Thomas Anglero
Thomas F. Anglero is the Director of Innovation for IBM Norway, and the creator of the IBM Watson Innovation Lab at the Oslo Cancer Cluster – the Nordic HQ of IBM Watson, covering all industries. Thomas is one of the most exciting and sought-after public speakers in the Nordic countries. He is an expert in […]
Julien S. Bourrelle – 2017
We all see the world through cultural glasses, by changing glasses you can change the way you perceive the behaviours of others. Julien S. Bourrelle believes that we have the opportunity to increase the competitiveness of businesses and to create a better functioning multicultural society by helping people to communicate better across cultures. Julien is […]
Sedin Zunic
Sedin Zunic was born in Bosnia and has been in love with the art of drawing his whole life. He creates his things rather than buys them, and his art has become a natural part of who he is. Sedin came to Norway in 1993 and got introduced to the urban subculture in Kristiansand filled […]
Guro Heggholmen
Guro Heggholmen (11) has a special interest in how girls and boys are shaped by their surroundings. She has a sharp eye for details. In her opinion these details shape us, and sometimes they narrow down our worldview into stereotypical truths about girls and boys. Her goal is to make a change. No task is […]
Lene Marie Fossen
Lene Marie Fossen decided to stop time 20 years ago. She was then 10 years old and stopped eating. Her personal story is unfortunately relevant and concerns many. Today Lene Marie uses photography as her way out of the disease. She is self-taught – and has a unique talent. Lene Marie creates soulful portraits, including […]
Anne Lise Kjær
Anne Lise Kjaer is a leading global futurist, author, entrepreneur and Copenhagen Goodwill Ambassador. She specialises in detecting and analysing socio-economic and cultural drivers. Her design thinking background and deep insight into the Nordic Model are instrumental to spotting influential trends and mapping their impact on tomorrow’s people, organisations and society. Her career began in […]
Aase Helene Fidje Ødegaard
During a period of 2 years, Aase Helene Fidje Ødegaard made 25 national costumes out of garbage – mainly from her own household. She wanted to focus on the joy of recycling rubbish. Most of us have to look closely before we realise that the costumes in fact are made of chocolate paper, plastic bags, […]
Mike Troxel
Mike Troxel is born and raised in Denver, Colorado, but moved to Chicago as a young man. There he met and married a lovely Norwegian lady and now has 4 children. He has worked for over 25 years with culture, social and entrepreneurial-related projects and startups. From music festivals to poverty and justice issues to […]
Æli Manouchehri
Æli Manouchehri is an IT Engineer with a passion for technology and the future use of tech to help improve the quality of living for all. Æli was born in Tehran, Iran, but his entire family fled to Norway during the revolution when he was just 5 years old. He got his degree in IT […]
Svein Wilhelmsen
Svein Wilhelmsen founded Basecamp Explorer & Basecamp Foundation in 1998. The Basecamp Group has since worked to preserve one of the world’s most important ecosystems for our larger mammals; the world-famous Masai Mara wildlife area in Kenya. The Mara ecosystem is also vital for the preservation of Serengeti, Tanzania – and vice versa. The conservation […]