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Norwegian Business Delegation Participants

Name
TitleCompanySector
Kåre Olav KrogenesKrogenesCEO
Aquaculture
StåleØklandChief Commercial Officer (CCO)AKVA groupAquaculture
KnutNesseCEOAKVA group ASAAquaculture
Kjell EgilRiskaExport DirectorAKVA group ASAAquaculture
Ivar HanssonMyklebustChair & CEOBelships ASMaritime
HåvardBellCSOCatendaAI Technology in Construction and Real Estate
TROND BIRKEVOLDGULBRANDSENSales Manager AsiaColdwater Prawns of Norway ASSeafood
Knut HelgeVestreCEOColdwater Prawns of Norway ASSeafood
ANDERS STEFANNORGRENTerritory Sales ManagerComrod Communication ASDefence and Space
StianSolliedCountry ManagerDNVMaritime
Wolfvon TollBusiness Director NavyDNVDefence and Space
EsbenRusåsCFO DNV AcceleratorDNV ASDefence and Space
Liv AstriHovemCEO DNV AcceleratorDNV ASMaritime
YukiTakahashiGeneral Manager of Area Business Development, DNV Maritime JapanDNV AS Japan BranchDefence and Space
敬祐竹森Country ManagerDNV Business Assurance Japan K.K.Defence and Space
ToneLunde BakkerCEOExport Finance NorwayFinancing all sectors
JørnPrangerødDirector of Communications and Public RelationsFISKEBÅTSeafood
ELLENHOLVENSenior Project ManagerFLIR Unmanned Aerial Systems ASDefence and Space
Alf MortenUtværDirector Marine Pumping SystemsFramo ASMaritime
STEINAR HANSIGisketeGISKE SHIPPING ASMaritime
MatthewDukeCEOGrieg Maritime GroupMaritime
AnjaFallan GustavsenxInnovasjon Norge
JorunnSeglemChair of the board KNOTKnutsen NYK offshore TankersMaritime
Geir EspenSchmidtVice President Business Development UPKongsbergDefence and Space
MartinGutowskiVice President Sales & Marketing APACKongsbergDefence and Space
CamillaKissEVP Kongsberg Group & President DiscoveryKONGSBERGDefence and Space
BjørnKvisgaardDirector Business DevelopmentKongsbergDefence and Space
KarlLiavågBusiness DeveloperKongsbergDefence and Space
ArneGjennestadVP Business Development, Defence Space & SurveillanceKONGSBERGDefence and Space
RolfSkatteboeSenior Vice PresidentKONGSBERGDefence and Space
Pal DidrikAndersenHead of Global SalesKongsberg Defence and Space
SunnivaTofteSenior Vice President Government Affairs KONGSBERG Defence and Space
HaraldAarøEVP Business Development & StrategyKongsberg Defence & Aerosapce ASDefence and Space
HåvardPaulsenSenior Manager Industrial CooperationKongsberg Defence & Aerospace ASDefence and Space
EirikLieCEOKongsberg GruppenDefence and Space
Lisa EdvardsenHauganCEOKongsberg MaritimeMaritime
IvarEnganGroup Vice President Public AffairsKongsberg MaritimeMaritime
JonBergeVice President CommunicationKongsberg MaritimeMaritime
PålOrtenSenior Research ManagerKongsberg MaritimeMaritime
KennethOlafssonHead of KSAT Asia/Representative Director KSAT JapanKongsberg Satellite Services ASDefence and Space
Maja-StinaEkstedtEVP Sustainability & Public RelationsKongsberg Satellite Services ASDefence and Space
MarteIndregardCEOKongsberg Satellite Services ASDefence and Space
KarolineMyklebust LindeCEOLaerdal Global HealthHealth. 
Svend HaakonKristensenDirector Military SegmentLaerdal Medical ASDefence and Space
KeiKatsumiStrategic Partnership ManagerLaerdal Medical JapanDefence and Space
TaroHayamizuPresidentLaerdal Medical JapanHealthcare
KaoriEbihara Import administrator/Manager of LI sec.Meiku company limitedInterior Exterior  (Jotul, Sundays etc)
IdaJahrDeputy Director (/Associate Professor)MishMash Center for AI and Creativity (/University of Inland Norway)AI
ArneVagleVP Technology Moreld AquaAquaculture
BørgeHetlandChief Operating OfficerNAVTOR ASMaritime
HiroakiKitanoManaging Director JapanNAVTOR ASMaritime
TAKASHIUEDAEditorNIKKEI INC.Media
AndersWittrupSpecial AdviserNorwegian Confederation of Trade Unions
KennethSandmoDirectorNorwegian Confederation of Trade Unions
NoelBoylanManaging DirectoNorwegian Geotechnical Institute Pty LtdMaritime
WrennYennie LindgrenSenior Research Fellow; Head of Center for Asian ResearchNorwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI)Defence and Space
LineEllingsenChariman of the boardNorwegian Seafood FederationSeafood
KristinAlnesHead of TradeNorwegian Seafood FederationSeafood
HeleneTofteExecutive Director Norwegian Shipowners' AssociationMaritime
Charlotte DemeerStrømDirector International PoliticsNorwegian Shipowners' OrganisationMaritime
JosteinTronesCMONorwegian Special Mission A/SDefence and Space
Per Thomas MartinTybellDeanNTNU - Fakultet for informasjonsteknologi og elektroteknikkUniversity
Anders TofteWilhelmsenCommercial DirectorODE Aquaculture
Marianne WiikBergeSales managerOlav E. Fiskerstrand ASSeafood
Gro FiskerstrandValderhaugstrandHead PelagicOlav E. Fiskerstrand AS
HåkonEllekjærCEOPelagusMaritime
Nils OSteineBusiness Unit Director Canada, Global Accounts and non salmonid speciesPharmaq AS, part of ZoetisAquaculture
JoachimNielsenCEO & FounderProximar Seafood ASAquaculture
TrondKarlsenSenior Sales ManagerScale Aquaculture ASAquaculture
Lars AndreasLarsenHead of PensScale Aquaculture ASAquaculture
TranVan ManhSales ManagerScaleAQ Co., LtdAquaculture
ichirokokuboGenaral anaerSE CORPORATIONMaritime
EndreMollandInnovation Portfolio ManagerSkretting Aquaculture Innovation ASAquaculture
MortenLyssandCTOSubFarm Aquaculture
PaalHylinCEOSubfarm ASAquaculture
RobertJenssenProfessorThe Arctic University of NorwayResearch-based innovation in AI
OleFretheimHead of Aquaculture technologyThe Norwegian Seafood FederationAquaculture
SekaIraguhaAdvisorThe Research Council in NorwayResearch funding 
Anne KjerstiFahlvikExecutive DirectorThe Research Council of NorwayAI
Pål SigurdMalmSpecial AdviserThe Research Council of NorwayPublic sector – government agency
MortenDaehlenProfessorUniversity of OsloAcademia
OlavByKrogenesSales ManagerViwpoint Seafood asAquaculture
kazuotamuradirectorwaseda logistics inc.Maritime
KhusniddinAlikulovPostdoctoral fellowWestern Norway University of Applied Sciences Maritime