Speakers 2021

Torun Degnes, is CEO at SAMS Norway, a business cluster focusing on the development of systems for sustainable autonomous transport solutions used on land, air and sea. Degnes has several years of experience within different clusters and over 20 years of experience with innovation and product development from various types of industry….

Mr. Frydenlund is a long-standing member of the staff at the Norwegian EV Association. During his time he has developed a high level of expertise within electrification of road transport and automotive technology. Mr. Frydenlund´s experience also comprises in-depth knowledge in all aspects of the Norwegian passenger car market and consumer preferences….

Erik Lorentzen is head of Analysis and Advisory Services at the Norwegian EV Association. Erik works closely with policy development and the EV market with a special focus on charging infrastructure.Lorentzen has a master’s degree in Political Economy and several years of experience working with climate and transport related issues for the…

Marian is a Co-Founder and Executive Chairman at InoBat, an R&D and battery production company with the long-term objective of serving the European market with new energy solutions. Marian is also a Co-Founder and Managing Partner at IPM. He decided to establish IPM in 2014 as a specialist asset management firm investing…

Jacob van Zonneveld is CEO and co-founder of Deftpower. Deftpower has great ideas for improving electric car charging and is now quickly building the industry’s most advanced technology platform. With this platform Deftpower is recalibrating how EV drivers, cars, charging points and the grid interact in a new metaverse. Jacob obsesses over…

Lars Fabricius is a project manager at the Trøndelag County Authority, specialising in technology transfers within public procurements. He has worked with the transition to new energy carriers within the maritime industry for a decade and is currently engaged by a joint project focusing on introducing zero-emission energy carriers in upcoming express…

Einar Wilhelmsen (Green Party) is Vice Mayor for Finance in the city of Oslo He is responsible both for the financial budget and Oslo’s climate budget. Oslo’s ambition is to become climate neutral within 2030, and as part of the effort to reduce emissions, the city invests heavily in turning both construction…

Simon works as a political advisor at the Norwegian EV Association He has been working professionally with both Danish and Norwegian politics and is monitoring EU politics closely.He is part of the Program committee responsible for planning the Nordic EV Summit and will be moderating the two plenary discussions on EV and…

Commercial Director, Europe and the Middle East at Momentum Dynamics For the last 3 years John has led the JLR partnership with Waymo, deploying the all-electric Jaguar I-Pace into Transport as a Service taxi operations. John led the Oslo Wireless Charging programme from within JLR, with the objective of creating all-day mobility…

Director of Programmes at Momentum Dynamics Elena joined Momentum Dynamics in October 2021 to lead wireless charging implementation projects and programmes in Continental Europe & Middle East regions. This includes the leading project in Norway today: installation of wireless charging infrastructure in taxi ranks across Oslo and enabling an electric fleet of…