The Prosperous Future of Norway

​Norway built its wealth on hard things. Hydropower. Oil and gas. Subsea engineering. Shipping. We know how to move atoms, not just bits, and we've been doing it at world-class level for a century.

​That heritage is now our unfair advantage. The next wave of value isn't pure software. It's deep tech: semiconductors, robotics, industrial hardware, with AI layered on top. That's a game Norway is built to play.

​But building hard things takes serious capital. If we want the next generation of industrial champions to be Norwegian owned, capital has to show up early and think bigger.

​Join us for a conversation on what Norway does next, with the people building it and the people funding it.

Program:

​14:00–14:20 – Mingling

​14:20–14:25 – Startup-Norge anno 2026
Jon Kåre Stene, Skyfall Ventures

​14:25–14:35 – 1-1-3: Én milliard euro. Ett team. Tre år.
Morten Ansteensen, Lace Litography

​14:35–14:45 – Til ungdommen
Erik Nymo Bohne, Astar

​14:45–14:55 – Kapital som bygger: Slik sikrer vi norsk eierskap i deep tech.
Thomas Abrahamsen, Thommessen

​14:55–15:25 – Mingling

​15:25–16:15 – Paneldebatt: Hva skal til for at man lykkes med å bygge fremtidens ledende virksomheter?

​Panel:

• ​Andrzej Golebiowski, Riff (tidligere COO i Cognite)

• ​Aleksander Larsen, CEO i Stendr

• ​Marit Rødevand, CEO i Strise

​Moderator: Anna Holm Heide, NAST

​16:15–17:00 – Networking og mingling