programme

Day 1

Opening of the conference

• Carl Christian Thodesen, Chair of the Committee for Gender Balance and Diversity in Research and Higher Education (KiF-Commitee), Pro-rector for Social Impact and Collaboration at OsloMet

Unlocking the potential of everyone in academia: Where are we?

• Veronica Ski-Berg, NIFU and Head of the BalanceHub
• Kurt Brekke, Professor and Vice Rector for Faculty Affairs at NHH
• 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
• Hanna Fløysvik, Director of HR and Organizational Development at CMI
• Vidar Schei, Professor and Head of Department of Strategy and Management
• Håvard Haarstad, Professor and Director, Centre for Climate and Energy Transformation (CET), UiB

International accreditations – do they support diversity efforts?

• Steffen Juranek, Professor and Vice Rector for Academic Affairs at NHH
• 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

Language as a barrier to academic careers

• Sunniva Whittaker, Professor and Rector at UiA
• Verónica Pájaro, Associate Professor, Chair of the Language Policy Committee at UiA, Marta Bivand Erdal, Research Professor in Migration Studies at The Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) 

What is “KIMU – Course in diversity management in the university, higher education and institute sector”?

• Kristian Solaas, Equality Adviser at UiA and Head of the KIMU project, and representatives from the various KIMU modules

Elevating international voices in academia

• Hanna Fløysvik, Director of HR and Organizational Development at CMI
• 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

Closing session

• Malin Arve, Professor at NHH and Chair of the conference Programme Committee
• Magne Angelshaug, Managing Director at SNF

On Wednesday, 6 May, a conference dinner will be held at the Skyskraperen restaurant on Mount Ulriken. 

About the Network Conference

The Network Conference is part of the work of the Network for Gender Equality Practitioners in the Research Sector, which was established by the Committee for Gender Balance and Diversity in Research and Higher Education (the KIF Committee) in 2006.

The Network Conference is held every year and addresses various topics related to equality and diversity in research.

These annual equality conferences are open to everyone and are particularly relevant for leaders, equality advisers, and others who work with equality and diversity at universities, colleges, and research institutes in the research sector.

The task of organizing the conferences rotates between institutions.

Programme Committee 2026

• Malin Arve (chair)
• Annelise Ly
• Ivar Kolstad
• Aksel Mjøs
• Ingebjørg Tyssedal

Registration

accomodation

Bergen is a very attractive and often fully booked city in May, so it is recommended to book a hotel as soon as possible.

Feel free to visit Visit Bergen for an overview of hotels in Bergen

A 15% discount is offered when booking at Scandic Ørnen using this link

Bus connections to NHH are generally very good.