High-impact topics that shape our news agenda every single day

March 9, 2026
Welcome to the Nordic Edge Expo, Louise Kathrine Dedichen! She is the first woman in Norway to be appointed admiral/general. Her career in defence and security policy is impressive. Being one of the country’s most prominent military leaders.

“It’s not Trump who poses the greatest danger to Norway. It’s Putin! Above all, we must pay close attention to what Russia does and thinks. Their mindset, movements, and diversion tactics are what matter most to us. Trump can, bluntly put, carry on as he pleases as far as Norway is concerned, because geography hasn’t changed. The largest arsenal of nuclear weapons in the world belongs to one of our closest neighbors – Russia.” 


Now Vice Admiral Louise Kathrine Dedichen is joining us. In recent years, she has worked as a strategic advisor and is among the country’s leading voices in understanding and explaining what is happening now, as tensions seem to be boiling over across the globe. 


For Norway, the Russian bear plays the leading role. Not Trump’s somewhat erratic United States. 


“Russia is at war with the West. The overarching goal is to destabilize our trust-based society. Putin’s ultimate ambition is for NATO to collapse. Russia seeks division and we must prevent that,” says Louise Kathrine Dedichen. 


We look forward to hearing you on our stage, Louise K. Dedichen, on the high-impact issues shaping the headlines every single day. 


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Our perspective is Nordic

March 18, 2026
“We want to develop new, relevant services—both for our customers and for us as a company. Our perspective is Nordic. That’s why we’re looking forward to Nordic Edge Expo their challenges and proposed solutions,” says Isabella McNeill Benestad.

High-impact topics that shape our news agenda every single day

March 18, 2026
Hilde Sandvik is a former editor, has founded her own company, and has led hundreds of conversations and debates across the Nordics. At the Nordic Edge Expo in May, she will be the Master of ceremonies.

“We need to meet physically to succeed digitally!”

March 18, 2026
Yes, it may sound like a contradiction, but Lisbeth Kjøpstad Sørgård truly believes it. She is the Project Manager for EDIH Oceanopolis at Nordic Edge, has co-founded tech companies, and brings solid international experience at the intersection of technology, business development, and marketing. 

Why floating cities is a part of resilience

March 12, 2026
Limited space, rising housing prices, sea-level rise, and several other factors are making floating urban development relevant in many parts of the world. Arnoud Molenaar will tell us more about this topic in May!

How Stockholm turned collaboration into a competitive advantage

March 6, 2026
How do you build a city and an organisation that is prepared for the unexpected? Karin Ekdahl Wästberg knows – and she’s coming to the Nordic Edge Expo 2026 to share her insights with us!

Welcome to Nordic Edge Expo, Einar Vastveit!

By Andreas Amdal Østrem • March 4, 2026
Welcome to Nordic Edge Expo, Einar Vastveit! He is tackling one of the major climate challenges of our time, the 31-year-old from Finnøy – and has a NOK 22 million innovation project in the business sector, with support from the Research Council of Norway, to carry out industrial research on carbon farming.