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DAY 0/1 | PRE-EVENT SCHEDULE
DAY 1 | PLENARY SESSIONS (MORNING)
DAY 1 | PARALLEL SESSIONS (AFTERNOON)
DAY 2 | PLENARY SESSIONS (MORNING)
DAY 2 | PARALLEL SESSIONS (AFTERNOON)
DAY 2 | PLENARY SESSIONS (AFTERNOON)
Arriving early? If you’d like to save time the following morning, you have the opportunity to pick up your entrance badge early. Please show your ticket at the check-in desk. For your convenience, the ticket will be re-sent to you as a QR code for quicker access.
(Electric bus leaves 6:30)
Limited seats available. Please tick the box during registration, or e-mail us, to reserve yours. Electric bus leaves from Clarion Hotel the Hub at 6:30 PM. The reception will start at 7:00 PM and conclude at 8:30 PM.
A welcome reception will be held at the City Hall (Oslo Rådhus). The building itself is visually spectacular with all its integrated artwork.
This is also where the Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony takes place every year. After being welcomed by the Mayor; Marianne Borgen, drinks and finger food will be served and a guided tour will be offered.
The Welcome Reception is free of charge, but you need to register in advance. Space is limited, sign up now!
Please show your ticket at the check-in desk to receive your badge, giving you access to the conference. For your convenience, the ticket will be re-sent to you as a QR code shortly before check-in for quicker access.
Welcome to the Nordic EV Summit 2019: Planet Electric, and our first five keynotes.
Mayor
City of Oslo
About this speaker:Secretary General
Norwegian EV Association
About this keynoteAbout this speaker
Christina Bu, born 1980, is head of “Norsk elbilforening” (the Norwegian EV Association), a role she has had for five years. Earlier she worked as a political adviser within mobility and environmental issues.
Christina has a BA in political science from the University of Oslo and Pontifical Catholic University of Chile and a MA in Society, Science and Technology Studies from the University of Oslo and Maastricht, as well as management studies from BI Norwegian Business School.
As an expert on electric mobility Christina is frequently meeting with OEMs and advising politicians and governmental bodies from different countries. She has been a keynote speaker at conferences across the globe. With an EV market share close to 50 % Norway is leading the way.
The Norwegian EV Association is an NGO and consumer organization that has been fast growing and now has 30 employees and over 70.000 members – EV owners from all over the country. This makes it the worlds’ largest EV owner organization. The organization plays an important role both nationally and internationally when it comes to promoting the shift to electric mobility, and work in collaboration with governmental bodies, industry and other organizations.
Researcher Director
Cicero
ABOUT THIS KEYNOTE
Title: Can electric transport save the planet?
ABOUT THIS SPEAKER
Dr Glen Peters is Research Director at CICERO Center for International Climate Research in Oslo. He is also lead author of IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report and one of the main contributors to the Global Carbon Project.
Peters performs research on the causes of recent changes in carbon dioxide emission trends at the global and country level, and how these changes link to future emission pathways consistent with global climate objectives.
He is particularly interested in how emission scenarios are created, interpreted, and used, and how this relates to ongoing policy discussions. He has a background in mathematics and physics.
Secretary General
Amnesty International
About this speaker:
Kumi Naidoo is a life-long social justice and environmental campaigner hailing from South Africa. Born in Durban in 1965, Kumi’s first taste of activism came at age 15 when he organised and took part in an anti-apartheid protest that saw him expelled from his school.
As a result of his continued anti-apartheid activism, he was forced to live in exile in the UK in 1986. He returned to South Africa in 1990 to work with the African National Congress. He went on to hold multiple leadership roles in civil society and global organisations, including as the Executive Director of Greenpeace.
He joined Amnesty International as the organisation’s ninth Secretary General in August 2018.
CEO
Yara Birkeland AS
About this speaker:In this session, moderator Erik Lorentzen (Norwegian EV Association) presents a panel discussion featuring:
ABOUT THIS SPEAKER:Erik Lorentzen is head of Analysis and Consultancy at the Norwegian EV Association. He works closely with policy development and the EV market with a special focus on charging infrastructure.
Lorentzen has a master’s degree of Political Economy, and has several years of experience working with climate and transport related issues for the Ministry of the Environment, the public funding agency Transnova and for the Norwegian Directorate of Public Roads.
Sales Manager Europe
ABB
About this speaker:After these years at Philips, of which 7 years were spent in Germany, Mr. Dorresteijn joined Epyon B.V., in January 2011 as Sales Manager Europe. Epyon was a start-up company which was founded by three students from Delft University of Technology, and was focused on DC-Fast Charging Equipment for Electric Vehicles.
Per July 2011, Epyon B.V. was acquired by the Swiss company Asea Brown Boveri (in short ABB), and the Product Group was named “EV Charging Infrastructure”. Recently the name of the Product Group is changed in to EV Infrastructure, and Mr. Dorresteijn continues in his responsibility as Sales Manager Europe within this group. Mr. Dorresteijn was born in India in 1957 and holds a Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering (Measurement & Control Techniques) from Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands.
Senior VP Operations EU
Tritium
About this speaker:His experience on e-Mobility goes back to 2011, when he was the Sales Manager for EV solutions of Efacec, participating on the first projects of EV DC Fast charging of Norway and other European countries.
In 2014, he joined Tritium as European Sales Manager, bringing this new Australian DC technology to Europe, and expanding it to what is now: one of the leading EV DC charger manufactures worldwide. In 2017, Manuel took the responsibility of expanding the operations of Tritium in Europe to the autonomous company it is now, with EU Manufacturing, Customer Support, Business Development and a Competence Center of EV-Charger-Backend Interoperability.
Global commercial director
EFACEC Electric Mobility
About this speaker:Currently he is the global commercial director of the unit EFACEC Electric Mobility and has more than 4 years of experience in the EV industry.
About this company:
EFACEC Electric Mobility is a company that belongs to the biggest electro mechanical group in Portugal – EFACEC Power Solutions. EFACEC Power Solutions is a Portuguese company with a strong exporter profile and international presence in more than 65 countries.
A brand with almost 70 years, made by great people. EFACEC offers innovative solutions for the electrical sector (products and turn key projects) with a strong focus on the manufacturing of electrical equipment.
In this session, Erik Lorentzen (Norwegian EV Association) presents a panel discussion featuring:
ABOUT THIS SPEAKER:Erik Lorentzen is head of Analysis and Consultancy at the Norwegian EV Association. He works closely with policy development and the EV market with a special focus on charging infrastructure.
Lorentzen has a master’s degree of Political Economy, and has several years of experience working with climate and transport related issues for the Ministry of the Environment, the public funding agency Transnova and for the Norwegian Directorate of Public Roads.
Senior Vice President
Circle K Norway
About this speakerSundby has a MSc in Economics from BI Norwegian Business School. He has extensive experience from various management positions within Circle K and Statoil in addition to consultancy experience from McKinsey.
Head of Northern Europe
Ionity
About this speaker:In his former position as Country Manager in Fortum Charge & Drive, Ihle developed and established the largest and most successful charging network in Norway. He made this possible by developing customer-friendly solutions and cooperating with future-oriented partners. Norway has the highest concentration of electric vehicles in the world. During this establishment and development, he has gained a unique experience in the EV market.
Based on his experience through his work, Ihle is a frequently featured speaker at international environmental conventions, e-mobility conferences and exhibits all over Europe. The Norwegian success in establishing a fast-growing foothold for electrical vehicles and the necessary infrastructure has put the country on the map in this respect.
Ihle has over 25 years experience from large international companies within the fields of finance, marketing, sales and communication. He holds a master’s degree in Strategic Marketing & Project Management from BI, Norwegian Business School and a bachelor’s degree in Economy & Management from NHH, Norwegian School of Economics.
Head of Public Charging Services & Home Charging
Fortum
About this speaker:Director E-Mobility Nordics
Vattenfall AB
About this speaker:CCO
Chargetrip
About this keynote
About this speaker
Pieter Waller is a serial entrepreneur, user-centric innovator, co-founder and CCO of Chargetrip – a smart navigation platform for electric mobility that aims to accelerate global mass EV-adoption.
Prior to founding Chargetrip he was responsible for the creation of successful Fintech, VOD and E-commerce products, and led marketing teams at Bacardi and Louis Vuitton.
Pieter is deeply interested in understanding the needs and behaviours of people and uncovering how these can be tied to sustainable objectives. He lives in Amsterdam with his wife and two sons.
In this session, Robert Llewellyn (Fully Charged Show) presents three keynotes followed by a panel discussion:
ABOUT THIS SPEAKER:Llewellyn first encountered electric cars in California in the early 2000s when making the American version of Scrapheap Challenge. As an engineering enthusiast he was intrigued by the developments and started driving an electric car in 2009.
