The Programme
What will you
change?
By 2050, 70 % of the world‘s population will be living in cities. Urban challenges are imminent and demand purposeful effort from innovative, dedicated minds. You can be a part of the change – as an inventor, an investor, a leader, an employee, or a private citizen. At Expo 2024, we will take a hike into the landscapes of possibilities together.
So, how do we do it?
Make sure you experience all the extra fun!
Day 1: Conference
Conference Programme
FROM 9-15
OPENING
Moderator, Katharina Moser welcomes everyone, and official opening by the Mayor of Stavanger,
Sissel Knutsen Hegdal
Starting time 9:00
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It may sound impossible – so, how do we do it? Let the best ones in class enlighten you and make you brave!
Starting time 9:20
Breaking out of climate despair: How do I take action?
The climate scene is known as depressing: Ice is melting, forest fires wreak havoc,
and the temperatures keep rising. Can we still take climate action?
Anders Holst Bodin, CEO of the Climate Academy
Changing design, designing change
Finn Williams, City Architect, City of Malmö
Personal Commitment, Corporate Impact: The Role of Leadership in Achieving Sustainability Goals
Leading change is challenging. Join us for a conversation with three experienced leaders from diverse perspectives on what it takes to effectively lead in the green transition. The conversation will be moderated by Katharina Moser
Bjørn Arve Ofstad Group CEO, NG Group
Sheva Rostam, Engagement Manager, Implement Consulting group
Sunniva Bratt Slette, Portfolio Manager, Storebrand Smart Cities
WE
We have a common challenge, and we need to find smart, sustainable solutions. How do we interact and co-create to succeed?
Starting time 11:20
Enough «innovation washing"
Are too many companies jumping on the "innovation" bandwagon without the genuine will or ability to put it into action?
Tobias Studer Andersson, Innovation Director & Head of Sopra Steria Scale up Scandinavia aims to shed light on the preconditions that must be in place for "innovation" to become a real driving force for achieving organizations' overarching goals of growth, sustainability, and efficiency.
Tobias Studer Andersson, Innovation Director & Head of Sopra Steria Scale up Scandinavia
How the EU sets speed and direction
Anders Eide, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway to the EU
What are the key criteria for a «Genuine Green Growth», and why do cities need it?
What exactly are systemic innovations and how do they contribute to urban value-cycles and material flows?
Stoknes will explore 'the triangular system' and how barriers between citizens, corporations and city governance, such as status-quo bias, can be overcome in dealing with the transition to sustainable and regenerative economies.
Per Espen Stoknes, Psychologist with PhD in economics
What future should we prepare for?
Daria Krivonos , CEO of the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies
ACT
It’s all about walking the talk. Nordic Edge Expo has become a launch pad for action.
Starting time 13:30
What does the green transition mean for cities?
112 European cities across Europe are selected to act as experimentation and innovation hubs to put all European cities in a position to become climate neutral by 2050. The cities are invited to develop Climate City Contracts (CCC), which include an overall plan for climate neutrality across all sectors together with related investment plans.
In this session we meet 4 cities that has signed their CCC in dialogue with Stavanger that will land their CCC this year sharing challenges and learnings.
Moderated by: Anna Huttunen, Climate Neutral Cities Advisor @NetZeroCities
Why the key to fixing everything is all of us!
The best tool to avoid an accelerating climate crisis is our actions and ability to solve problems together. For too long we have taken our democracy for granted and our ability to ensure co-ownership to a better future has become weak.
Johan Galster, Partner We do democracy
Reduction Roadmap,
Mobilizing the Danish building industry
The Reduction Roadmap, a science-based initiative, translates the Paris Agreement and the Planetary Boundary for Climate Change into industry-specific reduction targets for the Danish building sector. Nearly 600 industry organizations and institutions have
co-signed the Roadmap's plea to politicians, urging alignment of building legislation with the Paris Agreement
Dani Hill-Hansen, Sustainable Design Engineer & Architect, EFFEKT
Easy peasy mobility from Stavanger
All aboard the sustainability express: public transport fuels cleaner, smoother city mobility. Learn how the PTA (Public Transport Authority) Kolumbus focus on user friendly solutions and award winning mobility services”
Siri Hamre von Krogh, Manager digital product development Kolumbus
Sustainability is the public sector's business
As the EU's Green Shift triggers a surge of sustainability innovations in the private sector, the public sector remains largely untouched by such demands and innovations. This presentation explores what the public sector can learn from private enterprises' sustainable transformations and how it can integrate these lessons to prioritize sustainability in its own operations.
