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SEB Greentech Venture Capital invests in green technology, focusing on ideas that create a substantial impact in reducing greenhouse gas emissions or in preventing transgression of the planetary boundaries. We can invest in hardware, software and technology platform solutions, in sectors ranging from renewable energy, energy storage, water and agricultural technology, circular business models, to waste management. Samira is one of four investment managers at SEB GTVC and has a background in impact investing, strategy and management consulting and operational leadership positions in large companies and startups.

Thomas F. Anglero is the Cognizant Nordic CTO & Innovation Officer. He is an expert in artificial Intelligence and Innovation. Prior to Cognizant, Mr. Anglero was the Nordic Director of Innovation at IBM.

Magnus Arveng is the CEO and co-founder of Norwegian deep tech startup Ntention AS. Ntention is helping industry employees operate robotics, regardless of skill level. They do this by providing easy to understand visualizations of robots and their environment, and use natural expression such as hand gestures to control robotics instead of input devices like keyboards and joysticks. Magnus and the team has been working with various projects in the field of human-machine interaction, most notably a research collaboration with the NASA Haughton Mars Project (HMP) and relevant industry partners, developing interaction systems for spacesuits. Magnus is a sought-after speaker, and has delivered several presentations over the past years including a TEDx Talk in Trondheim in 2022.

Erik Åsberg is CTO at eSmart Systems and has been developing software for the energy industry for more than 20 years doing everything from software for power exchanges, trading and risk, and CRM systems to software for smart grids. As part of the founding team behind eSmart, the focus is now on using AI to assist inspection of powergrids. Erik holds a Master of Technology Management from NTNU and MIT and is also recognized as a Microsoft Regional Director.

Vebjørn Bakken is the director of the interdisciplinary, strategic initiative UiO:Energy and Environment at the University of Oslo. The aim of the initiative is to contribute to the energy transition while reducing climate and environmental issues. He has held this position since 2018, and prior to that, from 2011-2018 he headed the Centre for Materials Science and Nanotechnology (SMN) at UiO. Bakken holds a PhD in theoretical chemistry from the University of Oslo.

Kristine Beitland is director of Corporate Affairs, and is part of the management of Microsoft Norway. Beitland is a lawyer with a strong passion for the point where technology and society meets, with a strong belief that technology and knowledge are crucial to achieving the UN's sustainability goals. She is a board member of the Norwegian Center for Information Security, GoForIT, AmCham Norway, and a member of the advisory board for the research project "Governance of heath Data in Cyberspace", the Juristforbundet's Tech Forum and the Norwegian Church Aid's Tech for Peace Initiative. She has previously been a member of the government's Vulnerability Committee (Lysne I), director of the Business Security Council, and 16 years in the police as head of Organized Crime in the Police Directorate, department director in the Police's Immigration Unit, head of prosecution at the Oslo police district, and prosecutor at the Oslo, Follo and Trondheim police chambers.

Fred Espen Benth is a professor in mathematics at the Department of Mathematics, University of Oslo. His research is focussed on energy markets and systems, where he develops risk models and theory for optimal management. Among many activities, he is involved in projects for the dScience-center and UiO:Energy and Climate at the University of Oslo, where he enjoys close interaction with industry partners on topics around energy systems design and finance. Benth has co-authored two books on energy, weather and commodity markets, and is an elected member of the Norwegian Academy of Sciences and Letters.

Asbjørn is an expert in machine perception, working with all aspects of vision systems. He is a senior scientist in SINTEF Digital, at the department for Smart Sensors and Microsystems where he has been working with machine learning in the field of computer vision since 2007. At SINTEF, Asbjørn has managed or participated in a wide variety of projects delivering vision systems to industrial clients, proving expertise in machine learning, image analysis and statistical modelling for classification. He has also demonstrated experience in rapid prototyping of tailored vision solutions. At SINTEF he works at all aspects of projects, from design and specification to hard- and software development. He holds a MSc in Applied Mathematics from NTNU and a PhD in Computer Science from UiO, and has previously held an adjoint associate professor position at UiO.

Richard Biagioni is the Vice President for Climate, Sustainability & Ecosystems at Capgemini Invent. Before joining Capgemini Invent he was an Executive Board Member and CEO of EIT InnoEnergy in France, and has extensive experience within sustainability, the energy transition and ecosystems.

Andreas grew up in Stavanger, and has a Master of Science in Business from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) and Università Bocconi (2012-2017). 

Ha has also studied jurisprudence at the University of Oslo. 

He has priviously worked as an advisor at The Norwegian Energy Regulatory Authority (2017-2020) and as a political advisor to The Standing Committee on Business and Industry for the Labour Party parliamentary group from 2020 before being appointed to State Secretary for Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre at the Prime Minister's Office on 14th October 2021.

His political background include leader for the Workers' Youth League in Rogaland (2010-2012), board member at the European Youth Norway (2012-2013), board member at Rogaland Labour Party (2010-2015) and County council representative for the Labour Party in Rogaland (2011-2019). 