Over the last 8 years he has driven just about every commercially available electric car and travelled the world to witness innovative technology as it starts to get a foothold in our global energy system.
His current YouTube channel Fully Charged Show focuses on electric cars, bikes, trucks, busses, boats and soon planes, but the growth in renewables, electricity storage, smart grids and associated systems is rapidly coming to the fore.
Llewellyn’s home is now 60% powered by a mixture of solar and batteries, including charging 2 electric cars.
CEO
Jaguar Land Rover
ABOUT THIS SPEAKER:Prior to joining Jaguar Land Rover, Prof. Dr. Speth was a Director at The Linde Group, the international industrial gases and engineering company.
Previously, he worked at BMW for 20 years before joining Ford Motor Company’s Premier Automotive Group (PAG) in 2007.
Prof. Dr. Speth has a Doctorate of Engineering and is a Professor of the University of Warwick. The Royal Academy of Engineering invited Prof. Dr. Speth in 2014 to join its Fellowship. In 2015, Prof. Dr. Speth was awarded an Honorary Knight of the British Empire.
Managing Director
NIO GmbH
ABOUT THIS SPEAKER:Hui Zhang is Managing Director of NIO GmbH. He heads the German office of the global electric car startup from Shanghai.
After studying in Beijing, Pforzheim and Utah, Hui Zhang initially worked at VOITH AG in purchasing and supply chain management in China and Germany. Subsequent working for KIEKERT AG as Vice General Manager and Lotus as General Manager, he was responsible for Business Group Industry and Healthcare China at Leoni AG as Member of the China Board.
Due to his many years of intercultural experience, both in the German and Chinese markets, Hui Zhang has profound industry knowledge in the areas of company management, sales, purchasing and supply chain management. He now oversees the NIO office in Munich, where, in addition to design, the focus areas are Supply Chain Management and Lightweight Engineering.
VP Marketing
BYTON
About this speaker:Mr. Henrik Wenders is a broad-minded marketing expert experienced in both, the creative area of brand management as well as the technical area of product management.
Henrik joined BMW in 2002 and successively managed numerous global car launch projects. Further, he was in charge of BMW’s International Advertising and Brand Management for the brands BMW and MINI in Europe. He stepped into BMW’s i division in 2011 as Head of Product Management BMW i8. As Vice President of Product Management BMW i he took over the lead of BMW i’s Marketing and Sales Management from 2014. This laid the essential foundation for his passion and affinity for future-oriented technology and mobility.
From the beginning of his time at BMW, Henrik worked in international Senior Management functions. Over the past 14 years he has become a true Globalist who feels at home in the world. Henrik appreciates managing multi-national teams and enjoys cross-cultural work environments.
His interest in traveling and meeting new people nurtures his inspiration to focus his energies with meaningful intent striving for a healthy life balance in today’s fast-paced world.
Construction equipment do heavy work and are heavy Co2 emitters. What can be done to reduce emissions from construction sites? Can local authorities’ demand for cleaner air and lower CO2 emissions make an impact?
About this speaker:Previously, he worked on climate change issues for over a decade at the International Energy Agency and the World Bank. He holds a Masters degree in International Relations from John Hopkins University.
Executive Director, Electrification
CUMMINS
About this speaker:Julie Furber is the Executive Director of the Electrified Power segment at Cummins. She is responsible for overseeing the development and acceleration of Cummins knowledge and capability in electrification, positioning the company to be the leading provider of electrified powertrains in commercial and industrial markets.
A disruptor at heart, Julie has been at the forefront of identifying the products and solutions critical to the success of Cummins customers. Prior to leading the Electrification business, Julie was responsible for product planning and product management across the company’s $8-billion Engine Business, the largest of Cummins’ four business segments. This included all new product programs, market-based innovation and new business incubation.
Julie joined Cummins in 2005 as the Global Finance Director for Cummins Generator Solutions in Stamford, England. She then moved to the US where she has held a variety of key commercial roles, which included leading the global off-highway business for Cummins Emission Solutions, serving as the Global Integrated Account Management leader for PACCAR, Cummins’ largest customer, and leading the entire North American Truck team.
A native of the UK, Julie is a qualified accountant and holds bachelors and masters degrees in maths from Oxford University. She is a Court Appointed Special Advocate for Children and resides in Columbus, Indiana with her husband and two daughters.
Manager, Technical Center
PON
About this speaker:In order to be the preferred supplier to deliver a zero emission solution for the construction industry, Pon Equipment joined hands with Caterpillar to electrify their excavator Cat 323F. The project was named Z-line for zero emission, and while the 25-ton machine handles and looks like an ordinary excavator on the outside, the inside is changed with the entire engine have been replace with an electric motor, control systems and heavy duty batteries.
Operations with the 25-ton all-electrical machine have proven battery capacities large enough for 5-7 hours in operation in a normal application and is able to charge quickly where 400 or 1000V fast charging power supplies are available.
It took the Pon engineers eleven months to electrify the first heavy-duty prototype machine during the project which they worked closely with Caterpillar. The first machines are being put in operation and Pon recently launched the news that they are expanding their Z-line portfolio to the 8 to 10 ton Cat 307,5 & Cat 310 during 2019.
Being a solution provider for an industry that is up for the challenge to reduce their emissions with 40 percent by 2030, Pon’s idea is to develop and supply conversion kits to replace diesel powered Cat machines with battery powered ones.
Quality, Environmental and Discipline Manager
Omsorgsbygg Oslo KF
Romeo A. Thomassen works as the quality, environmental and disciplinary manager at Omsorgsbygg KF (Municipal Enterprise). Through his role, Romeo is pushing boundaries, making sure the municipality’s activities are performed future-oriented.One of the tasks within his area of responsibility is to facilitate future projects from fossil-free construction sites to zero-emission construction sites. Omsorgsbygg KF is currently involved in many innovative projects and collaborates with many experts in the field to develop and implement new solutions for how our future construction sites and buildings should be.
Romeo has a deep background in economics (SP University) and environmental engineering (HiOA), as well as his ongoing MBA with a focus on economics and ecological economy at HHN-university. For the last past 12 years, Romeo has been working on the environmental profile of the buildings and construction sites.
Head of Policy and Research
The Bellona Foundation
About this speaker:
Christian Eriksen is Head of Policy and Research at The Bellona Foundation. He has led the work on energy issues in the Oslo office, involving the transition to clean energy, finding the most suitable applications of different energy carriers, ensuring new production, developing necessary framework conditions for infrastructure, and improving overall resource efficiency.
Beyond pure energy issues, Zero Emission Construction Sites has been a specially prioritized topic. Working together with the municipally owned public developer Omsorgsbygg Oslo KF, Bellona has succeeded in moving ambitious emissions cuts far up on the agenda, also politically. This is a case of creating ambitions, contributing solutions, and opening a space for action for both politicians and industry.
Christian holds an MSc in Industrial Economics and Technology Management from NTNU. Before joining Bellona he worked as a power market analyst at Pöyry, modelling Nordic and European markets, and he has worked as a journalist for major Norwegian newspapers.
The discussion about the production and disposal of batteries has surged along with the sales of EVs. How do the battery companies focus on these issues? What did Amnesty’s chief investigator learn from visiting the cobalt mines in Congo?
About this speaker:Business and Human Rights Researcher
Amnesty
About this speaker:European Battery Alliance Manager
InnoEnergy
About this speaker:He has previously worked with Bombardier Transportation overseeing delivery of rolling stock to Gardermoen Airport Shuttle and Electric Propulsion and Control systems for trains in Sweden and with ABB as sales and marketing manager for Flexible AC Transmission Systems, Reactive power control for high power transmission lines.
Chief Environmental Officer
Northvolt
About this speaker:VP of R&D
Lithium Werks
About this speaker:Construction equipment do heavy work and are heavy Co2 emitters. What can be done to reduce emissions from construction sites? Can local authorities’ demand for cleaner air and lower CO2 emissions make an impact?
About this speaker:Previously, he worked on climate change issues for over a decade at the International Energy Agency and the World Bank. He holds a Masters degree in International Relations from John Hopkins University.
Executive Director, Electrification
CUMMINS
About this speaker:Julie Furber is the Executive Director of the Electrified Power segment at Cummins. She is responsible for overseeing the development and acceleration of Cummins knowledge and capability in electrification, positioning the company to be the leading provider of electrified powertrains in commercial and industrial markets.
A disruptor at heart, Julie has been at the forefront of identifying the products and solutions critical to the success of Cummins customers. Prior to leading the Electrification business, Julie was responsible for product planning and product management across the company’s $8-billion Engine Business, the largest of Cummins’ four business segments. This included all new product programs, market-based innovation and new business incubation.
