Join the Boardiverse Program
Starts December 2025
Boardiverse is a tailored leadership and board-ready program designed for high-calibre professionals from diverse backgrounds who want to step into strategic roles and shape the direction of organisations. If you’re ready to amplify your impact and bring your unique perspective to the decision-making table, apply now and harness your power to create change from the top.
About the Program
Boardiverse is Norway's pioneering board ecosystem dedicated to empowering women and individuals from diverse backgrounds to secure board positions.
Focused on fostering inclusivity in business leadership, Boardiverse offers a unique combination of hiring, workshops, and strategic partnerships aimed at matching highly qualified talent with opportunities in Norwegian companies.
Through collaborations with VC firms and their scale-up investment and through our event partner Thommessen, Boardiverse has built a robust database of over 100 qualified professionals. Boardiverse provides a dynamic platform where participants sharpen their leadership and governance skills, ensuring they are equipped to excel in the boardroom.
Boardiverse successfully launched its first program in 2023 and is building on this momentum with a 6-week digital course, starting December 4th, 2025 featuring bi-weekly 2.5-hour sessions and concludes with mentor matching and a celebratory Graduation dinner. Cohorts typically consist of 8-12 participants.
The course will cover key topics essential for board members, including:
Board Dynamics with Elisabeth Maråk Støle, Seasoned CEO, Chair and Adviser
Legal Insights with Snorre Valdimarsson, Partner, Thommessen
The AI Powered Board with Osama Hanif, Product Lead, Microsoft 365 Copilot
Building Your Board Brand with Meera Bhatia, SVP External Affairs & Communications, Scatec
Board Finance with Magnhild Agerup-Faxvaag, CFO, Author of Karriermamma
ESG Beyond the Reporting with Abbey Lin, CEO, Fortifai
Open Talk Session with Joe Eliston, Investment Director, Nysnø
Testimonials
The Boardiverse workshop series exceeded my already high expectations! Meryn & the team managed to gather an amazing group of skilled women and facilitators, all contributing to creating a safe digital space for sharing our reflections along the way to become boardroom-ready. What we learnt was very relevant, and we also got some concrete tools for how to proceed after the course ended - including a designated mentor! It felt well worth the investment, and I can highly recommend this, whether you have some or no experience from the boardroom. Go for it!
—Catherine Bolje, COO Big Global
Boardiverse Alumni
Meryn and the team have done a terrific job in putting together a compact Board course which is both insightful, to the point and full of "real life" examples and experiences. Very nice mix of "hard" and "soft" skills focus. They clearly create a digital room where everyone thrives and dares to speak out and share both insecurities and questions related to potential board positions and the responsibilities that come along. The icing on the cake was the final F2F Networking dinner as well as getting matched up with a Board mentor. Warmly recommended!
—Natalie Grewe Folge, CDO, Nutra Q
Boardiverse Alumni
“It is proven that gender balanced organisations – including it’s board of directors and leadership – where different perspectives, experiences and backgrounds are brought together lead to better decisions, creativity, innovation and stronger performance. It is a no-brainer and the right thing to do for any organisation looking to succeed in today’s competitive and global market.
— Christian Pedersen, Group CEO Twoday
Apply Now
Apply now to secure your spot in the December cohort and start your journey to the boardroom. Gain exclusive access to expert mentorship, practical board training, and a powerful network of peers ready to support your rise to leadership.