Patrick Blomquist enjoys the world of data, statistical methods and technology. With 15 years of experience from the energy and financial industry he has been part of many large initiatives in machine learning, big data platform development, ethical use of AI, privacy by design and data science strategy advisory. He holds a PhD in Applied Mathematics from NMBU. His main goal in the current position is to strengthen the collaboration between industry and academia on AI through continues dialogue and concrete projects.

A business developer and leader of innovation with deep technical skills, proven analytical ability and a broad business background. I have more than 30 years of international experience as an expert in selling, developing and applying IT and automation to improve industrial operations.

Morten Dæhlen is professor in informatics and director for dScience - Centre for Computational and Data Science at The University of Oslo. He has mainly worked in computational mathematics with challanges in geometric modelling, machine learning and visualization. As director of dScience Dæhlen is involved in interdisciplinary research, in particular with digital research actions making the green transition more efficient.

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.

Espen is the CTO at Nebb and is an expert in digitalization from the OT perspective. Nebb is determined to make help our customers become more sustainable and profitable using the best technologies available. Espen Davidsen is both an engineer and a strategic leader with more than 20 years of experience building technology and companies. He works best at the intersection between strategy, technology and operations. Executive MBA in Strategic Management from Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) Master’s degree in computing science from Scotland/England. Espen Davidsen e-mail: espen.davidsen@nebb.com LinkedIn: espendavidsen

Einar Eilertsen works as investment director in Atoma Capital. Atoma Capital is a venture capital firm focused on industrial technologies that can accelerate the net zero transition. Atoma Capital is part of Industry Capital Partners, an investment platform backed by Aker ASA to invest in the full width and bredth of the net zero transition - from early stage venture capital to infrastructure. Einar has a technical background with a PhD in materials science and background from Eltek and Kongsberg Innovation.

As a Senior Advisor at Intersearch Norway, a leading Executive Search company, Synneva Erland has established herself as a respected authority in the field of leadership development, Executive Search, and public speaking. She is deeply committed to creating psychologically safe and supportive work environments, and she works tirelessly to ensure that fair and solid processes are in place to serve both candidates and customers.

Her dedication to creating fair and solid processes in Executive Search reflects her unwavering commitment to ethical business practices. She firmly believes that both candidates and customers deserve to be treated with respect and dignity, and she goes above and beyond to ensure that their needs are met.

Her commitment to fostering psychological safety led her to delve deeply into the subject, studying it extensively and joining masterclasses with Amy Edmondson, a recognized authority in the field. Her expertise and insights have been sought out by businesses across Norway, and she is a respected voice on the subject of building trust and creating positive work environments.

Her expertise in leadership development and Executive Search is matched by her exceptional public speaking skills. She has spoken at numerous events and conferences, captivating audiences with her insights and engaging style.

She is also known as one of Norway's most popular moderators, a distinction recognized by the magazine Kapital. Her ability to engage audiences and facilitate productive conversations has made her a sought-after speaker and moderator for events in Norway and abroad.

Through her work at Intersearch Norway and her commitment to ethical business practices, she has become a respected and influential figure in the Norwegian business community. Her contributions to the field of Executive Search and leadership development have been widely recognized, and her passion for creating positive change in the workplace has inspired countless individuals and organisations to strive for greater success and fulfilment.

Stig Martin Fiskå is the Global Head of Ocean at Cognizant - a new business unit leveraging cutting-edge technologies and innovative solutions to drive sustainability, efficiency, and growth in the ocean industries. Prior to his role as Head of Ocean, Stig Martin worked as the Head of Artificial Intelligence, Data, IoT and Industry 4.0

As THEMA´s head of the German office, Marcus is responsible for regional business development. Before joining THEMA in February 2022, he worked for 13 years as a regulatory and political affairs expert in several positions in a major European utility company. Marcus has coordinated initiatives and projects related to market design, carbon pricing, and renewables support on the EU and national levels. He started his career in a start-up energy consulting firm and has worked for several years as an advisor in the German Parliament.

Silje Merete S. Grønning is a Senior Investment Associate at Energy Impact Partners. She is responsible for sourcing and executing on early to late-stage investment opportunities across a range of industries. Prior to joining EIP, Silje was an investment associate in the infrastructure equity team of IFM Investors, where she was involved with deal origination, transaction execution and asset management of existing portfolio companies. Earlier in her career, Silje also held roles at Rystad Energy, Hydro and Statkraft. Silje holds a MSc. in Industrial Economics and Technology Management from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.

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.

With a broad and profound educational background at college and university level, considerable work experience from the public and private sector, including the Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities, as well as over 20 years’ experience as an active politician, Hammer Krog is a prevalent leader figure who advocates progress and renewal within Norwegian local politics. As the first female mayor of Bærum, she has led a municipality experiencing large and complicated challenges within the fields of transportation and urban development. She has consistently promoted the importance of new technology within the fields of climate, environment and welfare issues.