Julie joined Cummins in 2005 as the Global Finance Director for Cummins Generator Solutions in Stamford, England. She then moved to the US where she has held a variety of key commercial roles, which included leading the global off-highway business for Cummins Emission Solutions, serving as the Global Integrated Account Management leader for PACCAR, Cummins’ largest customer, and leading the entire North American Truck team.
A native of the UK, Julie is a qualified accountant and holds bachelors and masters degrees in maths from Oxford University. She is a Court Appointed Special Advocate for Children and resides in Columbus, Indiana with her husband and two daughters.
Manager, Technical Center
PON
About this speaker:In order to be the preferred supplier to deliver a zero emission solution for the construction industry, Pon Equipment joined hands with Caterpillar to electrify their excavator Cat 323F. The project was named Z-line for zero emission, and while the 25-ton machine handles and looks like an ordinary excavator on the outside, the inside is changed with the entire engine have been replace with an electric motor, control systems and heavy duty batteries.
Operations with the 25-ton all-electrical machine have proven battery capacities large enough for 5-7 hours in operation in a normal application and is able to charge quickly where 400 or 1000V fast charging power supplies are available.
It took the Pon engineers eleven months to electrify the first heavy-duty prototype machine during the project which they worked closely with Caterpillar. The first machines are being put in operation and Pon recently launched the news that they are expanding their Z-line portfolio to the 8 to 10 ton Cat 307,5 & Cat 310 during 2019.
Being a solution provider for an industry that is up for the challenge to reduce their emissions with 40 percent by 2030, Pon’s idea is to develop and supply conversion kits to replace diesel powered Cat machines with battery powered ones.
Quality, Environmental and Discipline Manager
Omsorgsbygg Oslo KF
Romeo A. Thomassen works as the quality, environmental and disciplinary manager at Omsorgsbygg KF (Municipal Enterprise). Through his role, Romeo is pushing boundaries, making sure the municipality’s activities are performed future-oriented.One of the tasks within his area of responsibility is to facilitate future projects from fossil-free construction sites to zero-emission construction sites. Omsorgsbygg KF is currently involved in many innovative projects and collaborates with many experts in the field to develop and implement new solutions for how our future construction sites and buildings should be.
Romeo has a deep background in economics (SP University) and environmental engineering (HiOA), as well as his ongoing MBA with a focus on economics and ecological economy at HHN-university. For the last past 12 years, Romeo has been working on the environmental profile of the buildings and construction sites.
Head of Policy and Research
The Bellona Foundation
About this speaker:
Christian Eriksen is Head of Policy and Research at The Bellona Foundation. He has led the work on energy issues in the Oslo office, involving the transition to clean energy, finding the most suitable applications of different energy carriers, ensuring new production, developing necessary framework conditions for infrastructure, and improving overall resource efficiency.
Beyond pure energy issues, Zero Emission Construction Sites has been a specially prioritized topic. Working together with the municipally owned public developer Omsorgsbygg Oslo KF, Bellona has succeeded in moving ambitious emissions cuts far up on the agenda, also politically. This is a case of creating ambitions, contributing solutions, and opening a space for action for both politicians and industry.
Christian holds an MSc in Industrial Economics and Technology Management from NTNU. Before joining Bellona he worked as a power market analyst at Pöyry, modelling Nordic and European markets, and he has worked as a journalist for major Norwegian newspapers.
The discussion about the production and disposal of batteries has surged along with the sales of EVs. How do the battery companies focus on these issues? What did Amnesty’s chief investigator learn from visiting the cobalt mines in Congo?
About this speaker:Business and Human Rights Researcher
Amnesty
About this speaker:European Battery Alliance Manager
InnoEnergy
About this speaker:He has previously worked with Bombardier Transportation overseeing delivery of rolling stock to Gardermoen Airport Shuttle and Electric Propulsion and Control systems for trains in Sweden and with ABB as sales and marketing manager for Flexible AC Transmission Systems, Reactive power control for high power transmission lines.
Chief Environmental Officer
Northvolt
About this speaker:VP of R&D
Lithium Werks
About this speaker:A growing number of companies, large corporations and municipalities are pursuing plans to include more electric vehicles in their fleets. What are the motivators and barriers of fleet electrification?
About this speaker:Clay also serves as Project Manager for RMI’s latest initiative, Reinventing Fire: China, a partnership with the Chinese government to examine the maximum feasible share of renewables and efficiency technology in the Chinese energy economy through 2050.
The project’s aim is to develop a transparent, adjustable, and enduring model to inform China’s energy future. Clay has worked on energy strategy in more than a dozen countries including Japan.
Prior to joining RMI, Clay worked in viticulture, marketing, and social-business incubation, and was the founder of an import company dedicated to the international distribution of Mexican wine and spirits. As a Wilderness Emergency Medical Technician, he has led expeditions in the Sierra Nevada, Himalaya, and Rocky Mountains.
He holds a BA in Agriculture, Ecology and Philosophy from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and an MBA focused on natural resource management from Bainbridge Graduate Institute in Washington State.
CEO
ALD Automotive
About this speaker:Annie is also the global sponsor of the EV program of ALD Automotive, working as a “green” ambassador in the leading Fleet Management company in Europe. With more than 1.6 million cars managed by ALD in 43 countries, the potential for transformation is huge!
“Finance players are usually on the more conservative side, as financing EVs involves taking residual value risk”, says Annie. But she believes the transition to new ways of consuming mobility – EVs but also car sharing, pay per use and of course autonomous cars – is only a question of time… And it will come faster than we think!
Initially coming from Paris, Annie has spent the last 10 years of her life in the Nordic countries and comes with more than 15 years experience in the finance industry. She has a Master of Political Sciences from Sciences Po and an MBA from Essec Business School and is Chairman of the Board of the French Foreign Trade Council in Norway.
Procurement & Property Manager
Meridian
About this speaker:Nick is recognised as EV expert in New Zealand and is often called upon to help other organisations convert their fleets, as well as speaking at various events and sharing Meridian’s EV journey. Meridian has currently converted more than 50% of its fleet to 100% electric vehicles. Before joining Meridian Nick held retail roles in NZ and the U.S in travel management, tourism, transport and outdoor media industries.
Researcher
TØI
About this speaker:A key focus for her is the connection between political decisions, the policies that are created to attain these decisions, the implementation of those policies and the eventual outcomes in terms of sustainable energy system transformation.
Thus she highly enjoys following the development of the different technologies and policies that may contribute to profound mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions.
Ydersbond holds a PhD in political science from the University of Oslo. Her doctoral thesis dealt with the development of EU’s climate and energy policy. She has also worked with topics like lobbying, renewable energy and international energy policy.
Since she was a teenager, she has been engaged in protection of the environment and climate, and was an active member of the environmental organization Nature and Youth (Natur og Ungdom).
General Manager
Arval
About this speaker:Mr. Benabdallah has almost 25 years experiences in the fleet leasing business where is has played several roles within Arval in sales, operation and international remarketing areas. He has extensive experience in key sales negotiations, teams management, work in international environments, defining strategies – and implementing them. A truly international speaker, Mr. Benabdallah in addition to Norwegian also uses French, English and Spanish at work.
Sustainability Manager
IKEA Norway
About this speaker:Anders Lennartsson is working as sustainability manager at IKEA Norway. He has long experience from IKEA with sustainability as the green thread. Before he came to Norway, three years ago, he had the role as health and sustainability manager for IKEA’s global food business.
IKEA has a goal of becoming climate positive and 100% circular in 2030, and Anders is co-leading the transformation towards a more sustainable IKEA Norway together with all 3000+ co-workers.
Electric technologies can increase the productivity and reduce the environmental impact of traditional agricultural processes. Where are we today, and what can we expect the future of farming will look like? Can we turn electricity into food?
About this moderator:
Siv Heimdal is the digital communications manager at the Norwegian Agricultural Cooperatives and will host the session Electrifying agriculture. Heimdal thinks Norwegian agriculture is in a unique position to be leading the electricity revolution in farming. Most Norwegian farmers are digital first movers, they invest in precision machines and half of all Norwegian milk comes from an automated milk robot system. Norwegian farmers are always looking for new technology to help them produce more sustainable food and get most of the resources the farm provide. Electric vehicles and solar panels could help farmers reduce carbon emissions and become green energy self-sufficient.
CEO
Ztractor
About this speaker:Ztractor’s mission is to rethink current farming practice and introduce AI powered, future agriculture machinery. The startup has partnered with OEMs in the United States and Europe, and the first model will be delivered to customer in California in 2019.
Kvezerali is a graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has served as Georgia’s Minister of Agriculture (2008 – 2011).
CEO
Felleskjøpet
About this speaker:CEO
SAGA Robotics
About this speaker:A growing number of companies, large corporations and municipalities are pursuing plans to include more electric vehicles in their fleets. What are the motivators and barriers of fleet electrification?
