
27 • 08 • 2022


The Annual is a yearly gala celebration that champions community, diversity, and co-creation for sustainable social innovation. The Annual gathers people from different backgrounds and walks of life, who are standouts in their fields and have shared values to bridge fragments of society into a cohesive whole.
The Annual invites us to listen, learn, springboard change, share our power and create lasting social value.
Why Attend The Annual?
You deserve a night out!
Food, delicious food.
To connect.
Entertainment galore.
A legitimate reason to get dressed up in February.

What to expect at the Annual?
Commune with the movers and shakers from diverse backgrounds. Expand your horizon, network, and stimulate your intellect.
Have fun, laugh, be entertained and congregate with like minded social innovators.


What to Expect at The Annual?
Commune with the movers and shakers from diverse backgrounds. Expand your horizon, network, and stimulate your intellect.
Have fun, laugh, be entertained and congregate with like minded social innovators.
GALA PROGRAM
Scandic Holmenkollen
Kongeveien 26, 0787 Oslo, Norway
27.08.2022
Suited & Booted
The most ambiguous category leaves the door open for trendy items. Come in your "Sunday's best" and most comfortable and unapologetic expression of self. A smile is your best accessory.
Entertainment
Speeches by motivational speakers and subject matter experts. Artistic performances: Felicitas and Elsa, Agnes, Selecta Harmony, Hyacinth Walters-Olsen as "MC" and more. Dinner.
The Blaze Awards
The Blaze awards celebrate and illuminate the trailblazers - individuals and organizations - who actively and passionately uplift Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and Belonging (DEIB) initiatives in their workspaces, communities and society overall.
Meet Our Speakers

Chisom Udeze
Founder of Diversify, HerSpace & Mettle Consult
Chisom is an Economist, Organizational Design and DEI Strategist, and a 3 times founder with over 12 years of experience working with organizations like the European Commission, The United Nations, ExxonMobil and Utrecht University. Chisom has an analytical mind and works to interrogate the cross-sectoral relationship between society’s inhabitants, resources, production, distribution and output…
Astrid Sundberg
Director of Diversity + Inclusion at Oda
Astrid Sundberg is Director of Diversity and Inclusion at Oda, Norway´s leading online grocery retailer. She has 2 decades of experience in director level leadership roles within the people and talent arena…


Dominic Gorham
Guest Relations Manager at The Thief
Mr. Guest Relations himself, Dominic Gorham is a man who has carved out a niche for himself and perfected his craft. Of all the trendiest and luxurious places to visit and indulge in Oslo over the past 20 years, Dominic has been at the helm of a majority of them.
…and more
Meet Our Speakers

Chisom Udeze
Founder of Diversify, HerSpace & Mettle Consult
Chisom is an Economist, Organizational Design and DEI Strategist, and a 3 times founder with over 12 years of experience working with organizations like the European Commission, The United Nations and ExxonMobil…

Astrid Sundberg
Director of Diversity + Inclusion at Oda
Astrid Sundberg is Director of Diversity and Inclusion at Oda, Norway´s leading online grocery retailer, who were previously known as kolonial.no. She has 2 decades of experience in director level leadership roles within the people and talent arena…

Dominic Gorham
Guest Relations Manager at The Thief
Mr. Guest Relations himself, Dominic Gorham is a man who has carved out a niche for himself and perfected his craft. Of all the trendiest and luxurious places to visit and indulge in Oslo over the past 20 years, Dominic has been at the helm of a majority of them.
Performances
Your gala evening will be made unforgettable by the resonating performances of diverse artists.

Request an Invitation
The Annual is an inclusive event that aims to congregate people from all walks of life. As seats are limited, it is circumspectly curated. If you’d like to attend, we’d love to hear from you.
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gala@theannual.no