Birte Hansen works as the Innovation and Industry Coordinator for the Norwegian Artificial Intelligence Research Consortium (NORA). She has over ten years’ international experience from the US, England, Norway, Denmark, China and Singapore. Birte has a hons. BSc hons in International Development and Mandarin from the University of Portsmouth, double Msc in Public Management and Social Development from Copenhagen Business School and the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, and she has a double PhD from Roskilde University and the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, specialising in Digital Entrepreneurship and Innovation in China. In NORA, Birte coordinates NORA.startup which is NORA’s innovation platform, and she is currently working to develop NORAs strategic partner network

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 several 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.

Elizabeth has worked for ABB in the energy industry for nearly 27 years, specifically within account and business development. Today, she’s busy developing ABB’s role and position in the new markets emerging within the renewables business. Elizabeth started in 2019 a women’s network in ABB Norway. The network is today reaching out to the company’s more than 350 women with virtual and physical events, with the target to empower and motivate ABB women to take the next steps within their personal and career development. Elizabeth has extensive experience from leadership and organizational development, and together with her engagement in diversity and inclusion, she has insights and understanding to share at her upcoming Energy Connected session.

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.

Katrine holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering and has worked with energy for most of her career . She is currently heading the unit New Energy Market & Concept in ABB’s Energy Industries division. In her career she has been working with engineering studies and multidiscipline project development in offshore oil and gas industry and new energy. Her team supports in the Energy transition with analysis and design of integrated energy systems at large scale.

Volker is a computational scientist working as data scientist, data engineer, project manager, and project/business developer. He's most interested aligning research and innovation with sustainable development. He particularly cares about the energy systems of the future and how AI can help us to orchestrate an inherently unstable system. He’s also a fan of degrowth and has concluded that much of our problems can be solved by simply moderating ourselves a bit more.

The speaker is Group Chief Operations Officer of Itera (ticker ITE on Oslo stock exchange, itera.com). As Group COO he is responsible for OneItera philosophy for +800 people in 8 countries, One management operating model with Sales, Delivery and People matters, deliveries, compliance & governance, security & privacy, Quality leadership and performance improvement, CISO & DPO, Contract Management, internal IT data model and IT solutions. 

Worked with digitalisation of business processes through products and projects developments since 1984, both B2B and B2C. Worked in Itera since 2007. He established Itera in Ukraine in 2008 together with Itera CEO Arne Mjøs. Jon Erik Høgberg is Itera Corporate Crisis Manager and together with the Crisis team guide people, customers and organisation through stormy waters in Ukraine since 2014 and in particular since 24th February 2022. 

Elisabeth is the Chief Information Security Officer of Kongsberg Digital where she leads the security, compliance, and risk team. Before joining Kongsberg Digital, she worked over 10 years for a Norwegian manufacturing company; Norsk Hydro where she was responsible for enterprise architecture, security, governance, risk, and compliance.

Elisabeth is a security professional with over 20 years of experience within security, IT, OT, DevSecOps, compliance, management, and leadership. She is a frequently public speaker.

She earned her master degree in information technology at Gothenburg University and also have a bachelor of business and administration from BI Norwegian Business school.

Thomas holds a PhD in economical engineering, in particular applying System Dynamics method for market forecasting. His 10 years of professional expertise focus on the energy transition in general, and the transition in the transport sector in more detail. At DNV, Thomas works with the Energy Transition Outlook Team and supports both the annual update of the Energy Transition Outlook Report and advisory projects.

Sharon Hudson-Dean began her assignment at the
U.S. Embassy in Oslo, Norway on July 29, 2021.
For the previous three years, she was U.S. Consul
General in Sydney, Australia, leading a large team
of U.S. interagency representatives focused on trade
and investment, the strong security partnership, and
support for the Indo-Pacific region in line with
shared U.S.-Australian values and priorities. Prior to
that, Ms. Hudson-Dean was the Acting Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Nordic/Baltic Affairs and
Public Diplomacy in the European and Eurasian
Affairs Bureau at the Department of State (2017-
2018). She served as Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. and
Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Riga, Latvia for three critical
years starting in 2014, during which the United States supported its Baltic allies
with increased military engagements and the deployment of the NATO Enhanced
Forward Presence battalions in the region.
A career member of the U.S. Senior Foreign Service with the rank of Minister
Counselor, Ms. Hudson-Dean has three decades of experience as an American
diplomat and has represented the United States in Georgia, Russia, South Africa,
Zimbabwe and Nepal. She also worked in the State Department’s Bureau of South
Asian Affairs and as an American Political Science Association Fellow in the U.S.
Senate. She holds a Bachelor of Science (Foreign Service) from Georgetown
University and a Master of Arts degree in Political Communications from Johns
Hopkins University. She is a lifelong skier and proponent of commuting by
bicycle, and along with her three children enjoys travel, podcasts, and the
performing arts.