About this speaker:Clay also serves as Project Manager for RMI’s latest initiative, Reinventing Fire: China, a partnership with the Chinese government to examine the maximum feasible share of renewables and efficiency technology in the Chinese energy economy through 2050.
The project’s aim is to develop a transparent, adjustable, and enduring model to inform China’s energy future. Clay has worked on energy strategy in more than a dozen countries including Japan.
Prior to joining RMI, Clay worked in viticulture, marketing, and social-business incubation, and was the founder of an import company dedicated to the international distribution of Mexican wine and spirits. As a Wilderness Emergency Medical Technician, he has led expeditions in the Sierra Nevada, Himalaya, and Rocky Mountains.
He holds a BA in Agriculture, Ecology and Philosophy from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and an MBA focused on natural resource management from Bainbridge Graduate Institute in Washington State.
CEO
ALD Automotive
About this speaker:Annie is also the global sponsor of the EV program of ALD Automotive, working as a “green” ambassador in the leading Fleet Management company in Europe. With more than 1.6 million cars managed by ALD in 43 countries, the potential for transformation is huge!
“Finance players are usually on the more conservative side, as financing EVs involves taking residual value risk”, says Annie. But she believes the transition to new ways of consuming mobility – EVs but also car sharing, pay per use and of course autonomous cars – is only a question of time… And it will come faster than we think!
Initially coming from Paris, Annie has spent the last 10 years of her life in the Nordic countries and comes with more than 15 years experience in the finance industry. She has a Master of Political Sciences from Sciences Po and an MBA from Essec Business School and is Chairman of the Board of the French Foreign Trade Council in Norway.
Procurement & Property Manager
Meridian
About this speaker:Nick is recognised as EV expert in New Zealand and is often called upon to help other organisations convert their fleets, as well as speaking at various events and sharing Meridian’s EV journey. Meridian has currently converted more than 50% of its fleet to 100% electric vehicles. Before joining Meridian Nick held retail roles in NZ and the U.S in travel management, tourism, transport and outdoor media industries.
Researcher
TØI
About this speaker:A key focus for her is the connection between political decisions, the policies that are created to attain these decisions, the implementation of those policies and the eventual outcomes in terms of sustainable energy system transformation.
Thus she highly enjoys following the development of the different technologies and policies that may contribute to profound mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions.
Ydersbond holds a PhD in political science from the University of Oslo. Her doctoral thesis dealt with the development of EU’s climate and energy policy. She has also worked with topics like lobbying, renewable energy and international energy policy.
Since she was a teenager, she has been engaged in protection of the environment and climate, and was an active member of the environmental organization Nature and Youth (Natur og Ungdom).
General Manager
Arval
About this speaker:Mr. Benabdallah has almost 25 years experiences in the fleet leasing business where is has played several roles within Arval in sales, operation and international remarketing areas. He has extensive experience in key sales negotiations, teams management, work in international environments, defining strategies – and implementing them. A truly international speaker, Mr. Benabdallah in addition to Norwegian also uses French, English and Spanish at work.
Sustainability Manager
IKEA Norway
About this speaker:Anders Lennartsson is working as sustainability manager at IKEA Norway. He has long experience from IKEA with sustainability as the green thread. Before he came to Norway, three years ago, he had the role as health and sustainability manager for IKEA’s global food business.
IKEA has a goal of becoming climate positive and 100% circular in 2030, and Anders is co-leading the transformation towards a more sustainable IKEA Norway together with all 3000+ co-workers.
Electric technologies can increase the productivity and reduce the environmental impact of traditional agricultural processes. Where are we today, and what can we expect the future of farming will look like? Can we turn electricity into food?
About this moderator:
Siv Heimdal is the digital communications manager at the Norwegian Agricultural Cooperatives and will host the session Electrifying agriculture. Heimdal thinks Norwegian agriculture is in a unique position to be leading the electricity revolution in farming. Most Norwegian farmers are digital first movers, they invest in precision machines and half of all Norwegian milk comes from an automated milk robot system. Norwegian farmers are always looking for new technology to help them produce more sustainable food and get most of the resources the farm provide. Electric vehicles and solar panels could help farmers reduce carbon emissions and become green energy self-sufficient.
CEO
Ztractor
About this speaker:Ztractor’s mission is to rethink current farming practice and introduce AI powered, future agriculture machinery. The startup has partnered with OEMs in the United States and Europe, and the first model will be delivered to customer in California in 2019.
Kvezerali is a graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has served as Georgia’s Minister of Agriculture (2008 – 2011).
CEO
Felleskjøpet
About this speaker:CEO
SAGA Robotics
About this speaker:Norway isn’t the leader of the pack in all categories: In a number of places around the world, tremendous efforts for EVs are being made.
About this speaker:HiePRactief is an official and active partner of the S4C Smart e-Mobility Holland- Westcoast Program that promotes knowledge and innovation exchange in the field of smart eMobility between the Westcoast of the US and the Dutch government, universities and industry.
Ellen Hiep is also one of the founders of Adventures 2 a smarter world, a program that connects kids from different parts of the world with exciting (online) challenges in the field of smart mobility, solar and climate change.
Dundee city council
About this speaker:
Fraser has worked for Dundee City Council since 2001. In 2011 he was appointed Assistant Manager of the newly formed Corporate Fleet Department.
He has been at the forefront of implementing electric vehicles and infrastructure in Dundee as well as surrounding local authorities.
Pro-active in the council’s drive towards the EV uptake of the city’s taxi industry he has presented at many UK/European conferences where he has articulated his knowledge and expertise in the practicalities of electric vehicle adoption.
Sr Director of Policy and Public Affairs
Forth
About this speaker:
Jeanette Shaw serves as Forth’s Senior Director of Public Relations and directs communications, government affairs, marketing, and membership at Forth. She works to develop transportation electrification and e-mobility legislative and regulatory policies as well as marketing and communication strategies for Forth.
Previously, Jeanette also served as Vice President of Government Relations, Executive Director, and as an Organizational Development Consultant to several high-tech companies and nonprofit organizations, including National Semiconductor, Technology Network (TechNet) and the Oregon Winegrowers Association and the Oregon Wine Board.
Jeanette holds an Executive MBA from Stanford University and a Bachelor of Science from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Ukranian Parliament
About this speaker:He has participated in lobbying and introducing numerous energy reforms in Ukraine. He personally championed initiatives supporting e-mobility, renewable energy and those focused on creating an energy efficiency market in Ukraine.
Dr. Oleksii Riabchyn represented Ukraine in Conferences of the Parties to the UNFCCC in Paris, Marrakesh, Bonn and Katowice. He is focused on promoting renewables, sustainable development, green economy and supporting displaced universities that were relocated from Donbas and Crimea.
Norwegian EV Association
ABOUT THIS SPEAKER:Erik Lorentzen is head of Analysis and Consultancy at the Norwegian EV Association. He works closely with policy development and the EV market with a special focus on charging infrastructure.
Lorentzen has a master’s degree of Political Economy, and has several years of experience working with climate and transport related issues for the Ministry of the Environment, the public funding agency Transnova and for the Norwegian Directorate of Public Roads.
The ever-increasing volumes of goods transportation creates an urgent need for affordable zero-emission vehicles. What is needed to speed up this transition?
About this speaker:
Inger Beate Hovi is Chief Research Economist for industry and freight transport at the Institute of Transport Economics, Oslo. Research experience includes freight transport modelling and analysis, network models, commodity flow matrices and analyses, forecasting freight transport, cost-benefit analysis and analysis of competition in the freight transport marked in Norway.
The last years she has worked with development of the national freight transport model in Norway and statistical analysis. She is responsible for developing forecasts for freight transport inside and to and from Norway for the national master plan for transport in Norway, based on economic growth in Norway. Hovi is member of Statistics Norway’s advisory board for freight transport statistics and has developed the framework for the national freight flow survey. She is currently responsible for case-studies on the technological maturity level, barriers and policy instruments for market introduction for battery-electric and hydrogen-fuel cell technology for vans, buses and trucks, and associated charging and filling infrastructure in the MoZEEZ-project (Mobility Zero Emission Energy Systems).
Head of land-based transport
Schenker Norway
About this speaker:Nordic Head of eMobility
Siemens
About this speaker:Right now Siemens are expecting to see the next step in the implementation of heavy road transport electrification by realization of a large scale semi-commercial pilot in Sweden, lead by the Swedish transport authority, Trafikverket. This will make it possible to test not only the technology but also the business eco-system in real life operations.
Senior Project Manager
AB Volvo
Northeast Regional Director
CALSTART
About this speaker:Prior to joining CALSTART, Ben led policy development and implementation activities at the New York City Mayor’s Office of Sustainability for transportation and power sector initiatives in pursuit of New York City’s goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 80% below 2005 levels by 2050.
