Born Global Stories: Accelerating Internationalization and Global Ventures in Norway
About the event
Welcome to Born Global Stories, an inspiring conversation with international founders, innovators, and tech professionals in Norway.
Explore unique stories and strategic insights on accelerating international growth and building globally-minded ventures from Norway.
Event Agenda:
16:30 - 16:35 | Welcome and Opening Remarks: Olivia Liu and Mingmin Liu
16:35 - 16:50 | Born Global Story: Rodi Ali — From Refugee to Tech Leader: Navigating Global Business as a Self-Made Entrepreneur
16:50 - 17:05 | Born Global Story: Andreas Nyman — NIO’s Journey into Europe: Scaling Global Ventures from Norway
17:05 - 17:20 | Born Global Story: Snezhina Duevska — Hacking your way into a new culture!
17:20 - 18:00 | Networking
Speaker Highlights:
Rodi Ali, Co-founder and CTO at Ohscreen
Rodi arrived in Sweden as a 19-year-old refugee from Syria with only 100 kroner in his pocket. Over the years, he navigated the challenges of integration, learned the language, and worked his way up from entry-level roles to leadership positions in tech at companies like IKEA, Klarna, and Try. He is now the co-founder and CTO at the Antler-backed Ohscreen.
Andreas Nyman, Head of Product and Sales Operations at NIO Norway
Andreas has been with NIO Norway almost from the beginning and has played a key role in the launch of five products in Norway. His wealth of experience, deep understanding of the automotive industry, and strategic vision have been instrumental in the success of NIO’s products in the Norwegian market. Andreas will share the journey of bringing NIO’s global brand to Norway, NIO’s gateway to Europe. He’ll take us through the strategic decisions made to enter the Norwegian market, the unique challenges they encountered along the way, and the valuable lessons learned as NIO expanded its operations internationally.
Snezhina Duevska, Senior Adviser at NORA AI
Snezhina was born and raised in Bulgaria and at the age of 19 I moved to the UK. There over the course of 10 years she built a network in the creative and tech sectors. She was closely involved in some of the most exciting startups operating in London and supported founders to build successful ventures. Three years ago she found herself in Norway. She will share her journey of building a network in Norway, finding a job here and the work she does to support Norwegian innovation in the field of AI.
Notes:
This event is co-organized by Antler Norway and NIO House Oslo. We are serving free coffee from NIO Café at the event. Feel free to arrive early at NIO House to explore the venue and mingle with like-minded people! We also recommend downloading the NIO app to discover more events and offers at NIO House Oslo!