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Furkan Karayel Releases a new book 'Inclusive Intelligence'
Furkan Karayel is a multi-award-winning diversity and inclusion speaker and CEO of Diversein, an Includability Official Partner.
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Diversein.Com
Award-Winning Action-Oriented Diversity and Inclusion Training
Diverse In is an award winning diversity and inclusion platform that brings people from different backgrounds together to make equal and happier workplaces. We help companies to discover the potentials of their multicultural teams and develop aspiring inclusive leaders through online and in-person workshops, consulting services and media/event management. Some of our clients include HubSpot, NHS, Indeed, Central Bank of Ireland, Project Management Institute, Harvey Nash Group and more. Founded by Furkan Karayel, an ex-software engineer who is an advocate for women in tech, diversity, inclusion and empowering female founders globally.
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List of workshops/talks and programs we provide
- Starting Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace
- Action-oriented Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace
- Engaging diverse teams remotely
- Cultural Intelligence
- Inclusive Intelligence: How to be a Diversity and Inclusion Role Model in Your Organisation
- Practical tips to overcome stereotypes and unconscious bias
- Building leadership profile for women
- Build engaging teams and the power of belonging
- Women in Tech Leadership
- Inclusive Mentorship
- Privilege and Allyship
Our Online courses:
Inclusive Intelligence: How to be a role model for diversity and inclusion in your organisation
How to Engage Diverse Teams Remotely
About the Founder Furkan Karayel
Furkan Karayel is an award winning inclusive leadership advisor and CEO of Diversein.com. She has developed Inclusive Intelligence concept, providing practical steps to be a diversity and inclusion role model in the workplace. Furkan is an associate lecturer for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Master’s program at Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology. Her passion is leveraging women-in-tech leadership, diversity and empowering female founders globally.
Furkan founded Diversein.com after 10 years of software engineering experience in multinational tech companies in Ireland. She has been honoured with “Speaker of the Year”, “Diversity and Inclusion Role Model in Business” and “Trailblazer” Awards. She is Diversity and Inclusion Track Captain for Startup Week Dublin, Dublin Chapter Lead for Sprinters.co, a global diverse female entrepreneurs organisation and advisory board member for InspiringSTEM, promoting tech careers into new generations. Furkan judged at many startup, tech competitions and awards programs such as Startup Weekend, Coolest Projects, Top Tech Tip Challenge by AWS and Diversity in Tech Awards.
Additionally, Furkan is an active speaker at international events where she shares her learnings about experiences of the tech world as a woman, her recommendations for inclusive leadership and the power of diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
Furkan’s motto is “Discover, Share and Inspire”
Awards & Recognitions
Named among Top 100 Women in Social Enterprise by EUClid Network, 2021 link
Winner of ‘Speaker of the Year’ award by WomenTech Global Awards 2020
Winner of ‘Trailblazer’ award by Women in Tech Dublin Awards 2018
Winner of ‘Diversity and Inclusion Role Model in Business’ award by International Diversity Leadership Awards 2018
Shortlisted for ‘Advocate of the Year’ award by Women in IT Awards Dublin 2018
Nominated for “Mentor of the Year” Award by Inclusive Companies Awards 2020
Nominated for Community Champion for Diversity and Inclusion by International Diversity Leadership Awards 2018
Nominated for Diversity Champion Award by Inclusive Companies Awards 2018
Nominated for “Global Hero” award by Global Digital Female Leaders 2018
Winner of “Product Innovation” Award by Openet 2013
Diversein.com is nominated for Best Diversity and inclusion Resource Awards by Inclusive Companies Awards 2018
Find out more : furkankarayel.com
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