OCEAN WEEK 2019 // OCEANS IN CHANGE // TRONDHEIM MAY 6-8 // ÅLESUND MAY 9
The ocean is a crucial provider of necessary and valuable resources. OCEAN WEEK brings together researchers, industry, government representatives, activists and philanthropists to facilitate dialogue and innovation.
- Ingrid Schjølberg, Director NTNU Oceans
Conference Chair:
Ingrid Schjølberg
Conference Project Leader:
Maria Azucena Gutierrez Glez
mariaazucena.gutierrez@ntnu.no
TRONDHEIM, MAY 6-8
Raddison Blu Royal Garden
Room at venue:
marion.paulsen@radissonblu.com
ÅLESUND, MAY 9
FRANCESCA THYSSEN-BORNEMISZA - Founder & Chair TBA21
Founder and Chair of Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary (TBA21) and its sister organization TBA21–Academy
Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza is an activist, philanthropist, and patron of the arts. Driven by a belief in the power of art to serve as an agent of change, Thyssen-Bornemisza has supported artists throughout her career in the production and creation of new works that fuel engagement with the most pressing issues of our times.
Her sustained commitment to the cultural realm extends a long tradition of collecting and philanthropy that dates back generations in the Thyssen family.
ISELIN NYBØ - Minister of Science and Higher Education
Nybø has a law degree from the University of Bergen in 2006. Nybø was a member of the Norwegian parliament from 2013-2017 for the county of Rogaland and the Liberal Party.
As the Minister of Science and Higher Education, Nybø is responsible for Norwegian research policy and higher education
VIDAR HELGESEN - Norway's Envoy for the Ocean
Vidar Helgesen is a member of the Conservative party in Norway, and former Minister of Climate and Environment, from 2015-2018. Helgesen served as chief of staff for Prime Minister Erna Solberg from 2013-2015. From 2018, Helgesen has been appointed Norway’s Special Envoy to the High-level Panel on Building a Sustainable Ocean Economy.
HARALD SOLBERG - CEO Norwegian Shipowners' Association
Harald Solberg took up the position as CEO of the Norwegian Shipowners’ Association from 1 January 2018. From June 2016 through 2017, Solberg was Chief of the the Royal Secretariat.
He served as Deputy CEO at the Norwegian Shipowners’ Association from 2015 to 2016, and from 2011 to 2015 as Director of Industrial Policy and Communication
LIV-SISSEL HAMMER - Senior Vice President at DNB Bank ASA
Liv-Sissel Hagemann Hammer is Senior Vice President at DNB Bank ASA . DNB Bank is Norway's largest financial services group with total combined assets of more than NOK 1.9 trillion and a market capitalization NOK 164 billion as per 20 May 2016. The Group includes brands such as DNB, Vital, Nordlandsbanken, Cresco, Postbanken, DNB Bank and Carlson.
BOŻENA MICHALOWSKA-JACH - 1st Counsellor Embassy Rep. of Poland
Bożena Michałowska–Jach is a Polish diplomat and civil servant who currently serves as a First Counsellor for economic affairs at the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Oslo. She began her civil service career in 1992 at the Bureau of the Plenipotentiary for European Integration and Foreign Assistance in the Office of Council of Ministers.
Between 2010-2017 she worked at the Department for Foreign Policy Strategy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She graduated Warsaw School of Economics.
JARL FRIJS-MADSEN - Ambassador of Denmark
Jarl Frijs-Madsen, is the Ambassador of Denmark to Norway. He is former Chief of the Trade council in Denmark, and has been the Danish Consul-General in New York.
Madsen has also worked as a researcher and consultant, specializing in future scenarios and strategic processes for large enterprises.
BJØRN K. HAUGLAND - CEO Norway203040
Bjørn Kjærand Haugland is CEO Norway203040.
Haugland previously Chief Sustainability Officer at DNV GL, has been appointed to lead the business consortium Norway203040 which brings together companies representing a wide range of industries including shipping with the aim of implementing Norway’s transfer to a low carbon society.
| OCEAN WEEK 2019 | SESSIONS |
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| MONDAY 6 MAY - TRONDHEIM |
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| TUESDAY 7 MAY - TRONDHEIM |
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| WEDNESDAY 8 MAY - TRONDHEIM |
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| THURSDAY 9 MAY - ÅLESUND |
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| TOPICS |
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| Autonomous Ships - Maritime Technology |
| Environmental Humanities - Ethics - Susutainability |
| Deep Sea Mining - Energy |
| The Coast - Infrastructure - Society - Culture |
| Aquaculture - Bio Resources |
| Art - Research - Knowledge |
