Speakers 2021
Agnes Árnadóttir (IS) – Brim Explorer
Agnes Árnadóttir is Co-founder and CEO of Brim Explorer. Brim Explorer was established in 2018 and has developed a new standard for tourism vessels. The first ship hybrid-electric ship “Brim” is currently operated from Tromsø, while the second ship “Bard” has been operating in Svalbard since May 2021. Previously Agnes worked as a…
Torgeir Andrew Waterhouse (NO) – Otte
Torgeir Waterhouse is founder and Partner at Otte. Waterhouse is an experienced policymaker with substantial experience working on ICT, digital, privacy and it-security policy, politics and media and communication strategy with management, companies, NGOs, Government and politics. Founder and Co-Founder with a demonstrated history of working in the management consulting industry. Strong…
Leif A. Stavøstrand (NO) – EVOY
Leif is Co-founder & CEO of EVOY Born in Canada, Leif has then grown up, by the ocean on a fairy tale island in Western Norway, Svanøy, Leif is from an early age an explorer. Boats were the main interest and where other kids focused on soccer teams and music bands, Leif…
Thomas Iversen (NO) – Norwegian Consumer Council
Thomas Iversen is a senior legal advisor at the Norwegian Consumer Council. He has extensive experience with the Norwegian car market, including electric vehicles and issues related to faults, car data, and after-market service. Iversen is one of the Council’s spokespersons on consumer rights
Dr. Robyn Marquis (US) – New York Clean Transportation Prizes
Dr. Robyn Marquis currently leads the New York Clean Transportation Prizes program, which support electrifying transportation, reducing air pollution, and enhancing clean mobility in underserved communities in NYS. The prizes provide teams of global experts with the opportunity to directly engage these communities to improve and scale clean transportation options locally, across…
Alexander Verduyn (BE) -European Commission
Mr. Verduyn is working for DG MOVE’s sustainable transport team, responsible for the implementation of the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Directive (AFID), and now working on its revision. He is also managing the Sustainable Transport Forum (STF), which is a formal expert group of the Commission, set up to assist with the implementation…
An-Magritt Tinlund Ryste (NO) – Kongsberg Maritime
An-Magritt Ryste is director for next generation shipping in Kongsberg Maritime and for the last four years she has worked with maritime autonomy all the way from idea to realization, both through large research programs as well as commercial contracts. Her background is within Naval Architecture from the Norwegian University for Natural…
Svein Sollie (NO) – ASKO
Svein Sollie is transport director at ASKO ASKO is Norway’s largest wholesaler to the grocery retailing industry and a part of NorgesGruppen. ASKO ensures effective distribution of products to the grocery stores, retail convenience market, restaurants and institutional catering customers. ASKO has a network of central and regional warehouses across the country….
Tyson Eckerle (US) – California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz)
Tyson Eckerle serves as the Deputy Director of Zero Emission Vehicle Market Development in the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz). In this role, he leads a team focused on scaling the zero emission vehicle market by organizing stakeholder efforts to remove market barriers, create opportunities, and streamline development. Prior…
Gideon van Dijk (NL) – Chargetrip
Gideon is CEO and co-founder of Chargetrip, a company accelerating the advent of sustainable mobility by developing the missing navigation tools that help people and businesses switch to electric cars. Over the last two years, Gideon and his team have taken Chargetrip from a small start-up to an emerging navigation company solving…