Mille Marie Isaksen Lillemoen is a green-transition enthusiast and Science and Technology Studies student at NTNU in Trondheim where she explores the intersection between technical and social sciences. She recently joined as Business Strategist in the social impact start-up NAYA, employing women from Indian slum areas for AI-related data processing tasks. She is also the Head of Business Relations at Boost Henne, an entrepreneurial interest organization aimed at young women. Isaksen Lillemoen worked with The ONS Foundation in Stavanger on secondment from DNO Norge as the Project Manager for ONS Young from 2019 to 2022. Prior to this, she was a Commercial Intern with DNO ASA in Oslo. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Stavanger, focusing on the green transition, geostrategy, and the EU Green Deal. Starting in the fall of 2023, Isaksen Lillemoen will pursue a Double MA in Policies & Governance in Europe, with King's College London and LUISS Rome.

Lasse Jamt has worked his entire career in formulating digital strategies, digital business development and digitalization of heavy asset industry. He holds the position as VP of Renewables and Utilities at Kongsberg Digital – heading the company’s efforts in Digital Twins for the Renewables Industry and for Smart Grids. He has previously worked in Business Development for one of Norway’s largest Utilities Agder Energi with projects spanning the entire utility value chain. Lasse started his career as a management consultant with AT Kearney.

Geir Ove Karlsen heads up Offshore Corporate Affairs in Mainstream Renewable Power (MRP). He has extensive leadership experience from roles as Managing Director at Benestad Solutions (an Aker Solutions’ Company) and various leadership roles in Aker Offshore Wind. He represents MRP on several industry committees on offshore wind and renewable energy. Geir Ove holds a M.Sc. in Business and Economics from BI Norwegian Business School and an MBA in Strategic Management from NHH Norwegian School of Economics.

Martin has two decades of experience in the energy space, both in renewables, offshore oil & gas and electrification of industry. He has worked in management positions across project execution, finance, marketing and business development, pre-dominantly in international roles, including VP positions at ABB. Martin holds a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering Management (ind.øk) from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).

Mykola Kolisnyk is a Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine. He has extensive experience in the oil and gas industry, starting his career in foreign commercial enterprises. He worked at the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine for three years before joining the Ministry of Energy. Over the past 6 years, he has held managerial positions and played a key role in implementing European legislation, enhancing the security of critical energy infrastructure, and coordinating international cooperation.

Victoria has worked with assisting ABB Norway's management for four years. Before taking on a new role within strategy engagement for ABB Norway's energy industry division.

Anatolii Kyryliuk is a Project Manager at the Norwegian-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce (NUCC) in Oslo, Norway. With a master's degree in political science and international relations, Anatolii has facilitated numerous business ventures between Ukraine and Norway. Prior to joining the NUCC, he worked as an assistant to a member of parliament in Ukraine, focusing on Corruption Prevention. Since 2017, Anatolii has been involved in sustainable business projects aimed at strengthening economic ties between Ukraine and Norway.

Background in mechanical engineering and cybernetics. Worked in Equinor since 2020 mostly within condition based maintenance. Took over as project manager for OMNIA.prevent in March 2023, a project mandated to do condition monitoring at scale of equipment both on and offshore using machine learning.

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.

Graduated M.Sc Industrial Economics and Technology Management from Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in 2003. Started his carrier in the energy business as Field Engineer@Ekofisk. Spent 14 years within senior leadership positions, developing and executed multi-billion-dollar projects- ranging from oil and gas, to carbon capture, solar and digital transformation. Learned to tackle diverse business environments, deploy relevant strategies and drive change, from the local context at home in Norway, to the Baltics, UK, Brazil and Tanzania.

With a background in academic/industrial research, applied project execution, and executive level strategic advising Chris has worked globally for Equnior over his 17-year career. In his current role at Equinor Ventures, Chris leads the Americas Venture unit dedicated to investing and supporting ambitious early-phase and growth companies with the common goal of accelerating the energy transition toward a net-zero future.

Camilla has a MSc degree in Renewable Energy at Norwegian University. She graduated in 2019 and currently working in ABB, Norway. Through ABB Trainee rotations she has worked in areas spanning from software development of dynamic simulators, to DevOps within AI in fish farming, and business development. In her current position as Energy Industries Technical consultant, she is highly involved in power- and energy management, for all kinds of industry and solutions. This includes design and control concepts of integrated energy systems, for reliable and robust operations. 

Bye corporate - Hello entrepreneurship! After 20 years of learning across automotive and renewable energy industries, from the BMW Group, Rolls-Royce Motorcars, Nordex Energy, Siemens Windpower, Envision Group, to Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, it was time to follow my passion and call for deep-tech innovation to ensure our sustainable future. +20 years with a strong focus on product development, innovation management and product lifecycle management +14 years in wind turbine and hybrid renewable solutions +6 years driving digital transformation, software development, business processes, and digital platform development with global teams across APAC, China, EU, and North America 2022 / Founder & CEO at NASH Renewables 2019 / Chief Digital Officer at SGRE 2017 / Vice President International Wind Product Solutions & Digitalization at Envision Energy 2015 / Vice President Global Onshore Wind Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) & Engineering at Siemens Windpower 2008 / Vice President Product Development at Nordex