He previously worked at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and NYU School of Law. Ben holds Masters degrees in Public Policy and Energy & Resources from the University of California at Berkeley and a Bachelor of Arts from Brown University in Mathematical Economics and Hispanic Literature & Culture.
Norway isn’t the leader of the pack in all categories: In a number of places around the world, tremendous efforts for EVs are being made.
About this speaker:HiePRactief is an official and active partner of the S4C Smart e-Mobility Holland- Westcoast Program that promotes knowledge and innovation exchange in the field of smart eMobility between the Westcoast of the US and the Dutch government, universities and industry.
Ellen Hiep is also one of the founders of Adventures 2 a smarter world, a program that connects kids from different parts of the world with exciting (online) challenges in the field of smart mobility, solar and climate change.
Dundee city council
About this speaker:
Fraser has worked for Dundee City Council since 2001. In 2011 he was appointed Assistant Manager of the newly formed Corporate Fleet Department.
He has been at the forefront of implementing electric vehicles and infrastructure in Dundee as well as surrounding local authorities.
Pro-active in the council’s drive towards the EV uptake of the city’s taxi industry he has presented at many UK/European conferences where he has articulated his knowledge and expertise in the practicalities of electric vehicle adoption.
Sr Director of Policy and Public Affairs
Forth
About this speaker:
Jeanette Shaw serves as Forth’s Senior Director of Public Relations and directs communications, government affairs, marketing, and membership at Forth. She works to develop transportation electrification and e-mobility legislative and regulatory policies as well as marketing and communication strategies for Forth.
Previously, Jeanette also served as Vice President of Government Relations, Executive Director, and as an Organizational Development Consultant to several high-tech companies and nonprofit organizations, including National Semiconductor, Technology Network (TechNet) and the Oregon Winegrowers Association and the Oregon Wine Board.
Jeanette holds an Executive MBA from Stanford University and a Bachelor of Science from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Ukranian Parliament
About this speaker:He has participated in lobbying and introducing numerous energy reforms in Ukraine. He personally championed initiatives supporting e-mobility, renewable energy and those focused on creating an energy efficiency market in Ukraine.
Dr. Oleksii Riabchyn represented Ukraine in Conferences of the Parties to the UNFCCC in Paris, Marrakesh, Bonn and Katowice. He is focused on promoting renewables, sustainable development, green economy and supporting displaced universities that were relocated from Donbas and Crimea.
Norwegian EV Association
ABOUT THIS SPEAKER:Erik Lorentzen is head of Analysis and Consultancy at the Norwegian EV Association. He works closely with policy development and the EV market with a special focus on charging infrastructure.
Lorentzen has a master’s degree of Political Economy, and has several years of experience working with climate and transport related issues for the Ministry of the Environment, the public funding agency Transnova and for the Norwegian Directorate of Public Roads.
The ever-increasing volumes of goods transportation creates an urgent need for affordable zero-emission vehicles. What is needed to speed up this transition?
About this speaker:
Inger Beate Hovi is Chief Research Economist for industry and freight transport at the Institute of Transport Economics, Oslo. Research experience includes freight transport modelling and analysis, network models, commodity flow matrices and analyses, forecasting freight transport, cost-benefit analysis and analysis of competition in the freight transport marked in Norway.
The last years she has worked with development of the national freight transport model in Norway and statistical analysis. She is responsible for developing forecasts for freight transport inside and to and from Norway for the national master plan for transport in Norway, based on economic growth in Norway. Hovi is member of Statistics Norway’s advisory board for freight transport statistics and has developed the framework for the national freight flow survey. She is currently responsible for case-studies on the technological maturity level, barriers and policy instruments for market introduction for battery-electric and hydrogen-fuel cell technology for vans, buses and trucks, and associated charging and filling infrastructure in the MoZEEZ-project (Mobility Zero Emission Energy Systems).
Head of land-based transport
Schenker Norway
About this speaker:Nordic Head of eMobility
Siemens
About this speaker:Right now Siemens are expecting to see the next step in the implementation of heavy road transport electrification by realization of a large scale semi-commercial pilot in Sweden, lead by the Swedish transport authority, Trafikverket. This will make it possible to test not only the technology but also the business eco-system in real life operations.
Senior Project Manager
AB Volvo
Northeast Regional Director
CALSTART
About this speaker:Prior to joining CALSTART, Ben led policy development and implementation activities at the New York City Mayor’s Office of Sustainability for transportation and power sector initiatives in pursuit of New York City’s goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 80% below 2005 levels by 2050.
He previously worked at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and NYU School of Law. Ben holds Masters degrees in Public Policy and Energy & Resources from the University of California at Berkeley and a Bachelor of Arts from Brown University in Mathematical Economics and Hispanic Literature & Culture.
Germany’s Baden-Württemberg is a major hub for car manufacturing in Europe, and Norway has the world’s largest EV fleet per capita. In this session, politicians from both will discuss change, adaptation and policy.
About this speaker:Her group pioneered www.movilidadelectrica.org– the first electric mobility platforms in Latin America devoted to the education of consumers about electric vehicles. She also co-founded the Electric Mobility Association in Costa Rica and is Vice President of the Board. Her blog, “Essentially Electric” is hosted at the business newspaper La República. She writes frequently for international and local media and has given talks in Latin America, Europe and Asia.
Minister of Climate and Environment
Norwegian Government
About this speaker:
Elvestuen was appointed Minister of Climate and Environment in January 2018, after having served as Member of Parliament and leader of the Energy and the Environment Committee since 2013.
Prior to this, Elvestuen was elected to the Oslo City Council in 2003 where he served as Chair of the Standing Committee on Urban Development from 2003 – 2011 and later as Vice Mayor for Environment and Transport from 2011-2013.
Elvestuen have been the deputy leader of Norways Liberal Party, (Venstre) since 2008, andwas prior to this leader of the Oslo branch from 2000-2007.
Ola Elvestuen was born on the 9th of October 1967, at Vestre Toten, in the county of Oppland. He spent his childhood at the small town of Eina. Elvestuen holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Oslo, having studied Social Anthropology, Political Science and History. He started a major in History. He has undertaken leadership training at the Norwegian Defence College.
State Minister of Transport
Baden-Württemberg Government
About this speaker:
Winfried Herman was born 19th July 1952 and grew up in Rotterburg am Neckar in Southwest Germany. He is a member of the Green party, and served as an MP of the German Bundestag from 1998 to 2011. Since 2011 he has been State Minister of Transport in the government of the German state of Baden-Württemberg, a major hub for Germany’s automotive industry. Herman is married and lives in Baden-Württemberg’s capital city, Stuttgart.
What can we learn from green transport policies implemented in Amsterdam, New York, Bergen and Oslo? How can city governments speed up the transition towards a cleaner future and be a driver for more ambitious national policies?
About this speaker:Prior to joining C40 Mark was Director at pioneering engineering and design firm, Arup, and before that was a senior adviser to the Mayor of London, in which role the London Evening Standard described him as “the intellectual force behind Ken Livingstone’s drive to make London a leading light of the battle against global warming.”
He reports to C40 Chairperson and Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, and C40 Board President, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg. He believes that work should be fun, but that there is always time for music, narrowboats, and places you can get to by bicycle.
Vice Mayor, Environment & Transport
City of Oslo, Norway
About this speaker:
Lan Marie Nguyen Berg (Green Party) is Vice Mayor for Environment and Transport in Oslo. Vice Mayor Berg is responsible for climate and environmental policies in Norway’s capital, and also in charge of parks and recreation areas, water and sewage, waste management, energy recovery, the municipal roads and the city’s fire department.
Vice Mayor Berg has a strong international commitment with a particular emphasis on climate justice. Berg has followed UN climate negotiations closely and her international experience has strengthened her focus on thinking globally, acting locally. She has lived in Tuvalu, Kenya, South Africa and Vietnam. Berg holds a Master’s degree from the Centre for Development and the Environment at the University of Oslo.
Prior to becoming Vice Mayor Lan Marie worked at The Norwegian Directorate of Immigration, the Mela Festival and CICERO (Center for International Climate and Environmental Research). Vice Mayor Berg started her political career in 2014 when she became the first candidate for the Oslo Green Party.
Vice Mayor, City Development
City of Bergen, Norway
About this speaker:Alderman
City of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
About this speaker:
Sharon Dijksma (1971) is a Dutch politician and member of the ‘Partij van de Arbeid’. (Labour party). She studied law at the University of Groningen and public administration at the University of Twente.
Ms. Dijksma began her political career in 1991 with the Young Socialists, where she started as a general secretary and later became chairwoman. In this period Ms. Dijksma was also one of the youth representatives in the Dutch government’s delegation to the General Assembly of the United Nations in New York.
