Europe’s biggest conference on equality takes place 6 March in Oslo Spektrum. SHE is based on the mindset that diversity in the workplace brings together varied perspectives, which ultimately resulted in improved decision-making amongst corporates and an increased business performance. 

• Top executives from male dominated industries such as shipping, finance, tech and law gather for roundtable meetings to take on the challenge of improving their equality performance. 
• OBR officially kick off European Green Capital Business Mentoring Program, powercoupling startups & corporates to accelerate Oslo`s green shift.
• Nordea launches the Nordea 1 Global Gender Diversity Fund, an initiative investing in companies that facilitate & incorporate diversity and demonstrate sustainability.

• SHE Community is launching SHE Index SMB & Startup edition, a quarterly rating of companies’ performance on gender equality.

• Oslo Business Region will announce new requirements for equality initiatives for all Oslo businesses of 10+ employees, and a toolbox of solutions for companies

• SHE Community, with global partners EY & Microsoft launches SHE Index Globally, with one of the world`s most male dominated industries (maritime) – with 800 companies in India now participating. The project is supported by UN Global Compact, the Indian & Norwegian governments, and some of the world’s biggest shipping companies – incl. Maersk, CMA CGM and DP World in India

• Launch of Diversity & Inclusion Pledge for leaders & organisations, by the award-winning intercultural diversity organisation MAKKey profiles and interview opportunities: 

• Gro Brundtland, Norway´s First Female Prime Minister, former head of the World Commission on Environment and Development, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) 
  
• Minister of Finance, Siv Jensen
  
• VP at Microsoft Global, Gavriella Schuster
  
• Recent Minister of Equality, Linda Hofstad Helleland
  
• Founder of SHE Community, Heidi Aven
  
• Board of SHE, Camilla Hagen Sørli and Rune Syversen
  
• Anette Trettebergstuen, 1st Vice Chair, Parliament member
  
• Sanjam Gupta, Indian shipping director & initiator of SHE Index India
  
• Javad Mushtaq, Award winning Founder of MAK
  
• Professor Tim Moonen, MD, The Business of Cities
  
• CEO and co-founder of Crayon Group Holdings ASA, Rune Syversen
  
• Senior advisor in the Department of Sustainable Finance, Thina Saltvedt
  
• Minister of Business Affairs, Torbjørn Røe Isaksen
  
• Recent Minister of Children and Equality, Linda Hofstad Helleland

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