Sabita Maharjan [SM'19] is a Full Professor at the Department of Informatics, University of Oslo, Norway. She is currently the Vice Chair of the IEEE Communications Society Technical Committee on Green Communications and Computing (TCGCC) SIG on Green AI. She is also a recipient of the IEEE TCGCC Outstanding Young Researcher Award, and the Highly Cited Researcher for 2021, 2022 according to Web of Science (top 1% of citations for field and year). She is an Associate Editor for the IEEE Internet of Things Journal (IoT-J) and the IEEE Open Computer Society Journal, and has served as the Guest Editor for journals such as IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (IEEE JSAC), IEEE Trans. on Green Communications and Networking (IEEE TGCN), IEEE Access, and in the technical program committee of conferences including top conferences like IEEE INFOCOM and IEEE IWQoS. Her current research interests include vehicular networks and 5G, network security, smart grid, energy informatics, Internet of Things, and artificial intelligence for networks.

Øyvind is the Vice President for Digital and Technology (DigiTech) at Aker Solutions, where he leads the DigiTech effort for Engineering, Procurement and Construction processes at the New Build segment. While being in Aker Solutions he has held several positions within Construction, Shop Engineering, Completion and Project Control. He earned his master degree in Industrial Economics from the University of Stavanger.

Former US Presidential Advisor,
Former Advisor to the UK Cabinet,
Best-Selling, Award-Winning Author,
Tech Entrepreneur

The Hon. Dr. Malmgren is an economist who makes sense of the world economy by writing books, by founding tech businesses, by advising policymakers around the world and through public speaking and teaching. She is a Senior Partner of The Monaco Foundry, a start-up incubator for impact-led founders, and a Special Advisor to Avonhurst, a legal and consulting firm in the UK specializing in deals, policy and capital raising. She is also on the Board of Premios Verdes which holds the “Green Oscars” each year. She writes a column about the world economy on Substack. She previously co-founded a drone manufacturing firm which won the Cog X Award for Autonomy, the 2020 National Technology Award and Power Product of the Year 2020. She served as the Chairman of the Drone/UAV Subcommittee on manufacturing standards at The British Standards Institute.

She served President George W. Bush in the White House as Special Assistant to the President and on The National Economic Council. She was responsible for financial market issues and handled Enron and Sarbanes Oxley. She served on the President’s Working Group on Corporate Governance and The President’s Working Group on Financial Markets. After 9/11 she was also responsible for assessing Terrorism Risks to the Economy and technology as a source of geopolitical competitiveness. Before joining the White House, she ran the Bankers Trust Asset Management business in Asia and was then appointed as the Global Chief Currency Strategist. She was then named the Deputy Head of Global Strategy at UBS.

Her most recent bestseller, The Infinite Leader, won the International Press Award for the Best Book on Leadership for 2021. Her previous book, The Leadership Lab, was named Business Book of the Year and Best Book on Leadership in 2019 and won the International Press Award 2020 and the NYC Library Big Apple Award. She is also the author of: Geopolitics for Investors (2015) and Signals: How Everyday Signs Help Us Navigate the World’s Turbulent Economy a crowd-funded Amazon bestseller (2016). She has been named one of the Fifty Top Inspiring Women in the UK and one of the Top 100 in Tech by @WATC_WeAreTech and longlisted by Computer Weekly as a Most Influential Women in Tech for 2019, 2020 and 2021. She serves as a judge on The Queen’s Enterprise Business Awards and was a member of the Board of Directors for The Department for International Trade in the UK from 2017-2019. She is a Senior Associate Fellow of RUSI. She is also an advisor to the BSA Huxley Summit.

She has a BA from Mount Vernon College and an M.Sc. and PhD from LSE. She completed the Harvard Program on National Security. She lectures at Sandhurst and the Duke Fuqua Global Executive MBA Program and has lectured at the U Texas Austin and INSEAD. She gave the graduation address at the London School of Economics in 2013 and 2016. Firms like Google, American Express, major banks and military leaders retain her to speak.

Espen works in the AM implementation team in Equinor, the work includes developing the supplier market of AM, solving difficult part sourcing problems by utilizing AM and supporting the development of a digital inventory solution. He has previously worked for manufacturers, delivering AM parts to oil & gas and aerospace.

Lars Odin Mellemseter invests in climate tech startups in Europe and North America for Statkraft Ventures. He was previously a fund manager investing in publicly listed industrials and renewables companies, and prior to that a consultant in the San Francisco office of McKinsey & Co. He was also co-founder and CEO of an internet technology company backed by Northzone and the Carlyle Group. Lars Odin has a PhD from Oxford University and a B.A. from Harvard College.

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.

Ole-Bjørn Moe is a material technologist from NTNU, and has previously worked in DNV related to failure analysis and the development of standards for the use of AM in O&G and maritime industries. He is currently the technology manager for AM at Mechatronics Innovation Lab in Grimstad, Norway. He has worked internationally with AM most of his career and has had the opportunity of learning from the best in the business. This had led him to become a certified AM-nerd and convinced about the potential in AM. Mechatronics Innovation Lab is a technology- and competence center within AM. We work to make the technology available for all interested companies. We believe the technology will be a major contributor in reshoring production, developing jobs, reduce emissions and secure supply chains. MIL may have the most impressive technology lab in Norway, and it is open for companies who are interested in testing the state-of-the-art AM technologies we have available.