Sveinung Jørgensen and Lars Jacob Tynes Pedersen, Leaders of the Centre for Sustainable Business, NHH Norwegian School of Economics
The moderator
Katharina Moser
Katharina Moser is a moderator and event experience designer who believes in authentic human connection as a catalyst for positive transformation. She has designed and moderated around 350 events, always focusing on creating meaningful connection. In 2022 she joined the global leadership team of the Inner Development Goals, curating, designing and hosting their annual summit.
She worked for the Austrian Foreign Ministry, the British Council, and the European Forum Alpbach before founding the creative agency MOSAIK in 2015, developing several projects on the topic of European cohesion. (one of them was awarded the State Prize on Europe). She is a founding member of Alliance4Europe and a member of the BMW Responsible Leaders Network.
Further information & references:
www.katharinamoser.eu
CONFERENCE
EXHIBITION DRINKS
Tuesday 7th May - 15:00 - 17:00
Cheers to networking and exciting
participants in our exhibition in the foyer
of Stavanger Concert Hall.
SIDE EVENT
NORDIC FUND DAY
Tuesday 7th May - 15:30 - 19:00
At Nordic Fund Day you will meet the most promising Nordic Urban Tech start ups and the most forward-thinking investors from all over Europe looking for new ideas and companies to invest in.
For more information:
Click here.
CONFERENCE
AFTERPARTY
Tueday 7th May - 20:00 - 23:30
To end the day in the only right way possible we're gathering everyone for a afterparty with delicious food, drinks and maybe a few more surprises.
THE PROGRAMME
Day 2: Workshops
To register for a workshop, open 'more details' and click on the registration link
WORKSHOP
08:30 - 10:30
Hosted by: Innovation Norway
THE WORLD CHANGES, AND THAT CREATES POSSIBILITIES!
How can you make them your competitive advantages?
- Do you have innovative ideas?
- Are you ready to expand your business?
- Can you ramp up and start exporting to the world?
Innovation Norway will share models and tools, making you ready to ACT in a SUSTAINABLE way.
WORKSHOP
08:30 - 11:00
Hosted by: Urban Hub Europe
TESTBEDS IN URBAN CONTEXT
A common problem in Europe is the difficulty experienced when trying to establish testbeds, especially in public spaces. The goal for Urban Hub Europe has been to establish a best practice of Living Labs in urban context in Europe that they now want to share as part of this workshop.
WORKSHOP
09:00 - 12:00
Hosted by: Nordic Edge & Partners
HOW TO ENTER
We are inviting companies looking to expand internationally, to listen and learn about market opportunities in
Denmark, Germany, Norway, Sweden and Japan. 'How to Enter' is an interactive session directed at helping companies to establish and export to new geographical markets.
WORKSHOP
09:00 - 15:00
Hosted by: EIT Urban Mobility, Climate-KIC & Nordic Edge
Decarbonising
mobility and transport: NORDIC PATHWAYS TO CLIMATE-NEUTRAL CITIES BY 2030
Which impact pathways can cities like Stavanger, Trondheim and Oslo pursue to drastically reduce transport emissions and reach their climate goals for 2030?
This workshop will enable participants to foster systemic thinking, develop impact pathways and explore the benefits of systems innovation, all while networking with peers.
WORKSHOP
09:00 - 11:30
Hosted by: PFR & Nordic Edge
HACK THE CLIMATE
Polish Development Fund and Nordic Edge are collaborating to develop new tools for greener cities. Hack the Climate aims to show how cities can cooperate with technology providers to fight climate change.
