UiS - Stavanger Energy Conference 2024

Tuesday 12 November 11:00 - Wednesday 13 November 12:15,
UiS Ullandhaug Campus, Kjølv Egelands building,
Tjodhallen.

The conference examines different aspects of the Energy Industry: Political risk in Norway, Investments in Offshore Wind, Battery Storage and Solar Energy, ESG, and Transmission.

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  • Dates: Tuesday, November 12 and Wednesday, November 13
  • Place, Tjohallen Assembly Hall, Kjølv Egelands building, UiS Ullandhaug Campus.

Registration (External Website)

NB: UiS Employees and UiS Students, please use the separate invitation on the UiS Intranet or Canvas to register and get a special discount.

Program, Tuesday, November 12

Place: Tjodhallen Assembly Hall, Kjølv Egelands hus, UiS Ullandhaug Campus.

11.00 Registration and Lunch

12:00 Welcome adress by Rector Klaus Mohn, UiS

12:05 Keynote by Stephen Bull, CEO at Vårgrønn

12:30 - 14:00 Polictical risk in Norway - a look at the energy sector
Speakers:

  • Tom Christer Nilsen, Head of Economic Policy, Bergen Chamger of Commerce and Industry
  • Øyvind Ravna, Professor UiS-ARtic University of Norway
  • Grete Møgster. Utsira Offshore Wind Center
  • Hanna Cecilie Brænden, Adviser NIM
  • Moderator: Kristoffer Svendsen, Associate Professor UiS School of Business and Law

14:30 - 16:00 Profitable investments in offshore wind
Speakers:

  • Even Vinje, Partner Menon Economics
  • Tamara Bjørnbekk Šolaja, Business Manager - UK Offshore Wind, Equinor
  • Radmil Kandra, VP Head of Energy Underwriting Gard
  • Per Lund, CEO, Odfjell Oceanwind
  • Christian Fredrik Michelet. Partner Schjødt
  • Moderator: Adnan Vejzović, BAHR

19:00 Conference Dinner (Seperate Registration)

Program, Wednesday, November 13

Place: Tjodhallen Assembly Hall, Kjølv Egelands hus, UiS Ullandhaug Campus.

09:00 - 10:30 ESG: requirements, AI, and energy
Speakers:

  • Josh Seidel, Lead Specialist Solutions Architect at Databricks, and Managing Director of Finance & Information Technology Solutions, Metrics3, LLC
  • Marthe Ydalus, Senior Manager, Strategy & Sustainability , Aker Solutions
  • Simen Malmin, Senior Project Lead,  Nysnø
  • Erlend Brun Bakken, Partner, Schjødt
  • Moderator: Kristoffer Svendsen, Associate Professor, UiS School of Business and Law

10:45 - 12:15 Investing in Solar Energy, Battery Storage and Transmission

  • Urosh Tomovich, Management consultant North American markets
  • Mari Kjellevold Brygfjeld, Partner, Dæhlin Sand Advokatfirma,Scandinavia/European markets
  • Elizabeth Arnold, Senior Solutions Advisor, AFI Solar Capital Solutions LLC, Latin American markets
  • Rudi Jansen Van Vuuren, Country Manager, Vietnam Norsk Renewables
  • Eric Butter, Principal, Intl Farming
  • Moderator: Urosh Tomovich, Management consultant North American markets

12:15 Closing remarks Ola Kvaløy,  Dean, UiS School of Business and Law