Camilla Susann Haug
Explore Your Natural Musicality Camilla Susann Haug is a singer and songwriter from Mo i Rana in Norway. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Music Performance and a Post Graduate Diploma in Music Education from the Norwegian State Academy of Music. She works today as a professional singer. In her talk, “Explore your natural musicality”, […]
Benedikte Wallace
What Happens When Art Meets AI? Benedikte Wallace is a PhD researcher at the RITMO Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies of Rhythm, Time and Motion at the University of Oslo. She has a background in music production and an MSc in Informatics. Her interest lies in the cross-section between art and science. Her research is centred […]
Jose Julio Gonzalez
Can Technology Help Against Technology? Professor Emeritus Jose Julio Gonzalez is a leading authority in the field of public safety and emergency preparedness. He established and led the Centre for Integrated Emergency Management (CIEM) at the University of Agder, where he worked as a Professor at the Department for Information and Communication Technology until his […]
Rick Kirkham
Careful What You Wish For Rick Kirkham is an experienced journalist and filmmaker who has dedicated his life to telling stories. Best known for his 2006 HBO show TV Junkie as well as his appearance in the Netflix series Tiger King, Kirkham has always been interested in television. He was constantly on the lookout for […]
Pia Ve Dahlen
Curiosity Saved the Catfish Did you know that a jellyfish has helped win a Nobel prize? Or that there’s a 60-meter-long, poisonous worm in the ocean, right underneath the surface? Pia Ve Dahlen, marine biologist and science communicator, dives into how curiosity for the weird and wonderful creatures in the ocean is vital for the […]
Nicolai Tangen
Why Every Norwegian is a Millionaire The Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global, commonly known as “the oil fund” owns more than 1,5 % of the worlds listed companies, managing around 11 trillion NOK (around 1 trillion USD) on behalf of the Norwegian population. The fund is based on the idea that the wealth from natural […]
Rebecca Sjølie & Lisa Ribesen
Awareness for Clothing Rebecca Sjølie and Lisa Ribesen spread their idea about circular fashion by giving women the opportunity to buy less while at the same time enjoying a creative and inspired lifestyle through their choice of clothes. Former shopaholic Rebekka Sjølie and business manager Lisa Ribesen are the founders of ReLi, a clothes-for-rent business […]
Irina T. Sorokina
The Next Generation Infrared Lasers Irina T. Sorokina is a Professor of Physics at NTNU in Norway, and a co-founder of ATLA Lasers – a high-tech spinoff company that develops and commercializes ultrafast lasers that operate at middle-infrared wavelengths, also called a “molecular fingerprint” region. Sorokina holds an MSc and PhD in physics and a […]
Trym Ruud
How Persistent Creativity Changed My Life Trym Ruud is a Norwegian artist who works in the digital and physical realms. Ruud pioneered a digital art project called Rude Boys, creating a series of 3D models of toys that were sold as Non-Fungible Tokens for 11 million Norwegian Kroner. He recently finished a bachelor’s in graphic […]
Eirik Eide Pettersen
Named as one of Forbes’s “30 under 30”, Eirik is a nuclear engineer and environmentalist. The earth is bleeding due to climate change. There is a need for low-carbon energy solutions, and Eirik thinks he has one: Advanced nuclear reactors. Can nuclear energy help us create a sustainable and habitable planet? We look forward to […]