At the age of twenty-three she became member of Dutch parliament. (1994-2007). She was the youngest member to be elected at that time. She was responsible for economic policy and spatial planning & infrastructure.
In 2007 she was appointed minister for Education, Culture & Science. In 2012 she was asked again to become the minister for Economic affairs. She joined the Dutch government for a third time in 2015 as minister for Infrastructure and Environmental affairs.
Meanwhile Ms. Dijksma served on several boards for example that of BNN media, Twente Education Centre and the supervisory board of Rijksmuseum Twente.
In 2018 she was asked to join the Amsterdam city council as deputy mayor; an opportunity for her and her family to live in Amsterdam, but also to help the city with its challenges regarding traffic, transport and air quality. One of the main focus therein is the transition to an emission free Amsterdam by 2025.
Director of Electric Vehicle Policy
New York City Department of Transportation
ABOUT THIS SPEAKER:Mark has more than 30 years of experience working in the air policy and clean vehicle fields. Additional responsibilities include chairing the City’s EV advisory Committee and preparing guidance for senior staff on clean vehicles and infrastructure issues.
In addition, Mark serves on the board of Empire Clean Cities and works closely with the Electric Drive Transportation Association. Mark has an MS in Public Administration/Environmental Policy from New York University and a BA from Earlham College.
About this speaker:Jakob Lagercrantz has spent his professional life working on sustainability in many forms. He worked since 1984 in various positions in Greenpeace Sweden, towards the end of his eleven year as Executive Director.
He went on to build an environmental consultancy, and while engaging in different organizations he has continued his consultancy.
After leaving Greenpeace he was elected chairman of the, at the time, small Swedish Association of Green Motorist where he stayed for nine years. The Swedish Association of Green Motorist became one of the most influential Swedish NGO’s on mobility and sustainable transport.
In 2013 he co-founded the Swedish National 2030-secretariat, an NGO with some 80 partners from industry, municipalities and interest groups. The 2030-secretariat is committed to the Swedish Parliaments’ transport sector goal of a 70% decrease of CO2 by 2030. It is an ambitious target, and the 2030-secretariat is one of its most prominent champions.
In his role in the 2030-secretariat Jakob works with companies, interest groups and politicians to charter a way to fossil fuel independence.
He has, for the past three years, positioned himself as one of the 101 most influential Swedes in sustainability.
About this keynoteAbout this speaker
World Press Photo award winner Matjaz Krivic and crisis reporter Boštjan Videmšek will present their Lithium Road photo project at the Nordic EV Summit.
Lithium Road illustrates this new gold rush for the modern age. Batteries are the social and industrial game changers of our time. As the need for effect ive climate protection gets stronger, the development of cleaner energy is gaining momentum. At the same time, a key part of the solution, lithium, and the production of the material, is not without its own hazards and sins.
The photographic project follows the tracks of lithium, from investment and prospecting in the US, to mining in Bolivia, production of batteries and cars in China and to the small oil state Norway leading the way to electrify all of its transportation – cars, buses, planes and boats.
In this session, Chelsea Sexton (EV Consultant and known for the movie Who killed the electric car) presents four keynotes followed by a panel discussion:
Chelsea Sexton:Since becoming a Saturn car salesperson at age 17 to pay for university, then joining the General Motors EV1 electric vehicle program in the 90s, Chelsea Sexton has amassed unparalleled expertise in advanced transportation and related technology deployment, including product development, go-to-market strategy, stakeholder engagement, retail processes, public policy, infrastructure, marketing, and communications.
Chelsea led the initial creation of the Automotive X PRIZE, which awarded $10 million to winning teams and inspired similar prize efforts to catalyze innovative transportation and smart city solutions. As a Senior Advisor to VantagePoint Capital Partners’ cleantech practice, she helped guide the firm’s transportation-related investment priorities, most notably an early stake in Tesla Motors.
Chelsea’s diverse adventures have also involved advising companies, NGOs, and government agencies around the world, including: Audi, Nissan, Tesla, Chevrolet, Electrify America, Google, Best Buy, Edison Electric Institute, Stanford University’s Hoover Institution, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, California Energy Commission, and many others. She also co-founded Plug In America, the largest consumer-oriented electric drive advocacy group in the US, and remained its Executive Director for several years.
Chelsea is featured in various books, TV shows, and films, including Sony Pictures Classic’s Who Killed the Electric Car? and National Geographic’s Years of Living Dangerously.
In Charge of Mobility, EVELOZCITY
About this speaker:Neumann also worked as CTO and Board Member at Continental Automotive Systems, where he oversaw the acquisition of Siemens-VDO, making Continental the second-largest supplier of automotive electronics in Germany. He was then promoted to CEO in 2008.
Neumann has a passion for new transportation concepts – believing that traditional car makers will not be driving the change. He feels these new concepts will free major urban centers of traffic and pollution. He has a PhD focused in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the Technical University of Dortmund.
VP Region Europe, PORSCHE
About this speaker:
Barbara Vollert has been with Porsche for 17 years and has since May 2017 held the title of Vice President Region Europe. Previously, she’s acted as the company’s Director Quality Method & Systems, Director Global Training and Vice President Sales Network Management & Development.
She was born in Hof/Saale in Bavaria, Germany. Prior to joining the automotive industry in 1984, Vollert studied Chemistry and Rubber Technology in Bayreuth and Hannover.
EV Global Program Director, RENAULT
About this speaker:
Eric Feunteun is Renault’s Electric Vehicle Global Program Director.
Since 2007 Electric Vehicles has been a key strategic move for Renault. With 4 cars Renault is the leader of the European EV market. When Feunteun took the responsibility of the program the priority has been to continue growing the sales while improving the profitability.
This has been achieved with doubling profit margin per car between 2015 and 2016 as well as growing the volume by 25%. His second main undertaking is to launch a renewal of the EV product plan as well as a long-term EV strategy.
Feunteun also set up the first set of EV business units for Renault.
Can aviation become zero emission? Electric aircraft are being developed, but when can we expect take off for commercial electric aviation? Can Norway become a world leader in electrifying aviation?
About this speaker:Fløystad has broad knowledge about aviation in general, experience in emissions reducing solutions for aviation, and development of policy instruments for change. He has previously worked for Innovation Norway and holds a degree in renewable energy from the Norwegian University of Life Sciences.
CEO
Avinor
About this speaker:He was trained and served for several years as a pilot on a number of aircraft in the Royal Norwegian Air Force, including F16, and has held a wide range of operational and management positions in Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS).
Before Mr. Falk-Petersen came to Avinor, he was CEO of CHC Helikopter Service in Norway. He still maintains his private pilot certificate.
CEO
VOLTAERO
About this speaker:Previously, Dr. Botti served as Chief Innovation & Strategy Officer at Koninklijke Philips N.V. from 1st April 2016 until February 2017. Dr. Botti also served as the Chief Technical Officer of Airbus Group SE from May 2006 to March 31, 2016. He held diverse management positions at Delphi from 1997 to 2006, and served as the Technology Chief at U.S. auto parts maker Delphi.
President and CEO
Widerøe AS
About this speaker:In this session, technology journalist Richard Valmot (Teknisk Ukeblad) presents the following speakers:
About this speaker:CEO and founder
Tibber
Edgeir started his career during his studies as co-founder of the startup Deriga in Trondheim, later sold to Visma, the largest software corporation in the Nordics. Edgeir holds a Master of Science degree in computer science from NTNU.
PHOTO: With his smart phone app, Aksnes wants to make it easier for consumers to control their electricity consumption.
CEO
Solisco
Headhunted to work for Californian electric car maker Tesla, Parveen joined as a Product Specialist in electric vehicles. Her time with the company was by far the most exciting time, as Tesla was in its infancy in the UK; educating and showcasing new innovations for the first time.
Converting people’s perceptions on EVs, electrifying business fleets, testing autopilot features and introducing new powertrains accelerated Parveen’s passion and her specialism in electromobility went on to her being promoted to work on marketing strategies and sales.
Environmental impacts and sustainable solutions were at the forefront of Parveen’s work during her time with Tesla and it’s what motivated her to co-found Solisco to offer specialist consultancy, thought leadership and clean tech infrastructure to support electromobility within municipalities and private enterprises.
So far, the start-up company has been working closely with the oil and gas industry, OEMs, large retailers and hotel chains. They hope to expand their presence and open up a new office in California later this year.
About this speaker:
In 2018, Solisco was awarded Global Clean Energy’s ‘most innovative EV power tech provider – UK’ award and in 2019, the company won two competitions funded by the UK government’s Office for Low Emission Vehicles and Innovate UK.
Recognizing that there are severe environmental challenges that the next generation faces, Parveen is genuinely motivated to bring her visionary ideas and knowledge to contribute towards a sustainable planet.
