Anders is the CEO of HTS Dynamics, one of Norway’s largest Manufacturing-as-a-Service companies, specialized in critical machining, welding and assembling services for the global subsea technology industry. He holds a MSc degree in Business and Economics and has solid experience from leadership positions within the energy industry. Anders is an engaging speaker who is passionate about shaping the Norwegian industrial adventure through technological, environmental, and cultural progress. He has a particular strong commitment to how the Norwegian supplier industry can build a competitive advantage in the green transition.
Experienced entrepreneur, sales director and business developer. Has a background with national and international companies in a variety of different industries. Patrik has a technical education from Sven Winquist tech school of Gothenburg.
As communications director, it is my job to spread our message, work closely with partners and customers. I am always looking for new collaboration partners and business areas.
Kyrre Haugen is a businessman and entrepreneur who began his career as a plumber and successful salesman of special alloys, pipes, fittings & valves before moving to London, where he studied business management and worked initially in the hospitality industry. His diverse background includes brand building, product development and sales, and he has owned a number of successful businesses supplying products and technologies to the water processing and offshore oil and gas sectors. Kyrre joined NBCC as a Councillor on the Board of Directors in 2018 and became General Manager in October 2019.
Arne has been working as the CEO in Tidetec since 2013 and is co-owner of Tidetec. He has been member of the board in Tidetec since his father Per founded the company in 2000. Arne is Chair Leader in Kollan AS, Tidetec’s main shareholder and is one of the co-writers of the book Practical innovations. When Arne is not working with Tidal Power, he is often heard playing his trumpet.
Ryengen has extensive experience with technology start-ups and from commercializing innovative business models and technologies for industrial applications. Prior to starting in ZEG in 2018, Ryengen worked 9 years in Scatec startup companies, including Norsk Titanium, a successful, global leader within additive manufacturing of structural titanium components for aerospace applications, where she was part of the original startup team and served as VP Business Development. Prior to Scatec and Norsk Titanium, Ryengen spent a decade within the field of Technology and Management Consulting, working for various companies, including Accenture. Ryengen holds a Master of Technology Management (MTM) from UNSW, Australia, and a Master of Industrial Economics and Mechanical Engineering from NTNU, Norway.
Christoffer has a passion for using new technologies to solve problems with an agile mindset. Before starting Digitread Connect, Mr. Lange worked for ten years with software development, agile coaching, and user experience in the energy industry.
20 years of sales and management roles in the IT industry. Sales and business development in the oil and gas industry since 2013 in Kongsberg Digital. Working with digitalisation since 2017. In a venture team in DNV focusing on digital solutions, Digital Asset Assurance.
Norheim has been a key team member in ZEG as CTO since 2019 and has extensive experience from technology development and upscaling of various renewable energy production process plants, as well as from project management of both innovative and commercial technology. He has worked with a variety of thermal process technologies such as gasification, pyrolysis and combustion, in addition to electrochemistry and catalysis. Among other things, Norheim has been involved in the piloting of the ZEG technology in 2013-14, upscaling of Arbaflame’s black pellet technology, as well as upscaling and commercialization of Quantafuel’s PtL technology as the company’s CTO 2017-2018. Norheim holds a degree in environmental physics from NMBU / DTU and a PhD in combustion engineering from NTNU.
Bruno de Oliveira e Sousa has been working in electrification, automation, and digitalization since 2006 in regional and global positions and currently he works as business developer manager at Siemens Energy. He started his career in Brazil and recently moved to Norway, where he supports the digitalization journey of global companies. Bruno is a member of the Inclusion and Diversity council at Siemens Energy Norway. His interests include energy systems, digital transformation, product development, service design and large complex engineering projects. On his free time, Bruno plays the Bassoon at Bærum Symphony Orchestra and spends time with his Dalmatian, Sisu.
Business Development Manager of Digitread Connect. Diverse background in both athletics and business. - Career as a professional basketball player, representing the German Basketball National Team prior to joining Digitread Connect. - Degree in International Management and co-founded a company. Published author, having written a book about finance and career planning in sport. - Keynote speaker, sharing insights and experiences on motivation, development, and leadership in the business world based on experiences as a top athlete.
Prior to ZEG, Selvig has more than 30 years leadership experience from the energy industry, where he has been heading up strategy, R&D, M&A, and commercial activities as well as delivering turnkey solutions and services to the global market. Selvig started his career on the E&P side working more than 10 years in Norsk Hydro O&G across the entire upstream value chain. He also has 20 years’ experience with FMC and TechnipFMC in various senior executive roles where his responsibilities recently were expanded to also include TechnipFMC’s growth initiatives within renewables such as offshore wind, hydrogen, and wave energy. Selvig holds a MSc degree in Petroleum Engineering from NTNU and master’s in technology management from NTNU/NHH/Sloan School of Management under MIT in Boston. In addition, he has a Business Administration Candidate degree from Norwegian School of Management.
Preben has been MD in Energy Valley since 2013. He has more than 10 years of experience from the oil service industry, working with business development, integrated operations, mergers, technology transfer, and sales & marketing.
He is a member of the science and technology council at the University of Oslo; Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, and also a member of the BI Centre for Energy council.
He holds an Executive MBA from Imperial College London Business School and a Master of Management module in Financial Strategy from Norwegian Business School BI.
CEO Knut Vassbotn founded Deep Wind Offshore in 2020, together with the owners Knutsen Group, Haugaland Kraft and SKL. Since then, the company has partnered with EDF Renewables for the projects in Norway and with BP in South Korea – where it recently gained exclusivity on a major site.. DWO has also established offices in Sweden. Vassbotn has more than 20 years of experience from the energy sector and has developed floating offshore wind projects across the globe for the last decade. Vassbotn holds a BSc in Naval Architecture from University of Newcastle.
Pierre is a technology evangelist for virtual prototyping and digital twins. He graduated with an MSc. ETH Zürich. The same school as Albert Einstein, but in two different school years. He has been working for ten years for OSC. He also has a PhD on the topic of virtual prototyping for advanced offshore operations, which OSC instrumentalises in helping developers (Equinor, AkerBP, Chevron) and EPCIs (DEME, JanDeNul Saipem, AKER solutions) prepare said demanding operations.