In this workshop we will showcase the methodology used to solve important societal challenges, and present novel solutions from the four winning teams from Poland and Norway.
WORKSHOP
09:00 - 12:00
Hosted by: Universitetsfondet, UiS & Stavanger kommune
ACADEMIA AND BUSINESSES: TALK!
Better integration of academia and businesses through innovation ecosystems is a priority of the European Innovation Agenda. Through the exchange of knowledge, skills, talent, test facilities and equipment we can increase the innovation potential. This workshop will look at how modes of integration can lead to more transformative innovations.
WORKSHOP
09:00 - 10:30
Hosted by: Signify
IT’S TIME TO ACT! FROM TALK TO ACTION
Everyone is talking about sustainability, and the public sector is no exception! All municipalities want to have smart and sustainable solutions. What about your municipality, are you on track to reach the sustainability targets by 2030? Or are you like most of public sector, still far behind?
WORKSHOP
09:00 - 10:30
Hosted by: Sparebank 1 SR-Bank
ACCELERATING THE PACE OF CHANGE: HOW THE FINANCIAL SECTOR CAN DRIVE THE TRANSITION TOWARDS SMARTER AND MORE SUSTAINABLE CITIES
The session is structured as an open innovation workshop where we at Sparebank 1 SR-Bank are interested in hearing from participants who actively want to help shape the future of finance. We will facilitate the workshop at SR-Banks headquarters, Finansparken.
TOUR & WORKSHOP
09:00 - 12:00
Hosted by: Æra of Site 4016
WORKSHOP
09:00 - 11:30
Hosted by: Doga
THE GNIST PROGRAMME
Gnist er et utfordringsdrevet innovasjonsprogram som gir byer og kommuner kompetanse, metoder og verktøy til å jobbe på nye måter med steds- og næringsutvikling, ta tak i konkrete utfordringer og snu dem til muligheter og nyskaping.
I denne workshopen vil vi presentere utfordringer of resultater fra de 5 norske kommunene som i årets utgave av Gnist har jobbet målrettet for å bli mer bærekraftige, attraktive og inkluderende lokalsamfunn.
WORKSHOP
10:00 - 12:00
Hosted by: City of Stavanger on behalf of NEB-STAR
WHO IS 'THE PUBLIC'`?
In current city planning and building practices there is a desire to include ‘the public’ in these processes. Who this ‘public’ is, however, and how to create meaningful participatory methods needs to be interrogated. What is at stake when we try to create spaces for everyone? How can we rethink inclusion as co-creation? What can we learn from queer and feminist spatial practices?
Image: Table Writing workshop hosted by Maike Statz at NOGOODS, photo by Mila Elisabeth Larvoll
WORKSHOP
12:30 - 15:00
Hosted by: University of Stavanger
ACCELERATING RENEWABLE ENERGY DEPLOYMENT THROUGH
ENERGY COMMUNITIES
Energy communities have a long history. Many of the first electrification projects in the Nordic region were community driven organised for example as cooperatives. Energy communities may once again be the tool we need to accelerate the energy transition. But how?
WORKSHOP
12:30 - 15:30
Hosted by: Ukraine delegation
TRANSFORMING ADVERSITY INTO OPPORTUNITY
As cities face an array of challenges, from the unforeseen to the inevitable, the concept of resilience becomes crucial. This workshop offers a unique opportunity to engage with experts from Kyiv and Kherson, Ukraine, who have navigated their cities through significant adversities. The session is designed to provide practical insights and strategies on how city administrations can adapt and thrive.
WORKSHOP
13:00 - 15:00
Hosted by: EDIH Oceanopolis
CAN DIGITALISATION CREATE SMARTER AND MORE SUSTAINABLE PORTS?
The global maritime industry is changing rapidly in line with the Green Transition, and ports can be key actors as multimodal hubs for smart and sustainable mobility and logistics. This workshop focuses on the hurdles to increasing the speed of change.
WORKSHOP
13:00 - 14:30
Hosted by: University of Stavanger
INNOVATE FOR IMPACT: uniting universities and regions in entrepreneurial advancement
Join us for an engaging workshop aimed at enhancing the collaborative ecosystem between universities, industry, and regional partners, with a special focus on fostering student ventures.