Manager Charging Advisery
Norwegian EV Association
About this presentationAbout this speaker
Tormod H. Bergheim is Manager of Charging advisery at the Norwegian EV Association. He has worked closely with leading companies within charging infrastructure and services. He as wide experience from more than 1300 offers for charging solutions from the leading suppliers in the Norwegian market.
Bergheim holds an Executive Master of Management from Norwegian Business School BI. He has worked many years as an executive manager in international companies, among these Freia and SAS. Within electricity, he has held positions as area manager in Profitek and OneCo, in addition to CEO in Ensto Utility Network Norway.
Managing Director Alliance Energy & Battery Services Corporate Planning
Nissan
About this speaker:Can aviation become zero emission? Electric aircraft are being developed, but when can we expect take off for commercial electric aviation? Can Norway become a world leader in electrifying aviation?
About this speaker:Fløystad has broad knowledge about aviation in general, experience in emissions reducing solutions for aviation, and development of policy instruments for change. He has previously worked for Innovation Norway and holds a degree in renewable energy from the Norwegian University of Life Sciences.
CEO
Avinor
About this speaker:He was trained and served for several years as a pilot on a number of aircraft in the Royal Norwegian Air Force, including F16, and has held a wide range of operational and management positions in Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS).
Before Mr. Falk-Petersen came to Avinor, he was CEO of CHC Helikopter Service in Norway. He still maintains his private pilot certificate.
CEO
VOLTAERO
About this speaker:Previously, Dr. Botti served as Chief Innovation & Strategy Officer at Koninklijke Philips N.V. from 1st April 2016 until February 2017. Dr. Botti also served as the Chief Technical Officer of Airbus Group SE from May 2006 to March 31, 2016. He held diverse management positions at Delphi from 1997 to 2006, and served as the Technology Chief at U.S. auto parts maker Delphi.
President and CEO
Widerøe AS
About this speaker:In this session, technology journalist Richard Valmot (Teknisk Ukeblad) presents the following speakers:
About this speaker:CEO and founder
Tibber
Edgeir started his career during his studies as co-founder of the startup Deriga in Trondheim, later sold to Visma, the largest software corporation in the Nordics. Edgeir holds a Master of Science degree in computer science from NTNU.
PHOTO: With his smart phone app, Aksnes wants to make it easier for consumers to control their electricity consumption.
CEO
Solisco
Headhunted to work for Californian electric car maker Tesla, Parveen joined as a Product Specialist in electric vehicles. Her time with the company was by far the most exciting time, as Tesla was in its infancy in the UK; educating and showcasing new innovations for the first time.
Converting people’s perceptions on EVs, electrifying business fleets, testing autopilot features and introducing new powertrains accelerated Parveen’s passion and her specialism in electromobility went on to her being promoted to work on marketing strategies and sales.
Environmental impacts and sustainable solutions were at the forefront of Parveen’s work during her time with Tesla and it’s what motivated her to co-found Solisco to offer specialist consultancy, thought leadership and clean tech infrastructure to support electromobility within municipalities and private enterprises.
So far, the start-up company has been working closely with the oil and gas industry, OEMs, large retailers and hotel chains. They hope to expand their presence and open up a new office in California later this year.
About this speaker:
In 2018, Solisco was awarded Global Clean Energy’s ‘most innovative EV power tech provider – UK’ award and in 2019, the company won two competitions funded by the UK government’s Office for Low Emission Vehicles and Innovate UK.
Recognizing that there are severe environmental challenges that the next generation faces, Parveen is genuinely motivated to bring her visionary ideas and knowledge to contribute towards a sustainable planet.
Manager Charging Advisery
Norwegian EV Association
About this presentationAbout this speaker
Tormod H. Bergheim is Manager of Charging advisery at the Norwegian EV Association. He has worked closely with leading companies within charging infrastructure and services. He as wide experience from more than 1300 offers for charging solutions from the leading suppliers in the Norwegian market.
Bergheim holds an Executive Master of Management from Norwegian Business School BI. He has worked many years as an executive manager in international companies, among these Freia and SAS. Within electricity, he has held positions as area manager in Profitek and OneCo, in addition to CEO in Ensto Utility Network Norway.
Managing Director Alliance Energy & Battery Services Corporate Planning
Nissan
About this speaker:Autonomous Mobility on sea and land: for a more efficient, sustainable and attractive movement of people and goods. In this session, Beate Kvamstad-Lervold (SINTEF) presents the following speakers:
About this speaker:CEO
Applied Autonomy
About this speaker:He has the coordination responsibility of the National Test arena in Kongsberg with autonomous transport integrated with Public Transport. The test arena is integrated with municipality, county administration and NRPA. Olav also works closely with ITS Norway and national key players like Innovation Norway and the Research Council of Norway, where he also is an expert evaluator.
Olav has an Honours degree within information technology, statistics and administration from the University of Bergen (1989), followed by a series of business management courses from Europe’s prestigious and leading business school INSEAD (1999), in Paris, France.
His background shows a balanced mix of management roles within the telecom, banking and finance sectors, specifically issuing of credit cards, acquisition and settlement of transactions. He therefore is fully aware of the complexity of working internationally, and how to migrate heterogeneous ICT platforms to collaborating solutions.
VP Sales and Marketing
Massterly
Wilhelmsen and Kongsberg have joined forces to take the next step in autonomous shipping. These two strong and innovative companies each own 50% of Massterly AS, which started operations on 1st September 2018.Massterly will offer services for the customers’ entire value chain for autonomous ships; from vessel design and approval from relevant authorities, to control systems, logistics services, vessel operations, insurance and possible assistance on financing.
Autonomy introduces a new competition area for short-sea shipping and opens a larger market for maritime players. Massterly are not competing with existing vessels, but with land transport and polluting trucks. Autonomous ships also provide significant safety benefits, as 75% of maritime accidents are caused by human error. Autonomous ships are good for business, for the environment and improves safety both at sea and land.
Pia Meling is heading Massterly’s activities in Sales & Marketing, coming from the role as Area Sales Director (Nordics & UK) for as Wilhelmsen Ships Service. She holds an MBA and has 18 years of varied international work experience, of which 16 years in shipping and the maritime industry.
She spent 11 years with the leading Norwegian ship owner Klaveness. Her roles have varied from financial analysis and running IT projects to trading vessels and negotiating commercial contracts, before finding her passion within Sales & Marketing.
Section Manager
COWI
About this speaker:Mr. Lorentzen is an engineer with a theoretical background in traffic, urban and environmental planning. He has experience in public transport and traffic planning in general. His work comprises planning projects mainly for public transport in urban, regional and rural areas of Denmark. Through this work he also has gained experience in collecting large amounts of empirical data and in handling this data in databases.
Furthermore, through his involvement in preparing and carrying out EU-tenders on public transport in Danish counties and municipalities, Jens Groth Lorentzen has gained experience with EU regulations and principles on tendering of public transport and drawing up contracts with various principles for accounting, including economic incentives.
Business Developer
aPOINT
About this speaker:André Keane is a Business Developer at aPOINT. He works interchangeably within the business and digital domains in an effort to broaden the adoption of emerging digital technologies, to utilize their inherent advantages as core business drivers and value creators.
The combination of his working experience within the maritime industry, and passion for new technological developments, has culminated in him being appointed project lead for an initiative to develop and produce – what could very well turn out to be – the world’s first fully autonomous passenger ferry.
André holds an MSc in Naval Architecture from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Ahead of joining aPOINT he was as a business developer at Ulstein Group working within topics such as digital strategy, new product development and business analytics.
Oslo is the European Green Capital in 2019. How has this «ElectriCity», considered to be the electric vehicle capital of the World, used governance and incentives to enchance the green development?
About this speaker:In 2004 he received the Prix Radio-award in the category ”Best live broadcast”. He spent eight years working as a correspondent in Paris. Erik has for three years been working as Senior Communications Advisor for two different Ministers of Climate and Environment in Norway. His last mission in the ministry was to be present at the historic UN climate negotiations in Paris in December 2015. I 2016 he worked as director of communications for EAT Foundation, which aim is to reform the global food system and enable us to feed a growing global population with healthy food from a healthy planet.
Additionally, he is the author of published biographies of the leader of the Labour Party, Jonas Gahr Støre and the French-Norwegian politician and corruptions hunter, Eva Joly. Today Erik is CEO of the communication agency Primus Productions in Oslo.
Special Advisor, Transport & Environment
City of Oslo, Norway
CEO
Ruter
About this speaker:Bernt holds a degree in economics from BI Norwegian Business School.
Deputy Mayor
City of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
About this speaker:
Sharon Dijksma (1971) is a Dutch politician and member of the ‘Partij van de Arbeid’. (Labour party). She studied law at the University of Groningen and public administration at the University of Twente.