Paul Morgan leads HPE’s Cloud Services business in the Northern & Western Europe region. The main areas of his responsibility include sales, account management, product life cycle, pricing and overall marketing priorities for HPE’s Cloud and “As a Service” consumption offering. Prior to his current role, Paul was global Sales Director for the Manufacturing, Automotive & IoT business, where he was responsible for driving Edge & IoT sales to support HPE’s customers with their Digital Transformation in the Industrial segment. Prior to this, he was responsible for OEM Sales in EMEA region, with a specific focus on IoT & Cloud. Previous to that Paul led Sales and Category Management team for HP’s Cloud business (HP Helion). Originally from Australia, Paul started his career at HP in 2004 based at the European Head Quarters in Switzerland. For the last 2 years he is based in Oslo, Norway managing the Northern & Western Europe region.

Experienced founder, tech CEO, investor and Board member supporting people and organisations in growth mode. Helping founders and teams realise the best of their opportunities while navigating the inevitable challenges, distractions and mistakes.

Get energy from interacting with true people solving meaningful issues to make a difference in our lives, businesses and society.

Stine has been working with floating and bottom fixed offshore wind projects in Equinor for a decade, including projects as Hywind Scotland and Dogger Bank. She has held various leadership roles within Equinor and are now heading up the Offshore Wind Foundation unit.

She holds a MSc in Marine Technology from NTNU.

More than 15 years of international sales/business development within the High Voltage Submarine Power Cable supply and installation market for Offshore Wind, Power from Shore to Offshore Oil & Gas installations and HVAC/HVDC Interconnectors. MBA from University of California at Berkeley (HAAS) and MSEE from NTNU (NTH)

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.

Global Decarbonisation Advisor,
Former UK Climate and Energy Minister,
Former COP26 President-Designate

Claire O'Neill is considered a global expert on sustainability and decarbonisation with a particular focus on practical action and the leading role of the private sector.

She served as a UK Member of Parliament from 2010. As Minister of State for Energy and Clean Growth she created the UK’s Clean Growth and Green Finance Strategies, established the global Powering Past Coal Alliance, oversaw the deployment of £3 billion of international Climate Finance and £200 million of cleantech innovation funding, negotiated the world’s first public-private Offshore Wind Sector Deal and led the UK Carbon Capture and Storage taskforce. In 2019 she brought forward the country’s ground-breaking Net Zero legislation and led the UK’s winning bid to host COP26.

She served as COP26 President-Designate until she left politics in 2020 to lead the Climate and Energy team at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), the world’s leading corporate sustainability organisation. She now co-chairs the WBCSD global Imperatives Advisory Board and has several non-executive Director and Advisory roles. She is a Senior Global Advisor to McKinsey and Company.

Claire grew up in the UK, studied Geography at Oxford University followed by an MBA at Harvard Business School and had a transatlantic career in consultancy and finance before entering politics. She is a member of the UK Privy Council, a Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society and the Energy Institute and Is a Business Fellow at the Smith School of Enterprise and Environment at Oxford University.

Bruno de Oliveira e Sousa earned his doctorate from Aalto University in 2015 and since 2006 has been
working in electrification, automation, and digitalization in regional and global positions. He works as
business development 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 and is particularly engaged on how to navigate
in a dynamic multicultural work environment. 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 and Romerike symphony orchestras and spends time with his
partner and Dalmatian, Sisu

18 years of experience in the energy sector Board member of various offshore wind organisations internationally MSc in Naval Architecture from NTNU, MBA in International Management from MIIS (CA)

Ashutosh Pandey has over 15 years of manufacturing and consulting experience leading digital transformation projects across multiple industries, including energy, manufacturing, supply chain, and automotive. Currently, he holds a leadership position at Cognizant, where he heads the energy consulting practice in the Nordics.

Ashutosh has consistently demonstrated his expertise in driving digital transformation initiatives throughout his career by combining his technical expertise with a passion for driving innovation.

His strong industrial manufacturing and consulting background enables him to offer invaluable insights and strategies to organizations seeking to optimize their operations and achieve sustainable growth.

Mette has more than 20 years of working experience  from the oil & gas industry, marine industry and energy sector, including Aker Solutions, Aker Marine Contractors, Statnett and NSM,.

During her career she has held various roles within HSEQ and Risk Management , both onshore and offshore, engineering, site and offshore work. In addition to working in tender and projects, she has held positions both in middle management and top management.

Mette holds a MSc degree in Marine Technology from NTNU and University of New Orleans. In addition she has management training in terms of NLP Leadership Practitioner and Certification.

Vibeke has been with Yara since 2014 working within R&D, Environmental, NPK and Product Quality prior to joining Yara Clean Ammonia (set up to capture growth opportunities in emission-free fuel for shipping and power, carbon-free food production and ammonia for industrial applications) in January 2022.

