dean at the UiS School of Business and Law
Day 2: 7 May
Language as a barrier to academic careers
- Sunniva Whittaker, Professor and Rector at University of Agder
- Verónica Adriana Pájaro, Chair of the Language Policy Committee at University of Agder
What is «KIMU – Course in diversity management in the university, higher education and institute sector»?
- Kristian Solaas, Equality Adviser at University of Agder and Head of the KIMU project
- Representatives from the various KIMU modules
Elevating international voices in academia
- Hanna Fløysvik, Director of HR and Organisational Development at CMI Chr. Michelsen institute
- Sut I Wong, Head of Department and Professor of Communication and Management at BI Norwegian Business School
- Aksel Mjøs, Associate Professor and Head of Department of Finance at NHH Norwegian School of Economics
Closing session
- Malin Arve, Professor at NHH Norwegian School of Economics and Chair of the conference Programme Committee
- Magne Angelshaug, Managing Director at Centre for Applied Research at NHH
Conference dinner: On Wednesday, 6 May, a conference dinner will be held at the Skyskraperen restaurant on Mount Ulriken.
Practical information
Time: 6 May at 11:15 a.m. to 7 May at 2:00 p.m.
Place: Speilsalen and Aud. A, NHH Norwegian School of Economics
Organisers: NHH Norwegian School of Economics and Centre for Applied Research at NHH
Registration deadline: Registration closes 5 March at 3:45 p.m.
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More about the network conferences
The network conferences are held every year and addresses various topics related to equality and diversity in research.
These annual equality and diversity conferences are open to everyone and are particularly relevant for leaders, equality advisers, and others who work with equality and diversity at universities, university colleges, and research institutes in the research sector.