Events & activities

We host debates, talks, and meetings

  • Hvem skal tjene på KI-gevinsten?

    Tuesday 20 October, 09:00-10:00

    Mesh Youngstorget, Oslo ​

    ​NAST og Sanna inviterer til en frokostdebatt om morgendagens arbeidsliv og hvordan produktivitetsgevinsten fra KI bør fordeles. Vi samler et knippe stemmer fra forskning, politikk og næringsliv, og lar panelet ta stilling til påstander de neppe blir enige om.

    ​Program

    • ​09:00 | Dørene åpner, frokost serveres

    • ​09:10 | Hva sier forskningen? KI, produktivitet og fremtidens arbeidsliv, Thale Kvernberg Andersen, NTNU

    • ​09:20 | Færre ansatte eller friere ansatte? Hvorfor Sanna valgte firedagersuken, Petter Reistad, daglig leder i Sanna

    • ​09:30 | Panel: Hvem skal få KI-gevinsten?

      • ​Nejra Macic | Sjeføkonom, NHO

      • ​Eirin Larsen | Teknologistrateg, Telenor

      • ​Petter Reistad | Daglig leder, Sanna

      • ​Moderator: Anna Holm Heide | NAST

    • ​09:50 | Mingling og avslutning

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  • Solving the Commercialisation Gap

    Tuesday 20 October, 11:30-12:30

    Startuplab, Oslo

    You will hear from Bodil Holst, CEO & Co-Founder of Lace Lithography, and founding partner at World Fund, Craig Douglas. What are the barriers behind Europe’s missing Series B rounds? What can European deep tech achieve with the right tools?

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  • Making illegal things legal. Innovation vs regulation.

    Tuesday 20 October, 17:00-20:00

    Estonian Embassy in Oslo ​

    ​Join us at Oslo Innovation Week for a discussion on how governments can turn regulation into a driver of innovation and help new ideas reach the market faster.

    ​​Program:

    ​17.00 Arrival, registration and welcome drinks

    ​17.30 Welcome remarks by Estonian Ambassador Piia Mathisen

    ​17.40–17.50 Keynote: Why Estonia as a testbed?
    Oliver Rätsep, Head of Business Development, Accelerate Estonia

    ​17.50–18.20 Panel discussion: Can Estonia’s Testbed Model Accelerate the Future?

    • ​Linn-Cecilie Linnemann, Senior Partner Nordics&Baltics, Lumolabs

    • ​Birger Steen, CEO, NORSAR

    • ​Emil Gejrot, Senior Advisor, Nordic Innovation

    • ​Olari Püvi, Head of Accelerate Estonia

    • ​Jon Kåre Stene, Co-founder and partner, Skyfall Ventures

    • ​Moderator Tarje Bjørgum, Head of Sustainability and Future Health, Abelia

    ​18.25–18.40 Q&A

    ​18.40–20.00 Networking

    ​The registration deadline is 16 October 2026.

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