Jenny an electrical engineer with 10 years of experience on research and development work as well as teaching of power electronics and power systems. She graduated as PhD in 2015. She is currently working as principal new technologies research engineer in Sandvik. She is leading creation of dynamic simulation tool called MineGame to analyze the productivity and energy consumption of the underground mine fleet, especially when talking about full-electric mine.

Jenny is a chair of Finland Future Energy Leaders. 

Signe Riemer-Sørensen, PhD, is Research Manager for Analytics and AI at SINTEF. Signe's main research fields are Explainable AI (XAI), hybrid modelling and reinforcement learning. At SINTEF, Signe is part of many projects, often in close collaboration with well-known international companies. In her projects, she has used machine learning and AI to solve real-world issues such as hydropower scheduling and reduced emission of climate gasses.

Banking: 18 years SEB: 13 years - Extensive knowledge of acquisition- and project financing, banking and financial markets - Led SEB’s risk & capital structure advisory and Financial Institutions Coverage units - Worked for Citi in London with focus on TMT acquisition- and project financings

Pia Salokoski is Head of Energy at CLIC Innovation and is leading the innovation work of CLIC’s energy theme. She also coordinates the work of Hydrogen Cluster Finland. She has over 20 years work experience. Her international work experience in the energy and circular economy fields is a unique combination of public sector R&D acceleration, co-operation, and industry practice. Before CLIC she worked in the Finnish Innovation Funding Agency, Business Finland and led several national funding and innovation programmes in energy and environment themes.

13 years - 25+ years’ experience from energy, emissions and commodities markets. - Both sell-side and buy-side positions - MSc in mathematics and economics at the University of Oslo

 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.

Hege Skryseth is an Executive Vice President for Technology, Digital & Innovation (TDI) at Equinor. She is one of Norway’s foremost experts on the use of technology and digitalization to create future business and is deeply committed to driving change through technology. She focuses especially on digitalization, industrial disruption, and transformational business development.

As an EVP of TDI she holds responsibility for technology, digitalisation, innovation and venture investments as fundamental enablers to improve safety and security, increase value creation and reduce emissions from oil and gas, as well as drive profitable growth in renewables and low carbon solutions.

Prior to joining Equinor she has been the CEO at Kongsberg Digital and EVP at the Kongsberg Group. Skryseth has many years of experience as a senior executive from international tech companies such as Microsoft Norway and Geodata (ESRI). She is a member of the board of AutoStore ASA and Tomra Systems ASA.

Hege Skryseth holds an MBA in financial management and leadership from Norwegian School of Economics (NHH), a bachelor’s degree in management from The Norwegian Business School (BI) and is a college graduate from the Norwegian School of Information Technology (NITH).

Eastern Hemisphere at TGS ASA, a global leader in market intelligence, data and data-driven solutions across the energy value chains, including offshore wind. Ivar has worked in offshore wind and other renewables since 2007 as service provider, project developer and lender, having served as EVP and Director of Lending Renewable Energy at two financial institutions providing financing to companies and projects worldwide, as CEO of a global offshore wind project development company, as well as in management positions at Shell and the World Bank based in the United States, France and the Netherlands. He holds an MBA from IMD International in Switzerland and an MA International Relations and Economics from Johns Hopkins University SAIS in the United States.

I am currently working as Vice President R&D at IFE. The position includes responsibility for administration and personnel management for a research division with more than 200 employees. The work includes development and execution of strategy, marketing and positioning of IFE and management of the departments and staff functions in the division. As Vice President I also have full economic responsibility for the division and is part of the top level management group of IFE. I give regular lectures on renewables at BI as part of their MBA programs in energy. Before my position at IFE I worked as a department manager at KIWA, where I led a department with 15 employees. The work included management of the client network and sales activities. The target client sector for KIWA was building and construction in the fields of steel, coatings and concrete. I also have a significant background in management of scientific groups and projects. My academic background includes 10 years’ researcher experience in the fields of corrosion, surface- and process chemistry and flow assurance. I hold a Ph.D. in surface chemistry and a master’s degree in materials technology from NTNU. I also worked as an adjunct professor at NTNU for 4 years and is currently giving lectures to students at the Norwegian Business School, thereby establishing a solid understanding of academia in the university sector.

Alexander is researcher at SINTEF in the Analytics and AI group where he mainly works on physics inspired machine learning, predictive maintenance and quantum machine learning. Alexander has a PhD in particle physics and worked as a postdoc in theoretical and computational neuroscience before joining SINTEF.

Margrethe has more than 20 years of working experience from the oil & gas industry prior to ZEG, including Kanfa Group, Sevan, and ABB Offshore Systems.

During her career she has held various technical and management roles, including Process Engineer, Project Engineering Manager and Technology Platform Director. Her main activities have been in basic and detail engineering, FEED and tenders, but she has also been involved in follow-up of construction and preparations for commissioning and start-up. She has worked with human resource management and been part of the management team.