WORKSHOP
13:30 - 15:00
Hosted by: Bærekraftsnettverket og KS
HVORDAN HÅNDTERE MÅLKONFLIKTER I BÆREKRAFTIG OMSTILLING?
I 2015 vedtok Norge sammen med resten av FNs medlemsland 17 ambisiøse mål for bærekraftig utvikling som skal hjelpe oss å løse de viktigste problemene verden står overfor.
Hvordan kan vi forstå, forholde oss til, og håndtere målkonflikter i arbeidet for bærekraftig omstilling?
Bilde: Sherpa steps-Copyright: Benjamin Bargard – Ulriken643
WORKSHOP
13:00 - 15:00
Hosted by: Oslo Police District, BI & NTNU
privacy and public safety protection: can they co-exist?
Join us for an interactive public discussion on safeguarding citizens' privacy when using AI surveillance to ensure public safety. Explore the current landscape of technologies utilized to uphold human rights in surveillance practices. Discover the significance of anonymization and its role in preserving privacy. Be part of the conversation at our interactive workshop led by partners from the AI4Citizens project.
Make sure to experience all the extra fun!
Side Events & Activities
ACTIVITIY
SURFING THE WAVES WITH NABLAFLOW
Monday 6th May - 08:30 - 13:30
Jæren is known for its beautiful sandy beaches and also for having some of the country's best surfing spots. Enjoy a unique experience together with Nablaflow as they guide you through some fun hours.
ACTIVITY
TOUR TO PREIKESTOLEN/PULPIT ROCK
Monday 6th May - 10:00 - 15:30
Preikestolen, or the Pulpit Rock, is one of Norway’s most iconic natural landmarks. This thrilling hiking experience offers adventurers an unparalleled opportunity to witness breathtaking views that only Norway offers.
ACTIVITY
OFFICIAL OPENING OF 5G LAB
The Minister of Digitalisation and Public Governance, Karianne Oldernes Tung, opens our 5G lab at Innoasis.
The 5G lab represents an important step in the development of new, innovative solutions that harness the potential of 5G technology. The lab will serve as a focal point for companies, from startups to established players, in need of advanced communication solutions.
ACTIVITY
WAKE UP WITH STAVANGER!
Tuesday 7th May - 07:00 - 08:00
Join us for a morning run around the city centre and let the fresh coastal air wake you up!
Our City Architect, and Stavanger Municipality, have chosen a route that will take you past, and through, beautiful buildings and give you an overview of the architecture in Stavanger.
Participation is free.
ACTIVITY
START-UP X INVESTOR BOAT RIDE
Tuesday 7th May - 19:15 - 21:00
Feel the sparks fly between you and your next investment/Investor, as you soak in the views of Norway's stunning fjords and towering mountains.
The boat will take us directly to the Nordic Edge Expo Afterparty at Fiskepiren.
ACTIVITY
MOBILITY WORKOUT w/ Kolumbus
Wednesday 8th May - 07:45 - 08:30
Join us for some upstanding stretching before a full day of learning and networking. Meet up with Inger Eik Ravndahl, from Kolumbus, the main mobility company in Stavanger, for a quick session of mobility workout.
SIDE EVENT
Urban transport and energy transitions
What do comic books, textile art, urban transport, energy transitions, and social inclusion have in common? They are all in focus on 6 May at the Nordic Expo seminar and launch event on urban transport transitions. Meet world leading researchers on urban transport and energy transitions, join in an academic seminar and a public panel discussion, and join the buzz around the launch of a comic book and textile art.
SIDE EVENT
The future of sustainable autonomous transport – look to Stavanger
Come join us at Kolumbus in Stavanger, Norway for an exciting event where we dive into the world of sustainable autonomous transport in Stavanger! Learn from industry experts, share your own experiences, and discuss future plans for a greener and more efficient transportation system. Whether you're a tech enthusiast, environmental advocate, or simply curious about the future of mobility, this event is for you. Let's come together to shape the future of transportation in our city!
