Mia Landsem

Ever since she was a kid, Mia Landsem has always wanted to do something meaningful in her life, and she has always been provoked by injustice. In addition to being a Norwegian and Nordic Champion in Taekwondo, she has been an avid and active gamer. She is strong, confident and knowledgeable, and this combination has […]

Stig Ubostad

The world’s largest underwater restaurant Under is all about preserving Norway’s unique coastal culture by inspiring guests to appreciate, enjoy and protect their environment. On the TEDxArendal stage, co-owner and founder Stig Ubostad reveals how they manage to put the “wonder” into their guests’ experiences.

Sartaj Anand

Sartaj Anand from Calcutta, India, is a parallel entrepreneur with an unreasonable dream to positively impact 1 billion human lives within his lifetime. He currently runs a boutique consulting firm — egomonk, focused on innovation and strategy. Sartaj has travelled, worked and co-created in more than 40 countries so far.

Karen Dolva

Karen Dolva is the CEO and co-founder of No Isolation. Her background is in UX/interaction design and informatics and she has previously co-founded the consultancy company UX Lab. With her co-founders, Marius Aabel and Matias Doyle, she has taken No Isolation to 36 employees, build AV1 for children with long-term illness, expanded sales in 5 […]

Nancy Westerberg

Nancy Westerberg used to be an occupational therapist. Some 20 years ago she embarked on a new and exciting chapter in her life. She was then 60 years old, retired and able to devote her time, at least, to her “first love” – being creative and working with all kinds of materials. Some quite ordinary […]

Håkon Moslet

Håkon Moslet is one of the bright brains behind one of Norway’s biggest TV successes ever – Skam. He will give us a look behind the scenes at the show that has set a new standard for modern storytelling. Håkon was a music journalist for years before he started working in NRK P3 in 2002, […]

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 […]