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December 15, 2024 MBA Students Meet with Chisom Udeze, DEIB Consultant

On December 15, 2024, MBA students studying "International Business" had the opportunity to speak online with Chisom Udeze, a thought leader and author of publications on DEIB - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging, and the founder of "Diversify and HerSpace." KROK Business School places great emphasis on issues related to sustainable development.

In her presentation, Chisom explained why diversity and inclusion in the workplace are essential for a sustainable, competitive, and innovative business and society. Diversity also goes beyond the outward perception of a company – it includes the functioning of internal structures and signals the value systems of an organization’s management or leadership team. During the meeting, the topic of cultural nuances in business conduct was also touched upon, as well as why it is important for companies to develop and have a DEIB strategy.

The administration and MBA program students are grateful to Chisom for the productive and engaging lecture, the time spent in conversation, answering questions, and her dedication to such an important topic as equality and inclusion.

Brief introduction of Chisom Udeze, Guest speaker

Chisom is an Economist, a 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 Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) and a passionate advocate for mental health and wellness. She is an

entrepreneur at heart and committed to life-long learning. She enjoys playing tennis, reading, binge-watching TV shows and cooking.