Margrethe holds a MSc degree in Chemical Engineering from NTNU and an MBA from La Trobe University in Australia.

Dag Sigurd Stensholt has background in electronics from the Royal Norwegian Navy and been in the offshore survey and seismic business since 1987. After 5 years offshore he has held various commercial, operational and management positions in the companies Geoteam AS, Fugro Survey AS, Fugro Multi Client Services AS, Fugro Geoteam AS and Fugro Norway AS. Good knowledge of seabed investigation solutions, requirements and regulations for Oil & Gas market on NCS, and recently pleased to be involved in Offshore Wind projects in Norway contributing to the shift to green energy.

Parliamentary terms

Substitute Member of Parliament no. 1 for Rogaland, 2013–2017, Conservative Party
Member of Parliament no. 8 for Rogaland, 2017–2021, Conservative Party
Member of Parliament no. 4 for Rogaland, 2021–2025, Conservative Party

Member of the The Standing Committee on Justice:

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.

Enigneering Manager Petter Sveindal in Deep Wind Offshore has a long track record from offshore wind, and has worked on Doggerbank A,B and C, and Dolwin 2 og 5.

Banking: 5 years SEB: 5 years - Previous experience as legal counsel working with DCM transactions and debt financings across the spectrum

Mr. Fridtjof Unander is Chief Economist with Aker Horizons. He has more than 12 years’ experience as Executive Director for Oceans, Energy and Sustainability at the Research Council of Norway. From 2006 to 2008 he was Deputy Executive Director and acting Executive Director of Enova SF, a state enterprise responsible for renewable energy programs in Norway. Prior to this he worked nine years for the International Energy Agency (IEA) in Paris, where he held positions as Division Head of the Energy Technology Policy Division and as Principal Administrator. Among his key responsibilities at the IEA was designing and developing the first edition of the “Energy Technology Perspectives: Scenarios and Strategies to 2050” which has been established as one for the IEAs regular flagship publications. Mr. Unander also contributed to the development of several editions of the World Energy Outlook during his years at the IEA. Before joining the IEA, he was a Senior Scientist with Institute for Energy Technology (IFE) in Norway and visiting Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley

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.

Tyri Vik Stugu works as a senior adviser at the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise - NHO. Special field: Industrial policy for the green transition.

Ellen Amalie Vold is the CEO of the Norwegian Venture Capital Association, which represents the seed, venture and buyout funds in Norway. Prior to joining NVCA in 2020, Ellen worked as Head of press relations and as Director of communications in the state owned fund Argentum. She also has nine years of experience from communication agencies, most recently from Burson-Marsteller.

Melati is a 22 year old full time changemaker. She has founded Bye Bye Plastic Bags with her younger sister & has been leading the movement driven by youth since 2013 at the age of 12. She has also started the people movement One Island One Voice and the social enterprise, Mountain Mamas.

Melati has given two global TED talks before she turned 21 and has spoken on world stages such as the UN & has also been selected as FORBES top ten most inspiring women in the country. She graduated from high school one year early & has since been honored by TIME as part of the annual list of most influential teens in the world along with CNN Heroes Young Wonders & FORBES 30 under 30.

Recently, Melati has co-chaired the World Economic Forum GPAP committee, sat on the inaugural Expert Advisory Panel for the Earthshot Prize, & has had her film, Bigger Than Us, premiere at the 74th Cannes Film Festival 2021. Today, Melati has launched her new company, YOUTHTOPIA, which is all about youth empowerment through short & meaningful peer to peer programs & providing them the tools they need to be changemakers. Melati believes that young people can accelerate change & her vision is to make YOUTHTOPIA the go to platform for young people to learn about frontline skills.

The vision at YOUTHTOPIA is to be the global number one “go-to” HQ for young people. The mission at YOUTHTOPIA is to provide space that brings young people together, ignites their passions and grows their skills to become active changemakers. We will achieve this by creating short and meaningful peer to peer programs off and online. These programs are made by the frontline young changemakers in YOUTHTOPIA’s unique network of Circle of Youth members (200 changemakers globally in 50 countries). YOUTHTOPIA already has a first phase learning platform up and running on the website with 1600 users.

Head of Debt Capital Markets team at SEB in Oslo Banking: 28 years SEB: 9 years - 28 years’ experience from Shipping, Oil Service, Offshore support Vessel and Drilling Rig sectors - MBA in Finance from Texas University and a Bachelor of Business degree in Finance from University og San Francisco California

13-year clean energy project and enterprise investment veteran with stints at Equinor, SolarCity, and a one-time founder. At ArcTern, Tim manages a transatlantic 400MUSD mandate to invest in Series A climatetech across sectors. 

Rachel has been working for Tidetec for over 2 years. She is working as the lead representative for Tidetec in the EU Horizon 2020 project called Fibregy as well as design and engineering related to the turnable turret. She holds a MSc in Mechanical and Structural Engineering with a specialization in Renewable Energy. She has a diverse engineering background with experience in CAD. Rachel has been involved in several engineering projects involving engineering design, building, and education.