Ms. Dijksma began her political career in 1991 with the Young Socialists, where she started as a general secretary and later became chairwoman. In this period Ms. Dijksma was also one of the youth representatives in the Dutch government’s delegation to the General Assembly of the United Nations in New York.
At the age of twenty-three she became member of Dutch parliament. (1994-2007). She was the youngest member to be elected at that time. She was responsible for economic policy and spatial planning & infrastructure.
In 2007 she was appointed minister for Education, Culture & Science. In 2012 she was asked again to become the minister for Economic affairs. She joined the Dutch government for a third time in 2015 as minister for Infrastructure and Environmental affairs.
Meanwhile Ms. Dijksma served on several boards for example that of BNN media, Twente Education Centre and the supervisory board of Rijksmuseum Twente.
In 2018 she was asked to join the Amsterdam city council as deputy mayor; an opportunity for her and her family to live in Amsterdam, but also to help the city with its challenges regarding traffic, transport and air quality. One of the main focus therein is the transition to an emission free Amsterdam by 2025.
Vice Mayor
City of Oslo, Norway
About this speaker:
Marthe Scharning Lund was elected Vice Mayor 28th of February this year. Scharning Lund is responsible for business development, the energy companies, the port of Oslo and the municipal undertakings building schools, social housing, kindergartens and nursing homes.
Scharning Lund came from the position as Chief of Staff for the Governing Mayor’s office in Oslo. Earlier experience ranges amongst other from political advisor for the Labour Party and the Ministry of Children and Equality during the Stoltenberg Second Cabinet.
Autonomous Mobility on sea and land: for a more efficient, sustainable and attractive movement of people and goods. In this session, Beate Kvamstad-Lervold (SINTEF) presents the following speakers:
About this speaker:CEO
Applied Autonomy
About this speaker:He has the coordination responsibility of the National Test arena in Kongsberg with autonomous transport integrated with Public Transport. The test arena is integrated with municipality, county administration and NRPA. Olav also works closely with ITS Norway and national key players like Innovation Norway and the Research Council of Norway, where he also is an expert evaluator.
Olav has an Honours degree within information technology, statistics and administration from the University of Bergen (1989), followed by a series of business management courses from Europe’s prestigious and leading business school INSEAD (1999), in Paris, France.
His background shows a balanced mix of management roles within the telecom, banking and finance sectors, specifically issuing of credit cards, acquisition and settlement of transactions. He therefore is fully aware of the complexity of working internationally, and how to migrate heterogeneous ICT platforms to collaborating solutions.
VP Sales and Marketing
Massterly
Wilhelmsen and Kongsberg have joined forces to take the next step in autonomous shipping. These two strong and innovative companies each own 50% of Massterly AS, which started operations on 1st September 2018.Massterly will offer services for the customers’ entire value chain for autonomous ships; from vessel design and approval from relevant authorities, to control systems, logistics services, vessel operations, insurance and possible assistance on financing.
Autonomy introduces a new competition area for short-sea shipping and opens a larger market for maritime players. Massterly are not competing with existing vessels, but with land transport and polluting trucks. Autonomous ships also provide significant safety benefits, as 75% of maritime accidents are caused by human error. Autonomous ships are good for business, for the environment and improves safety both at sea and land.
Pia Meling is heading Massterly’s activities in Sales & Marketing, coming from the role as Area Sales Director (Nordics & UK) for as Wilhelmsen Ships Service. She holds an MBA and has 18 years of varied international work experience, of which 16 years in shipping and the maritime industry.
She spent 11 years with the leading Norwegian ship owner Klaveness. Her roles have varied from financial analysis and running IT projects to trading vessels and negotiating commercial contracts, before finding her passion within Sales & Marketing.
Section Manager
COWI
About this speaker:Mr. Lorentzen is an engineer with a theoretical background in traffic, urban and environmental planning. He has experience in public transport and traffic planning in general. His work comprises planning projects mainly for public transport in urban, regional and rural areas of Denmark. Through this work he also has gained experience in collecting large amounts of empirical data and in handling this data in databases.
Furthermore, through his involvement in preparing and carrying out EU-tenders on public transport in Danish counties and municipalities, Jens Groth Lorentzen has gained experience with EU regulations and principles on tendering of public transport and drawing up contracts with various principles for accounting, including economic incentives.
Business Developer
aPOINT
About this speaker:André Keane is a Business Developer at aPOINT. He works interchangeably within the business and digital domains in an effort to broaden the adoption of emerging digital technologies, to utilize their inherent advantages as core business drivers and value creators.
The combination of his working experience within the maritime industry, and passion for new technological developments, has culminated in him being appointed project lead for an initiative to develop and produce – what could very well turn out to be – the world’s first fully autonomous passenger ferry.
André holds an MSc in Naval Architecture from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Ahead of joining aPOINT he was as a business developer at Ulstein Group working within topics such as digital strategy, new product development and business analytics.
Oslo is the European Green Capital in 2019. How has this «ElectriCity», considered to be the electric vehicle capital of the World, used governance and incentives to enchance the green development?
About this speaker:In 2004 he received the Prix Radio-award in the category ”Best live broadcast”. He spent eight years working as a correspondent in Paris. Erik has for three years been working as Senior Communications Advisor for two different Ministers of Climate and Environment in Norway. His last mission in the ministry was to be present at the historic UN climate negotiations in Paris in December 2015. I 2016 he worked as director of communications for EAT Foundation, which aim is to reform the global food system and enable us to feed a growing global population with healthy food from a healthy planet.
Additionally, he is the author of published biographies of the leader of the Labour Party, Jonas Gahr Støre and the French-Norwegian politician and corruptions hunter, Eva Joly. Today Erik is CEO of the communication agency Primus Productions in Oslo.
Special Advisor, Transport & Environment
City of Oslo, Norway
CEO
Ruter
About this speaker:Bernt holds a degree in economics from BI Norwegian Business School.
Deputy Mayor
City of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
About this speaker:
Sharon Dijksma (1971) is a Dutch politician and member of the ‘Partij van de Arbeid’. (Labour party). She studied law at the University of Groningen and public administration at the University of Twente.
Ms. Dijksma began her political career in 1991 with the Young Socialists, where she started as a general secretary and later became chairwoman. In this period Ms. Dijksma was also one of the youth representatives in the Dutch government’s delegation to the General Assembly of the United Nations in New York.
At the age of twenty-three she became member of Dutch parliament. (1994-2007). She was the youngest member to be elected at that time. She was responsible for economic policy and spatial planning & infrastructure.
In 2007 she was appointed minister for Education, Culture & Science. In 2012 she was asked again to become the minister for Economic affairs. She joined the Dutch government for a third time in 2015 as minister for Infrastructure and Environmental affairs.
Meanwhile Ms. Dijksma served on several boards for example that of BNN media, Twente Education Centre and the supervisory board of Rijksmuseum Twente.
In 2018 she was asked to join the Amsterdam city council as deputy mayor; an opportunity for her and her family to live in Amsterdam, but also to help the city with its challenges regarding traffic, transport and air quality. One of the main focus therein is the transition to an emission free Amsterdam by 2025.
Vice Mayor
City of Oslo, Norway
About this speaker:
Marthe Scharning Lund was elected Vice Mayor 28th of February this year. Scharning Lund is responsible for business development, the energy companies, the port of Oslo and the municipal undertakings building schools, social housing, kindergartens and nursing homes.
Scharning Lund came from the position as Chief of Staff for the Governing Mayor’s office in Oslo. Earlier experience ranges amongst other from political advisor for the Labour Party and the Ministry of Children and Equality during the Stoltenberg Second Cabinet.
Don’t miss these four final speakers of this year’s conference.
CEO, Opinion Norway
“Nordic EV Barometer”
About this speaker:Head of Go to Market, MAAS
About this speakerHead of Advanced Transport, Bloomberg NEF
About this speaker:Colin previously managed BNEF’s coverage of the global smart grid industry. He has over 10 years of experience in the clean energy sector and presents regularly at industry events. Colin’s past roles include Director of Sales and Marketing for Neurio, a smart grid technology company, and Business Development Manager for a Canadian biofuel company. Colin holds degrees from the London School of Economics and the Sauder School of Business at UBC. He is based in London, UK.
President, World Electric Vehicle Association
President, AVERE
Chairman, Norwegian EV Association
About this speaker:He has been engaged on the EV scene for 15 years. Under his leadership the Norwegian Association has grown exponentially, AVERE has celebrated successful international events like EVS30 in Stuttgart 2017, AEC2018 in Brussels, and WEVA has launched the World Electric Vehicle Journal – the first scientific journal for electric vehicles.
His career also includes project management, engineering, and research and development, with management experience from the oil and energy industry, and in construction, working for global companies such as ABB and GE, as well as for the City of Oslo.