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Events and Program
Practical Information
Language: Norwegian
Location: HVL Kronstad
Type: Business, Research, and Politics
Address: Inndalsveien 28
Organizer: Vestland County Council
Time: 10:30
- 2:30 p.m.
Date: 11/17/26
Contact Person
Name: Tor Martin Misund
Email: Tor.Martin.Misund@vlfk.no
*Registration is required for this event
How do we build the industry of the future? Where will the investments come from? And what will it take for Vestland to remain a leader?
Now we can finally send out invitations again for Grøn Region Vestland’s major gathering, after we had to postpone the event scheduled for September 2 due to the passing of King Harald V.
Those who registered by September 2 will have the opportunity to sign up until November 17 before we open registration to others.
"Green Region Vestland" is now the name of the county government's efforts to promote a green transition in business and industry.
This includes the important work of Klimapartnere Vestland, the circular economy hubs, Invest in Vestland, Styrka Marin Innsats, and One Ocean, Bergen, Norway.
PROGRAM:
10:30: Opening remarks by County Mayor Jon Askeland
10:40: Welcome to Campus Kronstad—closing remarks by Dean Jens Kristian Fosse, HVL
10:55: Inclusion in the Circular Economy by Hilde G. Corneliussen, Research Director at Vestlandsforsking
11:05: Building a Strong Business in the Circular Economy, presented by Professor Lars Jacob Jørgensen and Associate Professor
Sveinung Pedersen, NHH
11:20: Carbon Capture as a Demonstration Case by Ronny Haufe, CEO of CCB Energy Holding · Borghild
Lekve, CEO of BIR
11:40: The Hidden Raw Materials Crisis in Your Pocket by Nelly Flatland, Executive Vice President of Sustainability at Atea, (tbc)
11:55: Beneath the Surface: How Western Norway Creates New Value from the Sea, by Oda Igland, Head of Innovation and Business Development at Havland Havbruk AS
12:10: What Goes Through an Investor’s Mind When Evaluating Climate Technology?, by Johan Odvar Odfjell, Founder and Director of Farvatn Venture
12:20: Why Did This Success Story Become a Success? by Rolf H. Sørgård, Department Head at Innovation Norway
12:30: LUNCH
13:15: The Story That Brings Us Together by the Project Leaders of the Grøn region Vestland initiative
1:35 PM: Why Does Norway Need a Circular Transition? by Camilla Skjelsbæk Gramstad, Head of the Public Mission for the Circular Economy
1:50 PM: Green Transition in Norwegian Industry by Jeanette Iren Moen, Director of Industry and Industrial Policy at the Federation of Norwegian Industries
2:10 PM: When Goals Collide, presented by Aslaug Aalen, Director of the State Administration in Vestland
2:20 PM: Steady in the Storm, presented by Bård Sandal, Director of Business, Planning, and Innovation, Vestland County Municipality
2:30 PM: CLOSING REMARKS
For more information:Registration — Grøn region Vestland Grand Gathering | November 17 – Fill out the form